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Portales Weather Records (USC00297008)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Portales (USC00297008), New Mexico, United States, with 122 years of record.

Key Facts for Portales

  • Portales (USC00297008) is a weather station in New Mexico, United States at 34.17 latitude and -103.35 longitude, 1,222 m (4,010 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1905 to 2026, 122 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Portales still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Portales set a daily record precipitation of 31.5 mm (1.2 in) on 24 September 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

  • Location: New Mexico, United States, 34.17 latitude, -103.35 longitude.
  • Elevation: 1,222 m (4,010 ft).
  • Period of record: 1905 to 2026, 122 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

35 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Portales, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Portales. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 35 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 Portales. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 35 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Portales, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan26.7 C (80.1 F)-27.8 C (-18.0 F)21.7 C (71.1 F)-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
Feb29.4 C (84.9 F)-26.1 C (-15.0 F)28.9 C (84.0 F)-8.3 C (17.1 F)
Mar36.7 C (98.1 F)-20.0 C (-4.0 F)36.7 C (98.1 F)-7.2 C (19.0 F)
Apr37.8 C (100.0 F)-11.7 C (10.9 F)31.7 C (89.1 F)-3.3 C (26.1 F)
May39.4 C (102.9 F)-5.0 C (23.0 F)36.1 C (97.0 F)0.6 C (33.1 F)
Jun42.8 C (109.0 F)0.6 C (33.1 F)39.4 C (102.9 F)10.6 C (51.1 F)
Jul42.8 C (109.0 F)10.0 C (50.0 F)40.6 C (105.1 F)12.8 C (55.0 F)
Aug41.7 C (107.1 F)4.4 C (39.9 F)41.1 C (106.0 F)16.7 C (62.1 F)
Sep40.0 C (104.0 F)-1.7 C (28.9 F)40.0 C (104.0 F)12.8 C (55.0 F)
Oct35.0 C (95.0 F)-11.7 C (10.9 F)30.6 C (87.1 F)9.4 C (48.9 F)
Nov32.2 C (90.0 F)-17.8 C (0.0 F)n/an/a
Dec30.6 C (87.1 F)-24.4 C (-11.9 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Portales by the year they were set 1,464 records at Portales still stand. 2011 holds the most, with 30. 01020301905: 151906: 151911: 131912: 131913: 151914: 91915: 191916: 161917: 221918: 261919: 231920: 131921: 171922: 151923: 71924: 251925: 111926: 91927: 191928: 131929: 131930: 91931: 61932: 171933: 141934: 81935: 101936: 141937: 181938: 71939: 61940: 141941: 71942: 91943: 121944: 141945: 101946: 161947: 151948: 191949: 161950: 241951: 181952: 161953: 71954: 81955: 111956: 71957: 91958: 81959: 91960: 101961: 91962: 91963: 131964: 131965: 201966: 141967: 131968: 91969: 181970: 71971: 101972: 141973: 61974: 121975: 81976: 61977: 31978: 111979: 101980: 101981: 121982: 61983: 121984: 151985: 71986: 31987: 91988: 91989: 121990: 141991: 131992: 51993: 21994: 41995: 91996: 161997: 151998: 111999: 42000: 192001: 22002: 82003: 82004: 112005: 82006: 92007: 32008: 92009: 92010: 72011: 302012: 172013: 122014: 82015: 82016: 152017: 142018: 82019: 142020: 302021: 182022: 172023: 142024: 182025: 302026: 291905192119331945195719691981199320052017
1,464 records at Portales still stand. 2011 holds the most, with 30.
Standing records at Portales by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
190515
190615
191113
191213
191315
19149
191519
191616
191722
191826
191923
192013
192117
192215
19237
192425
192511
19269
192719
192813
192913
19309
19316
193217
193314
19348
193510
193614
193718
19387
19396
194014
19417
19429
194312
194414
194510
194616
194715
194819
194916
195024
195118
195216
19537
19548
195511
19567
19579
19588
19599
196010
19619
19629
196313
196413
196520
196614
196713
19689
196918
19707
197110
197214
19736
197412
19758
19766
19773
197811
197910
198010
198112
19826
198312
198415
19857
19863
19879
19889
198912
199014
199113
19925
19932
19944
19959
199616
199715
199811
19994
200019
20012
20028
20038
200411
20058
20069
20073
20089
20099
20107
201130
201217
201312
20148
20158
201615
201714
20188
201914
202030
202118
202217
202314
202418
202530
202629

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records
When Portales set new all-time records 3 all-time records were set at Portales between 3 January 1947 and 12 August 1952. Each dot is a new record. Record low minimum temperatureRecord daily precipitation3 January 1947: Record low minimum temperature -25.6 C (-14.1 F)4 January 1947: Record low minimum temperature -27.8 C (-18.0 F)12 August 1952: Record daily precipitation 130.8 mm (5.1 in)1950
3 all-time records were set at Portales between 3 January 1947 and 12 August 1952. Each dot is a new record.
When Portales set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1947-01-03Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1947-01-04Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1952-08-12Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 130.8 mm (5.1 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 130.8 mm (5.1 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Portales The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Portales. The most was 130.8 mm (5.1 in) on 12 August 1952. 050100150 Jan: 48.3 mm (1.9 in), 18 January 1987 Jan Feb: 36.8 mm (1.4 in), 25 February 1912 Feb Mar: 49.3 mm (1.9 in), 23 March 1919 Mar Apr: 69.9 mm (2.8 in), 16 April 1915 Apr May: 92.5 mm (3.6 in), 19 May 1914 May Jun: 127.0 mm (5.0 in), 12 June 1913 Jun Jul: 110.7 mm (4.4 in), 23 July 1948 Jul Aug: 130.8 mm (5.1 in), 12 August 1952 Aug Sep: 73.2 mm (2.9 in), 15 September 1963 Sep Oct: 111.0 mm (4.4 in), 5 October 1919 Oct Nov: 72.6 mm (2.9 in), 4 November 1978 Nov Dec: 61.2 mm (2.4 in), 19 December 1911 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Portales. The most was 130.8 mm (5.1 in) on 12 August 1952.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Portales
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan48.3 mm (1.9 in)18 January 1987
Feb36.8 mm (1.4 in)25 February 1912
Mar49.3 mm (1.9 in)23 March 1919
Apr69.9 mm (2.8 in)16 April 1915
May92.5 mm (3.6 in)19 May 1914
Jun127.0 mm (5.0 in)12 June 1913
Jul110.7 mm (4.4 in)23 July 1948
Aug130.8 mm (5.1 in)12 August 1952
Sep73.2 mm (2.9 in)15 September 1963
Oct111.0 mm (4.4 in)5 October 1919
Nov72.6 mm (2.9 in)4 November 1978
Dec61.2 mm (2.4 in)19 December 1911

Period of Record Coverage

1905 to 2026
Days with data per year at Portales 119 years of record at Portales, 1905 to 2026. 21 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1906, 1907, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1923, 1929, 1930 and others. 1905: 340 of 365 days1906: 316 of 365 days1907: 14 of 365 days1911: 87 of 365 days1912: 318 of 366 days1913: 257 of 365 days1914: 332 of 365 days1915: 363 of 365 days1916: 365 of 366 days1917: 359 of 365 days1918: 362 of 365 days1919: 363 of 365 days1920: 363 of 366 days1921: 363 of 365 days1922: 358 of 365 days1923: 110 of 365 days1924: 357 of 366 days1925: 363 of 365 days1926: 363 of 365 days1927: 360 of 365 days1928: 365 of 366 days1929: 318 of 365 days1930: 236 of 365 days1931: 320 of 365 days1932: 343 of 366 days1933: 359 of 365 days1934: 364 of 365 days1935: 365 of 365 days1936: 362 of 366 days1937: 358 of 365 days1938: 361 of 365 days1939: 365 of 365 days1940: 363 of 366 days1941: 356 of 365 days1942: 363 of 365 days1943: 358 of 365 days1944: 329 of 366 days1945: 318 of 365 days1946: 347 of 365 days1947: 333 of 365 days1948: 357 of 366 days1949: 363 of 365 days1950: 363 of 365 days1951: 361 of 365 days1952: 359 of 366 days1953: 243 of 365 days1954: 318 of 365 days1955: 363 of 365 days1956: 276 of 366 days1957: 364 of 365 days1958: 361 of 365 days1959: 347 of 365 days1960: 356 of 366 days1961: 350 of 365 days1962: 365 of 365 days1963: 362 of 365 days1964: 363 of 366 days1965: 363 of 365 days1966: 351 of 365 days1967: 364 of 365 days1968: 328 of 366 days1969: 362 of 365 days1970: 311 of 365 days1971: 364 of 365 days1972: 365 of 366 days1973: 364 of 365 days1974: 363 of 365 days1975: 335 of 365 days1976: 356 of 366 days1977: 364 of 365 days1978: 364 of 365 days1979: 362 of 365 days1980: 365 of 366 days1981: 363 of 365 days1982: 352 of 365 days1983: 354 of 365 days1984: 321 of 366 days1985: 357 of 365 days1986: 325 of 365 days1987: 359 of 365 days1988: 350 of 366 days1989: 355 of 365 days1990: 352 of 365 days1991: 345 of 365 days1992: 351 of 366 days1993: 360 of 365 days1994: 327 of 365 days1995: 355 of 365 days1996: 351 of 366 days1997: 361 of 365 days1998: 345 of 365 days1999: 360 of 365 days2000: 363 of 366 days2001: 360 of 365 days2002: 354 of 365 days2003: 359 of 365 days2004: 360 of 366 days2005: 363 of 365 days2006: 362 of 365 days2007: 361 of 365 days2008: 347 of 366 days2009: 331 of 365 days2010: 361 of 365 days2011: 365 of 365 days2012: 365 of 366 days2013: 365 of 365 days2014: 365 of 365 days2015: 303 of 365 days2016: 335 of 366 days2017: 365 of 365 days2018: 365 of 365 days2019: 365 of 365 days2020: 366 of 366 days2021: 365 of 365 days2022: 364 of 365 days2023: 365 of 365 days2024: 366 of 366 days2025: 365 of 365 days2026: 285 of 365 days190519201935195019651980199520102025
119 years of record at Portales, 1905 to 2026. 21 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1906, 1907, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1923, 1929, 1930 and others.
Days with data per year at Portales
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
190534093%Yes
190631687%No
1907144%No
19118724%No
191231887%No
191325770%No
191433291%Yes
191536399%Yes
1916365100%Yes
191735998%Yes
191836299%Yes
191936399%Yes
192036399%Yes
192136399%Yes
192235898%Yes
192311030%No
192435798%Yes
192536399%Yes
192636399%Yes
192736099%Yes
1928365100%Yes
192931887%No
193023665%No
193132088%No
193234394%Yes
193335998%Yes
1934364100%Yes
1935365100%Yes
193636299%Yes
193735898%Yes
193836199%Yes
1939365100%Yes
194036399%Yes
194135698%Yes
194236399%Yes
194335898%Yes
194432990%No
194531887%No
194634795%Yes
194733391%Yes
194835798%Yes
194936399%Yes
195036399%Yes
195136199%Yes
195235998%Yes
195324367%No
195431887%No
195536399%Yes
195627675%No
1957364100%Yes
195836199%Yes
195934795%Yes
196035697%Yes
196135096%Yes
1962365100%Yes
196336299%Yes
196436399%Yes
196536399%Yes
196635196%Yes
1967364100%Yes
196832890%No
196936299%Yes
197031185%No
1971364100%Yes
1972365100%Yes
1973364100%Yes
197436399%Yes
197533592%Yes
197635697%Yes
1977364100%Yes
1978364100%Yes
197936299%Yes
1980365100%Yes
198136399%Yes
198235296%Yes
198335497%Yes
198432188%No
198535798%Yes
198632589%No
198735998%Yes
198835096%Yes
198935597%Yes
199035296%Yes
199134595%Yes
199235196%Yes
199336099%Yes
199432790%No
199535597%Yes
199635196%Yes
199736199%Yes
199834595%Yes
199936099%Yes
200036399%Yes
200136099%Yes
200235497%Yes
200335998%Yes
200436098%Yes
200536399%Yes
200636299%Yes
200736199%Yes
200834795%Yes
200933191%Yes
201036199%Yes
2011365100%Yes
2012365100%Yes
2013365100%Yes
2014365100%Yes
201530383%No
201633592%Yes
2017365100%Yes
2018365100%Yes
2019365100%Yes
2020366100%Yes
2021365100%Yes
2022364100%Yes
2023365100%Yes
2024366100%Yes
2025365100%Yes
202628578%No

Latest Records

20
Latest records at Portales
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
24 September 2026Portales, USdaily rain (Provisional)31.5 mm (1.2 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)81 years35 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 2026Portales, USdaily high min (Provisional)21.1 C (70.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)68 years35 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 2026Portales, USdaily high max (Provisional)38.3 C (100.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)11 years16 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 2026Portales, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)19.4 C (66.9 F)tie95 years9 of 100 (Routine)
12 September 2026Portales, USdaily high max (Provisional)38.3 C (100.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)83 years39 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2026Portales, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)18.3 C (64.9 F)tie43 years5 of 100 (Routine)
11 September 2026Portales, USdaily high max (Provisional)38.3 C (100.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)41 years27 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 2026Portales, USmonthly high max (Tie, Provisional)40.0 C (104.0 F)tie80 years11 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 2026Portales, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)20.0 C (68.0 F)tie25 years4 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 2026Portales, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)20.6 C (69.1 F)tie16 years3 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 2026Portales, USdaily high max (Tie, Provisional)37.8 C (100.0 F)tie104 years10 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 2026Portales, USdaily high max (Provisional)38.9 C (102.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)104 years41 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2026Portales, USdaily high max (Provisional)39.4 C (102.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)104 years41 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2026Portales, USdaily high min (Provisional)22.8 C (73.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)15 years18 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 2026Portales, USdaily high max (Provisional)41.1 C (106.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)1 year18 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 2026Portales, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)21.7 C (71.1 F)tie1 year2 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 2026Portales, USdaily high max (Tie, Provisional)38.9 C (102.0 F)tie1 year2 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 2026Portales, USdaily high min (Tie)22.8 C (73.0 F)tie92 years9 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 2026Portales, USdaily high min21.7 C (71.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)24 years19 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 2026Portales, USdaily high min (Tie)23.3 C (73.9 F)tie15 years3 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

89 complete years, 1915 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Portales as warming stripes, 1915 to 2025 One stripe for each of 89 complete years at Portales, 1915 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 14.7 C (58.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1942, at 13.2 C (55.7 F), and the warmest was 2012, at 16.9 C (62.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F). 1915: 14.0 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1916: 14.1 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1917: 13.8 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1918: 13.6 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1919: 13.2 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1920: 13.5 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1921: 14.8 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1922: 13.9 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1925: 14.1 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1926: 13.8 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1927: 14.9 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1928: 14.0 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1932: 13.6 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1933: 14.5 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1934: 15.6 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1935: 14.3 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1936: 14.1 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1937: 14.1 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1938: 14.5 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1939: 13.9 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1940: 14.3 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1941: 13.4 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1942: 13.2 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1943: 13.6 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1946: 14.5 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1948: 14.0 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1949: 13.7 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1950: 15.2 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1951: 14.7 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1952: 14.4 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1955: 14.4 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1957: 14.3 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1958: 14.4 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1960: 14.0 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1961: 13.9 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1962: 14.9 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1963: 15.0 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1964: 14.6 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1965: 14.9 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1966: 14.4 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1967: 15.3 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1969: 15.0 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1971: 14.6 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1972: 14.3 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1973: 13.7 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1974: 14.7 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1976: 14.2 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1977: 15.6 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1978: 14.7 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1979: 13.9 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1980: 14.9 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1981: 15.4 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1982: 14.4 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1983: 14.4 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1985: 14.8 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1987: 13.7 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1988: 13.5 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1989: 14.0 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1990: 14.6 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1992: 14.3 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1993: 14.5 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1995: 15.3 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1996: 15.4 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1997: 14.0 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1998: 15.5 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1999: 15.2 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2000: 15.8 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2001: 15.5 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2002: 15.1 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2003: 15.7 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2004: 14.6 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2005: 15.2 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2006: 15.5 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2007: 14.6 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2008: 15.0 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2010: 15.3 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2011: 16.3 C, +1.5 C from the station mean2012: 16.9 C, +2.1 C from the station mean2013: 15.1 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2014: 15.2 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2017: 16.4 C, +1.7 C from the station mean2018: 15.9 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2019: 15.8 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2020: 16.4 C, +1.6 C from the station mean2021: 15.8 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2022: 15.7 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2023: 16.5 C, +1.7 C from the station mean2024: 16.8 C, +2.0 C from the station mean2025: 16.2 C, +1.5 C from the station mean191519201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 89 complete years at Portales, 1915 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 14.7 C (58.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1942, at 13.2 C (55.7 F), and the warmest was 2012, at 16.9 C (62.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F).
Annual mean temperature at Portales as warming stripes, 1915 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
191514.0 C-0.72 C
191614.1 C-0.58 C
191713.8 C-0.93 C
191813.6 C-1.10 C
191913.2 C-1.51 C
192013.5 C-1.18 C
192114.8 C+0.10 C
192213.9 C-0.79 C
192514.1 C-0.66 C
192613.8 C-0.93 C
192714.9 C+0.19 C
192814.0 C-0.69 C
193213.6 C-1.08 C
193314.5 C-0.18 C
193415.6 C+0.87 C
193514.3 C-0.41 C
193614.1 C-0.66 C
193714.1 C-0.63 C
193814.5 C-0.26 C
193913.9 C-0.79 C
194014.3 C-0.43 C
194113.4 C-1.32 C
194213.2 C-1.54 C
194313.6 C-1.08 C
194614.5 C-0.17 C
194814.0 C-0.73 C
194913.7 C-1.00 C
195015.2 C+0.49 C
195114.7 C-0.02 C
195214.4 C-0.27 C
195514.4 C-0.32 C
195714.3 C-0.43 C
195814.4 C-0.31 C
196014.0 C-0.75 C
196113.9 C-0.82 C
196214.9 C+0.20 C
196315.0 C+0.28 C
196414.6 C-0.14 C
196514.9 C+0.20 C
196614.4 C-0.34 C
196715.3 C+0.61 C
196915.0 C+0.33 C
197114.6 C-0.13 C
197214.3 C-0.38 C
197313.7 C-1.05 C
197414.7 C+0.02 C
197614.2 C-0.48 C
197715.6 C+0.87 C
197814.7 C+0.01 C
197913.9 C-0.82 C
198014.9 C+0.17 C
198115.4 C+0.72 C
198214.4 C-0.27 C
198314.4 C-0.36 C
198514.8 C+0.07 C
198713.7 C-1.03 C
198813.5 C-1.20 C
198914.0 C-0.75 C
199014.6 C-0.08 C
199214.3 C-0.37 C
199314.5 C-0.19 C
199515.3 C+0.61 C
199615.4 C+0.69 C
199714.0 C-0.67 C
199815.5 C+0.81 C
199915.2 C+0.46 C
200015.8 C+1.07 C
200115.5 C+0.83 C
200215.1 C+0.43 C
200315.7 C+1.03 C
200414.6 C-0.09 C
200515.2 C+0.49 C
200615.5 C+0.79 C
200714.6 C-0.10 C
200815.0 C+0.32 C
201015.3 C+0.62 C
201116.3 C+1.55 C
201216.9 C+2.14 C
201315.1 C+0.40 C
201415.2 C+0.53 C
201716.4 C+1.70 C
201815.9 C+1.15 C
201915.8 C+1.09 C
202016.4 C+1.64 C
202115.8 C+1.04 C
202215.7 C+1.02 C
202316.5 C+1.74 C
202416.8 C+2.05 C
202516.2 C+1.48 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade over 1915 to 2025. In Fahrenheit: 0.3 F (0.3 to 0.4) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 89 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Portales
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade0.3 F (0.3 to 0.4) per decade1915 to 202589Rise
Mean daily maximum0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade0.3 F (0.2 to 0.4) per decade1915 to 202589Rise
Mean daily minimum0.2 C (0.2 to 0.3) per decade0.4 F (0.3 to 0.5) per decade1915 to 202589Rise

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

1905 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Portales: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)42.8 C (109.0 F)192439.4 C (102.9 F)119
Coldest night (TNn)-27.8 C (-18.0 F)1947-17.8 C (0.0 F)119
Wettest day (Rx1day)130.8 mm (5.1 in)195246.7 mm (1.8 in)119
Wettest five days (Rx5day)237.9 mm (9.4 in)195472.1 mm (2.8 in)119
Longest dry spell (CDD)151 days201149 days119

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Portales by year The hottest day of the year at Portales, 1905 to 2026. The record is 42.8 C (109.0 F) in 1924, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.4 C (102.9 F). 20304050192019401960198020002020Record: 42.8 C (109.0 F) in 1924
The hottest day of the year at Portales, 1905 to 2026. The record is 42.8 C (109.0 F) in 1924, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.4 C (102.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Portales by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
190537.8 C (100.0 F)
190638.3 C (100.9 F)
190721.1 C (70.0 F)
191134.4 C (93.9 F)
191237.8 C (100.0 F)
191339.4 C (102.9 F)
191437.8 C (100.0 F)
191537.8 C (100.0 F)
191639.4 C (102.9 F)
191738.3 C (100.9 F)
191841.1 C (106.0 F)
191937.2 C (99.0 F)
192036.7 C (98.1 F)
192137.8 C (100.0 F)
192238.9 C (102.0 F)
192329.4 C (84.9 F)
192442.8 C (109.0 F)
192541.1 C (106.0 F)
192637.2 C (99.0 F)
192738.9 C (102.0 F)
192838.9 C (102.0 F)
192940.0 C (104.0 F)
193039.4 C (102.9 F)
193139.4 C (102.9 F)
193238.3 C (100.9 F)
193340.6 C (105.1 F)
193440.6 C (105.1 F)
193540.6 C (105.1 F)
193639.4 C (102.9 F)
193740.6 C (105.1 F)
193838.9 C (102.0 F)
193940.6 C (105.1 F)
194041.7 C (107.1 F)
194133.9 C (93.0 F)
194237.8 C (100.0 F)
194338.3 C (100.9 F)
194440.6 C (105.1 F)
194540.0 C (104.0 F)
194638.9 C (102.0 F)
194739.4 C (102.9 F)
194839.4 C (102.9 F)
194938.3 C (100.9 F)
195040.0 C (104.0 F)
195140.6 C (105.1 F)
195238.3 C (100.9 F)
195338.9 C (102.0 F)
195441.1 C (106.0 F)
195537.8 C (100.0 F)
195638.9 C (102.0 F)
195741.1 C (106.0 F)
195841.1 C (106.0 F)
195938.3 C (100.9 F)
196040.0 C (104.0 F)
196136.7 C (98.1 F)
196238.9 C (102.0 F)
196339.4 C (102.9 F)
196440.6 C (105.1 F)
196538.3 C (100.9 F)
196639.4 C (102.9 F)
196738.3 C (100.9 F)
196842.8 C (109.0 F)
196941.7 C (107.1 F)
197040.6 C (105.1 F)
197137.2 C (99.0 F)
197236.7 C (98.1 F)
197337.8 C (100.0 F)
197439.4 C (102.9 F)
197536.7 C (98.1 F)
197638.3 C (100.9 F)
197740.0 C (104.0 F)
197841.7 C (107.1 F)
197937.2 C (99.0 F)
198041.1 C (106.0 F)
198142.2 C (108.0 F)
198237.2 C (99.0 F)
198337.8 C (100.0 F)
198436.1 C (97.0 F)
198537.2 C (99.0 F)
198638.3 C (100.9 F)
198737.2 C (99.0 F)
198835.0 C (95.0 F)
198937.2 C (99.0 F)
199041.7 C (107.1 F)
199137.2 C (99.0 F)
199239.4 C (102.9 F)
199339.4 C (102.9 F)
199441.7 C (107.1 F)
199540.6 C (105.1 F)
199639.4 C (102.9 F)
199738.3 C (100.9 F)
199841.1 C (106.0 F)
199937.8 C (100.0 F)
200039.4 C (102.9 F)
200138.9 C (102.0 F)
200240.0 C (104.0 F)
200340.0 C (104.0 F)
200438.3 C (100.9 F)
200538.9 C (102.0 F)
200639.4 C (102.9 F)
200740.6 C (105.1 F)
200840.0 C (104.0 F)
200939.4 C (102.9 F)
201039.4 C (102.9 F)
201142.8 C (109.0 F)
201241.1 C (106.0 F)
201340.0 C (104.0 F)
201441.1 C (106.0 F)
201540.6 C (105.1 F)
201642.8 C (109.0 F)
201741.7 C (107.1 F)
201840.6 C (105.1 F)
201941.1 C (106.0 F)
202041.7 C (107.1 F)
202140.0 C (104.0 F)
202241.7 C (107.1 F)
202342.8 C (109.0 F)
202440.0 C (104.0 F)
202540.0 C (104.0 F)
202641.1 C (106.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Portales by year The coldest night of the year at Portales, 1905 to 2026. The record is -27.8 C (-18.0 F) in 1947, marked on the chart; the median year is -17.8 C (0.0 F). -30-20-100192019401960198020002020Record: -27.8 C (-18.0 F) in 1947
The coldest night of the year at Portales, 1905 to 2026. The record is -27.8 C (-18.0 F) in 1947, marked on the chart; the median year is -17.8 C (0.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Portales by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1905-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1906-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1907-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1911-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1912-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1913-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1914-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1915-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1916-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1917-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1918-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1919-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1920-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1921-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1922-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1923-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1924-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1925-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1926-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1927-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1928-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1929-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1930-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1931-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1932-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1933-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1934-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1935-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1936-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1937-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1938-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1939-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1940-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1941-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1942-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1943-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1944-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1945-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1946-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1947-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1948-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1949-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1950-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1951-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1952-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1953-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1954-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1955-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1956-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1957-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1958-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1959-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1960-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1961-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1962-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1963-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1964-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1965-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1966-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1967-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1968-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1969-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1970-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1971-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1972-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1973-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1974-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1975-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1976-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1977-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1978-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1979-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1980-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1981-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1982-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1983-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1984-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1985-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1986-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1987-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1988-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1989-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1990-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1991-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1992-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1993-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1994-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1995-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1996-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1997-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1998-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1999-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2000-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2001-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2002-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2003-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2004-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2005-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2006-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2007-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2008-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2009-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2010-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2011-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2012-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2013-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2014-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2015-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2016-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2017-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2018-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2019-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2020-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2021-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2022-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2023-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2024-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2025-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2026-19.4 C (-2.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Portales by year The wettest day of the year at Portales, 1905 to 2026. The record is 130.8 mm (5.1 in) in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 46.7 mm (1.8 in). 050100150192019401960198020002020Record: 130.8 mm (5.1 in) in 1952
The wettest day of the year at Portales, 1905 to 2026. The record is 130.8 mm (5.1 in) in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 46.7 mm (1.8 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Portales by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
190557.7 mm (2.3 in)
190639.1 mm (1.5 in)
190725.4 mm (1.0 in)
191161.2 mm (2.4 in)
191236.8 mm (1.4 in)
1913127.0 mm (5.0 in)
191492.5 mm (3.6 in)
191569.9 mm (2.8 in)
191636.3 mm (1.4 in)
191725.4 mm (1.0 in)
191834.0 mm (1.3 in)
1919111.0 mm (4.4 in)
192050.8 mm (2.0 in)
192166.5 mm (2.6 in)
192248.5 mm (1.9 in)
192324.4 mm (1.0 in)
192425.9 mm (1.0 in)
192540.6 mm (1.6 in)
192632.3 mm (1.3 in)
192732.3 mm (1.3 in)
192843.9 mm (1.7 in)
192944.5 mm (1.8 in)
193048.3 mm (1.9 in)
193151.8 mm (2.0 in)
193263.5 mm (2.5 in)
193369.1 mm (2.7 in)
193449.8 mm (2.0 in)
193554.6 mm (2.1 in)
193652.1 mm (2.1 in)
193760.2 mm (2.4 in)
193863.5 mm (2.5 in)
193946.5 mm (1.8 in)
194038.1 mm (1.5 in)
1941101.6 mm (4.0 in)
194234.3 mm (1.4 in)
194336.8 mm (1.4 in)
194431.5 mm (1.2 in)
194541.9 mm (1.6 in)
194669.9 mm (2.8 in)
194730.5 mm (1.2 in)
1948110.7 mm (4.4 in)
194955.1 mm (2.2 in)
195080.3 mm (3.2 in)
195136.8 mm (1.4 in)
1952130.8 mm (5.1 in)
195342.2 mm (1.7 in)
195473.4 mm (2.9 in)
195536.6 mm (1.4 in)
195638.1 mm (1.5 in)
195783.8 mm (3.3 in)
195848.0 mm (1.9 in)
195948.3 mm (1.9 in)
196062.7 mm (2.5 in)
196139.1 mm (1.5 in)
196257.9 mm (2.3 in)
196373.2 mm (2.9 in)
196441.9 mm (1.6 in)
196545.7 mm (1.8 in)
196644.5 mm (1.8 in)
196730.7 mm (1.2 in)
196826.4 mm (1.0 in)
196949.8 mm (2.0 in)
197034.5 mm (1.4 in)
197162.2 mm (2.4 in)
197233.0 mm (1.3 in)
197338.4 mm (1.5 in)
197497.5 mm (3.8 in)
197523.1 mm (0.9 in)
1976105.7 mm (4.2 in)
197751.6 mm (2.0 in)
197872.6 mm (2.9 in)
197943.2 mm (1.7 in)
198022.9 mm (0.9 in)
198174.9 mm (2.9 in)
198255.1 mm (2.2 in)
198341.1 mm (1.6 in)
198450.8 mm (2.0 in)
198565.8 mm (2.6 in)
198640.1 mm (1.6 in)
198776.2 mm (3.0 in)
198853.3 mm (2.1 in)
198934.8 mm (1.4 in)
199035.1 mm (1.4 in)
199142.2 mm (1.7 in)
199243.2 mm (1.7 in)
199371.1 mm (2.8 in)
199430.2 mm (1.2 in)
199546.7 mm (1.8 in)
199647.0 mm (1.9 in)
199759.9 mm (2.4 in)
199861.5 mm (2.4 in)
199938.1 mm (1.5 in)
200069.9 mm (2.8 in)
200136.1 mm (1.4 in)
2002111.8 mm (4.4 in)
200325.4 mm (1.0 in)
200457.2 mm (2.3 in)
200550.3 mm (2.0 in)
200651.6 mm (2.0 in)
200736.1 mm (1.4 in)
200833.5 mm (1.3 in)
200970.1 mm (2.8 in)
201044.5 mm (1.8 in)
201129.2 mm (1.1 in)
201218.5 mm (0.7 in)
201336.1 mm (1.4 in)
201436.3 mm (1.4 in)
201554.6 mm (2.1 in)
201626.4 mm (1.0 in)
201769.6 mm (2.7 in)
201830.5 mm (1.2 in)
2019101.6 mm (4.0 in)
202032.3 mm (1.3 in)
202158.4 mm (2.3 in)
202241.4 mm (1.6 in)
202345.7 mm (1.8 in)
202472.4 mm (2.9 in)
202558.4 mm (2.3 in)
202632.8 mm (1.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Portales by year The wettest five days of the year at Portales, 1905 to 2026. The record is 237.9 mm (9.4 in) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 72.1 mm (2.8 in). 0100200300192019401960198020002020Record: 237.9 mm (9.4 in) in 1954
The wettest five days of the year at Portales, 1905 to 2026. The record is 237.9 mm (9.4 in) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 72.1 mm (2.8 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Portales by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
190591.5 mm (3.6 in)
190685.2 mm (3.4 in)
190738.1 mm (1.5 in)
191161.2 mm (2.4 in)
191270.1 mm (2.8 in)
1913168.0 mm (6.6 in)
1914196.2 mm (7.7 in)
1915153.7 mm (6.1 in)
1916121.5 mm (4.8 in)
191749.5 mm (1.9 in)
191870.3 mm (2.8 in)
1919129.3 mm (5.1 in)
192055.1 mm (2.2 in)
192195.9 mm (3.8 in)
192252.3 mm (2.1 in)
192335.8 mm (1.4 in)
192448.7 mm (1.9 in)
192545.2 mm (1.8 in)
192677.2 mm (3.0 in)
192734.8 mm (1.4 in)
192855.1 mm (2.2 in)
192959.5 mm (2.3 in)
193051.4 mm (2.0 in)
193188.4 mm (3.5 in)
193280.5 mm (3.2 in)
1933205.0 mm (8.1 in)
193476.8 mm (3.0 in)
193568.6 mm (2.7 in)
193686.2 mm (3.4 in)
193795.8 mm (3.8 in)
193879.5 mm (3.1 in)
193951.1 mm (2.0 in)
194042.2 mm (1.7 in)
1941153.5 mm (6.0 in)
194279.3 mm (3.1 in)
194373.9 mm (2.9 in)
194461.2 mm (2.4 in)
194569.8 mm (2.7 in)
1946102.2 mm (4.0 in)
194750.9 mm (2.0 in)
1948112.7 mm (4.4 in)
194999.5 mm (3.9 in)
1950122.0 mm (4.8 in)
195169.8 mm (2.7 in)
1952148.1 mm (5.8 in)
195366.8 mm (2.6 in)
1954237.9 mm (9.4 in)
195547.0 mm (1.9 in)
195645.8 mm (1.8 in)
1957101.3 mm (4.0 in)
195888.4 mm (3.5 in)
195956.7 mm (2.2 in)
1960176.3 mm (6.9 in)
196153.9 mm (2.1 in)
196277.0 mm (3.0 in)
196397.0 mm (3.8 in)
196469.9 mm (2.8 in)
196562.7 mm (2.5 in)
196689.9 mm (3.5 in)
196742.2 mm (1.7 in)
196835.3 mm (1.4 in)
196987.2 mm (3.4 in)
197050.3 mm (2.0 in)
197169.6 mm (2.7 in)
197271.1 mm (2.8 in)
197352.6 mm (2.1 in)
1974119.7 mm (4.7 in)
197548.1 mm (1.9 in)
1976117.9 mm (4.6 in)
197751.6 mm (2.0 in)
197877.7 mm (3.1 in)
197972.1 mm (2.8 in)
198046.3 mm (1.8 in)
1981139.9 mm (5.5 in)
198274.2 mm (2.9 in)
198360.7 mm (2.4 in)
1984120.8 mm (4.8 in)
198565.8 mm (2.6 in)
198667.0 mm (2.6 in)
1987104.9 mm (4.1 in)
198873.6 mm (2.9 in)
198966.6 mm (2.6 in)
199040.9 mm (1.6 in)
199185.5 mm (3.4 in)
1992126.2 mm (5.0 in)
199388.5 mm (3.5 in)
199431.8 mm (1.3 in)
199584.8 mm (3.3 in)
199662.7 mm (2.5 in)
199786.5 mm (3.4 in)
1998106.1 mm (4.2 in)
199980.6 mm (3.2 in)
200092.4 mm (3.6 in)
200154.4 mm (2.1 in)
2002118.7 mm (4.7 in)
200345.7 mm (1.8 in)
200490.2 mm (3.6 in)
200576.5 mm (3.0 in)
2006121.5 mm (4.8 in)
200757.0 mm (2.2 in)
200862.5 mm (2.5 in)
200970.1 mm (2.8 in)
201044.8 mm (1.8 in)
201130.7 mm (1.2 in)
201236.1 mm (1.4 in)
201386.3 mm (3.4 in)
201472.1 mm (2.8 in)
201568.6 mm (2.7 in)
201638.2 mm (1.5 in)
2017162.3 mm (6.4 in)
201835.6 mm (1.4 in)
2019146.6 mm (5.8 in)
202034.4 mm (1.4 in)
2021108.5 mm (4.3 in)
202273.2 mm (2.9 in)
202347.0 mm (1.9 in)
2024103.1 mm (4.1 in)
202558.4 mm (2.3 in)
202673.7 mm (2.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Portales by year The longest dry spell of the year at Portales, 1905 to 2026. The record is 151 days in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is 49 days. 050100150200192019401960198020002020Record: 151 days in 2011
The longest dry spell of the year at Portales, 1905 to 2026. The record is 151 days in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is 49 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Portales by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
190533 days
190639 days
190722 days
191121 days
191255 days
191336 days
191459 days
191571 days
191650 days
191792 days
191859 days
191927 days
192049 days
192197 days
192237 days
192320 days
192437 days
1925110 days
192638 days
192772 days
192851 days
192946 days
193076 days
193140 days
193245 days
193359 days
193459 days
193569 days
193690 days
193750 days
193869 days
193951 days
194062 days
194124 days
194258 days
194349 days
194428 days
194557 days
194637 days
194731 days
194843 days
194929 days
195087 days
195140 days
195259 days
195363 days
195480 days
1955104 days
195657 days
195748 days
195833 days
195951 days
196038 days
196152 days
196237 days
196340 days
196460 days
196545 days
196690 days
196777 days
196841 days
196943 days
197071 days
197151 days
197243 days
197362 days
197450 days
197533 days
197635 days
197743 days
197836 days
197945 days
198041 days
198139 days
198263 days
198340 days
198436 days
198560 days
198636 days
198725 days
198835 days
198985 days
199053 days
199151 days
199234 days
199325 days
199452 days
199575 days
1996111 days
199741 days
199849 days
199947 days
200081 days
200144 days
200274 days
200361 days
200428 days
200541 days
200640 days
200759 days
200871 days
200939 days
201049 days
2011151 days
201262 days
201348 days
201436 days
201523 days
201637 days
201773 days
201861 days
201934 days
202069 days
202182 days
202263 days
202350 days
202443 days
202553 days
202655 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

89 years with a frost

Across 89 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Portales falls on 19 April and the median first autumn frost on 21 October, which leaves a median of 182 days between them.

In 1992 to 2025 the median growing season was 184 days. That is 3 days more than in 1915 to 1952.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +0.8 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Portales
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1915 to 1952)Recent period (1992 to 2025)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost19 April22 April16 April6 days earlier-0.6 days per decade
First autumn frost21 October20 October21 October1 day later+0.2 days per decade
Growing days182 days181 days184 days3 days more+0.8 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

103 years, 1905 to 2025

A day with at least 48.3 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 132.8 mm (5.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Portales: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years48.3 mm (1.9 in)
5 years67.9 mm (2.7 in)
10 years82.0 mm (3.2 in)
25 years101.2 mm (4.0 in)
50 years116.6 mm (4.6 in)
100 years132.8 mm (5.2 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 103 years of values from 1905 to 2025.

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: 130.8 mm (5.1 in) in 1952; 111.8 mm (4.4 in) in 2002; 111.0 mm (4.4 in) in 1919.

Station Changes

No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.

Climate Twins

2008 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2008 to 2025, Portales had a mean temperature of 15.9 C (60.7 F) and 381.2 mm (15.0 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Roswell Ind Air Pk (United States, 144 km away), Seminole (United States, 175 km away) and Maljamar (United States, 151 km away).

Climate twins of Portales: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2008 to 2025 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
Roswell Ind Air PkUnited States144 km (89 mi)15.9 C (60.6 F)310.9 mm (12.2 in)0.56
SeminoleUnited States175 km (109 mi)16.0 C (60.8 F)445.6 mm (17.5 in)0.62
MaljamarUnited States151 km (94 mi)15.6 C (60.1 F)384.4 mm (15.1 in)0.69

Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.

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  • Data for Portales standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Portales 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-15).