Red River, NM

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

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 6a USDA hardiness Zone 6a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Red River has an annual average temperature of 39.1°F with about 22 inches of precipitation per year and 156.7 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 74.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 6.8°F). July is typically the wettest month (3.14 in) and January the driest (1.05 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.

Annual swing
37.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
9,318
Cooling need
0

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

13 of 366 (3.6%) of Red River'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.

1900s
3
1910s
95
1920s
42
1930s
41
1940s
32
1950s
15
1960s
7
1970s
11
1980s
55
1990s
20
2000s
28
2010s
6
2020s
11

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 35.2°F 6.8°F 21.0°F 1.05 in 19.1 in 7
February 37.2°F 9.4°F 23.3°F 1.46 in 26.1 in 9
March 44.8°F 16.2°F 30.5°F 1.85 in 31.4 in 9
April 52.3°F 23.0°F 37.7°F 1.99 in 26.7 in 9
May 62.0°F 29.6°F 45.8°F 1.79 in 6.2 in 9
June 72.4°F 36.3°F 54.4°F 1.11 in 9
July 74.6°F 41.6°F 58.1°F 3.14 in 16
August 72.4°F 40.2°F 56.3°F 3.01 in 16
September 67.7°F 33.8°F 50.7°F 2.03 in 9
October 56.2°F 24.7°F 40.4°F 1.78 in 9.7 in 7
November 43.7°F 15.5°F 29.6°F 1.59 in 19.0 in 7
December 35.1°F 8.1°F 21.6°F 1.22 in 18.5 in 7

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