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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, January 2003

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 2003 1-Month	40.2°F (4.6°C)	33.6°F (0.9°C)	6.6°F (3.7°C)	128th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1949
				1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2003
Dec 2002–Jan 2003 2-Month	37.4°F (3.0°C)	34.0°F (1.1°C)	3.4°F (1.9°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1919
				12th Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	2022
Nov 2002–Jan 2003 3-Month	39.1°F (3.9°C)	36.8°F (2.7°C)	2.3°F (1.2°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1919
				21st Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2018
	Ties: 1923
Oct 2002–Jan 2003 4-Month	42.5°F (5.8°C)	41.1°F (5.1°C)	1.4°F (0.7°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1919
				30th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2018
	Ties: 1901, 1902, 1995, 2008, 2020
Sep 2002–Jan 2003 5-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1913
				29th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2022
	Ties: 1981, 1995
Aug 2002–Jan 2003 6-Month	51.4°F (10.8°C)	49.9°F (9.9°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1913
				26th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2022
	Ties: 1922, 1938, 1951
Jul 2002–Jan 2003 7-Month	54.6°F (12.6°C)	53.1°F (11.7°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1913
				26th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2022
Jun 2002–Jan 2003 8-Month	57.0°F (13.9°C)	55.1°F (12.8°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1913
				20th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2017, 2018, 2022
	Ties: 1934, 1981, 2019
May 2002–Jan 2003 9-Month	57.7°F (14.3°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1913
				14th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2022
	Ties: 2011
Apr 2002–Jan 2003 10-Month	57.6°F (14.2°C)	55.3°F (12.9°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1913
				8th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2021, 2022
	Ties: 1911, 2012, 2019
Mar 2002–Jan 2003 11-Month	56.3°F (13.5°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1913
				11th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2018, 2021
	Ties: 2002
Feb 2002–Jan 2003 12-Month	54.7°F (12.6°C)	52.8°F (11.6°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1913
				13th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2018
	Ties: 2015
Aug 2001–Jan 2003 18-Month	53.8°F (12.1°C)	51.9°F (11.1°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1913
				10th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2018
	Ties: 2000, 2016
Feb 2001–Jan 2003 24-Month	54.8°F (12.7°C)	52.8°F (11.6°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1914
				9th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2018
	Ties: 2002, 2016
Feb 2000–Jan 2003 36-Month	54.8°F (12.7°C)	52.9°F (11.6°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1915
				9th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2019
	Ties: 2014
Feb 1999–Jan 2003 48-Month	54.6°F (12.6°C)	52.8°F (11.6°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1916
				12th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2019
	Ties: 2002, 2006, 2013
Feb 1998–Jan 2003 60-Month	54.6°F (12.6°C)	52.8°F (11.6°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1916
				11th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2021
	Ties: 2006

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 3, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/