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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.

Parameter: Average Temperature Maximum Temperature Minimum Temperature Precipitation Cooling Degree Days Heating Degree Days Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI) Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) Palmer Z-Index

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New Mexico

Average Temperature Rankings, March 1986

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1986 1-Month	47.4°F (8.6°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	3.9°F (2.2°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1969
				19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2017
	Ties: 1997
Feb–Mar 1986 2-Month	44.0°F (6.7°C)	40.6°F (4.8°C)	3.4°F (1.9°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1964
				14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2017
	Ties: 1934, 2014
Jan–Mar 1986 3-Month	42.4°F (5.8°C)	38.3°F (3.5°C)	4.1°F (2.3°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1964
				5th Warmest	Warmest since: 1907	2017
Dec 1985–Mar 1986 4-Month	40.5°F (4.7°C)	37.3°F (2.9°C)	3.2°F (1.8°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1919
				10th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2017
Nov 1985–Mar 1986 5-Month	41.1°F (5.1°C)	38.3°F (3.5°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1919
				11th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2017
	Ties: 2006
Oct 1985–Mar 1986 6-Month	43.2°F (6.2°C)	40.9°F (4.9°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1913, 1919
				16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2017
Sep 1985–Mar 1986 7-Month	46.0°F (7.8°C)	44.3°F (6.8°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1913
				19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2017
	Ties: 1927, 1935, 1957
Aug 1985–Mar 1986 8-Month	49.2°F (9.6°C)	47.6°F (8.7°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1913
				22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2017
	Ties: 2013
Jul 1985–Mar 1986 9-Month	51.8°F (11.0°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1913
				24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2017
	Ties: 1981, 2003
Jun 1985–Mar 1986 10-Month	53.5°F (11.9°C)	52.3°F (11.3°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1913
				29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2017
May 1985–Mar 1986 11-Month	54.2°F (12.3°C)	53.0°F (11.7°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1913
				29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2017
	Ties: 1938, 1981
Apr 1985–Mar 1986 12-Month	54.1°F (12.3°C)	52.8°F (11.6°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1913
				28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2017
	Ties: 1934, 1982, 1996, 2001
Oct 1984–Mar 1986 18-Month	49.4°F (9.7°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1913
				40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2018
	Ties: 1902, 1908, 1936, 1967
Apr 1984–Mar 1986 24-Month	53.2°F (11.8°C)	52.8°F (11.6°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1913
				48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2018
	Ties: 1923, 1953, 1968, 1981
Apr 1983–Mar 1986 36-Month	52.9°F (11.6°C)	52.8°F (11.6°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1914, 1915
				58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2019
	Ties: 1904, 1929, 1941, 1945, 1961, 1967, 1968, 1987, 1993
Apr 1982–Mar 1986 48-Month	52.8°F (11.6°C)	52.8°F (11.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1915
				76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2019
	Ties: 1900, 1901, 1905, 1912, 1925, 1939, 1946, 1947, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1985, 1990
Apr 1981–Mar 1986 60-Month	53.1°F (11.7°C)	52.8°F (11.6°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1916, 1917
				39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2019, 2021
	Ties: 1904, 1911, 1936, 1937, 1983, 1984, 1993, 1994

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 30, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/