Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Newkirk (USC00296115), New Mexico, United States, with 84 years of record.
Key Facts for Newkirk
Newkirk (USC00296115) is a weather station in New Mexico, United States at 35.07 latitude and -104.26 longitude, 1,391 m (4,564 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1926 to 2009, 84 years of record.
1,464 records set at Newkirk still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Newkirk set a daily record high maximum temperature of 37.2 C (99.0 F) on 15 May 2009.
About the Station
Location: New Mexico, United States, 35.07 latitude, -104.26 longitude.
Elevation: 1,391 m (4,564 ft).
Period of record: 1926 to 2009, 84 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 Newkirk. 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 Newkirk, 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)
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
39.4 C (102.9 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
41.1 C (106.0 F)
9.4 C (48.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
42.2 C (108.0 F)
7.2 C (45.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Newkirk still stand. 1993 holds the most, with 94.
Standing records at Newkirk by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1966
34
1967
16
1968
22
1969
47
1970
42
1971
69
1972
38
1973
37
1974
32
1975
26
1976
31
1977
24
1978
33
1979
36
1980
47
1981
43
1982
24
1983
36
1984
34
1985
21
1986
37
1987
31
1988
26
1989
57
1990
36
1991
28
1992
27
1993
94
1994
22
1995
28
1996
48
1997
46
1998
31
1999
16
2000
47
2001
14
2002
35
2003
26
2004
27
2005
22
2006
33
2007
17
2008
15
2009
9
All-Time Record Progression
2 new records
2 all-time records were set at Newkirk between 14 December 1987 and 1 April 1988. Each dot is a new record.
When Newkirk set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1987-12-14
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 33.0 cm (13.0 in)
1988-04-01
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 40.6 cm (16.0 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 181.6 mm (7.1 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Newkirk. The most was 181.6 mm (7.1 in) on 22 September 1941.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Newkirk
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
7 January 1935
Feb
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
26 February 1949
Mar
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
8 March 2001
Apr
108.7 mm (4.3 in)
30 April 1999
May
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
28 May 1946
Jun
146.3 mm (5.8 in)
6 June 1937
Jul
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
8 July 2008
Aug
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
25 August 2001
Sep
181.6 mm (7.1 in)
22 September 1941
Oct
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
17 October 1985
Nov
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
24 November 1984
Dec
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
26 December 1959
Period of Record Coverage
1966 to 2009
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
44 years of record at Newkirk, 1966 to 2009. 23 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1966, 1967, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 29 complete years at Newkirk, 1968 to 2005. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 14.3 C (57.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1991, at 13.3 C (55.9 F), and the warmest was 1981, at 15.3 C (59.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.1 C (2.0 F).
Annual mean temperature at Newkirk as warming stripes, 1968 to 2005
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1968
14.1 C
-0.20 C
1969
14.1 C
-0.14 C
1970
13.4 C
-0.86 C
1971
13.6 C
-0.66 C
1972
14.1 C
-0.17 C
1973
13.8 C
-0.50 C
1974
14.8 C
+0.54 C
1975
13.9 C
-0.36 C
1976
14.0 C
-0.25 C
1977
15.1 C
+0.82 C
1978
14.1 C
-0.14 C
1979
13.6 C
-0.70 C
1980
14.8 C
+0.52 C
1981
15.3 C
+1.07 C
1982
14.4 C
+0.11 C
1983
14.2 C
-0.11 C
1984
14.0 C
-0.30 C
1985
14.2 C
-0.04 C
1986
14.6 C
+0.31 C
1987
13.8 C
-0.49 C
1988
14.0 C
-0.22 C
1991
13.3 C
-1.01 C
1992
13.7 C
-0.55 C
1996
14.9 C
+0.60 C
1998
14.6 C
+0.30 C
2000
15.1 C
+0.79 C
2001
14.8 C
+0.55 C
2002
15.0 C
+0.73 C
2005
14.8 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
1926 to 2009
Yearly extremes at Newkirk: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1990
39.4 C (102.9 F)
44
Coldest night (TNn)
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1990
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
44
Wettest day (Rx1day)
181.6 mm (7.1 in)
1941
44.4 mm (1.7 in)
82
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
213.6 mm (8.4 in)
1941
66.9 mm (2.6 in)
82
Longest dry spell (CDD)
132 days
1956
53 days
82
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Newkirk, 1926 to 2009. The record is 42.2 C (108.0 F) in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.4 C (102.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Newkirk by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
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
n/a
1952
n/a
1953
n/a
1954
n/a
1955
n/a
1956
n/a
1957
n/a
1958
n/a
1959
n/a
1960
n/a
1961
n/a
1962
n/a
1963
n/a
1966
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1967
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1968
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1969
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1970
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1971
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1972
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1973
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1974
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1975
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1976
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1977
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1978
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1979
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1980
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1981
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1982
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1983
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1984
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1985
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1986
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1987
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1988
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1989
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1990
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1991
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1992
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1993
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1994
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1995
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1996
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1997
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1998
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1999
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2000
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2001
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2002
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2003
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2004
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2005
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2006
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2007
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2008
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2009
37.2 C (99.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Newkirk, 1926 to 2009. The record is -28.3 C (-18.9 F) in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is -17.8 C (0.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Newkirk by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
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
n/a
1952
n/a
1953
n/a
1954
n/a
1955
n/a
1956
n/a
1957
n/a
1958
n/a
1959
n/a
1960
n/a
1961
n/a
1962
n/a
1963
n/a
1966
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1967
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1968
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1969
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1970
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1971
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1972
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1973
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1974
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1975
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1976
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1977
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1978
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1979
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1980
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1981
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1982
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1983
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1984
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1985
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1986
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1987
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1988
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1989
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1990
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1991
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1992
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1993
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1994
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1995
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1996
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1997
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1998
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1999
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2000
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2001
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2002
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2003
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2004
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2005
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2006
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2007
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2008
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2009
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Newkirk, 1926 to 2009. The record is 181.6 mm (7.1 in) in 1941, marked on the chart; the median year is 44.4 mm (1.7 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Newkirk by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1926
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1927
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1928
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1929
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1930
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1931
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1932
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1933
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1934
14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1935
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1936
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1937
146.3 mm (5.8 in)
1938
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1939
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1940
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1941
181.6 mm (7.1 in)
1942
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1943
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1944
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1945
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1946
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1947
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1948
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1949
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1950
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1951
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1952
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1953
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1954
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1955
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1956
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1957
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1958
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1959
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1960
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1961
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1962
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1963
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1966
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1967
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1968
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1969
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1970
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1971
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1972
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1973
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1974
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1975
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1976
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1977
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1978
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1979
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1980
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1981
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1982
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1983
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1984
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1985
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1986
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1987
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1988
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1989
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1990
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1991
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1992
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1993
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1994
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1995
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1996
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1997
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1998
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1999
108.7 mm (4.3 in)
2000
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
2001
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
2002
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
2003
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
2004
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
2005
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
2006
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
2007
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
2008
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
2009
13.2 mm (0.5 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Newkirk, 1926 to 2009. The record is 213.6 mm (8.4 in) in 1941, marked on the chart; the median year is 66.9 mm (2.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Newkirk by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1926
51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1927
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1928
89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1929
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1930
106.1 mm (4.2 in)
1931
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1932
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1933
52.4 mm (2.1 in)
1934
18.6 mm (0.7 in)
1935
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1936
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1937
179.8 mm (7.1 in)
1938
83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1939
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1940
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1941
213.6 mm (8.4 in)
1942
89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1943
130.9 mm (5.2 in)
1944
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1945
59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1946
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1947
101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1948
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1949
59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1950
60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1951
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1952
45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1953
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1954
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1955
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1956
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1957
52.4 mm (2.1 in)
1958
40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1959
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1960
153.1 mm (6.0 in)
1961
57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1962
67.4 mm (2.7 in)
1963
40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1966
115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1967
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1968
50.9 mm (2.0 in)
1969
91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1970
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1971
59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1972
98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1973
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1974
50.7 mm (2.0 in)
1975
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1976
40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1977
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1978
89.1 mm (3.5 in)
1979
73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1980
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1981
75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1982
85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1983
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1984
44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1985
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1986
56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1987
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1988
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1989
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1990
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1991
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1992
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1993
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1994
55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1995
63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1996
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1997
94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1998
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1999
144.5 mm (5.7 in)
2000
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
2001
106.6 mm (4.2 in)
2002
121.7 mm (4.8 in)
2003
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
2004
70.7 mm (2.8 in)
2005
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
2006
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
2007
37.9 mm (1.5 in)
2008
125.0 mm (4.9 in)
2009
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Newkirk, 1926 to 2009. The record is 132 days in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 53 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Newkirk by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1926
35 days
1927
83 days
1928
33 days
1929
52 days
1930
50 days
1931
32 days
1932
48 days
1933
56 days
1934
77 days
1935
38 days
1936
74 days
1937
73 days
1938
38 days
1939
51 days
1940
32 days
1941
21 days
1942
53 days
1943
66 days
1944
36 days
1945
79 days
1946
56 days
1947
56 days
1948
61 days
1949
29 days
1950
102 days
1951
35 days
1952
42 days
1953
61 days
1954
72 days
1955
98 days
1956
132 days
1957
53 days
1958
41 days
1959
64 days
1960
46 days
1961
41 days
1962
57 days
1963
30 days
1966
103 days
1967
45 days
1968
38 days
1969
43 days
1970
65 days
1971
69 days
1972
125 days
1973
33 days
1974
56 days
1975
58 days
1976
37 days
1977
31 days
1978
34 days
1979
45 days
1980
54 days
1981
34 days
1982
61 days
1983
38 days
1984
60 days
1985
35 days
1986
31 days
1987
29 days
1988
42 days
1989
56 days
1990
58 days
1991
66 days
1992
51 days
1993
39 days
1994
45 days
1995
75 days
1996
120 days
1997
39 days
1998
65 days
1999
47 days
2000
81 days
2001
56 days
2002
57 days
2003
64 days
2004
28 days
2005
72 days
2006
51 days
2007
44 days
2008
53 days
2009
59 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
29 years with a frost
Across 29 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Newkirk falls on 29 April and the median first autumn frost on 19 October, which leaves a median of 175 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.9 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Newkirk
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1968 to 2005)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
29 April
n/a
29 April
n/a
-2.6 days per decade
First autumn frost
19 October
n/a
19 October
n/a
+0.3 days per decade
Growing days
175 days
n/a
175 days
n/a
+2.9 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
68 years, 1927 to 2008
A day with at least 43.2 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 143.1 mm (5.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Newkirk: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
5 years
64.6 mm (2.5 in)
10 years
80.7 mm (3.2 in)
25 years
103.5 mm (4.1 in)
50 years
122.4 mm (4.8 in)
100 years
143.1 mm (5.6 in)
Longer than the 68 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, 68 years of values from 1927 to 2008.
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: 146.3 mm (5.8 in) in 1937; 108.7 mm (4.3 in) in 1999; 104.1 mm (4.1 in) in 2001.
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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.