New Mexico · county areal climate 1951–2025

Torrance County, NM

A 14.1" / 52.0°F normal · 2025 ran 117% of normal precipitation.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 66% (4.12") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 7th driest start of 76 years. Temperature +3.9°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

14.1in
annual precipitation · 52.0°F

2025 vs Normal

117%
16.5" · 53.4°F (+1.4 vs normal)

Wettest Year

22.4in
1986

Driest Year

6.6in
1956

Biggest Rain Day

2.06in
Aug 10 · 1967

Warmest Year

53.9°F
2017

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

33°
J
36°
F
43°
M
50°
A
59°
M
69°
J
72°
J
70°
A
64°
S
52°
O
42°
N
34°
D
—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025
Areal nClimGrid averages (NOAA/NCEI) over the whole area — an average across the region, not a single station. Separate from the station records.

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