Tracking Major Hurricane Erin; Hot in the Mid-Mississippi Valley

Major Hurricane Erin is tracking just north of the lower Bahamas today. Dangerous surf and rip current threats increase this week for most of the Atlantic coastline. Erin's outerbands may impact the Outer Banks later this week. Hot to extremely hot temperatures are forecast today and Tuesday from a part of the southern Plains into the central to lower Mississippi River Valley. Read More >

2019 Weather Highlights

The Year in Pictures

Top 5 Weather Stories

Hydrology & Drought Status

New Mexico 2019: Warmer And Drier Than Normal!

The 2019 statewide average temperature was 1.6 degrees above normal.

2019 was tied for the 20th warmest on record for New Mexico. The summer season (June - August) led the way with the 7th warmest on record.

When was the last year New Mexico experienced a cooler than normal year? You have to go back to 1992! That's 27 consecutive years with above normal temperatures in New Mexico!

The 2019 statewide average precipitation was 0.52 inches below normal.

2019 was the 54th driest on record for New Mexico. The summer season (June - August) was the 10th driest on record.

In the past 20 years, 14 years have been drier than normal and six years wetter than normal.

Climate Cities at a Glance:

2019: Temperature & Precipitation Data For New Mexico, Albuquerque, Clayton and Roswell
(click the link above for a detailed climate summary of temperature and precipitation for NM and these 3 cities)

2019	Avg Temp	Departure	Rank	P.O.R. (# of years)	Avg Precip	Departure	Rank
New Mexico	54.4°	+1.6°	Tied 17th warmest	127	13.47"	-0.52"	57th driest
Albuquerque	57.5	+0.4	Tied 27th warmest	127	8.78	-0.67	72nd driest
Clayton	54.0	0.0	33rd warmest	122	13.43	-2.36	33rd driest
Roswell	63.6	+3.1	4th warmest	107	11.33	-1.58	51st driest

(Departure from normal based on a 30-year normal from 1981 to 2010; Rankings based on the Period Of Record (POR) but only years with no missing data were included)

This year's annual weather and climate review has a new look to it. We hope you like it! The 2019 highlights is organized into topics which are accessed by the tabs across the top of each page. Other annual summary topics include a video of the year in pictures, the top 5 weather stories, a summary of the drought status and hydrology program, a recap of the fire weather program, a list of all the records and extremes in Albuquerque, Clayton and Roswell in 2019, a month-to-month recap of the significant weather events across New Mexico, and a review of our 2019 severe weather.

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Tracking Major Hurricane Erin; Hot in the Mid-Mississippi Valley

2019 Annual Weather Highlights - Updated!