Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Truchas (USC00299113), New Mexico, United States, with 54 years of record.
Key Facts for Truchas
Truchas (USC00299113) is a weather station in New Mexico, United States at 36.03 latitude and -105.82 longitude, 2,449 m (8,035 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1909 to 1962, 54 years of record.
1,464 records set at Truchas still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Truchas tied a daily record low minimum temperature of -0.6 C (30.9 F) on 28 May 1962.
About the Station
Location: New Mexico, United States, 36.03 latitude, -105.82 longitude.
Elevation: 2,449 m (8,035 ft).
Period of record: 1909 to 1962, 54 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 Truchas. 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 Truchas, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
17.8 C (64.0 F)
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
21.1 C (70.0 F)
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
22.2 C (72.0 F)
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
35.0 C (95.0 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
24.4 C (75.9 F)
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
20.6 C (69.1 F)
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Truchas still stand. 1944 holds the most, with 74.
Standing records at Truchas by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1909
58
1910
35
1911
31
1912
32
1913
52
1914
19
1915
21
1916
28
1917
39
1918
27
1919
39
1920
23
1921
30
1922
13
1923
13
1924
12
1925
15
1926
14
1927
23
1928
20
1929
17
1930
11
1931
32
1932
29
1933
29
1934
33
1935
68
1936
28
1937
21
1938
22
1939
14
1940
20
1941
22
1942
23
1943
32
1944
74
1945
28
1946
24
1947
25
1948
20
1949
21
1950
33
1951
31
1952
17
1953
15
1954
18
1955
27
1956
34
1957
22
1958
37
1959
17
1960
32
1961
27
1962
17
All-Time Record Progression
4 new records
4 all-time records were set at Truchas between 23 August 1944 and 17 January 1960. Each dot is a new record.
When Truchas set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1944-08-23
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 21.1 C (70.0 F)
1956-07-10
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 36.7 C (98.1 F)
1958-07-11
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 37.2 C (99.0 F)
1960-01-17
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 45.7 cm (18.0 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 62.7 mm (2.5 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Truchas. The most was 62.7 mm (2.5 in) on 11 July 1926.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Truchas
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
28 January 1957
Feb
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
27 February 1939
Mar
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
5 March 1946
Apr
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
19 April 1942
May
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
29 May 1937
Jun
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
4 June 1921
Jul
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
11 July 1926
Aug
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
4 August 1936
Sep
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
22 September 1929
Oct
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
20 October 1931
Nov
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
6 November 1938
Dec
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
31 December 1947
Period of Record Coverage
1909 to 1962
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
54 years of record at Truchas, 1909 to 1962. 14 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1909, 1922, 1932, 1933, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1946 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 33 complete years at Truchas, 1912 to 1960. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 7.3 C (45.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1919, at 5.9 C (42.7 F), and the warmest was 1934, at 9.4 C (48.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.1 C (3.8 F).
Annual mean temperature at Truchas as warming stripes, 1912 to 1960
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1912
6.3 C
-1.00 C
1913
6.5 C
-0.86 C
1914
7.2 C
-0.15 C
1915
6.3 C
-1.05 C
1916
6.8 C
-0.50 C
1917
6.4 C
-0.90 C
1918
6.3 C
-1.06 C
1919
5.9 C
-1.39 C
1920
6.2 C
-1.14 C
1921
7.8 C
+0.42 C
1923
6.8 C
-0.49 C
1925
7.1 C
-0.22 C
1926
6.8 C
-0.49 C
1927
7.3 C
-0.01 C
1929
6.3 C
-1.02 C
1930
6.9 C
-0.42 C
1931
6.7 C
-0.65 C
1934
9.4 C
+2.03 C
1936
7.9 C
+0.57 C
1937
7.2 C
-0.13 C
1938
7.0 C
-0.36 C
1939
7.9 C
+0.55 C
1940
9.2 C
+1.84 C
1941
7.9 C
+0.58 C
1943
7.7 C
+0.36 C
1948
7.2 C
-0.12 C
1949
6.8 C
-0.55 C
1952
6.6 C
-0.75 C
1954
7.8 C
+0.49 C
1957
8.6 C
+1.25 C
1958
9.2 C
+1.91 C
1959
9.1 C
+1.77 C
1960
8.7 C
+1.39 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.4 C (0.3 to 0.6) per decade over 1912 to 1960. In Fahrenheit: 0.8 F (0.5 to 1.1) 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 Truchas
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.4 C (0.3 to 0.6) per decade
0.8 F (0.5 to 1.1) per decade
1912 to 1960
33
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.9 C (0.7 to 1.1) per decade
1.6 F (1.2 to 1.9) per decade
1912 to 1960
33
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.00 C (-0.23 to 0.24) per decade
0.01 F (-0.42 to 0.44) per decade
1912 to 1960
33
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
1909 to 1962
Yearly extremes at Truchas: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1958
31.1 C (88.0 F)
54
Coldest night (TNn)
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1933
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
54
Wettest day (Rx1day)
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1926
28.6 mm (1.1 in)
54
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
96.6 mm (3.8 in)
1929
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
54
Longest dry spell (CDD)
92 days
1950
40 days
54
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Truchas, 1909 to 1962. The record is 37.2 C (99.0 F) in 1958, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.1 C (88.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Truchas by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1909
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1910
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1911
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1912
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1913
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1914
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1915
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1916
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1917
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1918
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1919
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1920
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1921
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1922
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1923
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1924
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1925
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1926
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1927
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1928
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1929
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1930
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1931
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1932
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1933
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1934
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1935
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1936
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1937
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1938
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1939
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1940
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1941
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1942
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1943
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1944
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1945
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1946
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1947
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1948
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1949
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1950
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1951
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1952
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1953
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1954
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1955
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1956
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1957
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1958
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1959
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1960
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1961
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1962
26.7 C (80.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Truchas, 1909 to 1962. The record is -35.6 C (-32.1 F) in 1933, marked on the chart; the median year is -20.6 C (-5.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Truchas by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1909
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1910
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1911
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1912
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1913
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1914
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1915
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1916
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1917
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1918
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1919
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1920
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1921
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1922
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1923
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1924
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1925
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1926
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1927
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1928
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1929
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1930
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1931
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1932
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1933
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1934
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1935
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1936
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1937
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1938
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1939
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1940
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1941
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1942
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1943
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1944
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1945
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1946
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1947
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1948
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1949
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1950
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1951
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1952
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1953
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1954
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1955
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1956
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1957
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1958
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1959
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1960
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1961
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1962
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Truchas, 1909 to 1962. The record is 62.7 mm (2.5 in) in 1926, marked on the chart; the median year is 28.6 mm (1.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Truchas by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1909
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1910
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1911
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1912
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1913
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1914
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1915
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1916
21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1917
12.2 mm (0.5 in)
1918
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1919
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1920
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1921
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1922
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1923
22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1924
21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1925
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1926
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1927
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1928
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1929
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1930
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1931
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1932
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1933
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1934
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1935
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1936
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1937
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1938
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1939
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1940
21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1941
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1942
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1943
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1944
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1945
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1946
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1947
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1948
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1949
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1950
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1951
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1952
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1953
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1954
13.7 mm (0.5 in)
1955
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1956
11.9 mm (0.5 in)
1957
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1958
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1959
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1960
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1961
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1962
5.1 mm (0.20 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Truchas, 1909 to 1962. The record is 96.6 mm (3.8 in) in 1929, marked on the chart; the median year is 45.5 mm (1.8 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Truchas by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1909
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1910
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1911
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1912
30.6 mm (1.2 in)
1913
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1914
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1915
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1916
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1917
21.2 mm (0.8 in)
1918
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1919
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1920
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1921
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1922
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1923
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1924
34.6 mm (1.4 in)
1925
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1926
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1927
48.1 mm (1.9 in)
1928
27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1929
96.6 mm (3.8 in)
1930
35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1931
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1932
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1933
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1934
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1935
61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1936
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1937
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1938
61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1939
59.6 mm (2.3 in)
1940
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1941
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1942
66.4 mm (2.6 in)
1943
45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1944
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1945
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1946
76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1947
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1948
43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1949
61.3 mm (2.4 in)
1950
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1951
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1952
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1953
24.2 mm (1.0 in)
1954
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1955
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1956
22.3 mm (0.9 in)
1957
62.4 mm (2.5 in)
1958
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1959
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1960
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1961
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1962
5.1 mm (0.20 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Truchas, 1909 to 1962. The record is 92 days in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 40 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Truchas by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1909
53 days
1910
34 days
1911
40 days
1912
34 days
1913
36 days
1914
45 days
1915
42 days
1916
43 days
1917
47 days
1918
28 days
1919
31 days
1920
22 days
1921
34 days
1922
56 days
1923
33 days
1924
31 days
1925
33 days
1926
36 days
1927
35 days
1928
33 days
1929
32 days
1930
40 days
1931
34 days
1932
45 days
1933
43 days
1934
53 days
1935
63 days
1936
32 days
1937
48 days
1938
28 days
1939
60 days
1940
30 days
1941
22 days
1942
55 days
1943
32 days
1944
26 days
1945
27 days
1946
65 days
1947
39 days
1948
45 days
1949
47 days
1950
92 days
1951
44 days
1952
46 days
1953
40 days
1954
48 days
1955
51 days
1956
68 days
1957
41 days
1958
31 days
1959
27 days
1960
31 days
1961
64 days
1962
62 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 Truchas falls on 29 May and the median first autumn frost on 27 September, which leaves a median of 124 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.4 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Truchas
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1915 to 1960)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
29 May
n/a
29 May
n/a
0.0 days per decade
First autumn frost
27 September
n/a
28 September
n/a
+1.4 days per decade
Growing days
124 days
n/a
122 days
n/a
+1.4 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
40 years, 1910 to 1960
A day with at least 30.0 mm (1.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 81.1 mm (3.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Truchas: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
5 years
42.6 mm (1.7 in)
10 years
51.4 mm (2.0 in)
25 years
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
50 years
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
Longer than the 40 years of record
100 years
81.1 mm (3.2 in)
Longer than the 40 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, 40 years of values from 1910 to 1960.
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: 62.7 mm (2.5 in) in 1926; 57.2 mm (2.3 in) in 1942; 56.6 mm (2.2 in) in 1939.
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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.