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Roswell, NM

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
5.76in
year to date · normal 7.24"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 132 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
0.84in
59th driest of 133 yrs
84% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
2.97in
31st driest of 133 yrs
63% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
5.76in
43rd driest of 132 yrs
80% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

5.78in
on Oct 19, 2024 · in 134 years

Dry Streak

16days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 143 days (to Feb 10, 1967)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 10 days

Year to Date vs Normal

80%
5.76" of a normal 7.24" · wettest 20.82" (1941) · driest 1.73" (2011)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 131-year record (1895–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 12.31" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1194132.9in
2198624.8in
3198124.33in
4191921.89in
5199121.06in

Driest Years on Record

120032.9in
219564.35in
319274.83in
419104.87in
519245.2in

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 (~1.5") and driest in Mar (~0.2"). Wettest calendar month ever: Aug 1916, 9.56".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Aug 24 ever

3.38in
set in 1944

Rain on Aug 24

23%
of 132 years had measurable rain
1894: 0.00″1895: 0.21″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.48″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.31″1907: 0.02″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.23″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.08″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.17″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 1.21″1934: 0.78″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.01″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.17″1943: 0.00″1944: 3.38″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.37″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.01″1958: 0.21″1959: 0.00″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: 1.13″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.41″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.04″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.08″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.17″1983: 0.62″1984: 0.03″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.14″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.03″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.09″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.15″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.02″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.06″2010: 0.23″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.06″2017: 0.40″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″4″1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

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

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

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:27 AM
Sunset6:34 PM
Solar noon12:00 PM
Daylight13h 07m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

33.31°N, 104.51°W

Nearby Stations

El Paso, TX150 mi SWLubbock, TX156 mi EMidland-Odessa, TX163 mi SEAlbuquerque, NM169 mi NWAmarillo, TX207 mi NEClayton, NM230 mi NE

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