Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Gavilan (USC00293505), New Mexico, United States, with 42 years of record.
Key Facts for Gavilan
Gavilan (USC00293505) is a weather station in New Mexico, United States at 36.43 latitude and -106.97 longitude, 2,263 m (7,425 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1929 to 1970, 42 years of record.
1,464 records set at Gavilan still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Gavilan set a daily record low minimum temperature of -35.6 C (-32.1 F) on 6 January 1970.
About the Station
Location: New Mexico, United States, 36.43 latitude, -106.97 longitude.
Elevation: 2,263 m (7,425 ft).
Period of record: 1929 to 1970, 42 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Gavilan. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Gavilan, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
17.2 C (63.0 F)
-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
18.3 C (64.9 F)
-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
23.3 C (73.9 F)
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
23.3 C (73.9 F)
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
18.3 C (64.9 F)
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Gavilan still stand. 1950 holds the most, with 61.
Standing records at Gavilan by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1929
39
1930
31
1931
42
1932
31
1933
46
1934
32
1935
21
1936
33
1937
43
1938
35
1939
43
1940
35
1941
38
1942
21
1943
42
1944
32
1945
26
1946
38
1947
36
1948
33
1949
49
1950
61
1951
44
1952
18
1953
40
1954
35
1955
43
1956
51
1957
38
1958
34
1959
22
1960
33
1961
26
1962
41
1963
27
1964
34
1965
37
1966
32
1967
42
1968
23
1969
36
1970
1
All-Time Record Progression
1 new records
1 all-time records were set at Gavilan between 12 January 1963 and 12 January 1963. Each dot is a new record.
When Gavilan set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1963-01-12
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -14.4 C (6.1 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 53.3 mm (2.1 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Gavilan. The most was 53.3 mm (2.1 in) on 13 July 1950.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Gavilan
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
20.8 mm (0.8 in)
25 January 1969
Feb
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
7 February 1937
Mar
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
23 March 1954
Apr
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
8 April 1935
May
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
29 May 1937
Jun
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
29 June 1931
Jul
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
13 July 1950
Aug
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
7 August 1935
Sep
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
14 September 1941
Oct
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
15 October 1937
Nov
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
22 November 1931
Dec
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
23 December 1945
Period of Record Coverage
1929 to 1970
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
42 years of record at Gavilan, 1929 to 1970. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1929, 1930, 1935, 1948, 1957, 1970.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 27 complete years at Gavilan, 1932 to 1969. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 5.4 C (41.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1932, at 4.3 C (39.7 F), and the warmest was 1934, at 7.0 C (44.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).
Annual mean temperature at Gavilan as warming stripes, 1932 to 1969
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1932
4.3 C
-1.10 C
1933
5.1 C
-0.25 C
1934
7.0 C
+1.58 C
1936
5.5 C
+0.09 C
1937
4.7 C
-0.69 C
1939
5.4 C
-0.01 C
1940
6.1 C
+0.71 C
1942
5.3 C
-0.07 C
1944
5.2 C
-0.24 C
1945
4.9 C
-0.52 C
1946
5.8 C
+0.41 C
1949
5.1 C
-0.33 C
1950
6.2 C
+0.85 C
1952
5.3 C
-0.05 C
1953
5.1 C
-0.34 C
1956
4.6 C
-0.75 C
1958
6.0 C
+0.64 C
1959
5.3 C
-0.07 C
1960
4.8 C
-0.61 C
1961
5.0 C
-0.38 C
1963
6.1 C
+0.73 C
1964
4.7 C
-0.69 C
1965
5.4 C
-0.04 C
1966
5.7 C
+0.31 C
1967
5.7 C
+0.35 C
1968
5.0 C
-0.41 C
1969
6.2 C
+0.76 C
This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.
A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.
Extremes by Year
1929 to 1970
Yearly extremes at Gavilan: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1929
33.3 C (91.9 F)
42
Coldest night (TNn)
-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1951
-35.8 C (-32.5 F)
42
Wettest day (Rx1day)
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1941
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
42
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1936
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
42
Longest dry spell (CDD)
64 days
1945
29 days
42
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Gavilan, 1929 to 1970. The record is 36.1 C (97.0 F) in 1929, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.3 C (91.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Gavilan by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1929
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1930
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1931
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1932
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1933
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1934
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1935
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1936
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1937
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1938
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1939
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1940
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1941
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1942
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1943
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1944
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1945
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1946
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1947
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1948
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1949
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1950
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1951
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1952
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1953
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1954
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1955
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1956
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1957
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1958
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1959
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1960
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1961
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1962
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1963
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1964
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1965
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1966
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1967
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1968
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1969
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1970
11.7 C (53.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Gavilan, 1929 to 1970. The record is -45.6 C (-50.1 F) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is -35.8 C (-32.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Gavilan by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1929
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1930
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1931
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1932
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1933
-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1934
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1935
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1936
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1937
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1938
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1939
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1940
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1941
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1942
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1943
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1944
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1945
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1946
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1947
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1948
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1949
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1950
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1951
-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1952
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1953
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1954
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1955
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1956
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1957
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1958
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1959
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1960
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1961
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1962
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1963
-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1964
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1965
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1966
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1967
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1968
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1969
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1970
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Gavilan, 1929 to 1970. The record is 53.3 mm (2.1 in) in 1941, marked on the chart; the median year is 26.2 mm (1.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Gavilan by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1929
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1930
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1931
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1932
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1933
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1934
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1935
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1936
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1937
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1938
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1939
17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1940
18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1941
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1942
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1943
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1944
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1945
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1946
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1947
22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1948
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1949
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1950
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1951
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1952
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1953
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1954
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1955
15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1956
14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1957
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1958
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1959
20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1960
20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1961
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1962
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1963
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1964
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1965
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1966
20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1967
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1968
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1969
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1970
3.6 mm (0.14 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Gavilan, 1929 to 1970. The record is 76.2 mm (3.0 in) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.8 mm (2.0 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Gavilan by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1929
75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1930
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1931
71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1932
37.7 mm (1.5 in)
1933
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1934
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1935
66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1936
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1937
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1938
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1939
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1940
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1941
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1942
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1943
31.7 mm (1.2 in)
1944
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1945
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1946
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1947
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1948
35.7 mm (1.4 in)
1949
27.3 mm (1.1 in)
1950
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1951
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1952
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1953
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1954
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1955
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1956
30.3 mm (1.2 in)
1957
41.3 mm (1.6 in)
1958
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1959
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1960
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1961
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1962
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1963
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1964
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1965
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1966
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1967
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1968
58.1 mm (2.3 in)
1969
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1970
6.3 mm (0.25 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Gavilan, 1929 to 1970. The record is 64 days in 1945, marked on the chart; the median year is 29 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Gavilan by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1929
40 days
1930
26 days
1931
25 days
1932
45 days
1933
31 days
1934
50 days
1935
21 days
1936
28 days
1937
21 days
1938
22 days
1939
44 days
1940
18 days
1941
14 days
1942
28 days
1943
24 days
1944
23 days
1945
64 days
1946
23 days
1947
28 days
1948
22 days
1949
28 days
1950
44 days
1951
55 days
1952
41 days
1953
29 days
1954
38 days
1955
48 days
1956
39 days
1957
41 days
1958
30 days
1959
24 days
1960
26 days
1961
26 days
1962
31 days
1963
48 days
1964
43 days
1965
35 days
1966
32 days
1967
42 days
1968
28 days
1969
16 days
1970
15 days
Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
27 years with a frost
Across 27 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Gavilan falls on 25 June and the median first autumn frost on 1 September, which leaves a median of 70 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -9.0 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Gavilan
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1932 to 1969)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
25 June
n/a
25 June
n/a
+1.3 days per decade
First autumn frost
1 September
n/a
1 September
n/a
-7.7 days per decade
Growing days
70 days
n/a
70 days
n/a
-9.0 days per decade
A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.
Rainfall Return Levels
36 years, 1930 to 1969
A day with at least 26.4 mm (1.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 57.9 mm (2.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Gavilan: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
5 years
34.6 mm (1.4 in)
10 years
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
25 years
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
50 years
52.5 mm (2.1 in)
Longer than the 36 years of record
100 years
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
Longer than the 36 years of record
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 36 years of values from 1930 to 1969.
A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.
The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 53.3 mm (2.1 in) in 1950; 47.0 mm (1.9 in) in 1935; 42.2 mm (1.7 in) in 1937.
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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.