Lake Avalon Weather Records (USC00294736)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Lake Avalon (USC00294736), New Mexico, United States, with 66 years of record.

Key Facts for Lake Avalon

Lake Avalon (USC00294736) is a weather station in New Mexico, United States at 32.48 latitude and -104.25 longitude, 979 m (3,212 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1914 to 1979, 66 years of record.
1,464 records set at Lake Avalon still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Lake Avalon set a daily record snowfall of 2.5 cm (1.0 in) on 6 February 1979.

About the Station

Location: New Mexico, United States, 32.48 latitude, -104.25 longitude.
Elevation: 979 m (3,212 ft).
Period of record: 1914 to 1979, 66 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 Lake Avalon. 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 Lake Avalon, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	37.8 C (100.0 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	40.0 C (104.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	43.3 C (109.9 F)	7.8 C (46.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	43.3 C (109.9 F)	13.9 C (57.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	41.7 C (107.1 F)	11.7 C (53.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	38.9 C (102.0 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	36.7 C (98.1 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Lake Avalon still stand. 1953 holds the most, with 84.

Standing records at Lake Avalon by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1951	6
1952	67
1953	84
1954	58
1955	66
1956	66
1957	60
1958	43
1959	49
1960	47
1961	61
1962	43
1963	59
1964	47
1965	46
1966	69
1967	36
1968	35
1969	55
1970	58
1971	56
1972	54
1973	48
1974	48
1975	47
1976	51
1977	39
1978	57
1979	9

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Lake Avalon between 17 October 1960 and 21 October 1969. Each dot is a new record.

When Lake Avalon set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1960-10-17	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1969-10-21	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 105.4 mm (4.1 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 105.4 mm (4.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Lake Avalon. The most was 105.4 mm (4.1 in) on 21 October 1969.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Lake Avalon
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	25 January 1961
Feb	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 February 1923
Mar	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	21 March 1919
Apr	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 April 1922
May	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	22 May 1941
Jun	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	1 June 1948
Jul	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 July 1929
Aug	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	23 August 1966
Sep	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	16 September 1919
Oct	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	21 October 1969
Nov	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	5 November 1978
Dec	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 December 1926

Period of Record Coverage

1951 to 1979

29 years of record at Lake Avalon, 1951 to 1979. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1951, 1972, 1977, 1979.

Days with data per year at Lake Avalon
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1951	31	8%	No
1952	366	100%	Yes
1953	357	98%	Yes
1954	365	100%	Yes
1955	365	100%	Yes
1956	366	100%	Yes
1957	365	100%	Yes
1958	365	100%	Yes
1959	364	100%	Yes
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	362	99%	Yes
1962	364	100%	Yes
1963	360	99%	Yes
1964	355	97%	Yes
1965	358	98%	Yes
1966	342	94%	Yes
1967	334	92%	Yes
1968	358	98%	Yes
1969	352	96%	Yes
1970	337	92%	Yes
1971	341	93%	Yes
1972	309	84%	No
1973	339	93%	Yes
1974	334	92%	Yes
1975	337	92%	Yes
1976	350	96%	Yes
1977	304	83%	No
1978	346	95%	Yes
1979	49	13%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Lake Avalon
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 February 1979	Lake Avalon, US	daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1979	Lake Avalon, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	64 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1978	Lake Avalon, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	tie	4 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1978	Lake Avalon, US	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	57 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1978	Lake Avalon, US	daily rain	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1978	Lake Avalon, US	monthly rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1978	Lake Avalon, US	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1978	Lake Avalon, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1978	Lake Avalon, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1978	Lake Avalon, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1978	Lake Avalon, US	daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	1.2 cm (0.5 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1978	Lake Avalon, US	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1978	Lake Avalon, US	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	63 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1977	Lake Avalon, US	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	31 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1977	Lake Avalon, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1977	Lake Avalon, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	60 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1977	Lake Avalon, US	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1977	Lake Avalon, US	daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	62 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1977	Lake Avalon, US	daily rain	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1976	Lake Avalon, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.2 cm (2.8 in)	57 years	37 of 100 (Notable)

Climate Trend

17 complete years, 1953 to 1978

One stripe for each of 17 complete years at Lake Avalon, 1953 to 1978. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 17.0 C (62.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1976, at 15.7 C (60.3 F), and the warmest was 1954, at 18.6 C (65.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F).

Annual mean temperature at Lake Avalon as warming stripes, 1953 to 1978
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1953	17.7 C	+0.72 C
1954	18.6 C	+1.64 C
1955	17.4 C	+0.46 C
1956	17.7 C	+0.77 C
1957	17.8 C	+0.89 C
1958	17.0 C	+0.01 C
1959	17.2 C	+0.20 C
1960	16.6 C	-0.37 C
1961	16.1 C	-0.85 C
1962	17.0 C	+0.04 C
1963	17.0 C	0.00 C
1964	16.6 C	-0.39 C
1965	16.8 C	-0.18 C
1968	16.4 C	-0.58 C
1970	16.4 C	-0.57 C
1976	15.7 C	-1.24 C
1978	16.5 C	-0.49 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

1914 to 1979

Yearly extremes at Lake Avalon: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	43.3 C (109.9 F)	1958	40.6 C (105.1 F)	29
Coldest night (TNn)	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	1962	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	29
Wettest day (Rx1day)	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	1969	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	66
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	190.8 mm (7.5 in)	1978	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	66
Longest dry spell (CDD)	136 days	1918	60 days	66

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Lake Avalon, 1914 to 1979. The record is 43.3 C (109.9 F) in 1958, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.6 C (105.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Lake Avalon by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1952	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1953	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1954	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1955	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1956	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1957	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1958	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1959	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1960	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1961	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1962	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1963	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1964	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1965	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1966	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1967	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1968	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1969	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1970	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1971	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1972	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1973	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1974	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1975	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1976	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1977	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1978	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1979	21.1 C (70.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Lake Avalon, 1914 to 1979. The record is -27.8 C (-18.0 F) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is -12.8 C (9.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Lake Avalon by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1952	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1953	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1954	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1955	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1956	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1957	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1958	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1959	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1960	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1961	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1962	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1963	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1964	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1965	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1966	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1967	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1968	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1969	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1970	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1971	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1972	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1973	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1974	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1975	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1976	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1977	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1978	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1979	-16.7 C (1.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Lake Avalon, 1914 to 1979. The record is 105.4 mm (4.1 in) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.2 mm (1.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Lake Avalon by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1914	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1915	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1916	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1917	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1918	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1919	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1920	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1921	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1922	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1923	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1924	13.7 mm (0.5 in)
1925	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1926	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1927	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1928	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1929	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1930	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1931	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1932	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1933	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1934	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1935	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1936	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1937	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1938	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1939	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1940	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1941	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1942	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1943	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1944	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1945	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1946	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1947	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1948	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1949	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1950	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1951	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1952	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1953	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1954	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1955	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1956	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1957	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1958	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1959	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1960	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1961	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1962	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1963	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1964	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1965	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1966	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1967	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1968	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1969	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1970	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1971	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1972	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1973	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1974	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1975	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1976	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1977	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1978	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1979	12.7 mm (0.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Lake Avalon, 1914 to 1979. The record is 190.8 mm (7.5 in) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 57.4 mm (2.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Lake Avalon by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1914	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1915	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1916	94.3 mm (3.7 in)
1917	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1918	37.9 mm (1.5 in)
1919	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1920	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1921	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1922	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1923	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1924	13.7 mm (0.5 in)
1925	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1926	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1927	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1928	32.6 mm (1.3 in)
1929	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1930	63.6 mm (2.5 in)
1931	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1932	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1933	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1934	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1935	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1936	123.9 mm (4.9 in)
1937	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1938	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1939	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1940	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1941	181.6 mm (7.1 in)
1942	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1943	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1944	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1945	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1946	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1947	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1948	146.9 mm (5.8 in)
1949	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1950	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1951	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1952	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1953	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1954	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1955	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1956	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1957	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
1958	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1959	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1960	105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1961	25.2 mm (1.0 in)
1962	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1963	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1964	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1965	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1966	128.4 mm (5.1 in)
1967	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1968	141.5 mm (5.6 in)
1969	122.4 mm (4.8 in)
1970	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1971	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1972	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1973	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1974	157.8 mm (6.2 in)
1975	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1976	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1977	45.9 mm (1.8 in)
1978	190.8 mm (7.5 in)
1979	12.7 mm (0.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Lake Avalon, 1914 to 1979. The record is 136 days in 1918, marked on the chart; the median year is 60 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Lake Avalon by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1914	31 days
1915	51 days
1916	39 days
1917	82 days
1918	136 days
1919	39 days
1920	92 days
1921	67 days
1922	76 days
1923	43 days
1924	51 days
1925	98 days
1926	38 days
1927	95 days
1928	61 days
1929	50 days
1930	85 days
1931	37 days
1932	53 days
1933	75 days
1934	61 days
1935	39 days
1936	70 days
1937	63 days
1938	48 days
1939	47 days
1940	40 days
1941	30 days
1942	48 days
1943	60 days
1944	90 days
1945	81 days
1946	44 days
1947	46 days
1948	73 days
1949	69 days
1950	87 days
1951	65 days
1952	98 days
1953	51 days
1954	100 days
1955	104 days
1956	84 days
1957	50 days
1958	48 days
1959	54 days
1960	72 days
1961	60 days
1962	34 days
1963	50 days
1964	58 days
1965	54 days
1966	106 days
1967	81 days
1968	39 days
1969	29 days
1970	75 days
1971	96 days
1972	96 days
1973	45 days
1974	35 days
1975	60 days
1976	64 days
1977	62 days
1978	37 days
1979	22 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

62 years, 1915 to 1978

A day with at least 44.3 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 112.6 mm (4.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Lake Avalon: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	44.3 mm (1.7 in)
5 years	63.4 mm (2.5 in)
10 years	75.8 mm (3.0 in)
25 years	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
50 years	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
100 years	112.6 mm (4.4 in)	Longer than the 62 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, 62 years of values from 1915 to 1978.

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: 105.4 mm (4.1 in) in 1969; 94.0 mm (3.7 in) in 1960; 91.4 mm (3.6 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).