Magdalena Weather Records (USC00295353)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Magdalena (USC00295353), New Mexico, United States, with 89 years of record.

Key Facts for Magdalena

Magdalena (USC00295353) is a weather station in New Mexico, United States at 34.12 latitude and -107.23 longitude, 1,993 m (6,540 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1905 to 1993, 89 years of record.
1,464 records set at Magdalena still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Magdalena tied a daily record low minimum temperature of -6.1 C (21.0 F) on 20 October 1993.

About the Station

Location: New Mexico, United States, 34.12 latitude, -107.23 longitude.
Elevation: 1,993 m (6,540 ft).
Period of record: 1905 to 1993, 89 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, 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 Magdalena. 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 Magdalena, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	38.9 C (102.0 F)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	38.9 C (102.0 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	36.1 C (97.0 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Magdalena still stand. 1930 holds the most, with 38.

Standing records at Magdalena by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1906	24
1907	27
1908	15
1909	25
1910	27
1911	34
1912	15
1913	13
1914	12
1915	11
1916	2
1917	2
1918	20
1919	8
1920	14
1921	21
1922	25
1923	12
1924	13
1925	5
1926	11
1927	33
1928	11
1929	20
1930	38
1931	30
1932	16
1933	1
1934	2
1935	25
1936	32
1937	17
1938	33
1939	18
1940	30
1941	30
1942	11
1943	11
1944	11
1945	8
1946	21
1947	8
1948	15
1949	21
1950	21
1951	21
1952	32
1953	34
1954	8
1955	16
1956	16
1957	11
1958	18
1959	8
1960	21
1961	15
1962	34
1963	27
1964	13
1965	10
1966	26
1967	8
1968	8
1969	8
1970	9
1971	20
1972	8
1973	4
1974	12
1975	9
1976	14
1977	22
1978	12
1979	14
1980	15
1981	18
1982	7
1983	10
1984	9
1985	10
1986	17
1987	12
1988	6
1989	38
1990	24
1991	6
1992	16
1993	19

All-Time Record Progression

4 new records

4 all-time records were set at Magdalena between 11 January 1962 and 9 September 1980. Each dot is a new record.

When Magdalena set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1962-01-11	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature -12.8 C (9.0 F)
1962-01-11	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1971-01-06	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature -13.9 C (7.0 F)
1980-09-09	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 82.8 mm (3.3 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 82.8 mm (3.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Magdalena. The most was 82.8 mm (3.3 in) on 9 September 1980.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Magdalena
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 January 1916
Feb	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	6 February 1906
Mar	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 March 1934
Apr	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	1 April 1905
May	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 May 1937
Jun	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 June 1931
Jul	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	1 July 1942
Aug	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	11 August 1928
Sep	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	9 September 1980
Oct	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	5 October 1989
Nov	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	3 November 1986
Dec	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	14 December 1987

Period of Record Coverage

1906 to 1993

88 years of record at Magdalena, 1906 to 1993. 41 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922 and others.

Days with data per year at Magdalena
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1906	332	91%	Yes
1907	363	99%	Yes
1908	358	98%	Yes
1909	365	100%	Yes
1910	364	100%	Yes
1911	364	100%	Yes
1912	365	100%	Yes
1913	365	100%	Yes
1914	365	100%	Yes
1915	227	62%	No
1916	24	7%	No
1917	52	14%	No
1918	198	54%	No
1919	238	65%	No
1920	162	44%	No
1921	289	79%	No
1922	261	72%	No
1923	265	73%	No
1924	363	99%	Yes
1925	231	63%	No
1926	161	44%	No
1927	307	84%	No
1928	227	62%	No
1929	167	46%	No
1930	340	93%	Yes
1931	346	95%	Yes
1932	143	39%	No
1933	18	5%	No
1934	153	42%	No
1935	323	88%	No
1936	362	99%	Yes
1937	361	99%	Yes
1938	364	100%	Yes
1939	365	100%	Yes
1940	362	99%	Yes
1941	330	90%	Yes
1942	358	98%	Yes
1943	363	99%	Yes
1944	362	99%	Yes
1945	365	100%	Yes
1946	358	98%	Yes
1947	346	95%	Yes
1948	361	99%	Yes
1949	340	93%	Yes
1950	345	95%	Yes
1951	323	88%	No
1952	305	83%	No
1953	195	53%	No
1954	265	73%	No
1955	275	75%	No
1956	268	73%	No
1957	299	82%	No
1958	301	82%	No
1959	349	96%	Yes
1960	365	100%	Yes
1961	361	99%	Yes
1962	362	99%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	336	92%	Yes
1965	361	99%	Yes
1966	360	99%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	300	82%	No
1971	240	66%	No
1972	348	95%	Yes
1973	119	33%	No
1974	349	96%	Yes
1975	330	90%	Yes
1976	325	89%	No
1977	319	87%	No
1978	270	74%	No
1979	340	93%	Yes
1980	348	95%	Yes
1981	352	96%	Yes
1982	308	84%	No
1983	296	81%	No
1984	321	88%	No
1985	291	80%	No
1986	272	75%	No
1987	228	62%	No
1988	139	38%	No
1989	358	98%	Yes
1990	309	85%	No
1991	352	96%	Yes
1992	337	92%	Yes
1993	217	59%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Magdalena
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 October 1993	Magdalena, US	daily low min (Tie)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	tie	83 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1993	Magdalena, US	daily low min (Tie)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	tie	16 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1993	Magdalena, US	daily rain	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	32 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 1993	Magdalena, US	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1993	Magdalena, US	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	87 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1993	Magdalena, US	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	84 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 1993	Magdalena, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	66 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1993	Magdalena, US	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	84 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1993	Magdalena, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	11 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1993	Magdalena, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	87 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1993	Magdalena, US	daily low min (Tie)	7.2 C (45.0 F)	tie	55 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1993	Magdalena, US	daily low max (Tie)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	tie	86 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1993	Magdalena, US	daily low max (Tie)	21.1 C (70.0 F)	tie	86 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1993	Magdalena, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	86 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1993	Magdalena, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	70 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1993	Magdalena, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	70 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1993	Magdalena, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1993	Magdalena, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	66 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1993	Magdalena, US	daily low min (Tie)	8.9 C (48.0 F)	tie	47 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1993	Magdalena, US	daily low max (Tie)	23.3 C (73.9 F)	tie	66 years	6 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

46 complete years, 1907 to 1991

One stripe for each of 46 complete years at Magdalena, 1907 to 1991. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 11.3 C (52.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1921, at 9.7 C (49.5 F), and the warmest was 1989, at 13.3 C (55.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.0 C (3.6 F).

Annual mean temperature at Magdalena as warming stripes, 1907 to 1991
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1907	11.1 C	-0.27 C
1908	10.7 C	-0.63 C
1909	11.1 C	-0.24 C
1910	12.1 C	+0.78 C
1911	10.9 C	-0.46 C
1912	10.0 C	-1.33 C
1913	10.4 C	-0.92 C
1914	11.7 C	+0.41 C
1921	9.7 C	-1.60 C
1924	11.0 C	-0.37 C
1931	9.8 C	-1.49 C
1936	12.5 C	+1.18 C
1937	10.7 C	-0.62 C
1938	9.7 C	-1.60 C
1939	11.7 C	+0.35 C
1940	12.8 C	+1.48 C
1942	11.7 C	+0.38 C
1943	11.9 C	+0.53 C
1944	10.9 C	-0.44 C
1945	11.7 C	+0.36 C
1946	11.5 C	+0.13 C
1947	11.4 C	+0.06 C
1948	11.3 C	-0.04 C
1949	11.0 C	-0.35 C
1950	12.8 C	+1.52 C
1951	11.0 C	-0.31 C
1958	11.4 C	+0.09 C
1960	11.3 C	-0.01 C
1961	11.0 C	-0.37 C
1962	10.9 C	-0.40 C
1963	11.3 C	-0.02 C
1965	10.9 C	-0.47 C
1966	10.8 C	-0.51 C
1967	11.3 C	-0.03 C
1968	10.9 C	-0.42 C
1969	11.1 C	-0.20 C
1972	11.6 C	+0.31 C
1974	11.7 C	+0.36 C
1975	11.2 C	-0.15 C
1976	11.5 C	+0.19 C
1979	11.5 C	+0.13 C
1980	12.5 C	+1.19 C
1981	12.7 C	+1.40 C
1984	12.0 C	+0.63 C
1989	13.3 C	+1.97 C
1991	11.2 C	-0.14 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.12 C (0.03 to 0.21) per decade over 1907 to 1991. In Fahrenheit: 0.2 F (0.1 to 0.4) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 46 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Magdalena
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.12 C (0.03 to 0.21) per decade	0.2 F (0.1 to 0.4) per decade	1907 to 1991	46	Rise
Mean daily maximum	0.2 C (0.1 to 0.4) per decade	0.4 F (0.2 to 0.6) per decade	1907 to 1991	46	Rise
Mean daily minimum	0.02 C (-0.09 to 0.12) per decade	0.03 F (-0.15 to 0.21) per decade	1907 to 1991	46	Not clearly different from zero

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

1905 to 1993

Yearly extremes at Magdalena: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	38.9 C (102.0 F)	1906	35.0 C (95.0 F)	88
Coldest night (TNn)	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	1962	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	88
Wettest day (Rx1day)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	1980	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	89
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	1980	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	89
Longest dry spell (CDD)	107 days	1972	48 days	89

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Magdalena, 1905 to 1993. The record is 38.9 C (102.0 F) in 1906, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 C (95.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Magdalena by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1905	n/a
1906	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1907	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1908	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1909	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1910	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1911	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1912	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1913	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1914	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1915	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1916	17.2 C (63.0 F)
1917	16.1 C (61.0 F)
1918	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1919	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1920	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1921	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1922	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1923	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1924	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1925	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1926	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1927	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1928	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1929	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1930	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1931	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1932	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1933	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1934	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1935	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1936	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1937	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1938	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1939	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1940	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1941	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1942	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1943	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1944	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1945	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1946	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1947	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1948	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1949	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1950	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1951	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1952	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1953	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1954	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1955	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1956	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1957	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1958	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1959	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1960	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1961	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1962	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1963	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1964	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1965	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1966	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1967	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1968	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1969	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1970	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1971	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1972	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1973	23.9 C (75.0 F)
1974	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1975	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1976	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1977	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1978	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1979	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1980	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1981	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1982	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1983	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1984	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1985	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1986	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1987	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1988	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1989	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1990	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1991	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1992	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1993	36.1 C (97.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Magdalena, 1905 to 1993. The record is -31.1 C (-24.0 F) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is -17.8 C (0.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Magdalena by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1905	n/a
1906	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1907	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1908	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1909	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1910	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1911	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1912	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1913	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1914	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1915	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1916	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1917	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1918	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1919	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1920	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1921	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1922	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1923	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1924	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1925	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1926	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1927	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1928	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1929	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1930	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1931	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1932	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1933	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1934	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1935	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1936	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1937	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1938	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1939	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1940	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1941	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1942	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1943	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1944	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1945	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1946	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1947	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1948	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1949	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1950	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1951	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1952	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1953	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1954	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1955	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1956	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1957	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1958	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1959	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1960	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1961	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1962	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1963	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1964	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1965	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1966	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1967	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1968	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1969	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1970	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1971	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1972	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1973	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1974	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1975	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1976	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1977	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1978	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1979	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1980	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1981	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1982	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1983	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1984	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1985	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1986	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1987	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1988	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1989	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1990	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1991	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1992	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1993	-11.1 C (12.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Magdalena, 1905 to 1993. The record is 82.8 mm (3.3 in) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 28.4 mm (1.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Magdalena by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1905	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1906	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1907	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1908	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1909	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1910	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1911	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1912	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1913	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1914	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1915	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1916	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1917	4.1 mm (0.16 in)
1918	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1919	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1920	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1921	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1922	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1923	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1924	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1925	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1926	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1927	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1928	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1929	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1930	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1931	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1932	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1933	11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1934	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1935	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1936	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1937	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1938	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1939	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1940	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1941	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1942	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1943	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1944	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1945	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1946	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1947	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1948	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1949	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1950	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1951	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1952	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1953	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1954	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1955	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1956	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1957	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1958	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1959	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1960	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1961	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1962	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1963	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1964	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1965	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1966	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1967	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1968	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1969	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1970	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1971	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1972	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1973	4.1 mm (0.16 in)
1974	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1975	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1976	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1977	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1978	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1979	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1980	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1981	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1982	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1983	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1984	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1985	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1986	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1987	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1988	15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1989	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1990	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1991	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1992	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1993	28.4 mm (1.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Magdalena, 1905 to 1993. The record is 135.6 mm (5.3 in) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 47.8 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Magdalena by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1905	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1906	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1907	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1908	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1909	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1910	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1911	54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1912	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1913	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1914	87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1915	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1916	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1917	9.1 mm (0.36 in)
1918	43.1 mm (1.7 in)
1919	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1920	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1921	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1922	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1923	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1924	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1925	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1926	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1927	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1928	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1929	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1930	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1931	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1932	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1933	11.7 mm (0.5 in)
1934	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1935	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1936	32.1 mm (1.3 in)
1937	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1938	31.7 mm (1.2 in)
1939	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1940	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1941	64.7 mm (2.5 in)
1942	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1943	56.3 mm (2.2 in)
1944	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1945	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1946	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1947	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1948	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1949	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1950	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1951	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1952	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1953	43.6 mm (1.7 in)
1954	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1955	40.3 mm (1.6 in)
1956	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1957	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1958	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1959	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1960	34.6 mm (1.4 in)
1961	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1962	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1963	79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1964	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1965	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1966	47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1967	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1968	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1969	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1970	36.2 mm (1.4 in)
1971	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1972	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1973	6.1 mm (0.24 in)
1974	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1975	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1976	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1977	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1978	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1979	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1980	135.6 mm (5.3 in)
1981	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1982	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1983	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1984	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1985	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1986	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1987	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1988	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1989	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1990	63.9 mm (2.5 in)
1991	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1992	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1993	40.6 mm (1.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Magdalena, 1905 to 1993. The record is 107 days in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 48 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Magdalena by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1905	50 days
1906	53 days
1907	42 days
1908	46 days
1909	86 days
1910	41 days
1911	43 days
1912	54 days
1913	35 days
1914	34 days
1915	48 days
1916	19 days
1917	13 days
1918	48 days
1919	36 days
1920	61 days
1921	75 days
1922	58 days
1923	39 days
1924	63 days
1925	63 days
1926	35 days
1927	85 days
1928	35 days
1929	43 days
1930	52 days
1931	39 days
1932	26 days
1933	31 days
1934	49 days
1935	60 days
1936	63 days
1937	57 days
1938	53 days
1939	53 days
1940	58 days
1941	23 days
1942	45 days
1943	38 days
1944	88 days
1945	54 days
1946	47 days
1947	73 days
1948	55 days
1949	31 days
1950	80 days
1951	46 days
1952	40 days
1953	46 days
1954	62 days
1955	106 days
1956	104 days
1957	44 days
1958	32 days
1959	70 days
1960	47 days
1961	45 days
1962	60 days
1963	51 days
1964	69 days
1965	54 days
1966	69 days
1967	47 days
1968	52 days
1969	38 days
1970	68 days
1971	51 days
1972	107 days
1973	61 days
1974	59 days
1975	39 days
1976	43 days
1977	60 days
1978	41 days
1979	43 days
1980	58 days
1981	40 days
1982	51 days
1983	55 days
1984	45 days
1985	24 days
1986	31 days
1987	25 days
1988	37 days
1989	69 days
1990	43 days
1991	52 days
1992	37 days
1993	30 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

46 years with a frost

Across 46 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Magdalena falls on 8 May and the median first autumn frost on 10 October, which leaves a median of 158 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.6 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Magdalena
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1942 to 1991)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	8 May	n/a	8 May	n/a	-0.7 days per decade
First autumn frost	10 October	n/a	14 October	n/a	+0.9 days per decade
Growing days	158 days	n/a	160 days	n/a	+1.6 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

63 years, 1906 to 1992

A day with at least 30.4 mm (1.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 72.2 mm (2.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Magdalena: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	30.4 mm (1.2 in)
5 years	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
10 years	48.9 mm (1.9 in)
25 years	58.3 mm (2.3 in)
50 years	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
100 years	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	Longer than the 63 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, 63 years of values from 1906 to 1992.

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: 82.8 mm (3.3 in) in 1980; 60.2 mm (2.4 in) in 1942; 53.8 mm (2.1 in) in 1928.

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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).