Annual New Mexico rainfall, severe weather and climate data

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 state in the U.S. New Mexico Tornado Average - 8.8 per year - 27th most in the U.S. Largest reported Tornado in New Mexico from 1950-2011, 7/2/1972 - 1,760 yards / 1 mile wide Date with highest number of reported Tornadoes in New Mexico from 1950-2011, May 30th - 19 tornadoes Average time of occurrence of reported Tornadoes in New Mexico from 1950-2011 - 3:51 pm New Mexico Annual Lightning Density - 7.2 flashes per square mile - 24th highest in U.S. Record Driest year in New Mexico from 1895-2012 - 1956, avg precipitation 6.55 inches Record Wettest year in New Mexico from 1895-2012 - 1941, avg precipitation 27.06 inches

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, Tornado climate data - NOAA Storm Prediction Center, State lightning flash density average - 1997-2011, Vaisala