Holloman AFB Weather Records (USW00023002)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Holloman AFB (USW00023002), New Mexico, United States, with 78 years of record.

Key Facts for Holloman AFB

Holloman AFB (USW00023002) is a weather station in New Mexico, United States at 32.85 latitude and -106.10 longitude, 1,267 m (4,158 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1949 to 2026, 78 years of record.
1,464 records set at Holloman AFB 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, 32.85 latitude, -106.10 longitude.
Elevation: 1,267 m (4,158 ft).
Period of record: 1949 to 2026, 78 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

74 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Holloman AFB. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 74 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Holloman AFB, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	23.3 C (73.9 F)	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-13.0 C (8.6 F)
Feb	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-7.1 C (19.2 F)
Mar	29.8 C (85.6 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	29.8 C (85.6 F)	-6.9 C (19.6 F)
Apr	34.0 C (93.2 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	34.0 C (93.2 F)	-1.3 C (29.7 F)
May	39.4 C (102.9 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	36.4 C (97.5 F)	6.8 C (44.2 F)
Jun	41.7 C (107.1 F)	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41.2 C (106.2 F)	16.3 C (61.3 F)
Jul	42.2 C (108.0 F)	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40.2 C (104.4 F)	16.9 C (62.4 F)
Aug	40.0 C (104.0 F)	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40.0 C (104.0 F)	17.9 C (64.2 F)
Sep	37.8 C (100.0 F)	6.1 C (43.0 F)	36.1 C (97.0 F)	14.0 C (57.2 F)
Oct	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	32.0 C (89.6 F)	1.5 C (34.7 F)
Nov	27.5 C (81.5 F)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	27.5 C (81.5 F)	0.7 C (33.3 F)
Dec	24.1 C (75.4 F)	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	24.1 C (75.4 F)	-4.0 C (24.8 F)

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Holloman AFB still stand. 2025 holds the most, with 137.

Standing records at Holloman AFB by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1949	70
1950	76
1951	91
1952	76
1953	79
1954	59
1955	59
1956	54
1957	58
1958	54
1959	38
1960	56
1961	47
1962	56
1963	45
1964	68
1965	58
1966	55
1967	79
1968	44
1969	55
1970	50
2025	137

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 48.5 mm (1.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Holloman AFB. The most was 48.5 mm (1.9 in) on 25 September 1967.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Holloman AFB
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	13 January 1949
Feb	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	17 February 1957
Mar	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	6 March 1958
Apr	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	23 April 1953
May	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 May 1966
Jun	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	9 June 1969
Jul	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	8 July 1969
Aug	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	16 August 1965
Sep	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 September 1967
Oct	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	21 October 1969
Nov	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	14 November 1968
Dec	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	8 December 1960

Period of Record Coverage

1949 to 2025

23 years of record at Holloman AFB, 1949 to 2025. Every year has data for at least 90 percent of its days.

Days with data per year at Holloman AFB
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1949	362	99%	Yes
1950	365	100%	Yes
1951	365	100%	Yes
1952	366	100%	Yes
1953	365	100%	Yes
1954	365	100%	Yes
1955	364	100%	Yes
1956	364	99%	Yes
1957	360	99%	Yes
1958	365	100%	Yes
1959	362	99%	Yes
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	365	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	365	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	363	99%	Yes
2025	354	97%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

23 complete years, 1949 to 2025

One stripe for each of 23 complete years at Holloman AFB, 1949 to 2025. 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 1967, at 14.5 C (58.1 F), and the warmest was 2025, at 18.5 C (65.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.3 C (4.1 F).

Annual mean temperature at Holloman AFB as warming stripes, 1949 to 2025
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1949	15.8 C	-0.46 C
1950	17.4 C	+1.14 C
1951	17.1 C	+0.81 C
1952	16.7 C	+0.43 C
1953	16.8 C	+0.58 C
1954	17.7 C	+1.42 C
1955	16.2 C	-0.07 C
1956	16.6 C	+0.40 C
1957	16.7 C	+0.46 C
1958	16.5 C	+0.27 C
1959	16.5 C	+0.28 C
1960	16.1 C	-0.16 C
1961	16.3 C	+0.10 C
1962	15.5 C	-0.70 C
1963	15.7 C	-0.56 C
1964	15.0 C	-1.24 C
1965	15.5 C	-0.71 C
1966	14.9 C	-1.34 C
1967	14.5 C	-1.72 C
1968	15.5 C	-0.76 C
1969	16.2 C	-0.06 C
1970	15.9 C	-0.36 C
2025	18.5 C	+2.26 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

1949 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Holloman AFB: 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)	1964	39.7 C (103.5 F)	24
Coldest night (TNn)	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	1962	-11.9 C (10.5 F)	24
Wettest day (Rx1day)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	1967	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	23
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	1969	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	22
Longest dry spell (CDD)	135 days	1956	66 days	23

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Holloman AFB, 1949 to 2026. The record is 42.2 C (108.0 F) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.7 C (103.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Holloman AFB by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1949	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1950	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1951	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1952	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1953	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1954	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1955	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1956	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1957	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1958	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1959	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1960	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1961	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1962	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1963	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1964	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1965	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1966	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1967	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1968	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1969	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1970	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2025	41.2 C (106.2 F)
2026	41.5 C (106.7 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Holloman AFB, 1949 to 2026. The record is -23.9 C (-11.0 F) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is -11.9 C (10.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Holloman AFB by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1949	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1950	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1951	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1952	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1953	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1954	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1955	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1956	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1957	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1958	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1959	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1960	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1961	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1962	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1963	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1964	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1965	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1966	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1967	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1968	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1969	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1970	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2025	-13.0 C (8.6 F)
2026	-7.9 C (17.8 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Holloman AFB, 1949 to 2026. The record is 48.5 mm (1.9 in) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 22.4 mm (0.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Holloman AFB by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1949	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1950	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1951	11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1952	10.9 mm (0.4 in)
1953	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1954	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1955	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1956	12.2 mm (0.5 in)
1957	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1958	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1959	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1960	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1961	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1962	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1963	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1964	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1965	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1966	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1967	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1968	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1969	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1970	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
2025	n/a
2026	27.4 mm (1.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Holloman AFB, 1949 to 2026. The record is 66.6 mm (2.6 in) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.6 mm (1.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Holloman AFB by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1949	40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1950	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1951	11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1952	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1953	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1954	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1955	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1956	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1957	55.7 mm (2.2 in)
1958	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1959	21.2 mm (0.8 in)
1960	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1961	25.2 mm (1.0 in)
1962	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1963	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1964	40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1965	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1966	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1967	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1968	33.1 mm (1.3 in)
1969	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1970	18.1 mm (0.7 in)
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Holloman AFB, 1949 to 2026. The record is 135 days in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 66 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Holloman AFB by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1949	48 days
1950	108 days
1951	81 days
1952	86 days
1953	47 days
1954	85 days
1955	88 days
1956	135 days
1957	71 days
1958	45 days
1959	65 days
1960	43 days
1961	83 days
1962	46 days
1963	72 days
1964	93 days
1965	46 days
1966	74 days
1967	66 days
1968	43 days
1969	42 days
1970	62 days
2025	n/a
2026	3 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

23 years with a frost

Across 23 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Holloman AFB falls on 31 March and the median first autumn frost on 4 November, which leaves a median of 221 days between them.

Frost dates and growing season at Holloman AFB
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1949 to 2025)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	31 March	n/a	31 March	n/a	n/a
First autumn frost	4 November	n/a	4 November	n/a	n/a
Growing days	221 days	n/a	221 days	n/a	n/a

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.

Download the Data

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