Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for McCarty Rch (USC00295516), New Mexico, United States, with 34 years of record.
Key Facts for McCarty Rch
McCarty Rch (USC00295516) is a weather station in New Mexico, United States at 35.60 latitude and -103.36 longitude, 1,344 m (4,410 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1983 to 2016, 34 years of record.
1,464 records set at McCarty Rch still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
McCarty Rch tied a daily record high minimum temperature of 20.6 C (69.1 F) on 30 August 2016.
About the Station
Location: New Mexico, United States, 35.60 latitude, -103.36 longitude.
Elevation: 1,344 m (4,410 ft).
Period of record: 1983 to 2016, 34 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
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 McCarty Rch. 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 McCarty Rch, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
25.0 C (77.0 F)
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
41.7 C (107.1 F)
4.4 C (39.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
40.0 C (104.0 F)
10.6 C (51.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
40.0 C (104.0 F)
7.2 C (45.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
38.3 C (100.9 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at McCarty Rch still stand. 1989 holds the most, with 71.
Standing records at McCarty Rch by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1983
14
1984
40
1985
48
1986
51
1987
44
1988
40
1989
71
1990
52
1991
37
1992
35
1993
38
1994
39
1995
58
1996
71
1997
47
1998
51
1999
33
2000
71
2001
37
2002
41
2003
33
2004
27
2005
27
2006
61
2007
34
2008
33
2009
42
2010
35
2011
52
2012
37
2013
40
2014
45
2015
51
2016
29
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 85.1 mm (3.4 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at McCarty Rch. The most was 85.1 mm (3.4 in) on 8 July 2008.
Record daily precipitation for each month at McCarty Rch
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
19 January 1990
Feb
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
20 February 1990
Mar
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
24 March 2007
Apr
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
4 April 1997
May
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
24 May 2014
Jun
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
18 June 1993
Jul
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
8 July 2008
Aug
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
12 August 2005
Sep
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
14 September 1988
Oct
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
24 October 2000
Nov
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
4 November 1986
Dec
16.8 mm (0.7 in)
23 December 2002
Period of Record Coverage
1983 to 2016
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
34 years of record at McCarty Rch, 1983 to 2016. 10 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1983, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2011, 2012 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 24 complete years at McCarty Rch, 1984 to 2015. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 13.2 C (55.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1997, at 12.3 C (54.2 F), and the warmest was 2000, at 14.2 C (57.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.1 C (2.0 F).
Annual mean temperature at McCarty Rch as warming stripes, 1984 to 2015
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1984
12.4 C
-0.81 C
1985
12.7 C
-0.50 C
1986
13.6 C
+0.45 C
1987
12.6 C
-0.54 C
1988
12.6 C
-0.59 C
1989
12.7 C
-0.52 C
1990
13.0 C
-0.17 C
1991
12.9 C
-0.31 C
1992
12.9 C
-0.32 C
1993
12.5 C
-0.67 C
1994
13.7 C
+0.51 C
1995
13.3 C
+0.17 C
1996
13.1 C
-0.04 C
1997
12.3 C
-0.85 C
1998
13.8 C
+0.65 C
2000
14.2 C
+1.05 C
2001
13.6 C
+0.42 C
2006
14.1 C
+0.88 C
2007
13.6 C
+0.45 C
2008
13.0 C
-0.19 C
2009
12.9 C
-0.24 C
2010
13.3 C
+0.16 C
2014
13.3 C
+0.08 C
2015
14.1 C
+0.97 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
1983 to 2016
Yearly extremes at McCarty Rch: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1990
38.1 C (100.5 F)
34
Coldest night (TNn)
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2011
-16.9 C (1.5 F)
34
Wettest day (Rx1day)
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
2008
46.8 mm (1.8 in)
34
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
144.8 mm (5.7 in)
2008
64.9 mm (2.6 in)
34
Longest dry spell (CDD)
111 days
1996
43 days
34
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at McCarty Rch, 1983 to 2016. The record is 41.7 C (107.1 F) in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.1 C (100.5 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at McCarty Rch by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1983
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1984
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1985
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1986
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1987
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1988
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1989
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1990
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1991
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1992
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1993
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1994
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1995
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1996
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1997
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1998
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1999
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2000
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2001
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2002
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2003
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2004
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2005
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2006
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2007
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2008
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2009
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2010
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2011
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2012
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2013
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2014
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2015
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2016
40.0 C (104.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at McCarty Rch, 1983 to 2016. The record is -26.7 C (-16.1 F) in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is -16.9 C (1.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at McCarty Rch by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1983
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1984
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1985
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1986
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1987
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1988
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1989
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1990
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1991
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1992
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1993
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1994
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1995
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1996
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1997
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1998
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1999
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2000
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2001
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2002
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2003
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2004
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2005
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2006
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2007
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2008
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2009
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2010
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2011
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2012
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2013
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2014
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2015
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2016
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at McCarty Rch, 1983 to 2016. The record is 85.1 mm (3.4 in) in 2008, marked on the chart; the median year is 46.8 mm (1.8 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at McCarty Rch by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1983
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1984
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1985
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1986
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1987
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1988
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1989
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1990
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1991
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1992
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1993
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1994
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1995
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1996
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1997
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1998
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1999
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
2000
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
2001
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
2002
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
2003
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
2004
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
2005
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
2006
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
2007
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
2008
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
2009
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2010
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2011
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
2012
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
2013
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
2014
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2015
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
2016
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at McCarty Rch, 1983 to 2016. The record is 144.8 mm (5.7 in) in 2008, marked on the chart; the median year is 64.9 mm (2.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at McCarty Rch by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1983
14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1984
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1985
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1986
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1987
80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1988
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1989
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1990
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1991
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1992
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1993
94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1994
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1995
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1996
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1997
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1998
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1999
85.0 mm (3.3 in)
2000
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
2001
40.7 mm (1.6 in)
2002
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
2003
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
2004
20.8 mm (0.8 in)
2005
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
2006
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
2007
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
2008
144.8 mm (5.7 in)
2009
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2010
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2011
8.9 mm (0.35 in)
2012
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
2013
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
2014
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
2015
87.7 mm (3.5 in)
2016
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at McCarty Rch, 1983 to 2016. The record is 111 days in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is 43 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at McCarty Rch by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1983
14 days
1984
43 days
1985
75 days
1986
36 days
1987
30 days
1988
56 days
1989
50 days
1990
47 days
1991
51 days
1992
42 days
1993
28 days
1994
40 days
1995
73 days
1996
111 days
1997
25 days
1998
40 days
1999
36 days
2000
34 days
2001
59 days
2002
30 days
2003
39 days
2004
14 days
2005
36 days
2006
51 days
2007
51 days
2008
60 days
2009
39 days
2010
55 days
2011
51 days
2012
38 days
2013
36 days
2014
61 days
2015
63 days
2016
53 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
24 years with a frost
Across 24 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at McCarty Rch falls on 22 April and the median first autumn frost on 20 October, which leaves a median of 181 days between them.
Frost dates and growing season at McCarty Rch
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1984 to 2015)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
22 April
n/a
22 April
n/a
n/a
First autumn frost
20 October
n/a
20 October
n/a
n/a
Growing days
181 days
n/a
181 days
n/a
n/a
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.
Download the Data
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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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.