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New Mexico · precipitation record 1891–2026

Albuquerque, NM

IN 90 DAYS · 2026
DRIEST IN 90 DAYS SINCE 2023
0.92in
4th driest of 135 years · normal 3.06"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.01in
35th wettest of 134 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
0.12in
7th driest of 135 yrs
13% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
0.92in
4th driest of 135 yrs
30% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
3.31in
17th driest of 135 yrs
62% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

2.08in
on Sep 28, 1893 · in 136 years

Dry Streak

3days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 109 days (to May 19, 1902)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 9 days

Year to Date vs Normal

62%
3.31" of a normal 5.34" · wettest 10.69" (1941) · driest 1.25" (2011)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 134-year record (1892–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 8.41" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1194115.88in
2191915.03in
3190513.89in
4194013.36in
5198813.11in

Driest Years on Record

119173.29in
219564.06in
319224.09in
419504.1in
519094.43in

Rainfall by Month

The seasonal rhythm — each month's normal precipitation, with this year's totals in blue. Where the blue bar clears the band, the month ran wetter than usual.
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Normal (median)This year
Normally wettest in Jul (~1.26") and driest in Jan (~0.29"). Wettest calendar month ever: Nov 1905, 4.7".

This Day in History · Rainfall

Every year's rainfall on each of the next 7 dates at Albuquerque — toggle a day below. The tallest bar (ringed) is the wettest on record for that date.

Wettest Aug 24 ever

0.71in
set in 2006

Rain on Aug 24

27%
of 134 years had measurable rain
1892: 0.00″1893: 0.00″1894: 0.04″1895: 0.00″1896: 0.40″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.25″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.30″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.25″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.22″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.08″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.33″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.12″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.08″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.31″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.06″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.20″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.02″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.64″1952: 0.02″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.05″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.03″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.15″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.04″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.04″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.16″1983: 0.08″1984: 0.10″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.69″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.01″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.25″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.11″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.71″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.12″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.23″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.10″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.04″2023: 0.04″2024: 0.02″2025: 0.01″0″1″1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Albuquerque's cumulative rainfall so far this year against its own record — the normal accumulation, and the wettest & driest years to date. The bright line is the running total; where it rides the band tells the story at a glance.
Albuquerque, NM — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Albuquerque's entire daily record as one heatmap — each row a year, each cell a day, shaded by that day's rainfall. Dry spells read as dark blocks, wet seasons as brighter bands; the whole climate at a glance.
Albuquerque, NM — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

Every week of the U.S. Drought Monitor for Albuquerque's county since 2000, coloured by intensity — dry spells and multi-year droughts read as warm bands.
Albuquerque, NM — county drought history since 2000
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:33 AM
Sunset6:44 PM
Solar noon12:09 PM
Daylight13h 11m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

35.04°N, 106.61°W

Nearby Stations

Roswell, NM169 mi SEAlamosa, CO170 mi NClayton, NM217 mi EEl Paso, TX223 mi SWinslow, AZ232 mi WPueblo, CO252 mi NE

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