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Mescalero Weather Records (USC00295657)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Mescalero (USC00295657), New Mexico, United States, with 68 years of record.

Key Facts for Mescalero

  • Mescalero (USC00295657) is a weather station in New Mexico, United States at 33.15 latitude and -105.78 longitude, 2,047 m (6,716 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1911 to 1978, 68 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Mescalero still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Mescalero set a daily record low minimum temperature of 4.4 C (39.9 F) on 6 August 1978.

About the Station

  • Location: New Mexico, United States, 33.15 latitude, -105.78 longitude.
  • Elevation: 2,047 m (6,716 ft).
  • Period of record: 1911 to 1978, 68 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Mescalero, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Mescalero. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -40-2002040 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Mescalero. 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 Mescalero, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan21.1 C (70.0 F)-28.3 C (-18.9 F)n/an/a
Feb21.7 C (71.1 F)-23.3 C (-9.9 F)n/an/a
Mar24.4 C (75.9 F)-21.1 C (-6.0 F)n/an/a
Apr28.9 C (84.0 F)-12.2 C (10.0 F)n/an/a
May33.9 C (93.0 F)-7.8 C (18.0 F)n/an/a
Jun36.7 C (98.1 F)-1.1 C (30.0 F)n/an/a
Jul36.7 C (98.1 F)0.0 C (32.0 F)n/an/a
Aug37.8 C (100.0 F)1.1 C (34.0 F)n/an/a
Sep31.7 C (89.1 F)-3.3 C (26.1 F)n/an/a
Oct32.2 C (90.0 F)-10.0 C (14.0 F)n/an/a
Nov26.7 C (80.1 F)-21.1 C (-6.0 F)n/an/a
Dec20.6 C (69.1 F)-22.2 C (-8.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Mescalero by the year they were set 1,464 records at Mescalero still stand. 1927 holds the most, with 73. 0204060801911: 171912: 81913: 301914: 211915: 261916: 241918: 241919: 261920: 211921: 161922: 211923: 371924: 441925: 281926: 201927: 731928: 211929: 241930: 171931: 161932: 351933: 451934: 661935: 261936: 121937: 111938: 241939: 211940: 131941: 111942: 151943: 61944: 341945: 371946: 261947: 141948: 241949: 71950: 141951: 111952: 151953: 231954: 181955: 231956: 141957: 191958: 161959: 121960: 171961: 201962: 171963: 191964: 191965: 301966: 151967: 201968: 211969: 191970: 221971: 231972: 131973: 181974: 231975: 171976: 191977: 91978: 171911191919261933194019471954196119681975
1,464 records at Mescalero still stand. 1927 holds the most, with 73.
Standing records at Mescalero by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
191117
19128
191330
191421
191526
191624
191824
191926
192021
192116
192221
192337
192444
192528
192620
192773
192821
192924
193017
193116
193235
193345
193466
193526
193612
193711
193824
193921
194013
194111
194215
19436
194434
194537
194626
194714
194824
19497
195014
195111
195215
195323
195418
195523
195614
195719
195816
195912
196017
196120
196217
196319
196419
196530
196615
196720
196821
196919
197022
197123
197213
197318
197423
197517
197619
19779
197817

All-Time Record Progression

4 new records
When Mescalero set new all-time records 4 all-time records were set at Mescalero between 28 January 1948 and 24 July 1971. Each dot is a new record. Record low maximum temperatureRecord low minimum temperatureRecord daily precipitation28 January 1948: Record low maximum temperature -9.4 C (15.1 F)10 January 1962: Record low maximum temperature -11.1 C (12.0 F)11 January 1962: Record low minimum temperature -28.3 C (-18.9 F)24 July 1971: Record daily precipitation 61.0 mm (2.4 in)19501955196019651970
4 all-time records were set at Mescalero between 28 January 1948 and 24 July 1971. Each dot is a new record.
When Mescalero set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1948-01-28Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -9.4 C (15.1 F)
1962-01-10Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -11.1 C (12.0 F)
1962-01-11Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1971-07-24Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 61.0 mm (2.4 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 61.0 mm (2.4 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Mescalero The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Mescalero. The most was 61.0 mm (2.4 in) on 24 July 1971. 020406080 Jan: 48.3 mm (1.9 in), 29 January 1936 Jan Feb: 32.0 mm (1.3 in), 2 February 1940 Feb Mar: 33.5 mm (1.3 in), 23 March 1916 Mar Apr: 37.1 mm (1.5 in), 23 April 1942 Apr May: 43.2 mm (1.7 in), 5 May 1976 May Jun: 42.4 mm (1.7 in), 29 June 1966 Jun Jul: 61.0 mm (2.4 in), 24 July 1971 Jul Aug: 53.3 mm (2.1 in), 28 August 1923 Aug Sep: 59.7 mm (2.4 in), 27 September 1936 Sep Oct: 57.4 mm (2.3 in), 20 October 1972 Oct Nov: 47.0 mm (1.9 in), 27 November 1922 Nov Dec: 41.7 mm (1.6 in), 31 December 1965 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Mescalero. The most was 61.0 mm (2.4 in) on 24 July 1971.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Mescalero
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan48.3 mm (1.9 in)29 January 1936
Feb32.0 mm (1.3 in)2 February 1940
Mar33.5 mm (1.3 in)23 March 1916
Apr37.1 mm (1.5 in)23 April 1942
May43.2 mm (1.7 in)5 May 1976
Jun42.4 mm (1.7 in)29 June 1966
Jul61.0 mm (2.4 in)24 July 1971
Aug53.3 mm (2.1 in)28 August 1923
Sep59.7 mm (2.4 in)27 September 1936
Oct57.4 mm (2.3 in)20 October 1972
Nov47.0 mm (1.9 in)27 November 1922
Dec41.7 mm (1.6 in)31 December 1965

Period of Record Coverage

1911 to 1978
Days with data per year at Mescalero 67 years of record at Mescalero, 1911 to 1978. 21 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1911, 1912, 1916, 1918, 1919, 1922, 1925, 1932 and others. 1911: 214 of 365 days1912: 244 of 366 days1913: 363 of 365 days1914: 364 of 365 days1915: 365 of 365 days1916: 241 of 366 days1918: 273 of 365 days1919: 313 of 365 days1920: 332 of 366 days1921: 362 of 365 days1922: 292 of 365 days1923: 351 of 365 days1924: 342 of 366 days1925: 317 of 365 days1926: 358 of 365 days1927: 364 of 365 days1928: 334 of 366 days1929: 365 of 365 days1930: 343 of 365 days1931: 335 of 365 days1932: 319 of 366 days1933: 338 of 365 days1934: 339 of 365 days1935: 365 of 365 days1936: 366 of 366 days1937: 329 of 365 days1938: 323 of 365 days1939: 314 of 365 days1940: 348 of 366 days1941: 306 of 365 days1942: 354 of 365 days1943: 271 of 365 days1944: 328 of 366 days1945: 357 of 365 days1946: 363 of 365 days1947: 317 of 365 days1948: 244 of 366 days1949: 207 of 365 days1950: 95 of 365 days1951: 53 of 365 days1952: 317 of 366 days1953: 363 of 365 days1954: 364 of 365 days1955: 363 of 365 days1956: 363 of 366 days1957: 364 of 365 days1958: 358 of 365 days1959: 365 of 365 days1960: 364 of 366 days1961: 315 of 365 days1962: 360 of 365 days1963: 337 of 365 days1964: 365 of 366 days1965: 364 of 365 days1966: 359 of 365 days1967: 365 of 365 days1968: 365 of 366 days1969: 365 of 365 days1970: 365 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 365 of 366 days1973: 365 of 365 days1974: 365 of 365 days1975: 365 of 365 days1976: 365 of 366 days1977: 364 of 365 days1978: 273 of 365 days192019301940195019601970
67 years of record at Mescalero, 1911 to 1978. 21 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1911, 1912, 1916, 1918, 1919, 1922, 1925, 1932 and others.
Days with data per year at Mescalero
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
191121459%No
191224467%No
191336399%Yes
1914364100%Yes
1915365100%Yes
191624166%No
191827375%No
191931386%No
192033291%Yes
192136299%Yes
192229280%No
192335196%Yes
192434293%Yes
192531787%No
192635898%Yes
1927364100%Yes
192833491%Yes
1929365100%Yes
193034394%Yes
193133592%Yes
193231987%No
193333893%Yes
193433993%Yes
1935365100%Yes
1936366100%Yes
193732990%Yes
193832388%No
193931486%No
194034895%Yes
194130684%No
194235497%Yes
194327174%No
194432890%No
194535798%Yes
194636399%Yes
194731787%No
194824467%No
194920757%No
19509526%No
19515315%No
195231787%No
195336399%Yes
1954364100%Yes
195536399%Yes
195636399%Yes
1957364100%Yes
195835898%Yes
1959365100%Yes
196036499%Yes
196131586%No
196236099%Yes
196333792%Yes
1964365100%Yes
1965364100%Yes
196635998%Yes
1967365100%Yes
1968365100%Yes
1969365100%Yes
1970365100%Yes
1971365100%Yes
1972365100%Yes
1973365100%Yes
1974365100%Yes
1975365100%Yes
1976365100%Yes
1977364100%Yes
197827375%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Mescalero
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
6 August 1978Mescalero, USdaily low min4.4 C (39.9 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)44 years24 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1978Mescalero, USdaily low max20.6 C (69.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)5 years10 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1978Mescalero, USdaily high max (Tie)32.2 C (90.0 F)tie45 years4 of 100 (Routine)
11 July 1978Mescalero, USdaily high min16.1 C (61.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)4 years15 of 100 (Routine)
10 July 1978Mescalero, USdaily high min14.4 C (57.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)8 years13 of 100 (Routine)
26 June 1978Mescalero, USdaily high max (Tie)32.8 C (91.0 F)tie20 years3 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1978Mescalero, USdaily high min11.1 C (52.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)24 years14 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1978Mescalero, USdaily high min8.3 C (46.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)9 years11 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1978Mescalero, USdaily rain23.6 mm (0.9 in)6.3 mm (0.25 in)20 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1978Mescalero, USdaily high max25.0 C (77.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)51 years22 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1978Mescalero, USdaily high min8.3 C (46.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)52 years23 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1978Mescalero, USdaily high max (Tie)22.2 C (72.0 F)tie32 years3 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1978Mescalero, USdaily high min6.7 C (44.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)5 years10 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1978Mescalero, USdaily high min5.6 C (42.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)12 years12 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1978Mescalero, USdaily snow depth7.6 cm (3.0 in)5.1 cm (2.0 in)64 years20 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1978Mescalero, USdaily low min-17.2 C (1.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)50 years24 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1978Mescalero, USdaily snow depth10.2 cm (4.0 in)2.6 cm (1.0 in)46 years24 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1978Mescalero, USdaily snow depth12.7 cm (5.0 in)12.7 cm (5.0 in)66 years53 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1978Mescalero, USdaily snow depth17.8 cm (7.0 in)12.7 cm (5.0 in)34 years44 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1978Mescalero, USdaily low max1.1 C (34.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)36 years17 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

35 complete years, 1913 to 1977
Annual mean temperature at Mescalero as warming stripes, 1913 to 1977 One stripe for each of 35 complete years at Mescalero, 1913 to 1977. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 10.1 C (50.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1913, at 8.8 C (47.8 F), and the warmest was 1954, at 11.7 C (53.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F). 1913: 8.8 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1914: 9.6 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1915: 9.3 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1923: 9.0 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1926: 10.7 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1927: 10.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1929: 9.4 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1935: 10.6 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1936: 10.5 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1942: 10.3 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1945: 9.5 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1946: 10.5 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1953: 10.6 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1954: 11.7 C, +1.6 C from the station mean1955: 10.4 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1956: 10.9 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1957: 10.9 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1958: 10.7 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1959: 10.8 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1960: 10.4 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1962: 10.7 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1964: 9.0 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1965: 9.9 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1966: 9.5 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1967: 10.1 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1968: 9.6 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1969: 10.4 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1970: 9.7 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1971: 9.8 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1972: 10.2 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1973: 9.7 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1974: 10.3 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1975: 9.8 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1976: 9.5 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1977: 10.6 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1913192019301940195019601970
One stripe for each of 35 complete years at Mescalero, 1913 to 1977. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 10.1 C (50.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1913, at 8.8 C (47.8 F), and the warmest was 1954, at 11.7 C (53.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Mescalero as warming stripes, 1913 to 1977
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
19138.8 C-1.31 C
19149.6 C-0.50 C
19159.3 C-0.85 C
19239.0 C-1.12 C
192610.7 C+0.63 C
192710.3 C+0.15 C
19299.4 C-0.67 C
193510.6 C+0.52 C
193610.5 C+0.36 C
194210.3 C+0.23 C
19459.5 C-0.56 C
194610.5 C+0.41 C
195310.6 C+0.49 C
195411.7 C+1.64 C
195510.4 C+0.29 C
195610.9 C+0.76 C
195710.9 C+0.82 C
195810.7 C+0.55 C
195910.8 C+0.71 C
196010.4 C+0.25 C
196210.7 C+0.56 C
19649.0 C-1.14 C
19659.9 C-0.19 C
19669.5 C-0.63 C
196710.1 C-0.01 C
19689.6 C-0.46 C
196910.4 C+0.33 C
19709.7 C-0.41 C
19719.8 C-0.29 C
197210.2 C+0.10 C
19739.7 C-0.39 C
197410.3 C+0.22 C
19759.8 C-0.31 C
19769.5 C-0.58 C
197710.6 C+0.52 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1913 to 1977 is 0.07 C (-0.04 to 0.19) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 35 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Mescalero
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.07 C (-0.04 to 0.19) per decade0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade1913 to 197735Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum0.03 C (-0.12 to 0.18) per decade0.1 F (-0.2 to 0.3) per decade1913 to 197735Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum0.11 C (-0.02 to 0.25) per decade0.20 F (-0.04 to 0.44) per decade1913 to 197735Not 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

1911 to 1978
Yearly extremes at Mescalero: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)37.8 C (100.0 F)193233.3 C (91.9 F)67
Coldest night (TNn)-28.3 C (-18.9 F)1962-18.3 C (-0.9 F)67
Wettest day (Rx1day)61.0 mm (2.4 in)197137.3 mm (1.5 in)67
Wettest five days (Rx5day)122.0 mm (4.8 in)197166.5 mm (2.6 in)67
Longest dry spell (CDD)88 days197241 days67

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Mescalero by year The hottest day of the year at Mescalero, 1911 to 1978. The record is 37.8 C (100.0 F) in 1932, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.3 C (91.9 F). 27.53032.53537.540192019401960Record: 37.8 C (100.0 F) in 1932
The hottest day of the year at Mescalero, 1911 to 1978. The record is 37.8 C (100.0 F) in 1932, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.3 C (91.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Mescalero by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
191132.8 C (91.0 F)
191231.1 C (88.0 F)
191332.8 C (91.0 F)
191430.6 C (87.1 F)
191532.8 C (91.0 F)
191634.4 C (93.9 F)
191834.4 C (93.9 F)
191930.6 C (87.1 F)
192032.2 C (90.0 F)
192131.1 C (88.0 F)
192233.9 C (93.0 F)
192333.9 C (93.0 F)
192436.1 C (97.0 F)
192531.7 C (89.1 F)
192632.2 C (90.0 F)
192733.9 C (93.0 F)
192832.8 C (91.0 F)
192936.7 C (98.1 F)
193033.3 C (91.9 F)
193132.8 C (91.0 F)
193237.8 C (100.0 F)
193333.3 C (91.9 F)
193435.0 C (95.0 F)
193532.8 C (91.0 F)
193633.3 C (91.9 F)
193732.8 C (91.0 F)
193831.1 C (88.0 F)
193933.3 C (91.9 F)
194032.2 C (90.0 F)
194129.4 C (84.9 F)
194233.3 C (91.9 F)
194332.2 C (90.0 F)
194435.0 C (95.0 F)
194536.1 C (97.0 F)
194633.3 C (91.9 F)
194732.2 C (90.0 F)
194835.0 C (95.0 F)
194931.7 C (89.1 F)
195033.9 C (93.0 F)
195135.0 C (95.0 F)
195235.0 C (95.0 F)
195332.8 C (91.0 F)
195433.3 C (91.9 F)
195532.2 C (90.0 F)
195632.2 C (90.0 F)
195733.3 C (91.9 F)
195833.3 C (91.9 F)
195931.1 C (88.0 F)
196033.3 C (91.9 F)
196132.2 C (90.0 F)
196232.2 C (90.0 F)
196333.3 C (91.9 F)
196433.3 C (91.9 F)
196530.6 C (87.1 F)
196631.7 C (89.1 F)
196730.6 C (87.1 F)
196833.3 C (91.9 F)
196932.2 C (90.0 F)
197033.3 C (91.9 F)
197132.2 C (90.0 F)
197233.9 C (93.0 F)
197334.4 C (93.9 F)
197434.4 C (93.9 F)
197531.1 C (88.0 F)
197631.1 C (88.0 F)
197733.3 C (91.9 F)
197834.4 C (93.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Mescalero by year The coldest night of the year at Mescalero, 1911 to 1978. The record is -28.3 C (-18.9 F) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is -18.3 C (-0.9 F). -30-20-100192019401960Record: -28.3 C (-18.9 F) in 1962
The coldest night of the year at Mescalero, 1911 to 1978. The record is -28.3 C (-18.9 F) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is -18.3 C (-0.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Mescalero by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1911-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1912-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1913-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1914-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1915-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1916-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1918-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1919-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1920-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1921-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1922-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1923-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1924-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1925-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1926-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1927-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1928-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1929-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1930-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1931-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1932-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1933-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1934-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1935-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1936-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1937-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1938-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1939-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1940-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1941-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1942-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1943-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1944-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1945-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1946-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1947-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1948-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1949-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1950-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1951-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1952-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1953-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1954-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1955-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1956-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1957-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1958-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1959-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1960-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1961-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1962-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1963-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1964-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1965-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1966-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1967-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1968-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1969-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1970-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1971-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1972-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1973-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1974-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1975-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1976-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1977-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1978-17.2 C (1.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Mescalero by year The wettest day of the year at Mescalero, 1911 to 1978. The record is 61.0 mm (2.4 in) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.3 mm (1.5 in). 020406080192019401960Record: 61.0 mm (2.4 in) in 1971
The wettest day of the year at Mescalero, 1911 to 1978. The record is 61.0 mm (2.4 in) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.3 mm (1.5 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Mescalero by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
191142.2 mm (1.7 in)
191232.5 mm (1.3 in)
191337.6 mm (1.5 in)
191435.6 mm (1.4 in)
191539.6 mm (1.6 in)
191633.5 mm (1.3 in)
191833.3 mm (1.3 in)
191932.3 mm (1.3 in)
192034.3 mm (1.4 in)
192130.7 mm (1.2 in)
192247.0 mm (1.9 in)
192353.3 mm (2.1 in)
192444.5 mm (1.8 in)
192536.8 mm (1.4 in)
192620.3 mm (0.8 in)
192748.3 mm (1.9 in)
192838.1 mm (1.5 in)
192938.1 mm (1.5 in)
193041.4 mm (1.6 in)
193130.5 mm (1.2 in)
193251.1 mm (2.0 in)
193340.6 mm (1.6 in)
193434.3 mm (1.4 in)
193558.4 mm (2.3 in)
193659.7 mm (2.4 in)
193740.9 mm (1.6 in)
193834.3 mm (1.4 in)
193940.6 mm (1.6 in)
194037.1 mm (1.5 in)
194152.3 mm (2.1 in)
194242.4 mm (1.7 in)
194339.9 mm (1.6 in)
194429.7 mm (1.2 in)
194527.9 mm (1.1 in)
194626.9 mm (1.1 in)
194720.1 mm (0.8 in)
194825.1 mm (1.0 in)
194940.1 mm (1.6 in)
195040.6 mm (1.6 in)
195120.3 mm (0.8 in)
195225.4 mm (1.0 in)
195319.1 mm (0.8 in)
195436.8 mm (1.4 in)
195533.0 mm (1.3 in)
195627.9 mm (1.1 in)
195750.8 mm (2.0 in)
195838.1 mm (1.5 in)
195941.7 mm (1.6 in)
196027.9 mm (1.1 in)
196150.0 mm (2.0 in)
196229.2 mm (1.1 in)
196336.6 mm (1.4 in)
196422.9 mm (0.9 in)
196541.7 mm (1.6 in)
196642.4 mm (1.7 in)
196721.1 mm (0.8 in)
196841.1 mm (1.6 in)
196937.3 mm (1.5 in)
197030.2 mm (1.2 in)
197161.0 mm (2.4 in)
197257.4 mm (2.3 in)
197324.9 mm (1.0 in)
197453.6 mm (2.1 in)
197530.5 mm (1.2 in)
197643.2 mm (1.7 in)
197743.7 mm (1.7 in)
197826.9 mm (1.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Mescalero by year The wettest five days of the year at Mescalero, 1911 to 1978. The record is 122.0 mm (4.8 in) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 66.5 mm (2.6 in). 255075100125192019401960Record: 122.0 mm (4.8 in) in 1971
The wettest five days of the year at Mescalero, 1911 to 1978. The record is 122.0 mm (4.8 in) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 66.5 mm (2.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Mescalero by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
191186.3 mm (3.4 in)
191263.3 mm (2.5 in)
191366.9 mm (2.6 in)
191466.5 mm (2.6 in)
191566.8 mm (2.6 in)
191656.4 mm (2.2 in)
191866.5 mm (2.6 in)
191958.7 mm (2.3 in)
192041.9 mm (1.6 in)
192169.6 mm (2.7 in)
192247.0 mm (1.9 in)
192371.2 mm (2.8 in)
192459.7 mm (2.4 in)
192563.4 mm (2.5 in)
192657.2 mm (2.3 in)
192779.0 mm (3.1 in)
192870.8 mm (2.8 in)
192971.1 mm (2.8 in)
193082.8 mm (3.3 in)
193197.8 mm (3.9 in)
193254.1 mm (2.1 in)
193374.4 mm (2.9 in)
193455.9 mm (2.2 in)
193591.5 mm (3.6 in)
193689.4 mm (3.5 in)
193747.8 mm (1.9 in)
193864.8 mm (2.6 in)
193980.1 mm (3.2 in)
194085.9 mm (3.4 in)
1941105.6 mm (4.2 in)
194283.1 mm (3.3 in)
194362.0 mm (2.4 in)
194447.0 mm (1.9 in)
194530.4 mm (1.2 in)
194645.7 mm (1.8 in)
194739.9 mm (1.6 in)
194835.2 mm (1.4 in)
194949.6 mm (2.0 in)
195098.1 mm (3.9 in)
195137.0 mm (1.5 in)
195243.9 mm (1.7 in)
195363.6 mm (2.5 in)
195451.6 mm (2.0 in)
195558.7 mm (2.3 in)
195667.3 mm (2.6 in)
1957115.3 mm (4.5 in)
195873.4 mm (2.9 in)
195958.0 mm (2.3 in)
196084.3 mm (3.3 in)
196178.5 mm (3.1 in)
196266.3 mm (2.6 in)
196394.0 mm (3.7 in)
196470.3 mm (2.8 in)
196579.6 mm (3.1 in)
196678.3 mm (3.1 in)
196745.7 mm (1.8 in)
196868.5 mm (2.7 in)
196972.1 mm (2.8 in)
197052.9 mm (2.1 in)
1971122.0 mm (4.8 in)
197264.5 mm (2.5 in)
197353.3 mm (2.1 in)
197478.2 mm (3.1 in)
197569.6 mm (2.7 in)
197662.0 mm (2.4 in)
197781.7 mm (3.2 in)
197849.5 mm (1.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Mescalero by year The longest dry spell of the year at Mescalero, 1911 to 1978. The record is 88 days in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 41 days. 020406080100192019401960Record: 88 days in 1972
The longest dry spell of the year at Mescalero, 1911 to 1978. The record is 88 days in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 41 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Mescalero by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
191139 days
191249 days
191338 days
191436 days
191531 days
191666 days
191833 days
191925 days
192041 days
192136 days
192238 days
192331 days
192445 days
192558 days
192620 days
192756 days
192850 days
192928 days
193024 days
193123 days
193244 days
193336 days
193449 days
193538 days
193631 days
193748 days
193843 days
193926 days
194024 days
194120 days
194238 days
194345 days
194427 days
194566 days
194649 days
194732 days
194828 days
194942 days
195061 days
195116 days
195261 days
195345 days
195485 days
195556 days
195653 days
195725 days
195841 days
195949 days
196046 days
196153 days
196230 days
196351 days
196447 days
196527 days
196630 days
196750 days
196832 days
196935 days
197066 days
197152 days
197288 days
197339 days
197445 days
197558 days
197633 days
197758 days
197823 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

35 years with a frost

Across 35 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Mescalero falls on 19 May and the median first autumn frost on 7 October, which leaves a median of 140 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.0 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Mescalero
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest periodRecent period (1927 to 1977)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost19 Mayn/a19 Mayn/a-0.5 days per decade
First autumn frost7 Octobern/a8 Octobern/a+0.5 days per decade
Growing days140 daysn/a141 daysn/a+1.0 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

52 years, 1913 to 1977

A day with at least 38.2 mm (1.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 64.9 mm (2.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Mescalero: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years38.2 mm (1.5 in)
5 years47.8 mm (1.9 in)
10 years53.0 mm (2.1 in)
25 years58.5 mm (2.3 in)
50 years62.0 mm (2.4 in)
100 years64.9 mm (2.6 in)Longer than the 52 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, 52 years of values from 1913 to 1977.

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: 61.0 mm (2.4 in) in 1971; 59.7 mm (2.4 in) in 1936; 58.4 mm (2.3 in) in 1935.

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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

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