Nor'Easter Continues to Bring Heavy Rain and Coastal Impacts; Nolo Continues to Impact Hawaii

The nor’easter will weaken tonight, easing beach conditions and coastal flooding, though locally heavy rain will continue in parts of the Mid-Atlantic and New England into Monday. Hurricane Nolo continues to bring strong winds and large waves to Hawaii. A multi-day rain event will return to the Four Corners region Monday and expand to the south-central U.S. by midweek. Read More >

July 2018 was generally warmer than normal across New Mexico, while precipitation was mixed. A swath from southwest to northeast had above normal precipitation, while remaining areas had near to below normal precipitation.

July was an active month overall, especially the second half of the month, with significant severe weather outbreaks on the 15th, 23rd and 30th.

Statewide Precipitation and Temperatures


Statewide Precipitation - Actual	Statewide Temperatures - Actual


Statewide Precipitation - % Departure From Normal	Statewide Temperatures - Departure From Normal

Climate Cities Temperatures and Precipitation

Albuquerque

There was 2.21 inches of precipitation measured at the Sunport in July 2018, which was 0.71 inches above the average of 1.50 inches.

The average temperature for Albuquerque in July 2018 was 79.7°, which was 1.4 degrees above the normal of 78.3°.

The average maximum temperature for the month was 92.0°. This was 1.9 degrees above the normal average maximum temperature of 90.1°.

The average minimum temperature for the month was 67.5°. This was 1.1 degrees above the normal average minimum temperature of 66.4 degrees.

Records: none

Clayton

There was 4.98 inches of precipitation measured at the Clayton Airport in July 2018, which was 2.32 inches above the average of 2.66 inches. This was the 11th wettest July on record.

The average temperature for Clayton in July 2018 was 74.5°, which was 0.2 degrees below the normal of 74.7°.

The average maximum temperature for the month was 88.7°. This was 0.1 degrees above the normal average maximum temperature of 88.6 degrees.

The average minimum temperature for the month was 60.2°. This was 0.6 degrees below the normal average minimum temperature of 60.8°.

Records: none

Roswell

There was 0.51 inches of precipitation reported at the Roswell Airport during July of 2018, which was 1.55 inches below the normal of 2.06 inches. This was the 21st driest July on record.

The average temperature in Roswell for July 2018 was 83.5°, which was 3.2 degrees above the normal of 80.3 degrees.

The average maximum temperature for the month was 96.9°. This was 3.2 degrees above the average maximum temperature of 93.7 degrees.

The average minimum temperature for the month was 70.2°. This was 3.2 degrees above the normal average minimum temperature of 67.0°

Records: 18th: record daily high 105 19th: record daily high 107 21st: record daily high 104 22nd: record daily high 106

Severe Weather

Storm reports are considered preliminary until a final review is certified in the NWS Storm Data publication.
Certified data is available three to four months post-event at: https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/

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Nor'Easter Continues to Bring Heavy Rain and Coastal Impacts; Nolo Continues to Impact Hawaii

July 2018 Weather Summary