Annual New Mexico rainfall

Driest location ranked by lowest annual average precipitation: Newcomb, southwestern New Mexico, 5.96"

Wettest location ranked by highest annual average precipitation: Cloudcroft, southern New Mexico, 28.19"

Snowiest location ranked by highest annual average snowfall: Red River, northern New Mexico, 164.9"

State precipitation record for 24 hours - Lake Maloya, northern New Mexico,5/19/1955, 11.28"

State precipitation record for 1 year - White Tail, southern New Mexico, 1941, 62.45"

State snowfall record for 24 hours - Dulce, northern New Mexico, 11/22/1931, 36.0"

State snow record for 1 season - Anchor Mine, northern New Mexico, 1911,1912, 483.0"

Average annual snowfall in New Mexico ranges from about 3 inches at the Southern Desert and Southeastern Plains stations
to well over 100 inches at Northern Mountain stations. Totals can exceed 300 inches in the highest mountains of the north

On February 4, 1989, a powerful winter storm produced up to 84 inches at the ski resorts of northern New Mexico in just three days

City	Avg Annual Precip	Avg Snow Annual	Avg # days of Precip	Avg # thunderstorm days	Avg # hail days
Albuquerque	9.47	11.3	61	38	2
Clayton	15.13	23.2	68	69	7
Roswell	13.34	11.9	56	38	2
State Average - 14.63", 46th wettest in the U.S.