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Sandia Park Weather Records (USC00298015)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Sandia Park (USC00298015), New Mexico, United States, with 71 years of record.

Key Facts for Sandia Park

  • Sandia Park (USC00298015) is a weather station in New Mexico, United States at 35.21 latitude and -106.37 longitude, 2,143 m (7,030 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1939 to 2009, 71 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Sandia Park still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Sandia Park set a daily record high minimum temperature of 5.6 C (42.1 F) on 24 February 2009.

About the Station

  • Location: New Mexico, United States, 35.21 latitude, -106.37 longitude.
  • Elevation: 2,143 m (7,030 ft).
  • Period of record: 1939 to 2009, 71 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Sandia Park, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Sandia Park. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -40-2002040 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Sandia Park. 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 Sandia Park, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan18.9 C (66.0 F)-28.3 C (-18.9 F)n/an/a
Feb20.6 C (69.1 F)-28.9 C (-20.0 F)n/an/a
Mar25.0 C (77.0 F)-25.6 C (-14.1 F)n/an/a
Apr28.3 C (82.9 F)-15.0 C (5.0 F)n/an/a
May33.3 C (91.9 F)-6.7 C (19.9 F)n/an/a
Jun37.2 C (99.0 F)-0.6 C (30.9 F)n/an/a
Jul37.8 C (100.0 F)3.3 C (37.9 F)n/an/a
Aug37.2 C (99.0 F)3.3 C (37.9 F)n/an/a
Sep35.6 C (96.1 F)-6.1 C (21.0 F)n/an/a
Oct29.4 C (84.9 F)-14.4 C (6.1 F)n/an/a
Nov23.3 C (73.9 F)-23.9 C (-11.0 F)n/an/a
Dec20.6 C (69.1 F)-29.4 C (-20.9 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Sandia Park by the year they were set 1,464 records at Sandia Park still stand. 1971 holds the most, with 47. 02040601939: 241940: 191941: 221942: 411943: 71944: 141945: 291946: 351947: 221948: 281949: 261950: 421951: 331952: 191953: 271954: 141955: 241956: 391957: 201958: 291959: 71960: 171961: 171962: 331963: 371964: 181965: 271966: 141967: 311968: 161969: 241970: 241971: 471972: 361973: 281974: 211975: 231976: 171977: 131978: 261979: 191980: 311981: 291982: 131983: 171984: 161985: 111986: 251987: 151988: 131989: 261990: 261991: 131992: 171993: 81994: 71995: 161996: 231997: 81998: 161999: 402000: 182001: 122005: 222006: 262007: 12008: 22009: 41939194619531960196719741981198819952005
1,464 records at Sandia Park still stand. 1971 holds the most, with 47.
Standing records at Sandia Park by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
193924
194019
194122
194241
19437
194414
194529
194635
194722
194828
194926
195042
195133
195219
195327
195414
195524
195639
195720
195829
19597
196017
196117
196233
196337
196418
196527
196614
196731
196816
196924
197024
197147
197236
197328
197421
197523
197617
197713
197826
197919
198031
198129
198213
198317
198416
198511
198625
198715
198813
198926
199026
199113
199217
19938
19947
199516
199623
19978
199816
199940
200018
200112
200522
200626
20071
20082
20094

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records
When Sandia Park set new all-time records 3 all-time records were set at Sandia Park between 17 January 1987 and 24 December 1990. Each dot is a new record. Record snow depthRecord daily snowfallRecord low minimum temperature17 January 1987: Record snow depth 76.2 cm (30.0 in)21 December 1990: Record daily snowfall 61.0 cm (24.0 in)24 December 1990: Record low minimum temperature -29.4 C (-20.9 F)1990
3 all-time records were set at Sandia Park between 17 January 1987 and 24 December 1990. Each dot is a new record.
When Sandia Park set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1987-01-17Record snow depthRecord snow depth 76.2 cm (30.0 in)
1990-12-21Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 61.0 cm (24.0 in)
1990-12-24Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -29.4 C (-20.9 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 73.7 mm (2.9 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Sandia Park The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Sandia Park. The most was 73.7 mm (2.9 in) on 29 September 1941. 020406080 Jan: 43.4 mm (1.7 in), 8 January 1993 Jan Feb: 30.5 mm (1.2 in), 4 February 1983 Feb Mar: 71.1 mm (2.8 in), 12 March 1985 Mar Apr: 49.3 mm (1.9 in), 24 April 1942 Apr May: 51.1 mm (2.0 in), 30 May 1972 May Jun: 45.7 mm (1.8 in), 13 June 1953 Jun Jul: 71.1 mm (2.8 in), 22 July 1991 Jul Aug: 53.3 mm (2.1 in), 11 August 1944 Aug Sep: 73.7 mm (2.9 in), 29 September 1941 Sep Oct: 57.4 mm (2.3 in), 23 October 2000 Oct Nov: 51.3 mm (2.0 in), 16 November 1991 Nov Dec: 50.8 mm (2.0 in), 4 December 1942 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Sandia Park. The most was 73.7 mm (2.9 in) on 29 September 1941.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Sandia Park
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan43.4 mm (1.7 in)8 January 1993
Feb30.5 mm (1.2 in)4 February 1983
Mar71.1 mm (2.8 in)12 March 1985
Apr49.3 mm (1.9 in)24 April 1942
May51.1 mm (2.0 in)30 May 1972
Jun45.7 mm (1.8 in)13 June 1953
Jul71.1 mm (2.8 in)22 July 1991
Aug53.3 mm (2.1 in)11 August 1944
Sep73.7 mm (2.9 in)29 September 1941
Oct57.4 mm (2.3 in)23 October 2000
Nov51.3 mm (2.0 in)16 November 1991
Dec50.8 mm (2.0 in)4 December 1942

Period of Record Coverage

1939 to 2009
Days with data per year at Sandia Park 68 years of record at Sandia Park, 1939 to 2009. 29 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1948, 1949, 1951 and others. 1939: 348 of 365 days1940: 363 of 366 days1941: 323 of 365 days1942: 283 of 365 days1943: 96 of 365 days1944: 322 of 366 days1945: 321 of 365 days1946: 338 of 365 days1947: 352 of 365 days1948: 249 of 366 days1949: 296 of 365 days1950: 355 of 365 days1951: 324 of 365 days1952: 340 of 366 days1953: 330 of 365 days1954: 356 of 365 days1955: 361 of 365 days1956: 308 of 366 days1957: 332 of 365 days1958: 316 of 365 days1959: 106 of 365 days1960: 184 of 366 days1961: 238 of 365 days1962: 352 of 365 days1963: 356 of 365 days1964: 361 of 366 days1965: 341 of 365 days1966: 360 of 365 days1967: 364 of 365 days1968: 345 of 366 days1969: 324 of 365 days1970: 287 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 363 of 366 days1973: 365 of 365 days1974: 364 of 365 days1975: 359 of 365 days1976: 364 of 366 days1977: 364 of 365 days1978: 358 of 365 days1979: 358 of 365 days1980: 360 of 366 days1981: 364 of 365 days1982: 355 of 365 days1983: 308 of 365 days1984: 258 of 366 days1985: 303 of 365 days1986: 365 of 365 days1987: 348 of 365 days1988: 366 of 366 days1989: 364 of 365 days1990: 363 of 365 days1991: 363 of 365 days1992: 359 of 366 days1993: 354 of 365 days1994: 360 of 365 days1995: 326 of 365 days1996: 344 of 366 days1997: 160 of 365 days1998: 310 of 365 days1999: 311 of 365 days2000: 265 of 366 days2001: 211 of 365 days2005: 302 of 365 days2006: 291 of 365 days2007: 22 of 365 days2008: 93 of 366 days2009: 58 of 365 days1940195019601970198019902000
68 years of record at Sandia Park, 1939 to 2009. 29 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1948, 1949, 1951 and others.
Days with data per year at Sandia Park
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
193934895%Yes
194036399%Yes
194132388%No
194228378%No
19439626%No
194432288%No
194532188%No
194633893%Yes
194735296%Yes
194824968%No
194929681%No
195035597%Yes
195132489%No
195234093%Yes
195333090%Yes
195435698%Yes
195536199%Yes
195630884%No
195733291%Yes
195831687%No
195910629%No
196018450%No
196123865%No
196235296%Yes
196335698%Yes
196436199%Yes
196534193%Yes
196636099%Yes
1967364100%Yes
196834594%Yes
196932489%No
197028779%No
1971365100%Yes
197236399%Yes
1973365100%Yes
1974364100%Yes
197535998%Yes
197636499%Yes
1977364100%Yes
197835898%Yes
197935898%Yes
198036098%Yes
1981364100%Yes
198235597%Yes
198330884%No
198425870%No
198530383%No
1986365100%Yes
198734895%Yes
1988366100%Yes
1989364100%Yes
199036399%Yes
199136399%Yes
199235998%Yes
199335497%Yes
199436099%Yes
199532689%No
199634494%Yes
199716044%No
199831085%No
199931185%No
200026572%No
200121158%No
200530283%No
200629180%No
2007226%No
20089325%No
20095816%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Sandia Park
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
24 February 2009Sandia Park, USdaily high min5.6 C (42.1 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)37 years24 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 2009Sandia Park, USdaily high max (Tie)17.8 C (64.0 F)tie23 years3 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 2009Sandia Park, USdaily high max18.3 C (64.9 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)63 years30 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 2009Sandia Park, USdaily high min2.8 C (37.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)38 years21 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 2009Sandia Park, USdaily high min0.6 C (33.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)54 years24 of 100 (Routine)
10 November 2008Sandia Park, USdaily snowfall0.3 cm (0.1 in)0.3 cm (0.1 in)69 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 2008Sandia Park, USdaily high max21.1 C (70.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)61 years25 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 2008Sandia Park, USdaily high min11.7 C (53.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)61 years26 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 2008Sandia Park, USdaily rain53.3 mm (2.1 in)27.9 mm (1.1 in)12 years41 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2007Sandia Park, USdaily high min2.8 C (37.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)35 years18 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 2007Sandia Park, USdaily snow depth25.4 cm (10.0 in)7.6 cm (3.0 in)33 years22 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 2006Sandia Park, USdaily snow depth43.2 cm (17.0 in)12.7 cm (5.0 in)48 years30 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 2006Sandia Park, USdaily snow depth45.7 cm (18.0 in)10.1 cm (4.0 in)48 years28 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 2006Sandia Park, USdaily snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)10.2 cm (4.0 in)28 years26 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 2006Sandia Park, USdaily rain14.7 mm (0.6 in)8.3 mm (0.33 in)16 years20 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 2006Sandia Park, USdaily low max (Tie)-2.8 C (27.0 F)tie48 years5 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 2006Sandia Park, USdaily low max (Tie)10.6 C (51.1 F)tie12 years2 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 2006Sandia Park, USdaily rain34.5 mm (1.4 in)13.9 mm (0.5 in)20 years27 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 2006Sandia Park, USdaily low max8.3 C (46.9 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)0 years9 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 2006Sandia Park, USdaily rain13.7 mm (0.5 in)7.3 mm (0.29 in)44 years20 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

33 complete years, 1940 to 1999
Annual mean temperature at Sandia Park as warming stripes, 1940 to 1999 One stripe for each of 33 complete years at Sandia Park, 1940 to 1999. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.7 C (49.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1999, at 7.7 C (45.9 F), and the warmest was 1981, at 11.3 C (52.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.0 C (3.6 F). 1940: 9.2 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1950: 10.8 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1951: 9.8 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1952: 9.6 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1954: 10.6 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1955: 9.2 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1962: 10.6 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1963: 10.7 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1964: 9.3 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1966: 9.4 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1967: 9.4 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1971: 9.8 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1972: 10.6 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1973: 9.5 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1974: 10.1 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1975: 9.5 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1976: 9.8 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1977: 10.7 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1978: 10.4 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1979: 9.7 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1980: 10.7 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1981: 11.3 C, +1.5 C from the station mean1982: 10.0 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1986: 9.2 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1988: 8.8 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1989: 9.7 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1990: 8.8 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1991: 8.5 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1992: 8.5 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1993: 9.1 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1994: 9.5 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1996: 9.9 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1999: 7.7 C, -2.0 C from the station mean194019451950195519601965197019751980198519901995
One stripe for each of 33 complete years at Sandia Park, 1940 to 1999. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.7 C (49.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1999, at 7.7 C (45.9 F), and the warmest was 1981, at 11.3 C (52.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.0 C (3.6 F).
Annual mean temperature at Sandia Park as warming stripes, 1940 to 1999
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
19409.2 C-0.54 C
195010.8 C+1.13 C
19519.8 C+0.08 C
19529.6 C-0.15 C
195410.6 C+0.90 C
19559.2 C-0.52 C
196210.6 C+0.91 C
196310.7 C+1.00 C
19649.3 C-0.37 C
19669.4 C-0.34 C
19679.4 C-0.33 C
19719.8 C+0.09 C
197210.6 C+0.88 C
19739.5 C-0.19 C
197410.1 C+0.39 C
19759.5 C-0.17 C
19769.8 C+0.13 C
197710.7 C+0.95 C
197810.4 C+0.69 C
19799.7 C-0.02 C
198010.7 C+1.03 C
198111.3 C+1.55 C
198210.0 C+0.27 C
19869.2 C-0.50 C
19888.8 C-0.89 C
19899.7 C-0.05 C
19908.8 C-0.88 C
19918.5 C-1.17 C
19928.5 C-1.23 C
19939.1 C-0.59 C
19949.5 C-0.25 C
19969.9 C+0.22 C
19997.7 C-1.97 C

The annual mean temperature here has fallen by 0.19 C (0.01 to 0.36) per decade over 1940 to 1999. In Fahrenheit: 0.34 F (0.03 to 0.66) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 33 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Sandia Park
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature-0.19 C (-0.36 to -0.01) per decade-0.34 F (-0.66 to -0.03) per decade1940 to 199933Fall
Mean daily maximum-0.3 C (-0.5 to -0.2) per decade-0.6 F (-0.9 to -0.3) per decade1940 to 199933Fall
Mean daily minimum-0.04 C (-0.33 to 0.25) per decade-0.1 F (-0.6 to 0.4) per decade1940 to 199933Not 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

1939 to 2009
Yearly extremes at Sandia Park: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)37.8 C (100.0 F)195734.4 C (93.9 F)68
Coldest night (TNn)-29.4 C (-20.9 F)1990-20.6 C (-5.1 F)68
Wettest day (Rx1day)73.7 mm (2.9 in)194135.9 mm (1.4 in)68
Wettest five days (Rx5day)125.5 mm (4.9 in)199156.1 mm (2.2 in)68
Longest dry spell (CDD)77 days195034 days68

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Sandia Park by year The hottest day of the year at Sandia Park, 1939 to 2009. The record is 37.8 C (100.0 F) in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.4 C (93.9 F). 102030401940196019802000Record: 37.8 C (100.0 F) in 1957
The hottest day of the year at Sandia Park, 1939 to 2009. The record is 37.8 C (100.0 F) in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.4 C (93.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Sandia Park by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
193934.4 C (93.9 F)
194034.4 C (93.9 F)
194130.6 C (87.1 F)
194232.8 C (91.0 F)
194334.4 C (93.9 F)
194433.3 C (91.9 F)
194532.8 C (91.0 F)
194633.9 C (93.0 F)
194735.6 C (96.1 F)
194834.4 C (93.9 F)
194932.8 C (91.0 F)
195035.0 C (95.0 F)
195136.7 C (98.1 F)
195234.4 C (93.9 F)
195335.6 C (96.1 F)
195435.6 C (96.1 F)
195534.4 C (93.9 F)
195634.4 C (93.9 F)
195737.8 C (100.0 F)
195837.2 C (99.0 F)
195934.4 C (93.9 F)
196035.0 C (95.0 F)
196133.3 C (91.9 F)
196232.8 C (91.0 F)
196333.9 C (93.0 F)
196434.4 C (93.9 F)
196532.2 C (90.0 F)
196633.9 C (93.0 F)
196733.9 C (93.0 F)
196834.4 C (93.9 F)
196934.4 C (93.9 F)
197035.6 C (96.1 F)
197137.8 C (100.0 F)
197236.7 C (98.1 F)
197336.7 C (98.1 F)
197436.1 C (97.0 F)
197534.4 C (93.9 F)
197635.0 C (95.0 F)
197736.7 C (98.1 F)
197835.6 C (96.1 F)
197936.7 C (98.1 F)
198037.8 C (100.0 F)
198137.2 C (99.0 F)
198235.0 C (95.0 F)
198335.0 C (95.0 F)
198433.9 C (93.0 F)
198532.8 C (91.0 F)
198631.7 C (89.1 F)
198731.1 C (88.0 F)
198832.2 C (90.0 F)
198934.4 C (93.9 F)
199035.6 C (96.1 F)
199132.8 C (91.0 F)
199232.8 C (91.0 F)
199332.8 C (91.0 F)
199437.2 C (99.0 F)
199536.1 C (97.0 F)
199634.4 C (93.9 F)
199729.4 C (84.9 F)
199835.6 C (96.1 F)
199930.0 C (86.0 F)
200035.6 C (96.1 F)
200132.2 C (90.0 F)
200534.4 C (93.9 F)
200633.3 C (91.9 F)
200710.6 C (51.1 F)
200829.4 C (84.9 F)
200919.4 C (66.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Sandia Park by year The coldest night of the year at Sandia Park, 1939 to 2009. The record is -29.4 C (-20.9 F) in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is -20.6 C (-5.1 F). -30-25-20-15-10-51940196019802000Record: -29.4 C (-20.9 F) in 1990
The coldest night of the year at Sandia Park, 1939 to 2009. The record is -29.4 C (-20.9 F) in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is -20.6 C (-5.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Sandia Park by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1939-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1940-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1941-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1942-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1943-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1944-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1945-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1946-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1947-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1948-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1949-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1950-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1951-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1952-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1953-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1954-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1955-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1956-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1957-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1958-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1959-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1960-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1961-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1962-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1963-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1964-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1965-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1966-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1967-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1968-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1969-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1970-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1971-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1972-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1973-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1974-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1975-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1976-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1977-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1978-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1979-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1980-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1981-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1982-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1983-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1984-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1985-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1986-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1987-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1988-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1989-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1990-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1991-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1992-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1993-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1994-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1995-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1996-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1997-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1998-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1999-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2000-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2001-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2005-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2006-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2007-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2008-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2009-12.2 C (10.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Sandia Park by year The wettest day of the year at Sandia Park, 1939 to 2009. The record is 73.7 mm (2.9 in) in 1941, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.9 mm (1.4 in). 0204060801940196019802000Record: 73.7 mm (2.9 in) in 1941
The wettest day of the year at Sandia Park, 1939 to 2009. The record is 73.7 mm (2.9 in) in 1941, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.9 mm (1.4 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Sandia Park by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
193933.8 mm (1.3 in)
194034.5 mm (1.4 in)
194173.7 mm (2.9 in)
194250.8 mm (2.0 in)
194324.1 mm (0.9 in)
194453.3 mm (2.1 in)
194542.4 mm (1.7 in)
194649.0 mm (1.9 in)
194721.6 mm (0.9 in)
194818.0 mm (0.7 in)
194920.3 mm (0.8 in)
195028.4 mm (1.1 in)
195140.9 mm (1.6 in)
195244.2 mm (1.7 in)
195345.7 mm (1.8 in)
195435.6 mm (1.4 in)
195545.5 mm (1.8 in)
195618.5 mm (0.7 in)
195737.1 mm (1.5 in)
195857.7 mm (2.3 in)
195926.4 mm (1.0 in)
196033.0 mm (1.3 in)
196125.7 mm (1.0 in)
196238.1 mm (1.5 in)
196333.5 mm (1.3 in)
196430.5 mm (1.2 in)
196545.2 mm (1.8 in)
196634.8 mm (1.4 in)
196741.1 mm (1.6 in)
196840.1 mm (1.6 in)
196941.7 mm (1.6 in)
197030.7 mm (1.2 in)
197143.9 mm (1.7 in)
197251.1 mm (2.0 in)
197331.8 mm (1.3 in)
197426.2 mm (1.0 in)
197536.1 mm (1.4 in)
197631.0 mm (1.2 in)
197732.5 mm (1.3 in)
197846.2 mm (1.8 in)
197938.1 mm (1.5 in)
198031.2 mm (1.2 in)
198137.1 mm (1.5 in)
198233.3 mm (1.3 in)
198330.5 mm (1.2 in)
198427.9 mm (1.1 in)
198571.1 mm (2.8 in)
198634.5 mm (1.4 in)
198737.1 mm (1.5 in)
198838.1 mm (1.5 in)
198928.4 mm (1.1 in)
199027.9 mm (1.1 in)
199171.1 mm (2.8 in)
199240.4 mm (1.6 in)
199343.4 mm (1.7 in)
199450.8 mm (2.0 in)
199528.2 mm (1.1 in)
199645.7 mm (1.8 in)
199735.6 mm (1.4 in)
199830.0 mm (1.2 in)
199942.7 mm (1.7 in)
200057.4 mm (2.3 in)
200122.4 mm (0.9 in)
200556.6 mm (2.2 in)
200634.5 mm (1.4 in)
20076.6 mm (0.26 in)
200853.3 mm (2.1 in)
20093.6 mm (0.14 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Sandia Park by year The wettest five days of the year at Sandia Park, 1939 to 2009. The record is 125.5 mm (4.9 in) in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 56.1 mm (2.2 in). 0501001501940196019802000Record: 125.5 mm (4.9 in) in 1991
The wettest five days of the year at Sandia Park, 1939 to 2009. The record is 125.5 mm (4.9 in) in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 56.1 mm (2.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Sandia Park by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
193942.9 mm (1.7 in)
194065.5 mm (2.6 in)
194189.4 mm (3.5 in)
194263.5 mm (2.5 in)
194335.3 mm (1.4 in)
194456.9 mm (2.2 in)
194546.4 mm (1.8 in)
194665.9 mm (2.6 in)
194747.5 mm (1.9 in)
194830.5 mm (1.2 in)
194941.1 mm (1.6 in)
195062.5 mm (2.5 in)
195148.0 mm (1.9 in)
195270.3 mm (2.8 in)
195370.1 mm (2.8 in)
195446.5 mm (1.8 in)
195547.6 mm (1.9 in)
195642.7 mm (1.7 in)
195741.9 mm (1.6 in)
195879.8 mm (3.1 in)
195951.5 mm (2.0 in)
196048.1 mm (1.9 in)
196143.8 mm (1.7 in)
196258.7 mm (2.3 in)
196354.9 mm (2.2 in)
196436.3 mm (1.4 in)
196567.1 mm (2.6 in)
196654.4 mm (2.1 in)
196782.3 mm (3.2 in)
196854.9 mm (2.2 in)
196952.1 mm (2.1 in)
197048.5 mm (1.9 in)
197194.3 mm (3.7 in)
197271.3 mm (2.8 in)
197360.8 mm (2.4 in)
197450.6 mm (2.0 in)
197549.3 mm (1.9 in)
197636.6 mm (1.4 in)
197745.5 mm (1.8 in)
197859.6 mm (2.3 in)
197959.0 mm (2.3 in)
198060.9 mm (2.4 in)
198154.3 mm (2.1 in)
198270.4 mm (2.8 in)
198341.7 mm (1.6 in)
198437.1 mm (1.5 in)
198575.7 mm (3.0 in)
198669.3 mm (2.7 in)
198745.4 mm (1.8 in)
198862.4 mm (2.5 in)
198966.8 mm (2.6 in)
199050.4 mm (2.0 in)
1991125.5 mm (4.9 in)
199246.0 mm (1.8 in)
199357.8 mm (2.3 in)
199463.9 mm (2.5 in)
199562.0 mm (2.4 in)
1996116.5 mm (4.6 in)
199757.2 mm (2.3 in)
199857.4 mm (2.3 in)
199973.5 mm (2.9 in)
200075.6 mm (3.0 in)
200129.5 mm (1.2 in)
200577.4 mm (3.0 in)
200675.0 mm (3.0 in)
200715.0 mm (0.6 in)
200855.3 mm (2.2 in)
20093.6 mm (0.14 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Sandia Park by year The longest dry spell of the year at Sandia Park, 1939 to 2009. The record is 77 days in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 34 days. 0204060801940196019802000Record: 77 days in 1950
The longest dry spell of the year at Sandia Park, 1939 to 2009. The record is 77 days in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 34 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Sandia Park by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
193940 days
194028 days
194119 days
194235 days
194315 days
194434 days
194562 days
194634 days
194725 days
194827 days
194926 days
195077 days
195155 days
195240 days
195349 days
195436 days
195534 days
195653 days
195732 days
195831 days
195916 days
196026 days
196119 days
196232 days
196321 days
196433 days
196535 days
196663 days
196742 days
196830 days
196921 days
197034 days
197149 days
197244 days
197334 days
197466 days
197557 days
197636 days
197751 days
197824 days
197935 days
198033 days
198156 days
198237 days
198330 days
198447 days
198520 days
198629 days
198722 days
198836 days
198941 days
199023 days
199150 days
199231 days
199325 days
199425 days
199535 days
199657 days
199714 days
199845 days
199947 days
200043 days
200126 days
200554 days
200634 days
200713 days
200823 days
200932 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

33 years with a frost

Across 33 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Sandia Park falls on 12 May and the median first autumn frost on 7 October, which leaves a median of 144 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -4.0 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Sandia Park
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest periodRecent period (1952 to 1999)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost12 Mayn/a13 Mayn/a+1.7 days per decade
First autumn frost7 Octobern/a8 Octobern/a-2.3 days per decade
Growing days144 daysn/a144 daysn/a-4.0 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

48 years, 1939 to 2000

A day with at least 37.5 mm (1.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 72.6 mm (2.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Sandia Park: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years37.5 mm (1.5 in)
5 years47.1 mm (1.9 in)
10 years53.4 mm (2.1 in)
25 years61.2 mm (2.4 in)
50 years67.0 mm (2.6 in)Longer than the 48 years of record
100 years72.6 mm (2.9 in)Longer than the 48 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, 48 years of values from 1939 to 2000.

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: 73.7 mm (2.9 in) in 1941; 71.1 mm (2.8 in) in 1991; 57.7 mm (2.3 in) in 1958.

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).