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Ochoa Weather Records (USC00296281)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Ochoa (USC00296281), New Mexico, United States, with 78 years of record.

Key Facts for Ochoa

  • Ochoa (USC00296281) is a weather station in New Mexico, United States at 32.17 latitude and -103.42 longitude, 1,036 m (3,398 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1942 to 2019, 78 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Ochoa still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Ochoa set a daily record precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 7 November 2016.

About the Station

  • Location: New Mexico, United States, 32.17 latitude, -103.42 longitude.
  • Elevation: 1,036 m (3,398 ft).
  • Period of record: 1942 to 2019, 78 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Ochoa, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Ochoa. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -40-200204060 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Ochoa. 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 Ochoa, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan27.2 C (81.0 F)-12.8 C (9.0 F)n/an/a
Feb31.7 C (89.1 F)-20.0 C (-4.0 F)n/an/a
Mar32.8 C (91.0 F)-21.1 C (-6.0 F)n/an/a
Apr38.3 C (100.9 F)-5.0 C (23.0 F)n/an/a
May40.6 C (105.1 F)-3.3 C (26.1 F)n/an/a
Jun47.8 C (118.0 F)8.3 C (46.9 F)n/an/a
Jul43.3 C (109.9 F)14.4 C (57.9 F)n/an/a
Aug41.7 C (107.1 F)10.6 C (51.1 F)n/an/a
Sep40.0 C (104.0 F)3.3 C (37.9 F)n/an/a
Oct37.2 C (99.0 F)-6.7 C (19.9 F)n/an/a
Nov31.7 C (89.1 F)-12.8 C (9.0 F)n/an/a
Dec27.8 C (82.0 F)-16.7 C (1.9 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Ochoa by the year they were set 1,464 records at Ochoa still stand. 2011 holds the most, with 94. 02550751001991: 331992: 791993: 511994: 711995: 661996: 931997: 631998: 651999: 622000: 542001: 562002: 642003: 402004: 632005: 542006: 452007: 442008: 272009: 462010: 422011: 942012: 532013: 492014: 662015: 572016: 192019: 8199119941997200020032006200920122015
1,464 records at Ochoa still stand. 2011 holds the most, with 94.
Standing records at Ochoa by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
199133
199279
199351
199471
199566
199693
199763
199865
199962
200054
200156
200264
200340
200463
200554
200645
200744
200827
200946
201042
201194
201253
201349
201466
201557
201619
20198

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records
When Ochoa set new all-time records 2 all-time records were set at Ochoa between 15 September 1995 and 12 December 1998. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitationRecord daily snowfall15 September 1995: Record daily precipitation 162.6 mm (6.4 in)12 December 1998: Record daily snowfall 22.9 cm (9.0 in)1995
2 all-time records were set at Ochoa between 15 September 1995 and 12 December 1998. Each dot is a new record.
When Ochoa set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1995-09-15Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 162.6 mm (6.4 in)
1998-12-12Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 22.9 cm (9.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 162.6 mm (6.4 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Ochoa The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ochoa. The most was 162.6 mm (6.4 in) on 15 September 1995. 050100150200 Jan: 25.4 mm (1.0 in), 17 January 1947 Jan Feb: 40.6 mm (1.6 in), 17 February 1989 Feb Mar: 36.8 mm (1.4 in), 21 March 1970 Mar Apr: 50.8 mm (2.0 in), 4 April 2004 Apr May: 74.9 mm (2.9 in), 1 May 1999 May Jun: 69.9 mm (2.8 in), 1 June 1978 Jun Jul: 91.4 mm (3.6 in), 25 July 2004 Jul Aug: 76.2 mm (3.0 in), 9 August 1984 Aug Sep: 162.6 mm (6.4 in), 15 September 1995 Sep Oct: 114.3 mm (4.5 in), 21 October 1969 Oct Nov: 38.1 mm (1.5 in), 16 November 2004 Nov Dec: 45.7 mm (1.8 in), 24 December 1986 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ochoa. The most was 162.6 mm (6.4 in) on 15 September 1995.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Ochoa
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan25.4 mm (1.0 in)17 January 1947
Feb40.6 mm (1.6 in)17 February 1989
Mar36.8 mm (1.4 in)21 March 1970
Apr50.8 mm (2.0 in)4 April 2004
May74.9 mm (2.9 in)1 May 1999
Jun69.9 mm (2.8 in)1 June 1978
Jul91.4 mm (3.6 in)25 July 2004
Aug76.2 mm (3.0 in)9 August 1984
Sep162.6 mm (6.4 in)15 September 1995
Oct114.3 mm (4.5 in)21 October 1969
Nov38.1 mm (1.5 in)16 November 2004
Dec45.7 mm (1.8 in)24 December 1986

Period of Record Coverage

1991 to 2019
Days with data per year at Ochoa 27 years of record at Ochoa, 1991 to 2019. 15 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 and others. 1991: 171 of 365 days1992: 318 of 366 days1993: 365 of 365 days1994: 324 of 365 days1995: 316 of 365 days1996: 316 of 366 days1997: 306 of 365 days1998: 282 of 365 days1999: 312 of 365 days2000: 229 of 366 days2001: 340 of 365 days2002: 352 of 365 days2003: 332 of 365 days2004: 356 of 366 days2005: 352 of 365 days2006: 325 of 365 days2007: 296 of 365 days2008: 221 of 366 days2009: 326 of 365 days2010: 357 of 365 days2011: 365 of 365 days2012: 358 of 366 days2013: 365 of 365 days2014: 365 of 365 days2015: 365 of 365 days2016: 104 of 366 days2019: 23 of 365 days19952000200520102015
27 years of record at Ochoa, 1991 to 2019. 15 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 and others.
Days with data per year at Ochoa
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
199117147%No
199231887%No
1993365100%Yes
199432489%No
199531687%No
199631686%No
199730684%No
199828277%No
199931285%No
200022963%No
200134093%Yes
200235296%Yes
200333291%Yes
200435697%Yes
200535296%Yes
200632589%No
200729681%No
200822160%No
200932689%No
201035798%Yes
2011365100%Yes
201235898%Yes
2013365100%Yes
2014365100%Yes
2015365100%Yes
201610428%No
2019236%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Ochoa
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
7 November 2016Ochoa, USdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)17.8 mm (0.7 in)16 years32 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 2016Ochoa, USdaily rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)30 years19 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 2015Ochoa, USdaily rain35.6 mm (1.4 in)34.3 mm (1.4 in)60 years65 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2015Ochoa, USdaily snowfall20.3 cm (8.0 in)19.0 cm (7.5 in)60 years63 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2015Ochoa, USdaily rain5.1 mm (0.20 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)72 years20 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 2015Ochoa, USdaily rain3.8 mm (0.15 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)48 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 2015Ochoa, USdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)72 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 2015Ochoa, USdaily rain50.8 mm (2.0 in)26.7 mm (1.1 in)45 years39 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2015Ochoa, USdaily rain40.6 mm (1.6 in)40.6 mm (1.6 in)72 years57 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2015Ochoa, USdaily rain26.7 mm (1.1 in)6.4 mm (0.25 in)68 years31 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 2015Ochoa, USdaily rain33.0 mm (1.3 in)27.2 mm (1.1 in)56 years45 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2015Ochoa, USdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 2015Ochoa, USdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)10.2 mm (0.4 in)68 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 2015Ochoa, USdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)16 years17 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 2015Ochoa, USdaily rain5.1 mm (0.20 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)72 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 2015Ochoa, USdaily rain21.6 mm (0.9 in)17.8 mm (0.7 in)46 years20 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 2015Ochoa, USdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)15 years12 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 2015Ochoa, USdaily snow depth5.1 cm (2.0 in)5.1 cm (2.0 in)67 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 2015Ochoa, USdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)37 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 2015Ochoa, USdaily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)4.1 cm (1.6 in)8 years17 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

12 complete years, 1993 to 2015
Annual mean temperature at Ochoa as warming stripes, 1993 to 2015 One stripe for each of 12 complete years at Ochoa, 1993 to 2015. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 16.9 C (62.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2004, at 16.4 C (61.4 F), and the warmest was 2012, at 17.8 C (64.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.0 C (1.8 F). 1993: 16.5 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1996: 17.0 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2001: 17.5 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2002: 16.9 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2004: 16.4 C, -0.5 C from the station mean2005: 16.7 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2010: 16.5 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2011: 17.6 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2012: 17.8 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2013: 16.5 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2014: 16.8 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2015: 16.6 C, -0.2 C from the station mean19931996199820002002200420062008201020122014
One stripe for each of 12 complete years at Ochoa, 1993 to 2015. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 16.9 C (62.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2004, at 16.4 C (61.4 F), and the warmest was 2012, at 17.8 C (64.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.0 C (1.8 F).
Annual mean temperature at Ochoa as warming stripes, 1993 to 2015
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
199316.5 C-0.43 C
199617.0 C+0.10 C
200117.5 C+0.62 C
200216.9 C-0.01 C
200416.4 C-0.52 C
200516.7 C-0.23 C
201016.5 C-0.37 C
201117.6 C+0.67 C
201217.8 C+0.94 C
201316.5 C-0.36 C
201416.8 C-0.13 C
201516.6 C-0.24 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

1942 to 2019
Yearly extremes at Ochoa: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)47.8 C (118.0 F)199441.1 C (106.0 F)27
Coldest night (TNn)-21.1 C (-6.0 F)1996-10.0 C (14.0 F)27
Wettest day (Rx1day)162.6 mm (6.4 in)199542.1 mm (1.7 in)76
Wettest five days (Rx5day)203.8 mm (8.0 in)199553.4 mm (2.1 in)76
Longest dry spell (CDD)142 days195164 days76

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Ochoa by year The hottest day of the year at Ochoa, 1942 to 2019. The record is 47.8 C (118.0 F) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.1 C (106.0 F). 20304050196019802000Record: 47.8 C (118.0 F) in 1994
The hottest day of the year at Ochoa, 1942 to 2019. The record is 47.8 C (118.0 F) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.1 C (106.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Ochoa by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
1942n/a
1943n/a
1944n/a
1945n/a
1946n/a
1947n/a
1948n/a
1949n/a
1950n/a
1951n/a
1952n/a
1953n/a
1954n/a
1955n/a
1956n/a
1957n/a
1958n/a
1959n/a
1960n/a
1961n/a
1962n/a
1963n/a
1964n/a
1965n/a
1966n/a
1967n/a
1968n/a
1969n/a
1970n/a
1971n/a
1972n/a
1973n/a
1974n/a
1975n/a
1976n/a
1977n/a
1978n/a
1979n/a
1980n/a
1981n/a
1982n/a
1983n/a
1984n/a
1985n/a
1986n/a
1987n/a
1988n/a
1989n/a
1990n/a
199140.0 C (104.0 F)
199239.4 C (102.9 F)
199340.0 C (104.0 F)
199447.8 C (118.0 F)
199543.3 C (109.9 F)
199642.8 C (109.0 F)
199738.9 C (102.0 F)
199844.4 C (111.9 F)
199942.2 C (108.0 F)
200040.6 C (105.1 F)
200141.1 C (106.0 F)
200241.1 C (106.0 F)
200341.1 C (106.0 F)
200439.4 C (102.9 F)
200541.1 C (106.0 F)
200639.4 C (102.9 F)
200738.9 C (102.0 F)
200841.7 C (107.1 F)
200940.0 C (104.0 F)
201042.8 C (109.0 F)
201142.8 C (109.0 F)
201241.7 C (107.1 F)
201340.6 C (105.1 F)
201441.7 C (107.1 F)
201539.4 C (102.9 F)
201634.4 C (93.9 F)
201926.1 C (79.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Ochoa by year The coldest night of the year at Ochoa, 1942 to 2019. The record is -21.1 C (-6.0 F) in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is -10.0 C (14.0 F). -25-20-15-10-5196019802000Record: -21.1 C (-6.0 F) in 1996
The coldest night of the year at Ochoa, 1942 to 2019. The record is -21.1 C (-6.0 F) in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is -10.0 C (14.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Ochoa by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1942n/a
1943n/a
1944n/a
1945n/a
1946n/a
1947n/a
1948n/a
1949n/a
1950n/a
1951n/a
1952n/a
1953n/a
1954n/a
1955n/a
1956n/a
1957n/a
1958n/a
1959n/a
1960n/a
1961n/a
1962n/a
1963n/a
1964n/a
1965n/a
1966n/a
1967n/a
1968n/a
1969n/a
1970n/a
1971n/a
1972n/a
1973n/a
1974n/a
1975n/a
1976n/a
1977n/a
1978n/a
1979n/a
1980n/a
1981n/a
1982n/a
1983n/a
1984n/a
1985n/a
1986n/a
1987n/a
1988n/a
1989n/a
1990n/a
1991-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1992-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1993-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1994-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1995-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1996-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1997-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1998-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1999-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2000-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2001-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2002-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2003-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2004-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2005-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2006-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2007-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2008-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2009-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2010-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2011-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2012-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2013-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2014-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2015-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2016-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2019-8.3 C (17.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ochoa by year The wettest day of the year at Ochoa, 1942 to 2019. The record is 162.6 mm (6.4 in) in 1995, marked on the chart; the median year is 42.1 mm (1.7 in). 050100150200196019802000Record: 162.6 mm (6.4 in) in 1995
The wettest day of the year at Ochoa, 1942 to 2019. The record is 162.6 mm (6.4 in) in 1995, marked on the chart; the median year is 42.1 mm (1.7 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ochoa by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
194237.3 mm (1.5 in)
194341.7 mm (1.6 in)
194444.5 mm (1.8 in)
194562.2 mm (2.4 in)
194640.6 mm (1.6 in)
194738.1 mm (1.5 in)
194838.1 mm (1.5 in)
194934.3 mm (1.4 in)
195044.5 mm (1.8 in)
195111.2 mm (0.4 in)
195214.0 mm (0.6 in)
195345.7 mm (1.8 in)
195444.7 mm (1.8 in)
195520.3 mm (0.8 in)
195610.7 mm (0.4 in)
195740.6 mm (1.6 in)
195850.8 mm (2.0 in)
195925.4 mm (1.0 in)
196066.0 mm (2.6 in)
196127.7 mm (1.1 in)
196251.3 mm (2.0 in)
196331.5 mm (1.2 in)
196419.3 mm (0.8 in)
196523.4 mm (0.9 in)
196643.2 mm (1.7 in)
196727.2 mm (1.1 in)
196861.0 mm (2.4 in)
1969114.3 mm (4.5 in)
197055.9 mm (2.2 in)
197150.8 mm (2.0 in)
197263.5 mm (2.5 in)
197334.5 mm (1.4 in)
197469.9 mm (2.8 in)
197538.1 mm (1.5 in)
197642.4 mm (1.7 in)
197718.8 mm (0.7 in)
197886.4 mm (3.4 in)
197930.5 mm (1.2 in)
198023.9 mm (0.9 in)
198137.8 mm (1.5 in)
198226.7 mm (1.1 in)
198343.2 mm (1.7 in)
198476.2 mm (3.0 in)
198550.8 mm (2.0 in)
198646.2 mm (1.8 in)
198726.2 mm (1.0 in)
198830.5 mm (1.2 in)
198947.2 mm (1.9 in)
199055.9 mm (2.2 in)
199130.0 mm (1.2 in)
199249.5 mm (1.9 in)
199325.4 mm (1.0 in)
199433.3 mm (1.3 in)
1995162.6 mm (6.4 in)
199623.4 mm (0.9 in)
199753.3 mm (2.1 in)
199838.1 mm (1.5 in)
199974.9 mm (2.9 in)
200036.3 mm (1.4 in)
200134.0 mm (1.3 in)
200238.6 mm (1.5 in)
200371.1 mm (2.8 in)
200491.4 mm (3.6 in)
200543.2 mm (1.7 in)
200638.1 mm (1.5 in)
200776.2 mm (3.0 in)
200840.6 mm (1.6 in)
200988.9 mm (3.5 in)
201050.8 mm (2.0 in)
201153.3 mm (2.1 in)
201243.2 mm (1.7 in)
201343.2 mm (1.7 in)
201463.5 mm (2.5 in)
201550.8 mm (2.0 in)
201627.9 mm (1.1 in)
20190.0 mm (0.00 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ochoa by year The wettest five days of the year at Ochoa, 1942 to 2019. The record is 203.8 mm (8.0 in) in 1995, marked on the chart; the median year is 53.4 mm (2.1 in). 0100200300196019802000Record: 203.8 mm (8.0 in) in 1995
The wettest five days of the year at Ochoa, 1942 to 2019. The record is 203.8 mm (8.0 in) in 1995, marked on the chart; the median year is 53.4 mm (2.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ochoa by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
194241.2 mm (1.6 in)
1943111.3 mm (4.4 in)
194476.3 mm (3.0 in)
194595.2 mm (3.7 in)
194640.6 mm (1.6 in)
194750.8 mm (2.0 in)
194849.5 mm (1.9 in)
194947.0 mm (1.9 in)
195053.4 mm (2.1 in)
195115.0 mm (0.6 in)
195216.5 mm (0.6 in)
195345.7 mm (1.8 in)
195452.3 mm (2.1 in)
195525.4 mm (1.0 in)
195624.6 mm (1.0 in)
195741.9 mm (1.6 in)
195859.4 mm (2.3 in)
195925.4 mm (1.0 in)
1960137.4 mm (5.4 in)
196127.7 mm (1.1 in)
196251.3 mm (2.0 in)
196332.8 mm (1.3 in)
196431.8 mm (1.3 in)
196523.4 mm (0.9 in)
196672.7 mm (2.9 in)
196731.5 mm (1.2 in)
196867.1 mm (2.6 in)
1969147.3 mm (5.8 in)
197055.9 mm (2.2 in)
197185.6 mm (3.4 in)
197269.6 mm (2.7 in)
197364.5 mm (2.5 in)
1974175.3 mm (6.9 in)
197538.1 mm (1.5 in)
197643.9 mm (1.7 in)
197729.7 mm (1.2 in)
1978134.5 mm (5.3 in)
197943.2 mm (1.7 in)
198023.9 mm (0.9 in)
198162.2 mm (2.4 in)
198228.2 mm (1.1 in)
198343.2 mm (1.7 in)
1984120.4 mm (4.7 in)
198578.7 mm (3.1 in)
1986113.0 mm (4.4 in)
198730.5 mm (1.2 in)
198855.9 mm (2.2 in)
198949.5 mm (1.9 in)
199067.6 mm (2.7 in)
199153.7 mm (2.1 in)
1992134.8 mm (5.3 in)
199325.4 mm (1.0 in)
199449.5 mm (1.9 in)
1995203.8 mm (8.0 in)
199640.0 mm (1.6 in)
199753.3 mm (2.1 in)
199838.1 mm (1.5 in)
199974.9 mm (2.9 in)
200036.3 mm (1.4 in)
200145.0 mm (1.8 in)
200254.5 mm (2.1 in)
200371.1 mm (2.8 in)
2004113.1 mm (4.5 in)
200558.5 mm (2.3 in)
2006120.6 mm (4.7 in)
200781.3 mm (3.2 in)
200877.4 mm (3.0 in)
200996.5 mm (3.8 in)
2010101.6 mm (4.0 in)
201166.0 mm (2.6 in)
201250.8 mm (2.0 in)
201369.9 mm (2.8 in)
2014160.0 mm (6.3 in)
201574.9 mm (2.9 in)
201653.3 mm (2.1 in)
20190.0 mm (0.00 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ochoa by year The longest dry spell of the year at Ochoa, 1942 to 2019. The record is 142 days in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 64 days. 050100150196019802000Record: 142 days in 1951
The longest dry spell of the year at Ochoa, 1942 to 2019. The record is 142 days in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 64 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ochoa by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
194250 days
194384 days
194464 days
194581 days
1946106 days
194761 days
194869 days
194949 days
195090 days
1951142 days
195264 days
195369 days
1954101 days
195553 days
1956107 days
195780 days
195847 days
195975 days
1960114 days
196165 days
196235 days
196374 days
196478 days
196563 days
196685 days
196762 days
196831 days
196963 days
197075 days
1971105 days
197282 days
197386 days
197442 days
197592 days
197663 days
197773 days
197833 days
197949 days
198076 days
198186 days
198276 days
198361 days
1984136 days
198559 days
198649 days
198755 days
198899 days
198997 days
199055 days
199131 days
199242 days
199348 days
199491 days
199575 days
199693 days
199738 days
199863 days
1999105 days
200058 days
200150 days
200241 days
200363 days
200444 days
200576 days
200654 days
200745 days
200846 days
200946 days
201087 days
2011128 days
201243 days
201374 days
201447 days
201523 days
201653 days
201923 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

56 years, 1943 to 2015

A day with at least 42.4 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 131.1 mm (5.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Ochoa: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years42.4 mm (1.7 in)
5 years62.1 mm (2.4 in)
10 years76.6 mm (3.0 in)
25 years96.9 mm (3.8 in)
50 years113.3 mm (4.5 in)
100 years131.1 mm (5.2 in)Longer than the 56 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, 56 years of values from 1943 to 2015.

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: 162.6 mm (6.4 in) in 1995; 114.3 mm (4.5 in) in 1969; 91.4 mm (3.6 in) in 2004.

Download the Data

  • Data for Ochoa standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Ochoa threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).