Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Tucumcari (USC00299148), New Mexico, United States, with 48 years of record.
Key Facts for Tucumcari
Tucumcari (USC00299148) is a weather station in New Mexico, United States at 35.17 latitude and -103.70 longitude, 1,232 m (4,042 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1909 to 1956, 48 years of record.
1,464 records set at Tucumcari still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Tucumcari set a daily record precipitation of 62.2 mm (2.4 in) on 17 July 1956.
About the Station
Location: New Mexico, United States, 35.17 latitude, -103.70 longitude.
Elevation: 1,232 m (4,042 ft).
Period of record: 1909 to 1956, 48 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 Tucumcari. 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 Tucumcari, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
42.2 C (108.0 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
41.7 C (107.1 F)
3.3 C (37.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
43.3 C (109.9 F)
8.9 C (48.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
42.8 C (109.0 F)
10.0 C (50.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
41.1 C (106.0 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Tucumcari still stand. 1918 holds the most, with 83.
Standing records at Tucumcari by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1912
23
1913
38
1914
39
1915
42
1916
50
1917
59
1918
83
1919
36
1920
30
1921
56
1922
36
1923
38
1924
46
1925
79
1926
64
1927
64
1928
38
1929
51
1930
39
1931
35
1932
51
1933
55
1934
70
1935
32
1936
47
1937
15
1938
31
1939
34
1940
44
1941
17
1942
25
1943
23
1944
19
1945
29
1946
22
1947
4
All-Time Record Progression
2 new records
2 all-time records were set at Tucumcari between 2 August 1943 and 1 July 1946. Each dot is a new record.
When Tucumcari set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1943-08-02
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 27.8 C (82.0 F)
1946-07-01
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 43.3 C (109.9 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 111.8 mm (4.4 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Tucumcari. The most was 111.8 mm (4.4 in) on 12 August 1917.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Tucumcari
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
18.5 mm (0.7 in)
8 January 1939
Feb
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
28 February 1931
Mar
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
23 March 1919
Apr
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
20 April 1913
May
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
27 May 1926
Jun
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
4 June 1921
Jul
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
6 July 1950
Aug
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
12 August 1917
Sep
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
29 September 1941
Oct
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
4 October 1923
Nov
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
23 November 1940
Dec
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
10 December 1943
Period of Record Coverage
1912 to 1947
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
36 years of record at Tucumcari, 1912 to 1947. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1912, 1926, 1946, 1947.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 29 complete years at Tucumcari, 1913 to 1944. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 15.2 C (59.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1919, at 14.3 C (57.7 F), and the warmest was 1934, at 16.8 C (62.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Tucumcari as warming stripes, 1913 to 1944
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1913
14.7 C
-0.47 C
1914
15.3 C
+0.14 C
1915
14.4 C
-0.72 C
1916
15.2 C
+0.07 C
1918
14.5 C
-0.64 C
1919
14.3 C
-0.86 C
1920
15.0 C
-0.19 C
1921
16.5 C
+1.36 C
1922
15.7 C
+0.56 C
1923
14.7 C
-0.49 C
1924
14.4 C
-0.77 C
1925
14.7 C
-0.45 C
1927
16.3 C
+1.13 C
1928
14.9 C
-0.25 C
1929
15.0 C
-0.17 C
1930
15.0 C
-0.21 C
1931
14.8 C
-0.35 C
1932
14.6 C
-0.57 C
1933
15.8 C
+0.68 C
1934
16.8 C
+1.63 C
1935
15.3 C
+0.09 C
1936
15.5 C
+0.30 C
1937
15.2 C
+0.02 C
1938
15.9 C
+0.69 C
1939
15.9 C
+0.76 C
1941
15.2 C
+0.06 C
1942
14.8 C
-0.39 C
1943
15.0 C
-0.20 C
1944
14.3 C
-0.83 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
1909 to 1956
Yearly extremes at Tucumcari: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1946
40.0 C (104.0 F)
36
Coldest night (TNn)
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1919
-14.7 C (5.5 F)
36
Wettest day (Rx1day)
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1917
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
48
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
136.1 mm (5.4 in)
1915
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
48
Longest dry spell (CDD)
132 days
1946
48 days
48
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Tucumcari, 1909 to 1956. The record is 43.3 C (109.9 F) in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.0 C (104.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Tucumcari by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1909
n/a
1910
n/a
1911
n/a
1912
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1913
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1914
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1915
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1916
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1917
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1918
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1919
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1920
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1921
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1922
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1923
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1924
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1925
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1926
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1927
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1928
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1929
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1930
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1931
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1932
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1933
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1934
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1935
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1936
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1937
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1938
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1939
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1940
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1941
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1942
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1943
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1944
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1945
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1946
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1947
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1948
n/a
1949
n/a
1950
n/a
1951
n/a
1952
n/a
1953
n/a
1954
n/a
1955
n/a
1956
n/a
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Tucumcari, 1909 to 1956. The record is -23.3 C (-9.9 F) in 1919, marked on the chart; the median year is -14.7 C (5.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Tucumcari by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1909
n/a
1910
n/a
1911
n/a
1912
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1913
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1914
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1915
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1916
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1917
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1918
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1919
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1920
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1921
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1922
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1923
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1924
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1925
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1926
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1927
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1928
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1929
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1930
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1931
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1932
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1933
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1934
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1935
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1936
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1937
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1938
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1939
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1940
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1941
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1942
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1943
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1944
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1945
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1946
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1947
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1948
n/a
1949
n/a
1950
n/a
1951
n/a
1952
n/a
1953
n/a
1954
n/a
1955
n/a
1956
n/a
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Tucumcari, 1909 to 1956. The record is 111.8 mm (4.4 in) in 1917, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.3 mm (1.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Tucumcari by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1909
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1910
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1911
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1912
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1913
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1914
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1915
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1916
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1917
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1918
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1919
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1920
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1921
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1922
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1923
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1924
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1925
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1926
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1927
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1928
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1929
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1930
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1931
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1932
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1933
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1934
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1935
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1936
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1937
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1938
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1939
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1940
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1941
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1942
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1943
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1944
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1945
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1946
23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1947
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1948
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1949
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1950
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1951
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1952
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1953
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1954
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1955
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1956
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Tucumcari, 1909 to 1956. The record is 136.1 mm (5.4 in) in 1915, marked on the chart; the median year is 73.4 mm (2.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Tucumcari by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1909
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1910
89.1 mm (3.5 in)
1911
113.2 mm (4.5 in)
1912
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1913
116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1914
112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1915
136.1 mm (5.4 in)
1916
73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1917
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1918
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1919
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1920
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1921
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1922
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1923
106.6 mm (4.2 in)
1924
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1925
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1926
102.3 mm (4.0 in)
1927
87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1928
49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1929
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1930
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1931
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1932
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1933
99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1934
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1935
45.9 mm (1.8 in)
1936
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1937
86.8 mm (3.4 in)
1938
88.3 mm (3.5 in)
1939
44.3 mm (1.7 in)
1940
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1941
103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1942
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1943
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1944
90.6 mm (3.6 in)
1945
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1946
30.9 mm (1.2 in)
1947
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1948
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1949
73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1950
117.4 mm (4.6 in)
1951
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1952
53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1953
52.9 mm (2.1 in)
1954
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1955
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1956
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Tucumcari, 1909 to 1956. The record is 132 days in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 48 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Tucumcari by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1909
24 days
1910
52 days
1911
46 days
1912
48 days
1913
32 days
1914
38 days
1915
71 days
1916
61 days
1917
62 days
1918
38 days
1919
66 days
1920
44 days
1921
68 days
1922
37 days
1923
38 days
1924
47 days
1925
91 days
1926
67 days
1927
88 days
1928
35 days
1929
52 days
1930
47 days
1931
32 days
1932
48 days
1933
36 days
1934
45 days
1935
54 days
1936
89 days
1937
41 days
1938
35 days
1939
51 days
1940
51 days
1941
25 days
1942
62 days
1943
97 days
1944
33 days
1945
78 days
1946
132 days
1947
52 days
1948
61 days
1949
28 days
1950
101 days
1951
47 days
1952
42 days
1953
62 days
1954
43 days
1955
35 days
1956
38 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 Tucumcari falls on 10 April and the median first autumn frost on 1 November, which leaves a median of 210 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +5.8 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Tucumcari
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1913 to 1944)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
10 April
n/a
10 April
n/a
-4.3 days per decade
First autumn frost
1 November
n/a
1 November
n/a
+1.5 days per decade
Growing days
210 days
n/a
210 days
n/a
+5.8 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
44 years, 1910 to 1955
A day with at least 48.7 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 124.1 mm (4.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Tucumcari: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
48.7 mm (1.9 in)
5 years
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
10 years
80.2 mm (3.2 in)
25 years
97.3 mm (3.8 in)
50 years
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
Longer than the 44 years of record
100 years
124.1 mm (4.9 in)
Longer than the 44 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, 44 years of values from 1910 to 1955.
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: 111.8 mm (4.4 in) in 1917; 106.7 mm (4.2 in) in 1950; 96.0 mm (3.8 in) in 1921.
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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.