Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Otto FAA AP (USW00023056), New Mexico, United States, with 46 years of record.
Key Facts for Otto FAA AP
Otto FAA AP (USW00023056) is a weather station in New Mexico, United States at 35.08 latitude and -106.02 longitude, 1,900 m (6,234 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1909 to 1954, 46 years of record.
1,464 records set at Otto FAA AP still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Otto FAA AP set a daily record high minimum temperature of 6.7 C (44.1 F) on 20 October 1954.
About the Station
Location: New Mexico, United States, 35.08 latitude, -106.02 longitude.
Elevation: 1,900 m (6,234 ft).
Period of record: 1909 to 1954, 46 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow.
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 Otto FAA AP. 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 Otto FAA AP, 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)
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
37.2 C (99.0 F)
3.3 C (37.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
21.1 C (70.0 F)
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Otto FAA AP still stand. 1910 holds the most, with 56.
Standing records at Otto FAA AP by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1909
50
1910
56
1911
36
1912
41
1913
43
1914
26
1915
9
1916
34
1917
51
1918
56
1919
35
1920
33
1921
34
1922
40
1923
34
1924
26
1925
49
1926
23
1928
7
1929
29
1930
22
1931
23
1932
38
1933
43
1934
33
1935
24
1936
29
1937
41
1938
23
1939
37
1940
24
1941
14
1942
28
1943
30
1944
31
1945
21
1946
36
1947
26
1948
39
1949
29
1950
37
1951
36
1952
24
1953
35
1954
29
All-Time Record Progression
3 new records
3 all-time records were set at Otto FAA AP between 4 December 1944 and 1 February 1951. Each dot is a new record.
When Otto FAA AP set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1944-12-04
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 27.9 cm (11.0 in)
1949-07-10
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1951-02-01
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -33.3 C (-27.9 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 62.0 mm (2.4 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Otto FAA AP. The most was 62.0 mm (2.4 in) on 10 July 1949.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Otto FAA AP
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
5 January 1915
Feb
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
17 February 1911
Mar
19.6 mm (0.8 in)
10 March 1912
Apr
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
22 April 1942
May
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
12 May 1929
Jun
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
4 June 1921
Jul
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
10 July 1949
Aug
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
17 August 1923
Sep
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
16 September 1917
Oct
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2 October 1923
Nov
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
2 November 1923
Dec
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
26 December 1942
Period of Record Coverage
1909 to 1954
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
45 years of record at Otto FAA AP, 1909 to 1954. 14 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1909, 1911, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1926, 1928, 1929 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 30 complete years at Otto FAA AP, 1910 to 1953. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.7 C (49.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1932, at 8.3 C (46.9 F), and the warmest was 1925, at 10.8 C (51.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.5 C (2.7 F).
Annual mean temperature at Otto FAA AP as warming stripes, 1910 to 1953
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1910
10.7 C
+0.99 C
1912
8.6 C
-1.05 C
1913
8.6 C
-1.08 C
1917
10.4 C
+0.75 C
1918
10.1 C
+0.40 C
1919
9.7 C
+0.05 C
1920
9.8 C
+0.09 C
1922
10.1 C
+0.41 C
1923
10.2 C
+0.50 C
1924
10.2 C
+0.53 C
1925
10.8 C
+1.12 C
1932
8.3 C
-1.42 C
1933
9.1 C
-0.60 C
1934
10.4 C
+0.75 C
1935
9.7 C
-0.03 C
1936
9.3 C
-0.37 C
1938
9.2 C
-0.45 C
1939
8.6 C
-1.08 C
1940
9.4 C
-0.26 C
1942
9.7 C
-0.04 C
1943
10.4 C
+0.71 C
1945
9.9 C
+0.23 C
1946
10.3 C
+0.62 C
1947
9.5 C
-0.16 C
1948
9.3 C
-0.40 C
1949
8.8 C
-0.85 C
1950
10.1 C
+0.45 C
1951
9.5 C
-0.21 C
1952
9.6 C
-0.13 C
1953
10.2 C
+0.50 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1910 to 1953 is -0.05 C (-0.24 to 0.14) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.1 F (-0.4 to 0.3) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 30 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Otto FAA AP
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.05 C (-0.24 to 0.14) per decade
-0.1 F (-0.4 to 0.3) per decade
1910 to 1953
30
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.1 C (-0.3 to 0.1) per decade
-0.2 F (-0.6 to 0.3) per decade
1910 to 1953
30
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.01 C (-0.21 to 0.22) per decade
0.01 F (-0.38 to 0.40) per decade
1910 to 1953
30
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 1954
Yearly extremes at Otto FAA AP: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1917
35.6 C (96.1 F)
45
Coldest night (TNn)
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1951
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
45
Wettest day (Rx1day)
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1949
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
45
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1949
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
44
Longest dry spell (CDD)
139 days
1934
51 days
45
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Otto FAA AP, 1909 to 1954. The record is 37.2 C (99.0 F) in 1917, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 C (96.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Otto FAA AP by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1909
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1910
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1911
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1912
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1913
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1914
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1915
21.7 C (71.1 F)
1916
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1917
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1918
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1919
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1920
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1921
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1922
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1923
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1924
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1925
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1926
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1928
24.4 C (75.9 F)
1929
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1930
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1931
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1932
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1933
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1934
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1935
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1936
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1937
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1938
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1939
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1940
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1941
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1942
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1943
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1944
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1945
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1946
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1947
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1948
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1949
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1950
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1951
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1952
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1953
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1954
36.1 C (97.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Otto FAA AP, 1909 to 1954. The record is -33.3 C (-27.9 F) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is -21.7 C (-7.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Otto FAA AP by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1909
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1910
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1911
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1912
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1913
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1914
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1915
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1916
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1917
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1918
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1919
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1920
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1921
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1922
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1923
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1924
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1925
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1926
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1928
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1929
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1930
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1931
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1932
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1933
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1934
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1935
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1936
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1937
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1938
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1939
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1940
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1941
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1942
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1943
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1944
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1945
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1946
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1947
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1948
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1949
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1950
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1951
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1952
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1953
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1954
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Otto FAA AP, 1909 to 1954. The record is 62.0 mm (2.4 in) in 1949, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.0 mm (1.2 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Otto FAA AP by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1909
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1910
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1911
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1912
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1913
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1914
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1915
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1916
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1917
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1918
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1919
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1920
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1921
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1922
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1923
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1924
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1925
21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1926
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1928
0.8 mm (0.03 in)
1929
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1930
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1931
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1932
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1933
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1934
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1935
22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1936
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1937
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1938
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1939
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1940
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1941
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1942
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1943
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1944
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1945
18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1946
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1947
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1948
20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1949
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1950
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1951
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1952
22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1953
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1954
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Otto FAA AP, 1909 to 1954. The record is 105.7 mm (4.2 in) in 1949, marked on the chart; the median year is 47.0 mm (1.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Otto FAA AP by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1909
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1910
20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1911
65.2 mm (2.6 in)
1912
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1913
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1914
47.4 mm (1.9 in)
1915
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1916
80.1 mm (3.2 in)
1917
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1918
57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1919
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1920
48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1921
69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1922
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1923
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1924
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1925
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1926
35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1928
n/a
1929
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1930
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1931
43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1932
52.9 mm (2.1 in)
1933
61.6 mm (2.4 in)
1934
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1935
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1936
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1937
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1938
85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1939
40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1940
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1941
45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1942
64.4 mm (2.5 in)
1943
43.8 mm (1.7 in)
1944
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1945
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1946
46.6 mm (1.8 in)
1947
41.8 mm (1.6 in)
1948
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1949
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1950
34.2 mm (1.3 in)
1951
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1952
22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1953
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1954
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Otto FAA AP, 1909 to 1954. The record is 139 days in 1934, marked on the chart; the median year is 51 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Otto FAA AP by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1909
41 days
1910
46 days
1911
25 days
1912
61 days
1913
38 days
1914
57 days
1915
20 days
1916
77 days
1917
106 days
1918
58 days
1919
41 days
1920
45 days
1921
61 days
1922
54 days
1923
52 days
1924
81 days
1925
119 days
1926
40 days
1928
1 day
1929
44 days
1930
69 days
1931
31 days
1932
46 days
1933
56 days
1934
139 days
1935
34 days
1936
57 days
1937
60 days
1938
111 days
1939
47 days
1940
45 days
1941
22 days
1942
39 days
1943
35 days
1944
26 days
1945
60 days
1946
36 days
1947
48 days
1948
51 days
1949
45 days
1950
88 days
1951
61 days
1952
61 days
1953
57 days
1954
94 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
30 years with a frost
Across 30 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Otto FAA AP falls on 22 May and the median first autumn frost on 29 September, which leaves a median of 132 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -0.4 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Otto FAA AP
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1910 to 1953)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
22 May
n/a
22 May
n/a
0.0 days per decade
First autumn frost
29 September
n/a
29 September
n/a
-0.3 days per decade
Growing days
132 days
n/a
132 days
n/a
-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
33 years, 1910 to 1953
A day with at least 30.0 mm (1.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 75.6 mm (3.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Otto FAA AP: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
5 years
40.3 mm (1.6 in)
10 years
47.9 mm (1.9 in)
25 years
58.3 mm (2.3 in)
50 years
66.7 mm (2.6 in)
Longer than the 33 years of record
100 years
75.6 mm (3.0 in)
Longer than the 33 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, 33 years of values from 1910 to 1953.
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: 62.0 mm (2.4 in) in 1949; 59.9 mm (2.4 in) in 1923; 54.6 mm (2.1 in) in 1921.
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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.