Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Taos (USC00298668), New Mexico, United States, with 125 years of record.
Key Facts for Taos
Taos (USC00298668) is a weather station in New Mexico, United States at 36.39 latitude and -105.59 longitude, 2,123 m (6,965 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1892 to 2016, 125 years of record.
1,464 records set at Taos still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Taos set a daily record precipitation of 8.4 mm (0.33 in) on 25 December 2016.
About the Station
Location: New Mexico, United States, 36.39 latitude, -105.59 longitude.
Elevation: 2,123 m (6,965 ft).
Period of record: 1892 to 2016, 125 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 Taos. 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 Taos, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
18.9 C (66.0 F)
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
22.8 C (73.0 F)
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
19.4 C (66.9 F)
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Taos still stand. 2006 holds the most, with 44.
Standing records at Taos by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1892
5
1893
31
1894
41
1895
36
1896
4
1901
1
1902
16
1903
19
1904
17
1905
18
1906
16
1907
14
1908
10
1909
16
1910
21
1911
17
1912
7
1913
15
1914
6
1915
9
1916
9
1917
11
1918
10
1919
13
1920
8
1921
13
1922
10
1923
9
1924
13
1925
16
1926
8
1927
11
1928
9
1929
11
1930
25
1931
42
1932
11
1933
16
1934
12
1935
10
1936
11
1937
14
1938
19
1939
5
1940
12
1941
5
1942
14
1943
8
1944
9
1945
12
1946
23
1947
6
1948
20
1949
8
1950
13
1951
14
1952
15
1953
8
1954
9
1955
8
1956
6
1957
3
1958
7
1959
10
1960
15
1961
10
1962
14
1963
13
1964
9
1965
14
1966
10
1967
7
1968
4
1969
8
1970
9
1971
22
1972
8
1973
7
1974
12
1975
14
1976
13
1977
5
1978
16
1979
16
1980
21
1981
10
1982
11
1983
13
1984
16
1985
16
1986
21
1987
8
1988
8
1989
11
1990
14
1991
13
1992
6
1993
8
1994
11
1995
15
1996
18
1997
10
1998
6
1999
3
2000
16
2001
7
2002
11
2003
14
2004
8
2005
19
2006
44
2007
16
2008
11
2009
3
2014
2
2016
3
All-Time Record Progression
8 new records
8 all-time records were set at Taos between 30 August 1932 and 22 December 1990. Each dot is a new record.
When Taos set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1932-08-30
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 17.2 C (63.0 F)
1933-02-08
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1946-07-09
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 21.7 C (71.1 F)
1955-05-18
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1963-01-12
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -13.3 C (8.1 F)
1963-01-13
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -14.4 C (6.1 F)
1990-12-22
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 38.1 cm (15.0 in)
1990-12-22
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 63.5 cm (25.0 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
May: 73.7 mm (2.9 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Taos. The most was 73.7 mm (2.9 in) on 18 May 1955.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Taos
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
15 January 1908
Feb
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
18 February 1955
Mar
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
21 March 1904
Apr
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
22 April 1909
May
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
18 May 1955
Jun
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
27 June 2000
Jul
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
12 July 2000
Aug
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
14 August 1993
Sep
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
29 September 1904
Oct
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
14 October 1944
Nov
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
11 November 1902
Dec
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
26 December 1944
Period of Record Coverage
1892 to 2016
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
117 years of record at Taos, 1892 to 2016. 34 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1892, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1901, 1906, 1909, 1945 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 78 complete years at Taos, 1893 to 2007. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.5 C (47.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1979, at 7.3 C (45.1 F), and the warmest was 1910, at 10.3 C (50.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.9 C (3.4 F).
Annual mean temperature at Taos as warming stripes, 1893 to 2007
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1893
8.8 C
+0.36 C
1902
9.6 C
+1.17 C
1903
8.8 C
+0.33 C
1904
9.5 C
+1.04 C
1905
9.2 C
+0.72 C
1907
9.8 C
+1.37 C
1908
8.4 C
-0.08 C
1910
10.3 C
+1.82 C
1911
9.0 C
+0.57 C
1912
8.2 C
-0.28 C
1913
7.8 C
-0.65 C
1914
8.6 C
+0.18 C
1915
7.7 C
-0.80 C
1916
8.5 C
+0.01 C
1917
8.0 C
-0.42 C
1918
8.0 C
-0.42 C
1919
7.7 C
-0.75 C
1920
8.2 C
-0.29 C
1921
8.9 C
+0.47 C
1922
8.6 C
+0.14 C
1923
8.4 C
-0.06 C
1924
8.5 C
0.00 C
1925
8.7 C
+0.28 C
1926
8.4 C
-0.03 C
1927
9.0 C
+0.57 C
1928
8.6 C
+0.19 C
1929
7.8 C
-0.61 C
1930
8.7 C
+0.24 C
1931
9.0 C
+0.53 C
1932
7.8 C
-0.65 C
1933
7.8 C
-0.69 C
1934
9.2 C
+0.70 C
1935
7.7 C
-0.71 C
1936
8.5 C
+0.05 C
1937
9.5 C
+1.02 C
1938
9.1 C
+0.66 C
1940
8.3 C
-0.15 C
1941
7.4 C
-1.07 C
1943
8.5 C
+0.07 C
1944
8.0 C
-0.49 C
1952
8.3 C
-0.13 C
1958
9.1 C
+0.67 C
1960
8.4 C
-0.09 C
1961
8.5 C
+0.09 C
1962
9.4 C
+0.90 C
1963
9.5 C
+1.03 C
1964
8.3 C
-0.17 C
1965
8.5 C
+0.08 C
1966
8.1 C
-0.33 C
1967
8.1 C
-0.35 C
1968
7.6 C
-0.86 C
1969
8.5 C
+0.05 C
1970
7.8 C
-0.61 C
1971
7.9 C
-0.60 C
1972
8.4 C
-0.05 C
1973
7.3 C
-1.19 C
1974
7.6 C
-0.81 C
1975
7.6 C
-0.90 C
1976
7.8 C
-0.64 C
1977
8.3 C
-0.14 C
1978
8.5 C
0.00 C
1979
7.3 C
-1.20 C
1980
9.0 C
+0.58 C
1981
9.2 C
+0.75 C
1982
7.3 C
-1.12 C
1986
8.8 C
+0.33 C
1987
8.1 C
-0.37 C
1988
7.6 C
-0.81 C
1989
8.2 C
-0.29 C
1990
8.3 C
-0.11 C
1991
7.7 C
-0.79 C
1992
7.6 C
-0.83 C
1994
9.1 C
+0.66 C
1995
9.2 C
+0.71 C
1996
9.2 C
+0.77 C
1997
8.6 C
+0.11 C
2004
9.3 C
+0.81 C
2007
9.3 C
+0.81 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1893 to 2007 is -0.04 C (-0.09 to 0.01) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.07 F (-0.16 to 0.01) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 78 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Taos
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.04 C (-0.09 to 0.01) per decade
-0.07 F (-0.16 to 0.01) per decade
1893 to 2007
78
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.04 C (-0.10 to 0.03) per decade
-0.1 F (-0.2 to 0.1) per decade
1893 to 2007
78
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
-0.05 C (-0.11 to 0.01) per decade
-0.08 F (-0.19 to 0.02) per decade
1893 to 2007
78
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
1892 to 2016
Yearly extremes at Taos: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1894
34.4 C (93.9 F)
117
Coldest night (TNn)
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1933
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
117
Wettest day (Rx1day)
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1955
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
116
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
2000
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
116
Longest dry spell (CDD)
90 days
1950
38 days
116
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Taos, 1892 to 2016. The record is 38.3 C (100.9 F) in 1894, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.4 C (93.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Taos by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1892
13.9 C (57.0 F)
1893
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1894
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1895
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1896
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1901
16.1 C (61.0 F)
1902
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1903
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1904
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1905
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1906
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1907
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1908
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1909
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1910
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1911
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1912
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1913
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1914
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1915
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1916
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1917
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1918
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1919
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1920
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1921
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1922
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1923
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1924
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1925
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1926
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1927
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1928
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1929
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1930
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1931
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1932
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1933
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1934
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1935
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1936
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1937
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1938
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1939
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1940
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1941
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1942
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1943
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1944
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1945
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1946
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1947
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1948
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1949
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1950
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1951
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1952
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1953
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1954
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1955
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1956
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1957
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1958
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1959
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1960
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1961
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1962
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1963
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1964
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1965
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1966
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1967
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1968
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1969
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1970
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1971
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1972
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1973
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1974
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1975
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1976
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1977
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1978
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1979
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1980
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1981
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1982
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1983
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1984
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1985
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1986
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1987
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1988
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1989
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1990
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1991
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1992
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1993
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1994
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1995
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1996
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1997
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1998
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1999
26.7 C (80.1 F)
2000
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2001
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2002
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2003
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2004
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2005
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2006
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2007
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2008
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2009
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2010
10.0 C (50.0 F)
2014
31.7 C (89.1 F)
2016
36.1 C (97.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Taos, 1892 to 2016. The record is -32.8 C (-27.0 F) in 1933, marked on the chart; the median year is -23.3 C (-9.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Taos by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1892
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1893
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1894
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1895
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1896
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1901
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1902
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1903
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1904
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1905
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1906
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1907
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1908
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1909
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1910
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1911
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1912
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1913
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1914
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1915
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1916
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1917
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1918
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1919
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1920
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1921
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1922
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1923
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1924
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1925
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1926
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1927
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1928
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1929
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1930
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1931
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1932
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1933
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1934
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1935
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1936
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1937
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1938
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1939
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1940
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1941
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1942
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1943
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1944
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1945
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1946
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1947
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1948
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1949
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1950
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1951
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1952
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1953
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1954
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1955
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1956
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1957
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1958
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1959
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1960
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1961
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1962
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1963
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1964
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1965
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1966
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1967
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1968
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1969
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1970
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1971
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1972
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1973
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1974
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1975
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1976
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1977
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1978
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1979
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1980
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1981
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1982
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1983
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1984
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1985
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1986
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1987
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1988
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1989
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1990
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1991
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1992
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1993
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1994
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1995
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1996
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1997
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1998
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1999
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2000
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2001
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2002
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2003
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2004
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2005
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2006
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2007
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2008
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2009
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2010
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2014
0.6 C (33.1 F)
2016
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Taos, 1892 to 2016. The record is 73.7 mm (2.9 in) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 24.4 mm (1.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Taos by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1892
12.4 mm (0.5 in)
1893
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1894
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1895
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1896
10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1901
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1902
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1903
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1904
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1905
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1906
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1907
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1908
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1909
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1910
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1911
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1912
17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1913
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1914
21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1915
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1916
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1917
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1918
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1919
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1920
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1921
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1922
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1923
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1924
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1925
17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1926
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1927
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1928
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1929
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1930
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1931
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1932
18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1933
20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1934
20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1935
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1936
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1937
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1938
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1939
17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1940
14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1941
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1942
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1943
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1944
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1945
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1946
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1947
22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1948
20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1949
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1950
14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1951
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1952
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1953
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1954
18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1955
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1956
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1957
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1958
16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1959
19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1960
18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1961
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1962
14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1963
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1964
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1965
22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1966
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1967
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1968
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1969
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1970
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1971
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1972
12.4 mm (0.5 in)
1973
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1974
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1975
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1976
16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1977
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1978
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1979
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1980
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1981
20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1982
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1983
16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1984
13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1985
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1986
14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1987
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1988
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1989
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1990
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1991
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1992
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1993
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1994
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1995
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1996
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1997
18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1998
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1999
5.1 mm (0.20 in)
2000
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2001
11.2 mm (0.4 in)
2002
20.8 mm (0.8 in)
2003
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
2004
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
2005
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
2006
21.3 mm (0.8 in)
2007
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
2008
16.8 mm (0.7 in)
2009
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
2010
n/a
2014
13.7 mm (0.5 in)
2016
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Taos, 1892 to 2016. The record is 108.0 mm (4.3 in) in 2000, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.3 mm (1.5 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Taos by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1892
12.4 mm (0.5 in)
1893
41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1894
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1895
53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1896
10.9 mm (0.4 in)
1901
10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1902
42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1903
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1904
59.3 mm (2.3 in)
1905
70.2 mm (2.8 in)
1906
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1907
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1908
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1909
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1910
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1911
47.6 mm (1.9 in)
1912
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1913
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1914
23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1915
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1916
61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1917
24.2 mm (1.0 in)
1918
35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1919
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1920
24.2 mm (1.0 in)
1921
61.1 mm (2.4 in)
1922
22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1923
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1924
28.9 mm (1.1 in)
1925
34.9 mm (1.4 in)
1926
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1927
50.1 mm (2.0 in)
1928
27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1929
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1930
78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1931
46.9 mm (1.8 in)
1932
21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1933
49.2 mm (1.9 in)
1934
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1935
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1936
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1937
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1938
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1939
17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1940
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1941
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1942
36.9 mm (1.5 in)
1943
38.8 mm (1.5 in)
1944
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1945
33.2 mm (1.3 in)
1946
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1947
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1948
31.3 mm (1.2 in)
1949
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1950
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1951
35.4 mm (1.4 in)
1952
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1953
52.7 mm (2.1 in)
1954
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1955
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1956
38.3 mm (1.5 in)
1957
52.9 mm (2.1 in)
1958
43.8 mm (1.7 in)
1959
33.7 mm (1.3 in)
1960
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1961
35.9 mm (1.4 in)
1962
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1963
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1964
35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1965
31.1 mm (1.2 in)
1966
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1967
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1968
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1969
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1970
29.8 mm (1.2 in)
1971
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1972
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1973
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1974
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1975
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1976
23.2 mm (0.9 in)
1977
30.8 mm (1.2 in)
1978
37.2 mm (1.5 in)
1979
34.6 mm (1.4 in)
1980
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1981
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1982
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1983
26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1984
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1985
49.2 mm (1.9 in)
1986
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1987
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1988
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1989
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1990
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1991
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1992
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1993
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1994
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1995
36.4 mm (1.4 in)
1996
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1997
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1998
49.9 mm (2.0 in)
1999
5.6 mm (0.22 in)
2000
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
2001
21.7 mm (0.9 in)
2002
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
2003
31.1 mm (1.2 in)
2004
24.2 mm (1.0 in)
2005
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
2006
39.8 mm (1.6 in)
2007
34.6 mm (1.4 in)
2008
43.1 mm (1.7 in)
2009
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
2010
n/a
2014
13.7 mm (0.5 in)
2016
52.0 mm (2.0 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Taos, 1892 to 2016. The record is 90 days in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 38 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Taos by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1892
14 days
1893
57 days
1894
39 days
1895
20 days
1896
18 days
1901
19 days
1902
43 days
1903
88 days
1904
44 days
1905
33 days
1906
27 days
1907
43 days
1908
37 days
1909
37 days
1910
33 days
1911
19 days
1912
58 days
1913
30 days
1914
43 days
1915
43 days
1916
47 days
1917
47 days
1918
28 days
1919
31 days
1920
28 days
1921
43 days
1922
23 days
1923
28 days
1924
39 days
1925
32 days
1926
36 days
1927
34 days
1928
33 days
1929
25 days
1930
33 days
1931
29 days
1932
49 days
1933
48 days
1934
48 days
1935
31 days
1936
28 days
1937
77 days
1938
43 days
1939
74 days
1940
43 days
1941
22 days
1942
36 days
1943
25 days
1944
30 days
1945
59 days
1946
56 days
1947
26 days
1948
34 days
1949
39 days
1950
90 days
1951
59 days
1952
40 days
1953
40 days
1954
58 days
1955
48 days
1956
59 days
1957
35 days
1958
40 days
1959
30 days
1960
39 days
1961
44 days
1962
47 days
1963
69 days
1964
40 days
1965
35 days
1966
30 days
1967
42 days
1968
57 days
1969
32 days
1970
48 days
1971
51 days
1972
38 days
1973
38 days
1974
50 days
1975
41 days
1976
38 days
1977
50 days
1978
29 days
1979
32 days
1980
36 days
1981
27 days
1982
26 days
1983
19 days
1984
30 days
1985
20 days
1986
32 days
1987
42 days
1988
42 days
1989
55 days
1990
38 days
1991
46 days
1992
50 days
1993
21 days
1994
25 days
1995
33 days
1996
60 days
1997
23 days
1998
50 days
1999
33 days
2000
76 days
2001
26 days
2002
52 days
2003
37 days
2004
29 days
2005
73 days
2006
32 days
2007
53 days
2008
75 days
2009
81 days
2010
n/a
2014
9 days
2016
20 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
78 years with a frost
Across 78 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Taos falls on 22 May and the median first autumn frost on 29 September, which leaves a median of 132 days between them.
In 1966 to 2007 the median growing season was 129 days. That is 2 days fewer than in 1893 to 1932.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -0.2 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Taos
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1893 to 1932)
Recent period (1966 to 2007)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
22 May
22 May
22 May
no change
+0.1 days per decade
First autumn frost
29 September
28 September
28 September
no change
0.0 days per decade
Growing days
132 days
131 days
129 days
2 days fewer
-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
98 years, 1893 to 2008
A day with at least 24.8 mm (1.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 57.0 mm (2.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Taos: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
24.8 mm (1.0 in)
5 years
32.9 mm (1.3 in)
10 years
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
25 years
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
50 years
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
100 years
57.0 mm (2.2 in)
Longer than the 98 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, 98 years of values from 1893 to 2008.
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 1955; 46.0 mm (1.8 in) in 1993; 44.2 mm (1.7 in) in 1966.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Taos, at 1966. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1966 ran 0.5 C (0.8 F) lower than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Taos, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1966
-0.4
-0.8
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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.