Elida, NM

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ELIDA, NM US.

BSk Semi-arid (cold) climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Elida has an annual average temperature of 59°F with about 16.7 inches of precipitation per year and 12.6 inches of snow. The warmest month is June (average high 92.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 24.7°F). July is typically the wettest month (3.36 in) and February the driest (0.29 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Annual swing
38.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,447
Cooling need
1,278

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of Elida's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1910s
0
1920s
0
1930s
0
1940s
28
1950s
48
1960s
19
1970s
61
1980s
63
1990s
45
2000s
80
2010s
22

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 54.3°F 24.7°F 39.5°F 0.64 in 3.2 in 2
February 59.4°F 27.7°F 43.6°F 0.29 in 1.4 in 2
March 67.7°F 34.2°F 51.0°F 0.73 in 1.1 in 3
April 76.0°F 40.9°F 58.4°F 0.67 in 0.2 in 2
May 83.7°F 50.7°F 67.2°F 1.39 in 4
June 92.0°F 60.1°F 76.1°F 1.96 in 5
July 91.8°F 64.0°F 77.9°F 3.36 in 5
August 90.5°F 62.6°F 76.5°F 2.98 in 5
September 84.3°F 55.4°F 69.9°F 1.91 in 5
October 75.8°F 44.2°F 60.0°F 1.54 in 0.6 in 3
November 62.3°F 33.0°F 47.6°F 0.63 in 1.5 in 3
December 54.1°F 25.9°F 40.0°F 0.57 in 4.6 in 3

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