New Mexico Annual Rainfall and Climate Data, see below for individual cities 


 

New Mexico city precipitation totals

City

Avg Annual Precip

Avg Annual Snow 

Avg # days of Precip

Avg # thunderstorm days

Avg # hail days Avg # severe thunderstorm watches per year Avg # tornado watches per year # of tornadoes reported in county, 1960-2010
Albuquerque 9.47 11.3 61 38 2 0 1 9
Clayton 15.13 23.2 68 69 7 2 11 36
Roswell 13.34 11.9 56 38 2 2 7 42
  • New Mexico Annual Precipitation Average - 14.63", 46th wettest in the U.S.
  • New Mexico Tornado Average - 8.8 per year - 27th most in the U.S.   

New Mexico Precipitation Records

  • 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 3 days
  • New Mexico temperature averages and extremes, Albuquerque climate extremes/averages, precipitation and temperature data 
    for all U.S. states and interesting Top 10 U.S. climate extremes

Data sources: National Climatic Data Center, severe thunderstorm / tornado watch data period is 1999 - 2008, NOAA Storm Prediction Center