Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Virden (USC00299508), New Mexico, United States, with 35 years of record.
Key Facts for Virden
Virden (USC00299508) is a weather station in New Mexico, United States at 32.68 latitude and -108.98 longitude, 1,153 m (3,783 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1940 to 1974, 35 years of record.
0 records set at Virden still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Virden set a daily record precipitation of 5.1 mm (0.20 in) on 21 September 1974.
About the Station
Location: New Mexico, United States, 32.68 latitude, -108.98 longitude.
Elevation: 1,153 m (3,783 ft).
Period of record: 1940 to 1974, 35 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
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The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Virden. 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 Virden, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records
0 standing records
0 records at Virden still stand.
Standing records at Virden by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
All-Time Record Progression
1 new records
1 all-time records were set at Virden between 22 February 1973 and 22 February 1973. Each dot is a new record.
When Virden set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1973-02-22
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 50.8 mm (2.0 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Feb: 50.8 mm (2.0 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Virden. The most was 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 22 February 1973.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Virden
Yearly extremes at Virden: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1973
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
35
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1958
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
34
Longest dry spell (CDD)
173 days
1974
70 days
34
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Virden, 1940 to 1974. The record is 50.8 mm (2.0 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 28.4 mm (1.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Virden by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1940
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1941
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1942
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1943
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1944
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1945
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1946
8.4 mm (0.33 in)
1947
18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1948
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1949
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1950
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1951
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1952
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1953
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1954
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1955
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1956
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1957
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1958
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1959
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1960
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1961
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1962
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1963
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1964
20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1965
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1966
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1967
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1968
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1969
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1970
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1971
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1972
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1973
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1974
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Virden, 1940 to 1974. The record is 94.5 mm (3.7 in) in 1958, marked on the chart; the median year is 42.7 mm (1.7 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Virden by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1940
n/a
1941
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1942
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1943
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1944
31.4 mm (1.2 in)
1945
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1946
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1947
19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1948
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1949
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1950
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1951
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1952
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1953
27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1954
57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1955
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1956
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1957
40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1958
94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1959
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1960
37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1961
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1962
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1963
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1964
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1965
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1966
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1967
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1968
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1969
52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1970
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1971
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1972
48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1973
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1974
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Virden, 1940 to 1974. The record is 173 days in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 70 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Virden by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1940
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1941
30 days
1942
69 days
1943
51 days
1944
79 days
1945
100 days
1946
68 days
1947
40 days
1948
52 days
1949
74 days
1950
102 days
1951
81 days
1952
45 days
1953
76 days
1954
62 days
1955
59 days
1956
69 days
1957
57 days
1958
73 days
1959
72 days
1960
65 days
1961
89 days
1962
40 days
1963
46 days
1964
26 days
1965
72 days
1966
109 days
1967
62 days
1968
106 days
1969
70 days
1970
71 days
1971
74 days
1972
84 days
1973
42 days
1974
173 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 Virden standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Virden 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.