New Mexico · county areal climate 1951–2025

Colfax County, NM

A 16.5" / 48.2°F normal · 2025 ran 105% of normal precipitation.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 52% (4.45") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 1st driest start of 76 years. Temperature +3°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

16.5in
annual precipitation · 48.2°F

2025 vs Normal

105%
17.3" · 48.8°F (+0.6 vs normal)

Wettest Year

23.3in
2017

Driest Year

9.0in
1956

Biggest Rain Day

3.11in
May 19 · 1955

Warmest Year

49.8°F
2012

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

30°
J
32°
F
39°
M
46°
A
54°
M
64°
J
68°
J
66°
A
60°
S
49°
O
39°
N
31°
D
—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025
Areal nClimGrid averages (NOAA/NCEI) over the whole area — an average across the region, not a single station. Separate from the station records.

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