Extreme Heat Across the Southern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest

Dangerous heat will remain across portions of the southern U.S. through the weekend. A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Severe thunderstorms will produce damaging winds and heavy rainfall over portions of the northern/central Plains into the mid/upper-Mississippi Valleys today. Read More >

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2020 Records & Extremes Overview

Folks across northern and central New Mexico experienced quite a few daily record temperature and precipitation events in 2020. Below is a summary of the number of daily records broken or tied at Albuquerque, Clayton, and Roswell.

A detailed summary of "2020 Temperature and Precipitation Records" for Albuquerque, Clayton, and Roswell is available here.

Number of Extreme Events for Albuquerque, Clayton, and Roswell in 2020
Location	Record Highs	Record Warm Lows	Record Lows	Record Cold Highs	Precipitation	Total
ABQ Sunport	15	8	4	5	1	33
Clayton	11	7	6	4	1	29
Roswell	35	20	5	4	1	65

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Extreme Heat Across the Southern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest

2020 Annual Weather Highlights Records/Extremes