Heat Builds in the West; Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Northwest

A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions are forecast from the Northwest and the northern Great Basin this weekend. Particularly Dangerous Situation Red Flag Warnings have been issued. Read More >

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Climatology


Snow Climatology
The snowfall map below was created using a variety of data sets with ArcMap. A base map was constructed using snowfall analysis from the National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center (NOHRSC) averaging the 2008-2009 to 2018-2019 winter seasons. NOHRSC snowfall data is derived from a set a ground-based, airborne, and satellite snowfall observations. Numerous data points from airports and cooperative observer stations were added to the analysis to yield a more representative 30-year climatology from 1981-2010. Ski sites were also included in the analysis to highlight the considerable variation and more extreme snowfall amounts across the rugged terrain of New Mexico. Click on the image for a larger map. The table provided below the map details point specific averages.

Frequency of Snow Events Across Northern & Central New Mexico (Number of Days)
The table below outlines the frequency of 1"+, 2"+, 4"+, and 6"+ snowfall events by number of days at select locations across northern and central NM for the most recent three decades.