Golden Weather Records (USC00293592)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Golden (USC00293592), New Mexico, United States, with 124 years of record.

Key Facts for Golden

Golden (USC00293592) is a weather station in New Mexico, United States at 35.27 latitude and -106.21 longitude, 2,042 m (6,700 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1903 to 2026, 124 years of record.
672 records set at Golden still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Golden set a daily record precipitation of 16.8 mm (0.7 in) on 8 January 2026.

About the Station

Location: New Mexico, United States, 35.27 latitude, -106.21 longitude.
Elevation: 2,042 m (6,700 ft).
Period of record: 1903 to 2026, 124 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Golden. 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 Golden, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Apr	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
May	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jun	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jul	40.0 C (104.0 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	36.7 C (98.1 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	27.8 C (82.0 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	15.6 C (60.1 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	6.7 C (44.1 F)	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

672 standing records

672 records at Golden still stand. 1947 holds the most, with 672.

All-Time Record Progression

4 new records

4 all-time records were set at Golden between 21 December 1990 and 7 July 2015. Each dot is a new record.

When Golden set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1990-12-21	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 33.0 cm (13.0 in)
1990-12-22	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 43.2 cm (17.0 in)
2006-12-30	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 45.7 cm (18.0 in)
2015-07-07	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 67.1 mm (2.6 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 67.1 mm (2.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Golden. The most was 67.1 mm (2.6 in) on 7 July 2015.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Golden
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 January 2005
Feb	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 February 1968
Mar	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	15 March 1998
Apr	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	11 April 1969
May	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	15 May 1980
Jun	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	27 June 1996
Jul	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	7 July 2015
Aug	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	8 August 2001
Sep	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	10 September 2013
Oct	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	22 October 1969
Nov	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	2 November 1986
Dec	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 December 2006

Period of Record Coverage

1947 to 1947

1 years of record at Golden, 1947 to 1947. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1947.

Latest Records

Latest records at Golden
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 January 2026	Golden, US	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 2026	Golden, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2026	Golden, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	68 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 2025	Golden, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	tie	23 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 2025	Golden, US	daily rain	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	6 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 2025	Golden, US	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 2025	Golden, US	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 2025	Golden, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	34 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 2025	Golden, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 June 2025	Golden, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2025	Golden, US	daily rain	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 2025	Golden, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2025	Golden, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	79 years	71 of 100 (Major)
20 April 2025	Golden, US	daily snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	76 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 2025	Golden, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	122 years	69 of 100 (Major)
19 April 2025	Golden, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 2025	Golden, US	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 2025	Golden, US	daily snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	0 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 2025	Golden, US	monthly snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	52 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2025	Golden, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	38 years	28 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1903 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Golden: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	40.0 C (104.0 F)	1947	40.0 C (104.0 F)	1
Coldest night (TNn)	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	1947	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	1
Wettest day (Rx1day)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	2015	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	84
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	1996	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	84
Longest dry spell (CDD)	92 days	1950	48 days	84

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Golden, 1903 to 2026. The record is 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 1947, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.0 C (104.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Golden by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1948	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
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2019	n/a
2020	n/a
2021	n/a
2022	n/a
2023	n/a
2024	n/a
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Golden, 1903 to 2026. The record is -17.8 C (0.0 F) in 1947, marked on the chart; the median year is -17.8 C (0.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Golden by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1948	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
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2020	n/a
2021	n/a
2022	n/a
2023	n/a
2024	n/a
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Golden, 1903 to 2026. The record is 67.1 mm (2.6 in) in 2015, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.3 mm (1.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Golden by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1903	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1904	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1944	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1945	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1946	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1947	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1948	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1950	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1951	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1952	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1953	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1954	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1955	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1956	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1957	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1958	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1959	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1960	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1961	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1962	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1963	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1964	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1965	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1966	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1967	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1968	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1969	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1970	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1971	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1972	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1973	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1974	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1975	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1976	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1977	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1978	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1979	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1980	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1981	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1982	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1983	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1984	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1985	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1986	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1987	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1988	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1989	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1990	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1991	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1992	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1993	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1994	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1995	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1996	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1997	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1998	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1999	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
2000	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
2001	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
2002	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
2003	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
2004	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
2005	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2006	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
2007	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
2008	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
2009	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
2010	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
2011	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
2012	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
2013	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
2014	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
2015	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
2016	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
2017	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
2018	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
2019	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
2020	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
2021	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
2022	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
2023	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
2024	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2025	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
2026	19.1 mm (0.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Golden, 1903 to 2026. The record is 151.9 mm (6.0 in) in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is 45.5 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Golden by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1903	80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1904	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1944	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1945	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1946	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1947	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1948	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1950	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1951	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1952	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1953	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1954	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1955	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1956	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1957	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1958	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1959	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1960	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1961	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1962	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1963	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1964	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1965	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1966	56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1967	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1968	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1969	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1970	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1971	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1972	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1973	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1974	36.9 mm (1.5 in)
1975	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1976	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1977	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1978	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1979	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1980	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1981	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1982	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1983	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1984	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1985	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1986	52.4 mm (2.1 in)
1987	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1988	83.2 mm (3.3 in)
1989	38.3 mm (1.5 in)
1990	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1991	101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1992	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1993	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1994	84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1995	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1996	151.9 mm (6.0 in)
1997	72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1998	78.1 mm (3.1 in)
1999	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
2000	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
2001	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
2002	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
2003	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
2004	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
2005	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
2006	73.1 mm (2.9 in)
2007	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
2008	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
2009	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
2010	45.1 mm (1.8 in)
2011	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
2012	50.1 mm (2.0 in)
2013	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
2014	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
2015	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
2016	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
2017	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
2018	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2019	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
2020	35.9 mm (1.4 in)
2021	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
2022	61.3 mm (2.4 in)
2023	34.1 mm (1.3 in)
2024	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
2025	93.6 mm (3.7 in)
2026	21.4 mm (0.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Golden, 1903 to 2026. The record is 92 days in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 48 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Golden by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1903	31 days
1904	48 days
1944	23 days
1945	48 days
1946	44 days
1947	30 days
1948	33 days
1950	92 days
1951	72 days
1952	59 days
1953	67 days
1954	62 days
1955	67 days
1956	76 days
1957	36 days
1958	91 days
1959	77 days
1960	62 days
1961	81 days
1962	51 days
1963	54 days
1964	34 days
1965	38 days
1966	82 days
1967	52 days
1968	51 days
1969	30 days
1970	55 days
1971	49 days
1972	44 days
1973	45 days
1974	64 days
1975	58 days
1976	40 days
1977	50 days
1978	25 days
1979	42 days
1980	66 days
1981	57 days
1982	25 days
1983	22 days
1984	47 days
1985	26 days
1986	36 days
1987	29 days
1988	34 days
1989	57 days
1990	35 days
1991	50 days
1992	34 days
1993	24 days
1994	25 days
1995	42 days
1996	75 days
1997	24 days
1998	45 days
1999	68 days
2000	41 days
2001	76 days
2002	59 days
2003	43 days
2004	60 days
2005	57 days
2006	70 days
2007	36 days
2008	35 days
2009	57 days
2010	48 days
2011	22 days
2012	43 days
2013	66 days
2014	42 days
2015	35 days
2016	44 days
2017	87 days
2018	31 days
2019	32 days
2020	46 days
2021	54 days
2022	75 days
2023	49 days
2024	33 days
2025	51 days
2026	70 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.

Rainfall Return Levels

73 years, 1945 to 2025

A day with at least 32.8 mm (1.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 71.2 mm (2.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Golden: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
5 years	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
10 years	50.4 mm (2.0 in)
25 years	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
50 years	65.2 mm (2.6 in)
100 years	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	Longer than the 73 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, 73 years of values from 1945 to 2025.

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: 65.3 mm (2.6 in) in 1969; 65.0 mm (2.6 in) in 2001; 63.0 mm (2.5 in) in 1996.

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Data for Golden standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Golden threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).