Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Tularosa (USC00299165), New Mexico, United States, with 111 years of record.
Key Facts for Tularosa
Tularosa (USC00299165) is a weather station in New Mexico, United States at 33.07 latitude and -106.04 longitude, 1,348 m (4,422 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1909 to 2019, 111 years of record.
1,464 records set at Tularosa still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Tularosa set a daily record precipitation of 8.4 mm (0.33 in) on 21 November 2019.
About the Station
Location: New Mexico, United States, 33.07 latitude, -106.04 longitude.
Elevation: 1,348 m (4,422 ft).
Period of record: 1909 to 2019, 111 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 Tularosa. 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 Tularosa, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
39.4 C (102.9 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
43.9 C (111.0 F)
4.4 C (39.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
44.4 C (111.9 F)
8.9 C (48.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
41.7 C (107.1 F)
8.3 C (46.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
37.8 C (100.0 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Tularosa still stand. 1934 holds the most, with 68.
Standing records at Tularosa by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1909
20
1910
66
1911
41
1912
27
1913
37
1914
26
1915
14
1916
12
1917
11
1918
21
1919
34
1920
21
1921
22
1922
16
1923
12
1924
8
1925
9
1926
15
1927
47
1928
9
1929
13
1930
9
1931
8
1932
13
1933
11
1934
68
1935
9
1936
12
1937
32
1938
21
1939
15
1940
3
1942
18
1943
36
1944
5
1946
2
1947
12
1948
21
1949
15
1950
13
1951
17
1952
14
1953
12
1954
4
1955
11
1956
13
1957
13
1958
13
1959
4
1960
8
1962
6
1963
13
1964
7
1965
17
1966
12
1967
7
1968
7
1969
4
1970
11
1971
17
1972
2
1973
10
1974
5
1975
5
1976
17
1977
3
1978
12
1979
9
1981
6
1982
10
1983
7
1984
10
1985
15
1986
15
1987
33
1988
10
1989
20
1990
14
1991
12
1992
9
1993
7
1994
14
1995
5
1996
15
1997
7
1998
2
1999
6
2000
11
2001
3
2002
5
2003
6
2004
10
2005
8
2006
16
2007
6
2008
13
2009
8
2010
4
2011
12
2012
3
2013
10
2014
13
2015
6
2016
8
2017
9
2018
12
2019
7
All-Time Record Progression
3 new records
3 all-time records were set at Tularosa between 28 September 1941 and 4 February 2011. Each dot is a new record.
When Tularosa set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1941-09-28
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 120.7 mm (4.8 in)
2008-08-04
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 29.4 C (84.9 F)
2011-02-04
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -22.2 C (-8.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 120.7 mm (4.8 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Tularosa. The most was 120.7 mm (4.8 in) on 28 September 1941.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Tularosa
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
11 January 1941
Feb
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
16 February 2018
Mar
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
6 March 1958
Apr
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
23 April 1953
May
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
31 May 1960
Jun
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
27 June 1943
Jul
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
27 July 2008
Aug
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
28 August 1932
Sep
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
28 September 1941
Oct
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
20 October 1972
Nov
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
2 November 1986
Dec
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
10 December 1943
Period of Record Coverage
1909 to 2019
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
109 years of record at Tularosa, 1909 to 2019. 31 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1909, 1910, 1911, 1930, 1933, 1939, 1940, 1941 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 72 complete years at Tularosa, 1912 to 2018. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 16.2 C (61.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1913, at 14.6 C (58.2 F), and the warmest was 1934, at 19.3 C (66.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 3.2 C (5.8 F).
Annual mean temperature at Tularosa as warming stripes, 1912 to 2018
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1912
14.9 C
-1.32 C
1913
14.6 C
-1.65 C
1914
15.9 C
-0.36 C
1915
14.6 C
-1.61 C
1917
15.6 C
-0.65 C
1918
15.8 C
-0.39 C
1919
15.0 C
-1.23 C
1920
15.0 C
-1.20 C
1921
16.3 C
+0.04 C
1922
16.8 C
+0.54 C
1923
16.3 C
+0.05 C
1924
16.7 C
+0.45 C
1925
16.3 C
+0.12 C
1928
15.9 C
-0.35 C
1931
16.0 C
-0.26 C
1932
15.7 C
-0.51 C
1934
19.3 C
+3.11 C
1935
16.7 C
+0.53 C
1936
16.6 C
+0.40 C
1937
17.8 C
+1.54 C
1938
15.7 C
-0.50 C
1939
17.0 C
+0.74 C
1940
16.9 C
+0.66 C
1941
16.5 C
+0.25 C
1947
16.1 C
-0.12 C
1948
16.5 C
+0.27 C
1949
16.0 C
-0.25 C
1950
17.4 C
+1.17 C
1951
16.4 C
+0.22 C
1952
15.5 C
-0.67 C
1953
16.2 C
-0.02 C
1954
17.2 C
+0.98 C
1955
16.4 C
+0.15 C
1956
17.4 C
+1.19 C
1958
16.0 C
-0.22 C
1970
15.8 C
-0.44 C
1974
15.8 C
-0.46 C
1975
15.1 C
-1.11 C
1976
15.1 C
-1.13 C
1982
15.7 C
-0.52 C
1983
15.4 C
-0.83 C
1986
15.5 C
-0.67 C
1988
14.8 C
-1.40 C
1989
16.2 C
-0.06 C
1990
15.5 C
-0.73 C
1991
15.3 C
-0.88 C
1992
15.4 C
-0.78 C
1993
15.9 C
-0.33 C
1994
16.8 C
+0.61 C
1995
16.8 C
+0.59 C
1996
17.0 C
+0.80 C
1997
16.0 C
-0.19 C
1998
16.1 C
-0.07 C
1999
16.4 C
+0.19 C
2000
16.8 C
+0.56 C
2001
16.3 C
+0.11 C
2002
16.3 C
+0.07 C
2003
16.8 C
+0.59 C
2004
16.2 C
-0.04 C
2006
16.7 C
+0.53 C
2007
16.6 C
+0.38 C
2008
16.4 C
+0.15 C
2009
16.8 C
+0.56 C
2010
16.3 C
+0.12 C
2011
16.5 C
+0.30 C
2012
17.1 C
+0.89 C
2013
16.1 C
-0.14 C
2014
16.5 C
+0.31 C
2015
16.6 C
+0.37 C
2016
16.8 C
+0.55 C
2017
17.1 C
+0.85 C
2018
16.6 C
+0.36 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1912 to 2018 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 (-0.02 to 0.17) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 72 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Tularosa
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 (-0.02 to 0.17) per decade
1912 to 2018
72
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
0.04 C (-0.04 to 0.12) per decade
0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade
1912 to 2018
72
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.04 C (-0.02 to 0.10) per decade
0.08 F (-0.03 to 0.19) per decade
1912 to 2018
72
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 2019
Yearly extremes at Tularosa: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1910
39.4 C (102.9 F)
109
Coldest night (TNn)
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2011
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
109
Wettest day (Rx1day)
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1941
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
109
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
190.6 mm (7.5 in)
1941
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
109
Longest dry spell (CDD)
170 days
1956
58 days
109
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Tularosa, 1909 to 2019. The record is 44.4 C (111.9 F) in 1910, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.4 C (102.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Tularosa by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1909
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1910
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1911
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1912
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1913
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1914
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1915
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1916
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1917
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1918
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1919
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1920
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1921
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1922
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1923
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1924
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1925
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1926
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1927
38.9 C (102.0 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
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1933
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1934
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1935
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1936
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1937
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1938
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1939
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1940
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1941
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1942
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1943
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1944
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1946
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1947
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1948
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1949
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1950
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1951
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1952
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1953
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1954
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1955
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1956
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1957
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1958
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1959
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1960
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1961
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1962
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1963
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1964
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1965
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1966
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1967
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1968
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1969
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1970
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1971
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1972
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1973
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1974
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1975
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1976
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1977
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1978
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1979
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1981
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1982
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1983
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1984
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1985
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1986
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1987
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1988
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1989
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1990
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1991
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1992
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1993
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1994
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1995
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1996
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1997
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1998
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1999
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2000
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2001
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2002
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2003
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2004
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2005
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2006
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2007
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2008
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2009
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2010
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2011
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2012
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2013
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2014
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2015
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2016
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2017
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2018
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2019
38.9 C (102.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Tularosa, 1909 to 2019. The record is -22.2 C (-8.0 F) in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is -10.6 C (12.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Tularosa by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1909
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1910
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1911
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1912
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1913
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1914
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1915
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1916
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1917
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1918
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1919
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1920
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1921
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1922
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1923
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1924
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1925
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1926
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1927
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1928
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1929
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1930
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1931
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1932
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1933
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1934
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1935
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1936
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1937
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1938
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1939
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1940
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1941
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1942
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1943
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1944
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1946
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1947
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1948
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1949
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1950
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1951
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1952
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1953
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1954
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1955
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1956
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1957
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1958
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1959
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1960
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1961
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1962
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1963
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1964
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1965
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1966
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1967
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1968
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1969
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1970
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1971
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1972
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1973
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1974
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1975
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1976
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1977
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1978
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1979
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1981
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1982
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1983
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1984
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1985
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1986
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1987
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1988
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1989
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1990
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1991
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1992
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1993
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1994
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1995
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1996
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1997
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1998
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1999
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2000
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2001
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2002
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2003
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2004
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2005
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2006
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2007
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2008
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2009
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2010
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2011
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2012
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2013
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2014
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2015
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2016
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2017
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2018
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2019
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Tularosa, 1909 to 2019. The record is 120.7 mm (4.8 in) in 1941, marked on the chart; the median year is 27.9 mm (1.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Tularosa by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1909
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1910
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1911
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1912
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1913
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1914
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1915
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1916
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1917
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1918
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1919
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1920
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1921
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1922
15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1923
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1924
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1925
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1926
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1927
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1928
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1929
23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1930
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1931
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1932
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1933
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1934
15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1935
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1936
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1937
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1938
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1939
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1940
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1941
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1942
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1943
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1944
16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1946
11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1947
16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1948
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1949
23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1950
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1951
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1952
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1953
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1954
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1955
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1956
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1957
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1958
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1959
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1960
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1961
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1962
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1963
15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1964
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1965
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1966
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1967
17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1968
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1969
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1970
11.7 mm (0.5 in)
1971
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1972
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1973
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1974
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1975
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1976
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1977
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1978
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1979
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1981
21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1982
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1983
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1984
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1985
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1986
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1987
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1988
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1989
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1990
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1991
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1992
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1993
13.7 mm (0.5 in)
1994
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1995
18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1996
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1997
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1998
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1999
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
2000
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
2001
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
2002
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
2003
23.1 mm (0.9 in)
2004
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
2005
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
2006
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
2007
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
2008
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
2009
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
2010
21.8 mm (0.9 in)
2011
16.8 mm (0.7 in)
2012
14.7 mm (0.6 in)
2013
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
2014
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
2015
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
2016
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
2017
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
2018
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
2019
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Tularosa, 1909 to 2019. The record is 190.6 mm (7.5 in) in 1941, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.9 mm (1.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Tularosa by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1909
20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1910
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1911
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1912
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1913
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1914
54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1915
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1916
48.4 mm (1.9 in)
1917
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1918
34.1 mm (1.3 in)
1919
52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1920
36.4 mm (1.4 in)
1921
42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1922
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1923
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1924
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1925
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1926
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1927
29.9 mm (1.2 in)
1928
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1929
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1930
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1931
89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1932
65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1933
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1934
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1935
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1936
101.8 mm (4.0 in)
1937
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1938
114.1 mm (4.5 in)
1939
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1940
41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1941
190.6 mm (7.5 in)
1942
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1943
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1944
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1946
12.0 mm (0.5 in)
1947
20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1948
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1949
38.8 mm (1.5 in)
1950
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1951
46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1952
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1953
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1954
39.2 mm (1.5 in)
1955
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1956
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1957
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1958
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1959
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1960
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1961
18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1962
33.1 mm (1.3 in)
1963
19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1964
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1965
47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1966
38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1967
21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1968
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1969
48.6 mm (1.9 in)
1970
25.6 mm (1.0 in)
1971
73.3 mm (2.9 in)
1972
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1973
32.2 mm (1.3 in)
1974
38.3 mm (1.5 in)
1975
49.7 mm (2.0 in)
1976
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1977
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1978
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1979
68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1981
38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1982
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1983
34.6 mm (1.4 in)
1984
46.9 mm (1.8 in)
1985
75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1986
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1987
35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1988
46.1 mm (1.8 in)
1989
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1990
47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1991
66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1992
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1993
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1994
31.3 mm (1.2 in)
1995
21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1996
68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1997
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1998
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1999
42.1 mm (1.7 in)
2000
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
2001
83.0 mm (3.3 in)
2002
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
2003
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
2004
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
2005
28.9 mm (1.1 in)
2006
102.1 mm (4.0 in)
2007
31.3 mm (1.2 in)
2008
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
2009
42.8 mm (1.7 in)
2010
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
2011
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2012
6.9 mm (0.27 in)
2013
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
2014
45.6 mm (1.8 in)
2015
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
2016
28.0 mm (1.1 in)
2017
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
2018
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
2019
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Tularosa, 1909 to 2019. The record is 170 days in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 58 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Tularosa by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1909
97 days
1910
72 days
1911
39 days
1912
64 days
1913
46 days
1914
47 days
1915
80 days
1916
65 days
1917
86 days
1918
77 days
1919
47 days
1920
61 days
1921
67 days
1922
56 days
1923
76 days
1924
43 days
1925
96 days
1926
38 days
1927
91 days
1928
74 days
1929
45 days
1930
58 days
1931
58 days
1932
45 days
1933
49 days
1934
82 days
1935
67 days
1936
46 days
1937
67 days
1938
62 days
1939
47 days
1940
79 days
1941
39 days
1942
61 days
1943
150 days
1944
56 days
1946
30 days
1947
65 days
1948
89 days
1949
45 days
1950
107 days
1951
72 days
1952
45 days
1953
45 days
1954
97 days
1955
88 days
1956
170 days
1957
43 days
1958
44 days
1959
94 days
1960
35 days
1961
56 days
1962
69 days
1963
21 days
1964
78 days
1965
47 days
1966
34 days
1967
87 days
1968
51 days
1969
43 days
1970
66 days
1971
57 days
1972
169 days
1973
104 days
1974
67 days
1975
61 days
1976
37 days
1977
57 days
1978
60 days
1979
88 days
1981
55 days
1982
56 days
1983
27 days
1984
89 days
1985
39 days
1986
63 days
1987
36 days
1988
43 days
1989
50 days
1990
33 days
1991
46 days
1992
42 days
1993
59 days
1994
43 days
1995
102 days
1996
68 days
1997
28 days
1998
71 days
1999
47 days
2000
63 days
2001
59 days
2002
60 days
2003
50 days
2004
45 days
2005
31 days
2006
54 days
2007
43 days
2008
90 days
2009
85 days
2010
71 days
2011
31 days
2012
13 days
2013
123 days
2014
60 days
2015
27 days
2016
48 days
2017
39 days
2018
113 days
2019
32 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
72 years with a frost
Across 72 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Tularosa falls on 10 April and the median first autumn frost on 3 November, which leaves a median of 208 days between them.
In 1988 to 2018 the median growing season was 204 days. That is 5 days fewer than in 1912 to 1952.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -0.4 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Tularosa
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1912 to 1952)
Recent period (1988 to 2018)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
10 April
9 April
12 April
3 days later
0.0 days per decade
First autumn frost
3 November
7 November
2 November
5 days earlier
-0.4 days per decade
Growing days
208 days
209 days
204 days
5 days fewer
-0.4 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
91 years, 1910 to 2018
A day with at least 29.5 mm (1.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 94.3 mm (3.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Tularosa: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
5 years
41.6 mm (1.6 in)
10 years
51.4 mm (2.0 in)
25 years
66.1 mm (2.6 in)
50 years
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
100 years
94.3 mm (3.7 in)
Longer than the 91 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, 91 years of values from 1910 to 2018.
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: 120.7 mm (4.8 in) in 1941; 83.3 mm (3.3 in) in 2008; 76.2 mm (3.0 in) in 1936.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.