Heat and Fire Weather Concerns in the West; Excessive Rainfall Possible in the South-Central U.S.

Heat will build over the Intermountain West and the Southwest the next couple of days. Lightning from dry thunderstorms can create new fire starts and combined with gusty winds may cause a fire to rapidly grow in Oregon and northern California. Flash flooding will be possible in New Mexico and west Texas today, as well as parts of the southern and central Plains due to slow moving thunderstorms. Read More >

Temperature, Degree Days, and Precipitation
Normals in Santa Teresa, New Mexico for MAY

Date	Maximum	Minimum	Average	HDD	CDD	Precip
1	82	51	66	2	3	0.01
2	82	51	66	2	3	0.01
3	82	51	67	2	3	0.00
4	83	51	67	2	4	0.00
5	83	52	67	1	4	0.01
6	83	52	68	1	4	0.01
7	83	52	68	1	4	0.01
8	84	53	68	1	5	0.01
9	84	53	69	1	5	0.01
10	85	53	69	1	5	0.01
11	85	54	69	1	5	0.01
12	85	54	70	0	6	0.01
13	86	55	70	0	6	0.01
14	86	55	70	0	6	0.00
15	86	55	71	0	7	0.00
16	87	56	71	0	7	0.01
17	87	56	72	0	7	0.01
18	88	56	72	0	7	0.02
19	88	57	72	0	8	0.01
20	89	57	73	0	8	0.01
21	89	57	73	0	9	0.02
22	89	58	74	0	9	0.01
23	90	58	74	0	9	0.01
24	90	59	74	0	9	0.01
25	91	59	75	0	10	0.02
26	91	59	75	0	10	0.01
27	91	60	76	0	11	0.01
28	92	60	76	0	11	0.01
29	92	60	76	0	12	0.01
30	93	61	77	0	12	0.00
31	93	61	77	0	12	0.01
MON	87.4	55.4	71.4	15	221	0.29

Normals are based on temperature and precipitation data taken from the Santa Teresa, NM
National Weather Service COOP weather station from 2002-2020.
Heating and cooling degree days have a base temperature of 65°F.

**Last updated 12/27/24

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Heat and Fire Weather Concerns in the West; Excessive Rainfall Possible in the South-Central U.S.

Santa Teresa normals for May