Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Silver City (USC00298324), New Mexico, United States, with 64 years of record.
Key Facts for Silver City
Silver City (USC00298324) is a weather station in New Mexico, United States at 32.78 latitude and -108.27 longitude, 1,804 m (5,920 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1901 to 1964, 64 years of record.
1,464 records set at Silver City still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Silver City tied a daily record low minimum temperature of 7.2 C (45.0 F) on 16 September 1964.
About the Station
Location: New Mexico, United States, 32.78 latitude, -108.27 longitude.
Elevation: 1,804 m (5,920 ft).
Period of record: 1901 to 1964, 64 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 Silver City. 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 Silver City, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
21.7 C (71.1 F)
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
25.0 C (77.0 F)
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
40.6 C (105.1 F)
8.9 C (48.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
36.7 C (98.1 F)
7.2 C (45.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
26.1 C (79.0 F)
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
24.4 C (75.9 F)
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Silver City still stand. 1953 holds the most, with 64.
Standing records at Silver City by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1901
54
1902
15
1911
20
1912
38
1913
47
1914
37
1915
41
1916
44
1917
38
1918
61
1919
47
1920
55
1921
48
1922
40
1943
10
1944
33
1945
32
1946
41
1947
35
1948
51
1949
59
1950
48
1951
63
1952
40
1953
64
1954
39
1955
39
1956
38
1957
45
1958
36
1959
45
1960
40
1961
24
1962
41
1963
29
1964
27
All-Time Record Progression
5 new records
5 all-time records were set at Silver City between 28 September 1941 and 11 January 1962. Each dot is a new record.
When Silver City set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1941-09-28
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1944-08-18
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1945-10-09
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1962-01-11
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -9.4 C (15.1 F)
1962-01-11
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -25.0 C (-13.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Oct: 98.6 mm (3.9 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Silver City. The most was 98.6 mm (3.9 in) on 9 October 1945.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Silver City
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
19 January 1916
Feb
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1 February 1940
Mar
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
10 March 1912
Apr
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
26 April 1919
May
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
28 May 1937
Jun
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
28 June 1943
Jul
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
25 July 1915
Aug
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
18 August 1944
Sep
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
28 September 1941
Oct
98.6 mm (3.9 in)
9 October 1945
Nov
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
25 November 1935
Dec
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
25 December 1939
Period of Record Coverage
1901 to 1964
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
36 years of record at Silver City, 1901 to 1964. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1901, 1902, 1911, 1943, 1964.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 29 complete years at Silver City, 1912 to 1963. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.4 C (54.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1919, at 11.1 C (51.9 F), and the warmest was 1954, at 14.1 C (57.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Silver City as warming stripes, 1912 to 1963
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1912
11.5 C
-0.88 C
1913
11.3 C
-1.11 C
1914
11.9 C
-0.51 C
1915
11.3 C
-1.09 C
1916
12.0 C
-0.33 C
1917
11.8 C
-0.61 C
1918
11.5 C
-0.82 C
1919
11.1 C
-1.28 C
1920
11.3 C
-1.08 C
1921
12.3 C
-0.09 C
1922
11.8 C
-0.54 C
1944
11.3 C
-1.06 C
1945
11.9 C
-0.49 C
1946
12.7 C
+0.36 C
1948
12.5 C
+0.13 C
1949
11.7 C
-0.68 C
1950
13.7 C
+1.30 C
1951
13.3 C
+0.96 C
1952
12.9 C
+0.58 C
1953
13.6 C
+1.19 C
1954
14.1 C
+1.71 C
1955
12.3 C
-0.06 C
1957
13.1 C
+0.72 C
1958
13.4 C
+1.04 C
1959
13.2 C
+0.79 C
1960
12.5 C
+0.13 C
1961
12.7 C
+0.37 C
1962
13.0 C
+0.65 C
1963
13.0 C
+0.59 C
This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.
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
1901 to 1964
Yearly extremes at Silver City: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1901
36.1 C (97.0 F)
36
Coldest night (TNn)
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1962
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
36
Wettest day (Rx1day)
98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1945
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
56
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1915
60.6 mm (2.4 in)
56
Longest dry spell (CDD)
90 days
1917
47 days
56
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Silver City, 1901 to 1964. The record is 40.6 C (105.1 F) in 1901, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Silver City by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1901
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1902
22.2 C (72.0 F)
1911
24.4 C (75.9 F)
1912
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1913
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1914
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1915
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1916
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1917
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1918
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1919
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1920
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1921
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1922
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1923
n/a
1924
n/a
1925
n/a
1926
n/a
1927
n/a
1928
n/a
1929
n/a
1930
n/a
1931
n/a
1932
n/a
1933
n/a
1934
n/a
1935
n/a
1936
n/a
1937
n/a
1938
n/a
1939
n/a
1940
n/a
1941
n/a
1942
n/a
1943
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1944
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1945
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1946
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1947
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1948
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1949
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1950
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1951
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1952
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1953
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1954
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1955
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1956
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1957
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1958
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1959
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1960
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1961
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1962
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1963
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1964
36.1 C (97.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Silver City, 1901 to 1964. The record is -25.0 C (-13.0 F) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is -13.9 C (7.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Silver City by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1901
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1902
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1911
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1912
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1913
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1914
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1915
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1916
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1917
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1918
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1919
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1920
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1921
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1922
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1923
n/a
1924
n/a
1925
n/a
1926
n/a
1927
n/a
1928
n/a
1929
n/a
1930
n/a
1931
n/a
1932
n/a
1933
n/a
1934
n/a
1935
n/a
1936
n/a
1937
n/a
1938
n/a
1939
n/a
1940
n/a
1941
n/a
1942
n/a
1943
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1944
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1945
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1946
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1947
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1948
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1949
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1950
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1951
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1952
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1953
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1954
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1955
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1956
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1957
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1958
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1959
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1960
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1961
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1962
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1963
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1964
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Silver City, 1901 to 1964. The record is 98.6 mm (3.9 in) in 1945, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.6 mm (1.5 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Silver City by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1901
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1902
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1911
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1912
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1913
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1914
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1915
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1916
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1917
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1918
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1919
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1920
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1921
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1922
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1923
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1924
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1925
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1926
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1927
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1928
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1929
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1930
22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1931
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1932
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1933
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1934
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1935
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1936
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1937
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1938
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1939
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1940
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1941
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1942
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1943
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1944
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1945
98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1946
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1947
15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1948
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1949
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1950
19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1951
19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1952
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1953
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1954
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1955
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1956
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1957
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1958
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1959
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1960
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1961
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1962
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1963
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1964
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Silver City, 1901 to 1964. The record is 126.5 mm (5.0 in) in 1915, marked on the chart; the median year is 60.6 mm (2.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Silver City by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1901
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1902
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1911
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1912
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1913
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1914
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1915
126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1916
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1917
38.7 mm (1.5 in)
1918
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1919
54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1920
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1921
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1922
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1923
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1924
61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1925
113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1926
61.1 mm (2.4 in)
1927
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1928
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1929
81.1 mm (3.2 in)
1930
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1931
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1932
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1933
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1934
101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1935
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1936
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1937
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1938
89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1939
68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1940
98.4 mm (3.9 in)
1941
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1942
78.9 mm (3.1 in)
1943
61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1944
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1945
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1946
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1947
11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1948
60.1 mm (2.4 in)
1949
55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1950
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1951
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1952
38.8 mm (1.5 in)
1953
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1954
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1955
68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1956
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1957
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1958
96.7 mm (3.8 in)
1959
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1960
40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1961
52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1962
78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1963
49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1964
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Silver City, 1901 to 1964. The record is 90 days in 1917, marked on the chart; the median year is 47 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Silver City by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1901
87 days
1902
26 days
1911
40 days
1912
55 days
1913
39 days
1914
45 days
1915
34 days
1916
64 days
1917
90 days
1918
31 days
1919
29 days
1920
36 days
1921
35 days
1922
79 days
1923
41 days
1924
67 days
1925
73 days
1926
32 days
1927
46 days
1928
47 days
1929
53 days
1930
27 days
1931
30 days
1932
49 days
1933
44 days
1934
54 days
1935
34 days
1936
35 days
1937
54 days
1938
52 days
1939
29 days
1940
25 days
1941
21 days
1942
68 days
1943
51 days
1944
80 days
1945
71 days
1946
56 days
1947
35 days
1948
49 days
1949
36 days
1950
88 days
1951
72 days
1952
39 days
1953
45 days
1954
84 days
1955
59 days
1956
66 days
1957
23 days
1958
44 days
1959
67 days
1960
60 days
1961
69 days
1962
59 days
1963
44 days
1964
46 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
29 years with a frost
Across 29 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Silver City falls on 3 May and the median first autumn frost on 25 October, which leaves a median of 177 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +3.1 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Silver City
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1912 to 1963)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
3 May
n/a
3 May
n/a
-0.9 days per decade
First autumn frost
25 October
n/a
25 October
n/a
+2.3 days per decade
Growing days
177 days
n/a
177 days
n/a
+3.1 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
49 years, 1912 to 1963
A day with at least 38.3 mm (1.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 94.4 mm (3.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Silver City: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
38.3 mm (1.5 in)
5 years
51.9 mm (2.0 in)
10 years
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
25 years
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
50 years
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
Longer than the 49 years of record
100 years
94.4 mm (3.7 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 1912 to 1963.
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: 98.6 mm (3.9 in) in 1945; 74.9 mm (2.9 in) in 1958; 74.4 mm (2.9 in) in 1944.
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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.