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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

Minimum Temperature Rankings, May 1971

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1971 1-Month	41.4°F (5.2°C)	44.1°F (6.7°C)	-2.7°F (-1.5°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1917
				121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	1996
	Ties: 1908
Apr–May 1971 2-Month	37.4°F (3.0°C)	39.8°F (4.3°C)	-2.4°F (-1.3°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1975, 1983
				123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	1934
	Ties: 1970
Mar–May 1971 3-Month	34.0°F (1.1°C)	36.1°F (2.3°C)	-2.1°F (-1.2°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1917
				121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2020
	Ties: 1980, 1983
Feb–May 1971 4-Month	30.8°F (-0.7°C)	32.9°F (0.5°C)	-2.1°F (-1.2°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1964	1933
				122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2017
	Ties: 1956
Jan–May 1971 5-Month	28.3°F (-2.1°C)	30.3°F (-0.9°C)	-2.0°F (-1.2°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1964	1964
				122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	1911
	Ties: 1955
Dec 1970–May 1971 6-Month	27.2°F (-2.7°C)	28.6°F (-1.9°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1964	1964
				116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2017
	Ties: 1919
Nov 1970–May 1971 7-Month	27.2°F (-2.7°C)	28.5°F (-1.9°C)	-1.3°F (-0.8°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1964	1964
				112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2017
	Ties: 1937
Oct 1970–May 1971 8-Month	28.1°F (-2.2°C)	29.7°F (-1.3°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1964	1933
				119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2017
Sep 1970–May 1971 9-Month	30.4°F (-0.9°C)	32.0°F (0.0°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1964	1913, 1933
				120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2017
Aug 1970–May 1971 10-Month	33.1°F (0.6°C)	34.4°F (1.3°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1964	1913, 1933
				120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2017
	Ties: 1975
Jul 1970–May 1971 11-Month	35.5°F (1.9°C)	36.6°F (2.6°C)	-1.1°F (-0.7°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1964	1913
				119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2017
	Ties: 1912
Jun 1970–May 1971 12-Month	36.8°F (2.7°C)	38.0°F (3.3°C)	-1.2°F (-0.6°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1964	1913
				121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2017
	Ties: 1976
Dec 1969–May 1971 18-Month	33.8°F (1.0°C)	34.8°F (1.6°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1913
				120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2018
Jun 1969–May 1971 24-Month	37.4°F (3.0°C)	38.0°F (3.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1913, 1977
				113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2018
	Ties: 1917, 1931, 1946, 1950, 1951, 1961, 1962, 1964
Jun 1968–May 1971 36-Month	37.3°F (2.9°C)	37.9°F (3.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1966	1977
				119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2018
	Ties: 1915, 1931, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1973
Jun 1967–May 1971 48-Month	37.5°F (3.1°C)	38.0°F (3.3°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1977
				110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2018
	Ties: 1916, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1973
Jun 1966–May 1971 60-Month	37.6°F (3.1°C)	38.0°F (3.3°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1977
				100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1947, 1967

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Minimum Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 26, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/