Ute Dam Weather Records (USC00299284)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Ute Dam (USC00299284), New Mexico, United States, with 55 years of record.

Key Facts for Ute Dam

Ute Dam (USC00299284) is a weather station in New Mexico, United States at 35.36 latitude and -103.44 longitude, 1,166 m (3,825 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1965 to 2019, 55 years of record.
1,464 records set at Ute Dam still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: New Mexico, United States, 35.36 latitude, -103.44 longitude.
Elevation: 1,166 m (3,825 ft).
Period of record: 1965 to 2019, 55 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Ute Dam. 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 Ute Dam, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	24.4 C (75.9 F)	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	36.7 C (98.1 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	38.3 C (100.9 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	42.2 C (108.0 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	41.7 C (107.1 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	41.1 C (106.0 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	40.0 C (104.0 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	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Ute Dam still stand. 2011 holds the most, with 89.

Standing records at Ute Dam by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1965	58
1966	65
1967	62
1968	41
1969	57
1970	78
1971	67
1972	61
1973	36
1974	17
1975	33
1976	31
1977	32
1978	47
1979	13
2004	11
2005	67
2006	76
2007	55
2008	45
2009	66
2010	68
2011	89
2012	79
2013	77
2014	67
2015	40
2019	26

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 128.3 mm (5.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ute Dam. The most was 128.3 mm (5.1 in) on 10 August 2015.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Ute Dam
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 January 2015
Feb	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	6 February 2005
Mar	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 March 2007
Apr	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	17 April 1970
May	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 May 2008
Jun	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	25 June 1965
Jul	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	11 July 2007
Aug	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	10 August 2015
Sep	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	19 September 2013
Oct	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 October 2009
Nov	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	4 November 1978
Dec	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	19 December 2011

Period of Record Coverage

1965 to 2019

28 years of record at Ute Dam, 1965 to 2019. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 2004, 2013, 2015, 2019.

Days with data per year at Ute Dam
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1965	329	90%	Yes
1966	345	95%	Yes
1967	360	99%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	359	98%	Yes
1970	361	99%	Yes
1971	362	99%	Yes
1972	336	92%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	197	54%	No
1975	303	83%	No
1976	335	92%	Yes
1977	333	91%	Yes
1978	273	75%	No
1979	150	41%	No
2004	31	8%	No
2005	358	98%	Yes
2006	364	100%	Yes
2007	364	100%	Yes
2008	366	100%	Yes
2009	363	99%	Yes
2010	365	100%	Yes
2011	363	99%	Yes
2012	333	91%	Yes
2013	326	89%	No
2014	364	100%	Yes
2015	273	75%	No
2019	103	28%	No

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Climate Trend

13 complete years, 1967 to 2014

One stripe for each of 13 complete years at Ute Dam, 1967 to 2014. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 14.8 C (58.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1971, at 14.2 C (57.6 F), and the warmest was 2006, at 15.5 C (59.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.8 C (1.4 F).

Annual mean temperature at Ute Dam as warming stripes, 1967 to 2014
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1967	14.8 C	+0.04 C
1968	14.3 C	-0.48 C
1969	14.6 C	-0.19 C
1970	14.6 C	-0.15 C
1971	14.2 C	-0.54 C
1973	14.3 C	-0.43 C
2005	15.3 C	+0.48 C
2006	15.5 C	+0.71 C
2007	14.8 C	+0.07 C
2008	14.5 C	-0.24 C
2009	14.8 C	+0.05 C
2010	15.3 C	+0.52 C
2014	14.9 C	+0.14 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

1965 to 2019

Yearly extremes at Ute Dam: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	42.2 C (108.0 F)	2011	39.7 C (103.5 F)	28
Coldest night (TNn)	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	2011	-15.8 C (3.5 F)	28
Wettest day (Rx1day)	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	2015	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	2015	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	28
Longest dry spell (CDD)	127 days	1972	44 days	28

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Ute Dam, 1965 to 2019. The record is 42.2 C (108.0 F) in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.7 C (103.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Ute Dam by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1965	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1966	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1967	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1968	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1969	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1970	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1971	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1972	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1973	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1974	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1975	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1976	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1977	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1978	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1979	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2004	21.7 C (71.1 F)
2005	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2006	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2007	41.1 C (106.0 F)
2008	40.6 C (105.1 F)
2009	40.6 C (105.1 F)
2010	40.6 C (105.1 F)
2011	42.2 C (108.0 F)
2012	42.2 C (108.0 F)
2013	41.1 C (106.0 F)
2014	41.7 C (107.1 F)
2015	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2019	31.7 C (89.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Ute Dam, 1965 to 2019. The record is -24.4 C (-11.9 F) in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is -15.8 C (3.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Ute Dam by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1965	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1966	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1967	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1968	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1969	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1970	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1971	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1972	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1973	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1974	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1975	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1976	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1977	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1978	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1979	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2004	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2005	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2006	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2007	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2008	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2009	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2010	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2011	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2012	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2013	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2014	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2015	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2019	-13.9 C (7.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Ute Dam, 1965 to 2019. The record is 128.3 mm (5.1 in) in 2015, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 mm (1.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ute Dam by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1965	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1966	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1967	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1968	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1969	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1970	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1971	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1972	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1973	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1974	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1975	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1976	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1977	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1978	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1979	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
2004	2.5 mm (0.10 in)
2005	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
2006	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
2007	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
2008	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
2009	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
2010	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
2011	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
2012	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
2013	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
2014	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
2015	128.3 mm (5.1 in)
2019	18.8 mm (0.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Ute Dam, 1965 to 2019. The record is 130.8 mm (5.1 in) in 2015, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.7 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ute Dam by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1965	115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1966	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1967	50.1 mm (2.0 in)
1968	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1969	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1970	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1971	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1972	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1973	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1974	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1975	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1976	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1977	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1978	33.1 mm (1.3 in)
1979	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
2004	5.8 mm (0.23 in)
2005	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
2006	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
2007	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
2008	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
2009	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
2010	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
2011	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
2012	17.7 mm (0.7 in)
2013	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
2014	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
2015	130.8 mm (5.1 in)
2019	30.0 mm (1.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Ute Dam, 1965 to 2019. The record is 127 days in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 44 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ute Dam by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1965	53 days
1966	97 days
1967	44 days
1968	47 days
1969	43 days
1970	65 days
1971	48 days
1972	127 days
1973	53 days
1974	26 days
1975	58 days
1976	33 days
1977	30 days
1978	27 days
1979	32 days
2004	14 days
2005	42 days
2006	51 days
2007	42 days
2008	39 days
2009	39 days
2010	34 days
2011	61 days
2012	90 days
2013	61 days
2014	95 days
2015	30 days
2019	39 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.

Download the Data

Data for Ute Dam standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Ute Dam threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).