Whitewater Weather Records (USC00299720)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Whitewater (USC00299720), New Mexico, United States, with 56 years of record.

Key Facts for Whitewater

Whitewater (USC00299720) is a weather station in New Mexico, United States at 32.56 latitude and -108.13 longitude, 1,530 m (5,020 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1948 to 2003, 56 years of record.
0 records set at Whitewater still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Whitewater set a daily record precipitation of 24.9 mm (1.0 in) on 15 November 2003.

About the Station

Location: New Mexico, United States, 32.56 latitude, -108.13 longitude.
Elevation: 1,530 m (5,020 ft).
Period of record: 1948 to 2003, 56 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow, snwd.

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 Whitewater. 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 Whitewater, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Apr	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
May	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jun	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sep	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Whitewater still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

10 new records

10 all-time records were set at Whitewater between 14 December 1984 and 29 June 2000. Each dot is a new record.

When Whitewater set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1984-12-14	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 10.2 cm (4.0 in)
1985-10-09	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1985-12-12	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 2.5 cm (1.0 in)
1986-07-07	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1986-12-10	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 15.7 cm (6.2 in)
1987-01-16	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 5.1 cm (2.0 in)
1987-12-25	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 20.3 cm (8.0 in)
1988-01-18	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 10.2 cm (4.0 in)
1988-01-19	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 22.9 cm (9.0 in)
2000-06-29	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 61.0 mm (2.4 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 61.0 mm (2.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Whitewater. The most was 61.0 mm (2.4 in) on 29 June 2000.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Whitewater
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 January 1975
Feb	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	5 February 1988
Mar	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	1 March 1953
Apr	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	24 April 1994
May	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	1 May 1985
Jun	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 June 2000
Jul	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	7 July 1986
Aug	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	1 August 1989
Sep	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	13 September 1964
Oct	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	9 October 1985
Nov	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	12 November 1994
Dec	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	5 December 1994

Latest Records

Latest records at Whitewater
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 November 2003	Whitewater, US	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 June 2003	Whitewater, US	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 2003	Whitewater, US	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	16 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 2003	Whitewater, US	daily rain	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 2003	Whitewater, US	monthly snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	53 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 2003	Whitewater, US	daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 2002	Whitewater, US	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 2002	Whitewater, US	daily rain	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 2002	Whitewater, US	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 2002	Whitewater, US	daily rain	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 2002	Whitewater, US	daily rain	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 2002	Whitewater, US	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	27 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 2001	Whitewater, US	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 2001	Whitewater, US	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 2001	Whitewater, US	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 June 2001	Whitewater, US	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	12 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 2001	Whitewater, US	daily rain	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	51 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 2001	Whitewater, US	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 2001	Whitewater, US	daily rain (Tie)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	tie	39 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 2001	Whitewater, US	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1948 to 2003

Yearly extremes at Whitewater: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	2000	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	56
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	1984	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	56
Longest dry spell (CDD)	143 days	2002	71 days	56

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Whitewater, 1948 to 2003. The record is 61.0 mm (2.4 in) in 2000, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.4 mm (1.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Whitewater by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1948	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1949	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1950	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1951	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1952	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1953	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1954	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1955	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1956	11.2 mm (0.4 in)
1957	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1958	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1959	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1960	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1961	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1962	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1963	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1964	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1965	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1966	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1967	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1968	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1969	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1970	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1971	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1972	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1973	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1974	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1975	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1976	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1977	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1978	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1979	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1980	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1981	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1982	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1983	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1984	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1985	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1986	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1987	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1988	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1989	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1990	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1991	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1992	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1993	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1994	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1995	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1996	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1997	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1998	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1999	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
2000	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2001	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
2002	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
2003	24.9 mm (1.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Whitewater, 1948 to 2003. The record is 104.6 mm (4.1 in) in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.6 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Whitewater by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1948	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1949	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1950	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1951	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1952	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1953	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1954	47.6 mm (1.9 in)
1955	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1956	14.4 mm (0.6 in)
1957	85.7 mm (3.4 in)
1958	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1959	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1960	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1961	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1962	51.2 mm (2.0 in)
1963	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1964	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1965	37.7 mm (1.5 in)
1966	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1967	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1968	69.7 mm (2.7 in)
1969	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1970	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1971	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1972	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1973	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1974	42.1 mm (1.7 in)
1975	50.2 mm (2.0 in)
1976	25.2 mm (1.0 in)
1977	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1978	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1979	54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1980	38.7 mm (1.5 in)
1981	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1982	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1983	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1984	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1985	92.4 mm (3.6 in)
1986	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1987	44.9 mm (1.8 in)
1988	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1989	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1990	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1991	86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1992	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1993	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1994	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1995	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1996	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1997	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1998	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1999	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
2000	101.2 mm (4.0 in)
2001	54.7 mm (2.2 in)
2002	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
2003	30.2 mm (1.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Whitewater, 1948 to 2003. The record is 143 days in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 71 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Whitewater by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1948	48 days
1949	37 days
1950	111 days
1951	94 days
1952	61 days
1953	62 days
1954	87 days
1955	69 days
1956	140 days
1957	70 days
1958	60 days
1959	84 days
1960	105 days
1961	140 days
1962	67 days
1963	72 days
1964	94 days
1965	89 days
1966	80 days
1967	98 days
1968	71 days
1969	53 days
1970	85 days
1971	105 days
1972	133 days
1973	97 days
1974	96 days
1975	97 days
1976	46 days
1977	65 days
1978	92 days
1979	76 days
1980	43 days
1981	37 days
1982	38 days
1983	51 days
1984	96 days
1985	40 days
1986	45 days
1987	33 days
1988	42 days
1989	69 days
1990	44 days
1991	52 days
1992	36 days
1993	82 days
1994	38 days
1995	118 days
1996	69 days
1997	35 days
1998	44 days
1999	98 days
2000	81 days
2001	35 days
2002	143 days
2003	91 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.

Rainfall Return Levels

49 years, 1950 to 2003

A day with at least 31.0 mm (1.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 70.2 mm (2.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Whitewater: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
5 years	41.8 mm (1.6 in)
10 years	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
25 years	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
50 years	63.9 mm (2.5 in)	Longer than the 49 years of record
100 years	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	Longer than the 49 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, 49 years of values from 1950 to 2003.

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: 61.0 mm (2.4 in) in 2000; 59.9 mm (2.4 in) in 1986; 55.9 mm (2.2 in) in 1994.

Download the Data

Data for Whitewater standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Whitewater 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 2026-10-15 (15 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).

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Apr	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
May	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jun	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sep	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Apr	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
May	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jun	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sep	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a