Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Ruidoso (USC00297649), New Mexico, United States, with 84 years of record.
Key Facts for Ruidoso
Ruidoso (USC00297649) is a weather station in New Mexico, United States at 33.37 latitude and -105.66 longitude, 2,112 m (6,930 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1941 to 2024, 84 years of record.
1,464 records set at Ruidoso still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Ruidoso set a daily record high maximum temperature of 19.4 C (66.9 F) on 16 February 2014.
About the Station
Location: New Mexico, United States, 33.37 latitude, -105.66 longitude.
Elevation: 2,112 m (6,930 ft).
Period of record: 1941 to 2024, 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 Ruidoso. 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 Ruidoso, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
23.3 C (73.9 F)
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
23.3 C (73.9 F)
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
25.0 C (77.0 F)
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
25.0 C (77.0 F)
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
22.8 C (73.0 F)
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Ruidoso still stand. 2011 holds the most, with 51.
Standing records at Ruidoso by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1942
26
1943
24
1944
24
1945
19
1946
26
1947
30
1948
47
1949
34
1950
31
1951
36
1952
29
1953
34
1954
22
1955
19
1956
39
1957
22
1958
32
1959
22
1960
30
1961
21
1962
16
1963
24
1964
10
1965
23
1966
16
1967
24
1968
24
1969
23
1970
30
1971
39
1972
37
1973
33
1974
25
1975
21
1976
20
1977
11
1978
15
1979
15
1980
28
1981
16
1982
13
1983
8
1984
15
1985
9
1986
23
1987
14
1993
1
1994
14
1995
14
1996
24
1997
10
1998
24
1999
9
2000
18
2001
8
2002
15
2003
13
2004
28
2005
18
2006
10
2007
11
2008
15
2009
24
2010
36
2011
51
2012
12
2013
9
2014
1
All-Time Record Progression
9 new records
9 all-time records were set at Ruidoso between 31 October 1972 and 3 February 2011. Each dot is a new record.
When Ruidoso set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1972-10-31
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 35.6 cm (14.0 in)
1975-03-29
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 45.7 cm (18.0 in)
1977-01-09
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 58.4 cm (23.0 in)
1983-04-04
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 38.1 cm (15.0 in)
1983-04-05
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 43.2 cm (17.0 in)
1983-04-06
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 58.4 cm (23.0 in)
1994-06-26
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 36.7 C (98.1 F)
1997-12-26
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 61.0 cm (24.0 in)
2011-02-03
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -32.8 C (-27.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jun: 129.8 mm (5.1 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ruidoso. The most was 129.8 mm (5.1 in) on 17 June 1965.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Ruidoso
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
23 January 2010
Feb
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
9 February 1959
Mar
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
17 March 1955
Apr
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
14 April 1977
May
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
18 May 1954
Jun
129.8 mm (5.1 in)
17 June 1965
Jul
118.6 mm (4.7 in)
27 July 2008
Aug
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
10 August 1963
Sep
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
10 September 1964
Oct
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
7 October 1985
Nov
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
12 November 1994
Dec
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
7 December 1978
Period of Record Coverage
1941 to 2014
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
69 years of record at Ruidoso, 1941 to 2014. 23 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1941, 1943, 1945, 1975, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1984 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 49 complete years at Ruidoso, 1942 to 2010. 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 1973, at 7.7 C (45.8 F), and the warmest was 2010, at 11.6 C (53.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.3 C (4.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Ruidoso as warming stripes, 1942 to 2010
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1942
9.0 C
-0.35 C
1946
9.3 C
-0.05 C
1947
8.8 C
-0.58 C
1948
9.0 C
-0.40 C
1949
8.4 C
-0.97 C
1950
9.7 C
+0.33 C
1951
9.1 C
-0.24 C
1952
8.9 C
-0.46 C
1953
9.1 C
-0.32 C
1954
9.8 C
+0.44 C
1955
8.8 C
-0.56 C
1956
8.7 C
-0.71 C
1957
9.4 C
+0.02 C
1958
9.1 C
-0.25 C
1959
9.3 C
-0.04 C
1960
9.6 C
+0.25 C
1961
9.6 C
+0.19 C
1962
9.7 C
+0.31 C
1963
10.1 C
+0.72 C
1964
9.2 C
-0.21 C
1965
9.6 C
+0.24 C
1966
9.7 C
+0.31 C
1967
10.1 C
+0.75 C
1968
8.1 C
-1.26 C
1969
8.5 C
-0.88 C
1970
8.4 C
-1.03 C
1971
8.4 C
-1.02 C
1972
8.5 C
-0.92 C
1973
7.7 C
-1.72 C
1974
8.4 C
-1.00 C
1976
7.9 C
-1.50 C
1977
9.1 C
-0.25 C
1980
9.1 C
-0.26 C
1983
8.9 C
-0.44 C
1984
9.0 C
-0.37 C
1985
9.3 C
-0.05 C
1986
9.4 C
+0.04 C
1994
10.0 C
+0.61 C
1995
10.2 C
+0.84 C
1997
9.4 C
-0.01 C
2000
10.6 C
+1.19 C
2001
10.2 C
+0.85 C
2003
11.3 C
+1.87 C
2004
10.0 C
+0.65 C
2006
10.4 C
+0.98 C
2007
9.8 C
+0.40 C
2008
10.2 C
+0.77 C
2009
11.1 C
+1.69 C
2010
11.6 C
+2.26 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade over 1942 to 2010. In Fahrenheit: 0.4 F (0.2 to 0.6) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 49 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Ruidoso
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
0.4 F (0.2 to 0.6) per decade
1942 to 2010
49
Rise
Mean daily maximum
-0.05 C (-0.14 to 0.04) per decade
-0.1 F (-0.3 to 0.1) per decade
1942 to 2010
49
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.5 C (0.4 to 0.7) per decade
0.9 F (0.6 to 1.2) per decade
1942 to 2010
49
Rise
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
1941 to 2012
Yearly extremes at Ruidoso: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1994
32.8 C (91.0 F)
67
Coldest night (TNn)
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1951
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
67
Wettest day (Rx1day)
129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1965
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
67
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
171.0 mm (6.7 in)
2008
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
66
Longest dry spell (CDD)
117 days
1972
39 days
67
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Ruidoso, 1941 to 2012. The record is 36.7 C (98.1 F) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.8 C (91.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Ruidoso by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1941
12.2 C (54.0 F)
1942
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1943
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1944
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1945
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1946
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1947
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1948
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1949
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1950
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1951
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1952
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1953
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1954
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1955
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1956
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1957
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1958
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1959
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1960
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1961
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1962
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1963
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1964
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1965
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1966
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1967
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1968
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1969
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1970
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1971
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1972
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1973
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1974
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1975
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1976
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1977
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1978
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1979
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1980
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1981
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1982
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1983
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1984
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1985
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1986
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1987
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1993
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1994
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1995
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1996
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1997
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1998
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1999
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2000
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2001
31.7 C (89.1 F)
2002
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2003
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2004
31.7 C (89.1 F)
2005
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2006
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2007
31.7 C (89.1 F)
2008
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2009
31.1 C (88.0 F)
2010
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2011
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2012
27.8 C (82.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Ruidoso, 1941 to 2012. The record is -32.2 C (-26.0 F) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is -21.1 C (-6.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Ruidoso by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1941
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1942
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1943
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1944
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1945
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1946
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1947
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1948
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1949
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1950
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1951
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1952
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1953
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1954
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1955
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1956
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1957
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1958
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1959
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1960
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1961
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1962
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1963
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1964
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1965
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1966
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1967
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1968
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1969
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1970
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1971
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1972
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1973
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1974
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1975
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1976
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1977
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1978
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1979
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1980
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1981
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1982
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1983
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1984
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1985
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1986
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1987
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1993
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1994
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1995
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1996
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1997
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1998
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1999
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2000
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2001
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2002
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2003
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2004
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2005
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2006
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2007
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2008
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2009
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2010
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2011
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2012
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Ruidoso, 1941 to 2012. The record is 129.8 mm (5.1 in) in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.8 mm (1.4 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ruidoso by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1941
1.3 mm (0.05 in)
1942
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1943
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1944
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1945
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1946
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1947
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1948
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1949
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1950
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1951
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1952
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1953
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1954
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1955
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1956
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1957
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1958
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1959
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1960
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1961
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1962
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1963
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1964
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1965
129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1966
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1967
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1968
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1969
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1970
19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1971
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1972
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1973
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1974
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1975
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1976
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1977
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1978
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1979
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1980
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1981
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1982
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1983
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1984
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1985
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1986
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1987
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1993
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1994
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1995
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1996
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1997
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1998
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1999
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
2000
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
2001
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
2002
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2003
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
2004
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
2005
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
2006
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2007
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
2008
118.6 mm (4.7 in)
2009
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
2010
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
2011
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
2012
10.9 mm (0.4 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Ruidoso, 1941 to 2012. The record is 171.0 mm (6.7 in) in 2008, marked on the chart; the median year is 64.3 mm (2.5 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ruidoso by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1941
n/a
1942
60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1943
40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1944
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1945
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1946
107.9 mm (4.2 in)
1947
39.7 mm (1.6 in)
1948
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1949
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1950
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1951
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1952
49.2 mm (1.9 in)
1953
106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1954
52.9 mm (2.1 in)
1955
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1956
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1957
60.8 mm (2.4 in)
1958
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1959
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1960
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1961
94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1962
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1963
95.7 mm (3.8 in)
1964
110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1965
140.7 mm (5.5 in)
1966
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1967
94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1968
69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1969
50.7 mm (2.0 in)
1970
31.7 mm (1.2 in)
1971
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1972
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1973
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1974
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1975
65.9 mm (2.6 in)
1976
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1977
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1978
118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1979
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1980
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1981
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1982
61.1 mm (2.4 in)
1983
52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1984
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1985
134.2 mm (5.3 in)
1986
89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1987
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1993
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1994
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1995
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1996
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1997
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1998
64.7 mm (2.5 in)
1999
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
2000
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
2001
104.9 mm (4.1 in)
2002
45.4 mm (1.8 in)
2003
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
2004
41.0 mm (1.6 in)
2005
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
2006
121.7 mm (4.8 in)
2007
48.6 mm (1.9 in)
2008
171.0 mm (6.7 in)
2009
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
2010
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
2011
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
2012
30.3 mm (1.2 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Ruidoso, 1941 to 2012. The record is 117 days in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 39 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ruidoso by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1941
1 day
1942
34 days
1943
42 days
1944
35 days
1945
53 days
1946
24 days
1947
32 days
1948
52 days
1949
30 days
1950
87 days
1951
36 days
1952
41 days
1953
37 days
1954
63 days
1955
60 days
1956
52 days
1957
25 days
1958
30 days
1959
44 days
1960
62 days
1961
47 days
1962
42 days
1963
41 days
1964
42 days
1965
28 days
1966
42 days
1967
44 days
1968
23 days
1969
29 days
1970
47 days
1971
43 days
1972
117 days
1973
57 days
1974
45 days
1975
39 days
1976
30 days
1977
55 days
1978
32 days
1979
18 days
1980
21 days
1981
31 days
1982
20 days
1983
48 days
1984
80 days
1985
30 days
1986
26 days
1987
24 days
1993
25 days
1994
27 days
1995
40 days
1996
50 days
1997
23 days
1998
28 days
1999
43 days
2000
35 days
2001
37 days
2002
53 days
2003
41 days
2004
16 days
2005
42 days
2006
34 days
2007
53 days
2008
68 days
2009
35 days
2010
55 days
2011
8 days
2012
12 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
49 years with a frost
Across 49 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Ruidoso falls on 4 June and the median first autumn frost on 23 September, which leaves a median of 109 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +9.8 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Ruidoso
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1964 to 2010)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
4 June
n/a
30 May
n/a
-5.9 days per decade
First autumn frost
23 September
n/a
26 September
n/a
+3.9 days per decade
Growing days
109 days
n/a
124 days
n/a
+9.8 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
55 years, 1942 to 2010
A day with at least 38.8 mm (1.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 135.0 mm (5.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Ruidoso: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
38.8 mm (1.5 in)
5 years
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
10 years
67.0 mm (2.6 in)
25 years
88.7 mm (3.5 in)
50 years
109.4 mm (4.3 in)
100 years
135.0 mm (5.3 in)
Longer than the 55 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, 55 years of values from 1942 to 2010.
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: 129.8 mm (5.1 in) in 1965; 118.6 mm (4.7 in) in 2008; 95.3 mm (3.8 in) in 1944.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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Data for Ruidoso standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Ruidoso 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.