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Clayton, NM

THIS YEAR · 2026
DRIEST THIS YEAR SINCE 2014
7.52in
17th driest of 117 years · normal 10.7"
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rain ahead · next 3 days
0.49" of rain forecast
the 3-day record here is 9.55"
0.49in

Accumulation

TODAY
0.01in
21st wettest of 116 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
1.72in
57th driest of 117 yrs
99% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
5.02in
33rd driest of 118 yrs
78% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
7.52in
17th driest of 117 yrs
70% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

6.2in
on Apr 30, 1914 · in 131 years

Dry Streak

6days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 109 days (to Feb 21, 1911)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 12 days

Year to Date vs Normal

70%
7.52" of a normal 10.7" · wettest 25.73" (1941) · driest 3.57" (1934)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 112-year record (1897–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 15.25" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1194137.62in
2201532.23in
3191926.63in
4196925.7in
5192824.16in

Driest Years on Record

119365.54in
219435.61in
319337.15in
419347.24in
520128.0in

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 (~2.3") and driest in Jan (~0.19"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jul 1899, 10.51".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Aug 24 ever

1.85in
set in 1918

Rain on Aug 24

21%
of 116 years had measurable rain
1896: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.00″1899: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.16″1918: 1.85″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.07″1925: 0.09″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.04″1944: 0.08″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.71″1947: 0.06″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.17″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.01″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.01″1958: 0.10″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.79″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.13″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.01″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.02″1988: 1.04″1989: 0.22″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.72″1996: 0.02″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.20″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.08″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.27″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.01″0″1″2″191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Clayton'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.
Clayton, NM — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Clayton'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.
Clayton, NM — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:17 AM
Sunset6:32 PM
Solar noon11:55 AM
Daylight13h 15m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

36.45°N, 103.15°W

Nearby Stations

Borger, TX111 mi SEAmarillo, TX116 mi SEPueblo, CO147 mi NWAlamosa, CO164 mi WColorado Springs, CO183 mi NWDodge City, KS197 mi NE

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