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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

Year: 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

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New Mexico

Minimum Temperature Rankings, May 1970

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1970 1-Month	43.1°F (6.2°C)	44.1°F (6.7°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1917
				100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	1996
	Ties: 1931, 1982
Apr–May 1970 2-Month	37.4°F (3.0°C)	39.8°F (4.3°C)	-2.4°F (-1.3°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1975, 1983
				123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	1934
	Ties: 1971
Mar–May 1970 3-Month	33.6°F (0.9°C)	36.1°F (2.3°C)	-2.5°F (-1.4°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
				126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2020
Feb–May 1970 4-Month	31.5°F (-0.3°C)	32.9°F (0.5°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1933
				111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2017
	Ties: 1929
Jan–May 1970 5-Month	28.8°F (-1.8°C)	30.3°F (-0.9°C)	-1.5°F (-0.9°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1966	1964
				113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	1911
Dec 1969–May 1970 6-Month	27.9°F (-2.3°C)	28.7°F (-1.8°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1966	1964
				101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2017
	Ties: 1915, 1930, 1939, 1959
Nov 1969–May 1970 7-Month	27.7°F (-2.4°C)	28.5°F (-1.9°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1964	1964
				101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2017
	Ties: 1931, 1961
Oct 1969–May 1970 8-Month	29.1°F (-1.6°C)	29.8°F (-1.2°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1964	1933
				100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2017
	Ties: 1929, 1931
Sep 1969–May 1970 9-Month	31.5°F (-0.3°C)	31.9°F (-0.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1913, 1933
				97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2017
	Ties: 1951, 1955, 1980, 1994
Aug 1969–May 1970 10-Month	34.3°F (1.3°C)	34.4°F (1.3°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1913, 1933
				84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2017
	Ties: 1904, 1915, 1925, 1926, 1945, 1972, 2010
Jul 1969–May 1970 11-Month	36.7°F (2.6°C)	36.6°F (2.6°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1913
				70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2017
	Ties: 1954, 1957, 1979, 1983
Jun 1969–May 1970 12-Month	37.9°F (3.3°C)	38.0°F (3.3°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1913
				81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2017
	Ties: 1952, 1967, 1968, 1983
Dec 1968–May 1970 18-Month	34.8°F (1.6°C)	34.9°F (1.6°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1913
				83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2018
	Ties: 1900, 1903, 1916, 1920, 1932, 1937, 1939, 1943, 1963, 1984
Jun 1968–May 1970 24-Month	37.6°F (3.1°C)	38.0°F (3.3°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1913, 1977
				103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2018
	Ties: 1910, 1940, 1944, 1947, 1952, 1966, 1969, 1973
Jun 1967–May 1970 36-Month	37.7°F (3.2°C)	38.0°F (3.3°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1977
				93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2018
	Ties: 1913, 1932, 1967, 1969
Jun 1966–May 1970 48-Month	37.8°F (3.2°C)	38.0°F (3.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1977
				88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2018
	Ties: 1914, 1934, 1955, 1956, 1961, 1968, 1990
Jun 1965–May 1970 60-Month	37.7°F (3.2°C)	38.0°F (3.3°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1977
				97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1913, 1919, 1921, 1932, 1934, 1954, 1955, 1962, 1963, 1969

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Minimum Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 29, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/