Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Raton (USC00297277), New Mexico, United States, with 60 years of record.
Key Facts for Raton
Raton (USC00297277) is a weather station in New Mexico, United States at 36.90 latitude and -104.43 longitude, 2,037 m (6,683 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1894 to 1953, 60 years of record.
1,464 records set at Raton still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Raton set a daily record low minimum temperature of 1.1 C (34.0 F) on 4 September 1953.
About the Station
Location: New Mexico, United States, 36.90 latitude, -104.43 longitude.
Elevation: 2,037 m (6,683 ft).
Period of record: 1894 to 1953, 60 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow.
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 Raton. 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 Raton, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
23.9 C (75.0 F)
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
38.9 C (102.0 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
22.8 C (73.0 F)
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Raton still stand. 1928 holds the most, with 54.
Standing records at Raton by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1894
14
1895
50
1896
28
1897
23
1898
28
1899
21
1900
18
1901
19
1902
30
1903
29
1904
27
1905
26
1906
25
1908
1
1909
27
1910
26
1911
45
1912
26
1913
27
1914
21
1915
33
1916
33
1917
39
1918
40
1919
30
1920
21
1921
24
1922
51
1923
14
1924
35
1925
20
1926
16
1927
48
1928
54
1929
19
1930
16
1931
17
1932
22
1933
44
1934
46
1935
21
1936
53
1938
10
1939
14
1940
18
1941
17
1942
18
1943
12
1944
9
1945
16
1946
22
1947
11
1948
19
1949
12
1950
27
1951
22
1952
18
1953
12
All-Time Record Progression
4 new records
4 all-time records were set at Raton between 8 February 1933 and 1 September 1942. Each dot is a new record.
When Raton set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1933-02-08
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1936-07-05
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 40.0 C (104.0 F)
1936-08-14
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 23.9 C (75.0 F)
1942-09-01
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 141.7 mm (5.6 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 141.7 mm (5.6 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Raton. The most was 141.7 mm (5.6 in) on 1 September 1942.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Raton
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
9 January 1924
Feb
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
4 February 1896
Mar
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
21 March 1919
Apr
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
23 April 1942
May
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
21 May 1929
Jun
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
10 June 1913
Jul
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
23 July 1895
Aug
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
7 August 1944
Sep
141.7 mm (5.6 in)
1 September 1942
Oct
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1 October 1930
Nov
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
4 November 1928
Dec
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
4 December 1913
Period of Record Coverage
1894 to 1953
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
58 years of record at Raton, 1894 to 1953. 12 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1894, 1897, 1898, 1900, 1904, 1906, 1908, 1911 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 40 complete years at Raton, 1896 to 1952. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.4 C (48.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1919, at 7.7 C (45.9 F), and the warmest was 1910, at 11.3 C (52.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.0 C (3.6 F).
Annual mean temperature at Raton as warming stripes, 1896 to 1952
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1896
10.4 C
+0.95 C
1899
9.9 C
+0.48 C
1901
9.8 C
+0.39 C
1909
10.1 C
+0.72 C
1910
11.3 C
+1.92 C
1912
8.2 C
-1.17 C
1913
8.4 C
-0.98 C
1914
9.8 C
+0.40 C
1915
9.2 C
-0.20 C
1916
9.9 C
+0.44 C
1917
8.6 C
-0.82 C
1918
7.8 C
-1.57 C
1919
7.7 C
-1.69 C
1920
8.3 C
-1.11 C
1921
9.0 C
-0.37 C
1922
9.7 C
+0.30 C
1923
8.9 C
-0.54 C
1925
9.3 C
-0.08 C
1926
9.2 C
-0.23 C
1927
10.4 C
+0.98 C
1929
8.2 C
-1.21 C
1930
9.3 C
-0.15 C
1931
9.2 C
-0.20 C
1932
9.2 C
-0.23 C
1933
9.7 C
+0.33 C
1934
10.4 C
+0.95 C
1935
10.2 C
+0.82 C
1936
10.0 C
+0.63 C
1939
9.6 C
+0.18 C
1940
9.7 C
+0.24 C
1941
9.2 C
-0.26 C
1942
8.9 C
-0.52 C
1943
10.2 C
+0.79 C
1944
9.1 C
-0.30 C
1945
9.2 C
-0.22 C
1946
10.0 C
+0.62 C
1949
9.5 C
+0.05 C
1950
10.3 C
+0.87 C
1951
9.0 C
-0.38 C
1952
9.4 C
-0.01 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1896 to 1952 is 0.01 C (-0.16 to 0.18) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.02 F (-0.29 to 0.32) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 40 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Raton
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.01 C (-0.16 to 0.18) per decade
0.02 F (-0.29 to 0.32) per decade
1896 to 1952
40
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
0.1 C (-0.2 to 0.4) per decade
0.2 F (-0.3 to 0.7) per decade
1896 to 1952
40
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
-0.1 C (-0.4 to 0.2) per decade
-0.2 F (-0.7 to 0.3) per decade
1896 to 1952
40
Not 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
1894 to 1953
Yearly extremes at Raton: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1936
35.0 C (95.0 F)
58
Coldest night (TNn)
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1933
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
58
Wettest day (Rx1day)
141.7 mm (5.6 in)
1942
40.3 mm (1.6 in)
58
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
187.4 mm (7.4 in)
1904
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
58
Longest dry spell (CDD)
99 days
1950
43 days
58
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Raton, 1894 to 1953. The record is 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 C (95.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Raton by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1894
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1895
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1896
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1897
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1898
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1899
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1900
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1901
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1902
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1903
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1904
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1905
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1906
23.9 C (75.0 F)
1908
16.1 C (61.0 F)
1909
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1910
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1911
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1912
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1913
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1914
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1915
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1916
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1917
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1918
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1919
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1920
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1921
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1922
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1923
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1924
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1925
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1926
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1927
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1928
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1929
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1930
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1931
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1932
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1933
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1934
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1935
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1936
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1938
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1939
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1940
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1941
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1942
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1943
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1944
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1945
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1946
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1947
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1948
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1949
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1950
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1951
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1952
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1953
35.6 C (96.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Raton, 1894 to 1953. The record is -32.2 C (-26.0 F) in 1933, marked on the chart; the median year is -21.7 C (-7.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Raton by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1894
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1895
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1896
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1897
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1898
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1899
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1900
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1901
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1902
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1903
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1904
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1905
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1906
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1908
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1909
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1910
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1911
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1912
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1913
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1914
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1915
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1916
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1917
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1918
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1919
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1920
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1921
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1922
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1923
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1924
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1925
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1926
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1927
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1928
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1929
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1930
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1931
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1932
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1933
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1934
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1935
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1936
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1938
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1939
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1940
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1941
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1942
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1943
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1944
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1945
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1946
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1947
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1948
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1949
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1950
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1951
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1952
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1953
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Raton, 1894 to 1953. The record is 141.7 mm (5.6 in) in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.3 mm (1.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Raton by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1894
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1895
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1896
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1897
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1898
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1899
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1900
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1901
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1902
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1903
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1904
101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1905
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1906
14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1908
1.3 mm (0.05 in)
1909
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1910
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1911
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1912
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1913
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1914
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1915
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1916
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1917
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1918
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1919
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1920
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1921
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1922
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1923
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1924
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1925
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1926
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1927
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1928
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1929
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1930
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1931
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1932
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1933
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1934
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1935
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1936
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1938
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1939
21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1940
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1941
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1942
141.7 mm (5.6 in)
1943
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1944
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1945
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1946
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1947
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1948
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1949
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1950
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1951
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1952
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1953
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Raton, 1894 to 1953. The record is 187.4 mm (7.4 in) in 1904, marked on the chart; the median year is 62.5 mm (2.5 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Raton by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1894
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1895
106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1896
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1897
53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1898
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1899
133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1900
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1901
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1902
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1903
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1904
187.4 mm (7.4 in)
1905
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1906
14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1908
1.3 mm (0.05 in)
1909
81.4 mm (3.2 in)
1910
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1911
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1912
65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1913
165.8 mm (6.5 in)
1914
106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1915
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1916
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1917
92.1 mm (3.6 in)
1918
52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1919
105.1 mm (4.1 in)
1920
37.9 mm (1.5 in)
1921
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1922
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1923
71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1924
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1925
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1926
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1927
89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1928
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1929
104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1930
124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1931
61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1932
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1933
36.4 mm (1.4 in)
1934
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1935
100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1936
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1938
101.5 mm (4.0 in)
1939
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1940
76.1 mm (3.0 in)
1941
149.9 mm (5.9 in)
1942
166.6 mm (6.6 in)
1943
55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1944
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1945
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1946
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1947
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1948
64.1 mm (2.5 in)
1949
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1950
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1951
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1952
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1953
49.2 mm (1.9 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Raton, 1894 to 1953. The record is 99 days in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 43 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Raton by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1894
30 days
1895
86 days
1896
86 days
1897
51 days
1898
89 days
1899
48 days
1900
41 days
1901
53 days
1902
80 days
1903
89 days
1904
28 days
1905
30 days
1906
28 days
1908
13 days
1909
41 days
1910
42 days
1911
44 days
1912
61 days
1913
30 days
1914
53 days
1915
28 days
1916
75 days
1917
37 days
1918
32 days
1919
30 days
1920
38 days
1921
36 days
1922
57 days
1923
56 days
1924
50 days
1925
66 days
1926
37 days
1927
87 days
1928
39 days
1929
49 days
1930
38 days
1931
30 days
1932
30 days
1933
38 days
1934
62 days
1935
72 days
1936
62 days
1938
43 days
1939
33 days
1940
35 days
1941
52 days
1942
34 days
1943
54 days
1944
27 days
1945
45 days
1946
43 days
1947
35 days
1948
46 days
1949
36 days
1950
99 days
1951
44 days
1952
41 days
1953
28 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
40 years with a frost
Across 40 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Raton falls on 18 May and the median first autumn frost on 28 September, which leaves a median of 133 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +0.2 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Raton
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1917 to 1952)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
18 May
n/a
19 May
n/a
-0.8 days per decade
First autumn frost
28 September
n/a
26 September
n/a
-0.6 days per decade
Growing days
133 days
n/a
132 days
n/a
+0.2 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
49 years, 1895 to 1952
A day with at least 43.5 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 139.5 mm (5.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Raton: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
43.5 mm (1.7 in)
5 years
62.4 mm (2.5 in)
10 years
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
25 years
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
50 years
118.1 mm (4.6 in)
Longer than the 49 years of record
100 years
139.5 mm (5.5 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 1895 to 1952.
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: 141.7 mm (5.6 in) in 1942; 102.9 mm (4.1 in) in 1895; 88.9 mm (3.5 in) in 1899.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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Data for Raton standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Raton 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.