Hickman Weather Records (USC00293969)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Hickman (USC00293969), New Mexico, United States, with 43 years of record.

Key Facts for Hickman

Hickman (USC00293969) is a weather station in New Mexico, United States at 34.52 latitude and -107.93 longitude, 2,379 m (7,805 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1943 to 1985, 43 years of record.
1,464 records set at Hickman still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Hickman set a daily record precipitation of 16.5 mm (0.6 in) on 12 January 1985.

About the Station

Location: New Mexico, United States, 34.52 latitude, -107.93 longitude.
Elevation: 2,379 m (7,805 ft).
Period of record: 1943 to 1985, 43 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 Hickman. 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 Hickman, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	16.7 C (62.1 F)	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	20.0 C (68.0 F)	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	21.7 C (71.1 F)	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	35.0 C (95.0 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	21.7 C (71.1 F)	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	18.9 C (66.0 F)	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Hickman still stand. 1958 holds the most, with 83.

Standing records at Hickman by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1948	3
1957	47
1958	83
1959	54
1960	72
1961	58
1962	71
1963	40
1964	75
1965	70
1966	60
1967	60
1968	40
1969	53
1970	46
1971	82
1972	62
1973	36
1974	39
1975	47
1976	49
1977	26
1978	26
1979	55
1980	63
1981	50
1982	27
1983	30
1984	40

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 101.6 mm (4.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Hickman. The most was 101.6 mm (4.0 in) on 26 February 1947.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Hickman
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	1 January 1948
Feb	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	26 February 1947
Mar	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	2 March 1978
Apr	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	26 April 1984
May	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	1 May 1982
Jun	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	1 June 1948
Jul	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	18 July 1976
Aug	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	3 August 1974
Sep	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	11 September 1972
Oct	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	21 October 1969
Nov	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	9 November 1979
Dec	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 December 1959

Period of Record Coverage

1948 to 1985

30 years of record at Hickman, 1948 to 1985. 16 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1948, 1957, 1960, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1970, 1971 and others.

Days with data per year at Hickman
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1948	4	1%	No
1957	256	70%	No
1958	357	98%	Yes
1959	357	98%	Yes
1960	300	82%	No
1961	362	99%	Yes
1962	347	95%	Yes
1963	238	65%	No
1964	355	97%	Yes
1965	287	79%	No
1966	332	91%	Yes
1967	318	87%	No
1968	333	91%	Yes
1969	338	93%	Yes
1970	322	88%	No
1971	317	87%	No
1972	362	99%	Yes
1973	286	78%	No
1974	307	84%	No
1975	338	93%	Yes
1976	355	97%	Yes
1977	261	72%	No
1978	303	83%	No
1979	335	92%	Yes
1980	328	90%	No
1981	361	99%	Yes
1982	324	89%	No
1983	325	89%	No
1984	349	95%	Yes
1985	16	4%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Hickman
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 January 1985	Hickman, US	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	3 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1985	Hickman, US	monthly snowfall (Tie)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	tie	3 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1984	Hickman, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	tie	14 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1984	Hickman, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	tie	23 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1984	Hickman, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1984	Hickman, US	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	4 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1984	Hickman, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1984	Hickman, US	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	16 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1984	Hickman, US	daily rain	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	36 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1984	Hickman, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1984	Hickman, US	daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1984	Hickman, US	daily rain	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	1 year	19 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1984	Hickman, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1984	Hickman, US	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1984	Hickman, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	3 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1984	Hickman, US	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1984	Hickman, US	daily rain	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	12 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1984	Hickman, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 June 1984	Hickman, US	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1984	Hickman, US	monthly rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

10 complete years, 1958 to 1983

One stripe for each of 10 complete years at Hickman, 1958 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.0 C (46.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1968, at 7.4 C (45.3 F), and the warmest was 1981, at 8.8 C (47.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.9 C (1.6 F).

Annual mean temperature at Hickman as warming stripes, 1958 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1958	8.5 C	+0.58 C
1959	8.4 C	+0.41 C
1961	7.7 C	-0.22 C
1968	7.4 C	-0.58 C
1969	8.1 C	+0.12 C
1970	7.4 C	-0.53 C
1976	7.8 C	-0.19 C
1981	8.8 C	+0.84 C
1982	7.8 C	-0.18 C
1983	7.7 C	-0.21 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

1943 to 1985

Yearly extremes at Hickman: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1958	32.8 C (91.0 F)	30
Coldest night (TNn)	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	1963	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	30
Wettest day (Rx1day)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	1947	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	1972	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	43
Longest dry spell (CDD)	108 days	1972	51 days	43

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Hickman, 1943 to 1985. The record is 35.0 C (95.0 F) in 1958, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.8 C (91.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Hickman by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	8.9 C (48.0 F)
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1958	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1959	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1960	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1961	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1962	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1963	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1964	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1965	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1966	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1967	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1968	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1969	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1970	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1971	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1972	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1973	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1974	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1975	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1976	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1977	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1978	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1979	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1980	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1981	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1982	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1983	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1984	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1985	8.9 C (48.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Hickman, 1943 to 1985. The record is -33.3 C (-27.9 F) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is -22.8 C (-9.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Hickman by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1958	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1959	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1960	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1961	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1962	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1963	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1964	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1965	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1966	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1967	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1968	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1969	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1970	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1971	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1972	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1973	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1974	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1975	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1976	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1977	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1978	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1979	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1980	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1981	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1982	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1983	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1984	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1985	-15.0 C (5.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Hickman, 1943 to 1985. The record is 101.6 mm (4.0 in) in 1947, marked on the chart; the median year is 25.4 mm (1.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Hickman by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1943	11.7 mm (0.5 in)
1944	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1945	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1946	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1947	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1948	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1949	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1950	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1951	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1952	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1953	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1954	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1955	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1956	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1957	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1958	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1959	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1960	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1961	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1962	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1963	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1964	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1965	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1966	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1967	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1968	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1969	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1970	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1971	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1972	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1973	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1974	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1975	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1976	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1977	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1978	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1979	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1980	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1981	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1982	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1983	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1984	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1985	16.5 mm (0.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Hickman, 1943 to 1985. The record is 92.4 mm (3.6 in) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 42.9 mm (1.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Hickman by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1943	14.4 mm (0.6 in)
1944	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1945	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1946	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1947	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1948	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1949	34.2 mm (1.3 in)
1950	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1951	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1952	22.3 mm (0.9 in)
1953	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1954	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1955	37.9 mm (1.5 in)
1956	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1957	67.2 mm (2.6 in)
1958	25.6 mm (1.0 in)
1959	27.3 mm (1.1 in)
1960	49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1961	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1962	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1963	25.2 mm (1.0 in)
1964	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1965	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1966	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1967	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1968	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1969	66.2 mm (2.6 in)
1970	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1971	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1972	92.4 mm (3.6 in)
1973	44.1 mm (1.7 in)
1974	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1975	80.9 mm (3.2 in)
1976	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1977	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1978	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1979	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1980	44.8 mm (1.8 in)
1981	50.1 mm (2.0 in)
1982	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1983	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1984	32.4 mm (1.3 in)
1985	19.3 mm (0.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Hickman, 1943 to 1985. The record is 108 days in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 51 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Hickman by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1943	37 days
1944	37 days
1945	30 days
1946	39 days
1947	34 days
1948	30 days
1949	36 days
1950	103 days
1951	74 days
1952	53 days
1953	63 days
1954	61 days
1955	59 days
1956	58 days
1957	37 days
1958	91 days
1959	83 days
1960	57 days
1961	67 days
1962	31 days
1963	91 days
1964	95 days
1965	74 days
1966	58 days
1967	46 days
1968	42 days
1969	37 days
1970	36 days
1971	69 days
1972	108 days
1973	39 days
1974	78 days
1975	68 days
1976	33 days
1977	49 days
1978	36 days
1979	51 days
1980	43 days
1981	56 days
1982	63 days
1983	45 days
1984	50 days
1985	7 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

31 years, 1948 to 1984

A day with at least 26.7 mm (1.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 78.4 mm (3.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Hickman: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
5 years	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
10 years	45.1 mm (1.8 in)
25 years	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
50 years	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	Longer than the 31 years of record
100 years	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	Longer than the 31 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, 31 years of values from 1948 to 1984.

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: 64.5 mm (2.5 in) in 1972; 57.2 mm (2.3 in) in 1976; 51.6 mm (2.0 in) in 1974.

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

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).