New Mexico, Precipitation Rankings, August 2006 1901-2000 Inches 1 4.78 2.47 2.31 128 1 1962 2006 2005 2006 highest 2 7.99 4.82 3.17 128 1 2003 2006 2005 2006 highest 3 9.04 5.98 3.06 127 2 1980 1921 2005 1921 top-tenth 4 9.43 7.03 2.40 118 11 2020 1921 2005 1999 top-tenth 5 9.72 7.78 1.94 116 13 2020 1941 2005 1999 top-tenth 6 10.27 8.51 1.76 108 21 2011 1941 2005 1999 top-third 1911 7 10.38 9.15 1.23 102 27 2011 1941 2005 2004 top-third 8 10.54 9.77 0.77 89 40 2011 1941 2003 2005 top-third 9 10.61 10.50 0.11 72 56 2011 1941 2003 2005 normal 10 10.67 11.16 -0.49 63 65 2011 1941 2003 2005 normal 11 11.91 12.29 -0.38 67 61 2011 1941 2003 2005 normal 12 13.74 13.99 -0.25 60 68 2011 1941 2003 2005 normal 18 21.40 22.51 -1.11 58 70 2012 1942 2004 2005 normal 24 31.15 28.02 3.13 102 25 2012 1942 2004 2005 top-third 36 45.18 41.97 3.21 97 29 2013 1987 2005 1999 top-third 48 57.08 55.94 1.14 78 47 1956 1987 2005 2001 normal 60 65.99 69.94 -3.95 39 85 1956 1988 2004 2005 bottom-third