Pinos Altos Weather Records (USC00296854)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Pinos Altos (USC00296854), New Mexico, United States, with 63 years of record.

Key Facts for Pinos Altos

Pinos Altos (USC00296854) is a weather station in New Mexico, United States at 32.87 latitude and -108.22 longitude, 2,135 m (7,005 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1911 to 1973, 63 years of record.
850 records set at Pinos Altos still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Pinos Altos set a daily record precipitation of 15.2 mm (0.6 in) on 31 January 1973.

About the Station

Location: New Mexico, United States, 32.87 latitude, -108.22 longitude.
Elevation: 2,135 m (7,005 ft).
Period of record: 1911 to 1973, 63 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow.

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 Pinos Altos. 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 Pinos Altos, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	n/a	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	n/a	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	n/a	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	n/a	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	n/a	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	n/a	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	9.4 C (48.9 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	n/a	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	2.8 C (37.0 F)	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

850 standing records

850 records at Pinos Altos still stand. 1925 holds the most, with 86.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 110.0 mm (4.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Pinos Altos. The most was 110.0 mm (4.3 in) on 29 September 1941.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Pinos Altos
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	17 January 1933
Feb	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	16 February 1931
Mar	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	10 March 1912
Apr	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 April 1931
May	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 May 1937
Jun	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	16 June 1961
Jul	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	25 July 1968
Aug	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	18 August 1944
Sep	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	29 September 1941
Oct	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	5 October 1911
Nov	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	17 November 1913
Dec	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	10 December 1941

Period of Record Coverage

1924 to 1925

2 years of record at Pinos Altos, 1924 to 1925. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1924, 1925.

Latest Records

Latest records at Pinos Altos
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 January 1973	Pinos Altos, US	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	22 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1973	Pinos Altos, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	tie	7 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1972	Pinos Altos, US	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	58 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1972	Pinos Altos, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	tie	44 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1972	Pinos Altos, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	61 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1972	Pinos Altos, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	61 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1972	Pinos Altos, US	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	21 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1972	Pinos Altos, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1972	Pinos Altos, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1972	Pinos Altos, US	daily rain	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	25 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1972	Pinos Altos, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1972	Pinos Altos, US	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1972	Pinos Altos, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	36 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1972	Pinos Altos, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	16 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
9 June 1972	Pinos Altos, US	daily rain	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	51 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 June 1972	Pinos Altos, US	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	54 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1972	Pinos Altos, US	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	2 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1972	Pinos Altos, US	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1972	Pinos Altos, US	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1971	Pinos Altos, US	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1911 to 1973

Yearly extremes at Pinos Altos: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1925	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2
Coldest night (TNn)	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	1918	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	18
Wettest day (Rx1day)	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	1941	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	63
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	1925	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	63
Longest dry spell (CDD)	90 days	1917	43 days	63

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Pinos Altos, 1911 to 1973. The record is 9.4 C (48.9 F) in 1925, marked on the chart; the median year is 6.1 C (43.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Pinos Altos by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	2.8 C (37.0 F)
1925	9.4 C (48.9 F)
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
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Pinos Altos, 1911 to 1973. The record is -26.7 C (-16.1 F) in 1918, marked on the chart; the median year is -22.2 C (-8.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Pinos Altos by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1911	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1912	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1913	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1914	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1915	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1916	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1917	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1918	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1919	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1920	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1921	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1922	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1923	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1924	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1925	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1926	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1927	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1928	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
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
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Pinos Altos, 1911 to 1973. The record is 110.0 mm (4.3 in) in 1941, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.4 mm (1.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Pinos Altos by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1911	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1912	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1913	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1914	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1915	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1916	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1917	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1918	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1919	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1920	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1921	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1922	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1923	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1924	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1925	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1926	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1927	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1928	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1929	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1930	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1931	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1932	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1933	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1934	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1935	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1936	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1937	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1938	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1939	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1940	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1941	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1942	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1943	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1944	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1945	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1946	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1947	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1948	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1949	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1950	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1951	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1952	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1953	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1954	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1955	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1956	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1957	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1958	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1959	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1960	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1961	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1962	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1963	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1964	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1965	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1966	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1967	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1968	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1969	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1970	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1971	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1972	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1973	15.2 mm (0.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Pinos Altos, 1911 to 1973. The record is 135.6 mm (5.3 in) in 1925, marked on the chart; the median year is 65.3 mm (2.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Pinos Altos by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1911	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1912	121.5 mm (4.8 in)
1913	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1914	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1915	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1916	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1917	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1918	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1919	52.4 mm (2.1 in)
1920	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1921	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1922	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1923	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1924	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1925	135.6 mm (5.3 in)
1926	61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1927	50.1 mm (2.0 in)
1928	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1929	79.9 mm (3.1 in)
1930	92.4 mm (3.6 in)
1931	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1932	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1933	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1934	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1935	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1936	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1937	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1938	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1939	56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1940	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1941	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1942	77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1943	56.8 mm (2.2 in)
1944	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1945	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1946	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1947	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1948	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1949	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1950	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1951	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1952	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1953	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1954	85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1955	79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1956	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1957	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1958	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1959	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1960	62.4 mm (2.5 in)
1961	88.8 mm (3.5 in)
1962	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1963	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1964	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1965	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1966	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1967	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1968	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1969	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1970	46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1971	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1972	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1973	29.4 mm (1.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Pinos Altos, 1911 to 1973. The record is 90 days in 1917, marked on the chart; the median year is 43 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Pinos Altos by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1911	25 days
1912	49 days
1913	30 days
1914	78 days
1915	71 days
1916	60 days
1917	90 days
1918	30 days
1919	24 days
1920	35 days
1921	34 days
1922	30 days
1923	41 days
1924	29 days
1925	39 days
1926	19 days
1927	34 days
1928	30 days
1929	25 days
1930	39 days
1931	37 days
1932	48 days
1933	52 days
1934	54 days
1935	40 days
1936	31 days
1937	54 days
1938	48 days
1939	59 days
1940	26 days
1941	25 days
1942	38 days
1943	53 days
1944	32 days
1945	68 days
1946	43 days
1947	39 days
1948	61 days
1949	31 days
1950	77 days
1951	43 days
1952	44 days
1953	45 days
1954	64 days
1955	44 days
1956	49 days
1957	27 days
1958	44 days
1959	49 days
1960	62 days
1961	72 days
1962	61 days
1963	38 days
1964	44 days
1965	33 days
1966	42 days
1967	51 days
1968	43 days
1969	35 days
1970	58 days
1971	63 days
1972	82 days
1973	8 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

49 years, 1912 to 1972

A day with at least 41.1 mm (1.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 103.2 mm (4.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Pinos Altos: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
5 years	56.7 mm (2.2 in)
10 years	67.4 mm (2.7 in)
25 years	81.4 mm (3.2 in)
50 years	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	Longer than the 49 years of record
100 years	103.2 mm (4.1 in)	Longer than the 49 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, 49 years of values from 1912 to 1972.

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: 110.0 mm (4.3 in) in 1941; 85.1 mm (3.4 in) in 1912; 78.7 mm (3.1 in) in 1961.

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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 2026-10-17 (17 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).