Early Heat Wave in the West; Fire Concerns in the Plains

An anomalously early heat wave will continue to intensify and expand across the West and Southwest as the week progresses. Numerous daily and potentially monthly record highs are expected to be broken. Elevated to critical fire weather conditions are expected today across the High Plains and southern Plains. Lake effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes will taper off today. Read More >

2020 Weather Highlights

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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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Early Heat Wave in the West; Fire Concerns in the Plains

2020 Annual Weather Highlights Records/Extremes