Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Santa Fe (USC00298072), New Mexico, United States, with 124 years of record.
Key Facts for Santa Fe
Santa Fe (USC00298072) is a weather station in New Mexico, United States at 35.68 latitude and -105.90 longitude, 2,196 m (7,205 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1849 to 1972, 124 years of record.
1,464 records set at Santa Fe still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Santa Fe tied a daily record high minimum temperature of 5.6 C (42.1 F) on 12 March 1972.
About the Station
Location: New Mexico, United States, 35.68 latitude, -105.90 longitude.
Elevation: 2,196 m (7,205 ft).
Period of record: 1849 to 1972, 124 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 Santa Fe. 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 Santa Fe, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
24.4 C (75.9 F)
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
23.9 C (75.0 F)
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
36.7 C (98.1 F)
5.6 C (42.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
36.1 C (97.0 F)
4.4 C (39.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
25.0 C (77.0 F)
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
18.3 C (64.9 F)
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Santa Fe still stand. 1879 holds the most, with 75.
Standing records at Santa Fe by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1874
15
1875
11
1876
10
1877
17
1878
46
1879
75
1880
42
1881
17
1882
19
1883
11
1885
3
1886
14
1887
16
1888
18
1889
28
1890
21
1891
9
1892
9
1893
8
1894
19
1895
24
1896
16
1897
8
1898
20
1899
15
1900
10
1901
10
1902
12
1903
9
1904
17
1905
5
1906
20
1907
21
1908
12
1909
21
1910
5
1911
23
1912
8
1913
13
1914
3
1915
16
1916
13
1917
13
1918
7
1919
16
1920
17
1921
18
1922
11
1923
8
1924
13
1925
8
1926
7
1927
11
1928
12
1929
8
1930
5
1931
11
1932
13
1933
12
1934
18
1935
10
1936
14
1937
10
1938
17
1939
17
1940
4
1941
9
1942
7
1943
13
1944
9
1945
18
1946
28
1947
24
1948
22
1949
21
1950
23
1951
22
1952
14
1953
10
1954
25
1955
9
1956
25
1957
17
1958
12
1959
8
1960
8
1961
12
1962
14
1963
13
1964
11
1965
16
1966
11
1967
18
1968
4
1969
6
1970
12
1971
31
1972
3
All-Time Record Progression
6 new records
6 all-time records were set at Santa Fe between 6 January 1913 and 26 July 1968. Each dot is a new record.
When Santa Fe set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1913-01-06
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -13.9 C (7.0 F)
1947-07-12
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 36.7 C (98.1 F)
1951-02-01
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1951-07-10
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 22.2 C (72.0 F)
1963-01-13
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1968-07-26
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 91.7 mm (3.6 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 91.7 mm (3.6 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Santa Fe. The most was 91.7 mm (3.6 in) on 26 July 1968.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Santa Fe
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
8 January 1965
Feb
20.8 mm (0.8 in)
5 February 1928
Mar
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
3 March 1940
Apr
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
14 April 1916
May
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
19 May 1948
Jun
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
11 June 1927
Jul
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
26 July 1968
Aug
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
17 August 1855
Sep
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
22 September 1929
Oct
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
5 October 1911
Nov
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1 November 1854
Dec
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
29 December 1849
Period of Record Coverage
1874 to 1972
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
99 years of record at Santa Fe, 1874 to 1972. 9 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1881, 1883, 1884, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1948, 1971 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 86 complete years at Santa Fe, 1874 to 1970. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.5 C (49.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1880, at 7.3 C (45.1 F), and the warmest was 1879, at 11.4 C (52.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.3 C (4.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Santa Fe as warming stripes, 1874 to 1970
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1874
9.5 C
-0.04 C
1875
9.6 C
+0.04 C
1876
9.3 C
-0.27 C
1877
9.2 C
-0.28 C
1878
9.7 C
+0.13 C
1879
11.4 C
+1.89 C
1880
7.3 C
-2.24 C
1882
9.8 C
+0.24 C
1885
9.2 C
-0.29 C
1886
9.2 C
-0.29 C
1887
9.8 C
+0.24 C
1888
9.8 C
+0.32 C
1889
9.9 C
+0.41 C
1890
10.2 C
+0.69 C
1891
8.5 C
-1.00 C
1892
9.5 C
-0.03 C
1893
9.7 C
+0.13 C
1894
9.4 C
-0.10 C
1895
8.7 C
-0.87 C
1896
10.1 C
+0.55 C
1897
9.0 C
-0.54 C
1898
8.8 C
-0.73 C
1899
9.5 C
-0.04 C
1900
10.3 C
+0.78 C
1901
9.9 C
+0.41 C
1902
10.1 C
+0.55 C
1903
9.3 C
-0.21 C
1904
9.6 C
+0.10 C
1905
8.7 C
-0.78 C
1906
9.1 C
-0.38 C
1907
9.4 C
-0.11 C
1908
8.7 C
-0.78 C
1909
8.8 C
-0.77 C
1910
10.1 C
+0.53 C
1911
8.8 C
-0.77 C
1912
8.4 C
-1.15 C
1913
8.7 C
-0.87 C
1914
9.6 C
+0.11 C
1915
8.7 C
-0.79 C
1916
9.7 C
+0.14 C
1917
9.8 C
+0.23 C
1918
9.3 C
-0.19 C
1919
8.9 C
-0.67 C
1920
9.0 C
-0.56 C
1921
10.1 C
+0.57 C
1922
9.5 C
-0.02 C
1923
8.9 C
-0.62 C
1924
9.1 C
-0.41 C
1925
9.7 C
+0.18 C
1926
9.4 C
-0.08 C
1927
10.2 C
+0.66 C
1928
9.7 C
+0.13 C
1929
8.8 C
-0.77 C
1930
9.3 C
-0.27 C
1931
9.5 C
+0.01 C
1932
8.9 C
-0.63 C
1933
9.8 C
+0.24 C
1934
11.1 C
+1.62 C
1935
9.8 C
+0.28 C
1936
10.1 C
+0.53 C
1937
10.0 C
+0.44 C
1938
10.1 C
+0.54 C
1939
9.9 C
+0.34 C
1940
10.1 C
+0.57 C
1941
9.7 C
+0.22 C
1945
9.5 C
-0.03 C
1946
10.4 C
+0.91 C
1947
9.7 C
+0.21 C
1950
10.6 C
+1.05 C
1951
10.1 C
+0.54 C
1952
9.8 C
+0.23 C
1955
9.7 C
+0.17 C
1956
10.3 C
+0.75 C
1957
9.7 C
+0.14 C
1958
10.4 C
+0.91 C
1959
10.0 C
+0.44 C
1960
9.4 C
-0.11 C
1961
9.0 C
-0.56 C
1962
9.9 C
+0.37 C
1963
9.9 C
+0.36 C
1964
8.6 C
-0.91 C
1965
9.3 C
-0.23 C
1967
9.6 C
+0.09 C
1968
9.1 C
-0.42 C
1969
9.8 C
+0.28 C
1970
9.3 C
-0.21 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1874 to 1970 is 0.04 C (-0.01 to 0.09) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.07 F (-0.01 to 0.16) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 86 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Santa Fe
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.04 C (-0.01 to 0.09) per decade
0.07 F (-0.01 to 0.16) per decade
1874 to 1970
86
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.3 F (0.2 to 0.4) per decade
1874 to 1970
86
Rise
Mean daily minimum
-0.08 C (-0.15 to -0.02) per decade
-0.15 F (-0.26 to -0.04) per decade
1874 to 1970
86
Fall
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
1849 to 1972
Yearly extremes at Santa Fe: 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)
1947
32.2 C (90.0 F)
99
Coldest night (TNn)
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1963
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
99
Wettest day (Rx1day)
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1968
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
114
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
148.3 mm (5.8 in)
1855
46.6 mm (1.8 in)
114
Longest dry spell (CDD)
184 days
1883
37 days
114
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Santa Fe, 1849 to 1972. The record is 36.7 C (98.1 F) in 1947, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.2 C (90.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Santa Fe by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1849
n/a
1850
n/a
1851
n/a
1852
n/a
1853
n/a
1854
n/a
1855
n/a
1856
n/a
1867
n/a
1868
n/a
1869
n/a
1870
n/a
1871
n/a
1872
n/a
1873
n/a
1874
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1875
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1876
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1877
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1878
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1879
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1880
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1881
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1882
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1883
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1884
12.2 C (54.0 F)
1885
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1886
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1887
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1888
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1889
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1890
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1891
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1892
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1893
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1894
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1895
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1896
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1897
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1898
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1899
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1900
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1901
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1902
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1903
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1904
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1905
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1906
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1907
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1908
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1909
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1910
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1911
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1912
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1913
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1914
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1915
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1916
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1917
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1918
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1919
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1920
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1921
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1922
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1923
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1924
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1925
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1926
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1927
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1928
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1929
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1930
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1931
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1932
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1933
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1934
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1935
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1936
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1937
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1938
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1939
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1940
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1941
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1942
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1943
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1944
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1945
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1946
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1947
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1948
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1949
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1950
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1951
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1952
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1953
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1954
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1955
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1956
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1957
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1958
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1959
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1960
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1961
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1962
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1963
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1964
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1965
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1966
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1967
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1968
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1969
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1970
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1971
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1972
21.1 C (70.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Santa Fe, 1849 to 1972. The record is -27.8 C (-18.0 F) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is -18.3 C (-0.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Santa Fe by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1849
n/a
1850
n/a
1851
n/a
1852
n/a
1853
n/a
1854
n/a
1855
n/a
1856
n/a
1867
n/a
1868
n/a
1869
n/a
1870
n/a
1871
n/a
1872
n/a
1873
n/a
1874
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1875
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1876
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1877
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1878
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1879
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1880
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1881
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1882
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1883
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1884
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1885
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1886
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1887
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1888
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1889
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1890
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1891
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1892
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1893
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1894
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1895
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1896
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1897
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1898
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1899
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1900
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1901
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1902
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1903
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1904
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1905
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1906
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1907
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1908
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1909
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1910
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1911
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1912
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1913
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1914
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1915
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1916
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1917
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1918
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1919
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1920
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1921
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1922
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1923
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1924
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1925
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1926
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1927
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1928
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1929
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1930
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1931
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1932
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1933
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1934
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1935
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1936
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1937
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1938
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1939
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1940
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1941
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1942
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1943
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1944
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1945
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1946
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1947
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1948
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1949
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1950
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1951
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1952
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1953
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1954
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1955
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1956
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1957
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1958
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1959
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1960
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1961
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1962
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1963
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1964
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1965
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1966
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1967
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1968
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1969
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1970
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1971
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1972
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Santa Fe, 1849 to 1972. The record is 91.7 mm (3.6 in) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 29.2 mm (1.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Santa Fe by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1849
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1850
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1851
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1852
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1853
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1854
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1855
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1856
19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1867
7.6 mm (0.30 in)
1868
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1869
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1870
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1871
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1872
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1873
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1874
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1875
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1876
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1877
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1878
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1879
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1880
14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1881
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1882
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1883
12.2 mm (0.5 in)
1884
8.4 mm (0.33 in)
1885
27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1886
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1887
18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1888
21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1889
14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1890
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1891
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1892
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1893
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1894
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1895
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1896
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1897
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1898
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1899
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1900
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1901
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1902
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1903
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1904
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1905
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1906
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1907
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1908
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1909
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1910
20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1911
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1912
14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1913
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1914
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1915
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1916
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1917
19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1918
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1919
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1920
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1921
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1922
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1923
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1924
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1925
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1926
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1927
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1928
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1929
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1930
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1931
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1932
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1933
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1934
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1935
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1936
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1937
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1938
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1939
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1940
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1941
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1942
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1943
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1944
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1945
18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1946
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1947
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1948
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1949
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1950
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1951
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1952
20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1953
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1954
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1955
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1956
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1957
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1958
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1959
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1960
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1961
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1962
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1963
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1964
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1965
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1966
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1967
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1968
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1969
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1970
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1971
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1972
4.1 mm (0.16 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Santa Fe, 1849 to 1972. The record is 148.3 mm (5.8 in) in 1855, marked on the chart; the median year is 46.6 mm (1.8 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Santa Fe by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1849
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1850
47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1851
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1852
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1853
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1854
117.8 mm (4.6 in)
1855
148.3 mm (5.8 in)
1856
43.8 mm (1.7 in)
1867
8.7 mm (0.34 in)
1868
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1869
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1870
82.2 mm (3.2 in)
1871
36.4 mm (1.4 in)
1872
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1873
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1874
47.6 mm (1.9 in)
1875
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1876
97.1 mm (3.8 in)
1877
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1878
64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1879
35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1880
30.9 mm (1.2 in)
1881
73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1882
51.9 mm (2.0 in)
1883
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1884
24.7 mm (1.0 in)
1885
38.3 mm (1.5 in)
1886
61.3 mm (2.4 in)
1887
30.1 mm (1.2 in)
1888
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1889
21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1890
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1891
89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1892
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1893
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1894
39.2 mm (1.5 in)
1895
83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1896
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1897
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1898
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1899
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1900
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1901
50.7 mm (2.0 in)
1902
41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1903
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1904
76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1905
38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1906
72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1907
31.7 mm (1.2 in)
1908
45.3 mm (1.8 in)
1909
62.4 mm (2.5 in)
1910
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1911
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1912
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1913
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1914
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1915
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1916
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1917
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1918
48.7 mm (1.9 in)
1919
56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1920
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1921
60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1922
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1923
28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1924
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1925
39.7 mm (1.6 in)
1926
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1927
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1928
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1929
122.1 mm (4.8 in)
1930
45.1 mm (1.8 in)
1931
66.7 mm (2.6 in)
1932
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1933
46.6 mm (1.8 in)
1934
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1935
46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1936
35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1937
81.4 mm (3.2 in)
1938
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1939
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1940
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1941
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1942
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1943
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1944
57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1945
26.6 mm (1.0 in)
1946
67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1947
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1948
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1949
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1950
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1951
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1952
29.8 mm (1.2 in)
1953
77.9 mm (3.1 in)
1954
41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1955
27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1956
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1957
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1958
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1959
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1960
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1961
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1962
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1963
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1964
35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1965
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1966
45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1967
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1968
98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1969
42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1970
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1971
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1972
11.2 mm (0.4 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Santa Fe, 1849 to 1972. The record is 184 days in 1883, marked on the chart; the median year is 37 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Santa Fe by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1849
16 days
1850
30 days
1851
37 days
1852
20 days
1853
19 days
1854
25 days
1855
46 days
1856
39 days
1867
80 days
1868
50 days
1869
60 days
1870
42 days
1871
42 days
1872
67 days
1873
26 days
1874
21 days
1875
33 days
1876
30 days
1877
28 days
1878
41 days
1879
44 days
1880
26 days
1881
50 days
1882
54 days
1883
184 days
1884
7 days
1885
25 days
1886
23 days
1887
39 days
1888
21 days
1889
27 days
1890
60 days
1891
33 days
1892
39 days
1893
54 days
1894
38 days
1895
65 days
1896
30 days
1897
18 days
1898
47 days
1899
47 days
1900
29 days
1901
28 days
1902
42 days
1903
93 days
1904
40 days
1905
24 days
1906
28 days
1907
28 days
1908
35 days
1909
50 days
1910
34 days
1911
39 days
1912
54 days
1913
32 days
1914
42 days
1915
41 days
1916
33 days
1917
47 days
1918
29 days
1919
26 days
1920
28 days
1921
42 days
1922
26 days
1923
25 days
1924
41 days
1925
31 days
1926
43 days
1927
34 days
1928
33 days
1929
41 days
1930
37 days
1931
20 days
1932
48 days
1933
30 days
1934
37 days
1935
36 days
1936
31 days
1937
48 days
1938
35 days
1939
40 days
1940
23 days
1941
107 days
1942
58 days
1943
36 days
1944
20 days
1945
49 days
1946
40 days
1947
36 days
1948
28 days
1949
39 days
1950
90 days
1951
39 days
1952
38 days
1953
45 days
1954
37 days
1955
58 days
1956
111 days
1957
26 days
1958
30 days
1959
34 days
1960
31 days
1961
42 days
1962
35 days
1963
25 days
1964
44 days
1965
35 days
1966
29 days
1967
60 days
1968
28 days
1969
25 days
1970
47 days
1971
47 days
1972
77 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
86 years with a frost
Across 86 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Santa Fe falls on 8 May and the median first autumn frost on 15 October, which leaves a median of 159 days between them.
In 1933 to 1970 the median growing season was 155 days. That is 11 days fewer than in 1874 to 1906.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -1.1 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Santa Fe
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1874 to 1906)
Recent period (1933 to 1970)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
8 May
5 May
10 May
5 days later
+0.5 days per decade
First autumn frost
15 October
16 October
11 October
5 days earlier
-0.6 days per decade
Growing days
159 days
166 days
155 days
11 days fewer
-1.1 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
101 years, 1854 to 1970
A day with at least 29.6 mm (1.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 77.5 mm (3.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Santa Fe: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
29.6 mm (1.2 in)
5 years
39.8 mm (1.6 in)
10 years
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
25 years
58.5 mm (2.3 in)
50 years
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
100 years
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 101 years of values from 1854 to 1970.
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: 91.7 mm (3.6 in) in 1968; 82.0 mm (3.2 in) in 1855; 71.6 mm (2.8 in) in 1953.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Santa Fe, at 1963. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1963 ran 0.3 C (0.5 F) lower than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Santa Fe, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1963
-0.3
-0.5
possible
5
Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.
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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.