Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
New Mexico
Precipitation Rankings, August 2020
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
August 2020 1-Month |
0.71" (18.03mm) | 2.47" (62.74mm) |
-1.76" (-44.71mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1962 | 1962 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 2006 | ||||
|
Jul–Aug 2020 2-Month |
2.91" (73.91mm) | 4.82" (122.43mm) |
-1.91" (-48.52mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 2003 | 2003 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 2006 | ||||
|
Jun–Aug 2020 3-Month |
3.37" (85.60mm) | 5.98" (151.89mm) |
-2.61" (-66.29mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1980 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 1921 | ||||
|
May–Aug 2020 4-Month |
3.57" (90.68mm) | 7.03" (178.56mm) |
-3.46" (-87.88mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 2020 | 2020 |
| 128th Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 1921 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 2020 5-Month |
3.76" (95.50mm) | 7.78" (197.61mm) |
-4.02" (-102.11mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 2020 | 2020 |
| 128th Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 1941 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 2020 6-Month |
4.96" (125.98mm) | 8.51" (216.15mm) |
-3.55" (-90.17mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 2011 | 2011 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 1941 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 2020 7-Month |
5.77" (146.56mm) | 9.15" (232.41mm) |
-3.38" (-85.85mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 2012 | 2011 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 1941 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 2020 8-Month |
6.29" (159.77mm) | 9.77" (248.16mm) |
-3.48" (-88.39mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 2012 | 2011 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 1941 | ||||
|
Dec 2019–Aug 2020 9-Month |
7.03" (178.56mm) | 10.50" (266.70mm) |
-3.47" (-88.14mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 2011 | 2011 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 1941 | ||||
|
Nov 2019–Aug 2020 10-Month |
8.81" (223.77mm) | 11.16" (283.46mm) |
-2.35" (-59.69mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 2011 |
| 106th Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 1941 | ||||
|
Oct 2019–Aug 2020 11-Month |
10.01" (254.25mm) | 12.29" (312.17mm) |
-2.28" (-57.92mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 2011 |
| 99th Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 1941 | ||||
|
Sep 2019–Aug 2020 12-Month |
11.51" (292.35mm) | 13.99" (355.35mm) |
-2.48" (-63.00mm) | 28th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 2011 |
| 100th Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 1941 | ||||
|
Mar 2019–Aug 2020 18-Month |
18.51" (470.15mm) | 22.51" (571.75mm) |
-4.00" (-101.60mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: 2013 | 2012 |
| 107th Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 1942 | ||||
|
Sep 2018–Aug 2020 24-Month |
25.36" (644.14mm) | 28.02" (711.71mm) |
-2.66" (-67.57mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 2019 | 2012 |
| 91st Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 1942 | ||||
|
Sep 2017–Aug 2020 36-Month |
36.10" (916.94mm) | 41.97" (1,066.04mm) |
-5.87" (-149.10mm) | 23rd Driest | Driest since: 2014 | 2013 |
| 103rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 1987 | ||||
|
Sep 2016–Aug 2020 48-Month |
51.79" (1,315.47mm) | 55.94" (1,420.88mm) |
-4.15" (-105.41mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 2014 | 1956 |
| 89th Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 1987 | ||||
|
Sep 2015–Aug 2020 60-Month |
66.02" (1,676.91mm) | 69.94" (1,776.48mm) |
-3.92" (-99.57mm) | 40th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1956 |
| 84th Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 1988 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on October 3, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/