All-time weather records — Pecos, NM
Climate change signal in Pecos
of Pecos's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (41 of 366 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (22 of 366 records since 2015).
If records were spread evenly across the station's history, you'd expect roughly 5% per decade. Decade-by-decade, here's where each record-breaking day was set:
| Decade | Heat records set | # | Cold records set | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | · | 5 | ||
| 1920s | · | 2 | ||
| 1930s | 12 | 8 | ||
| 1940s | 85 | 73 | ||
| 1950s | 54 | 60 | ||
| 1960s | 15 | 54 | ||
| 1970s | 6 | 49 | ||
| 1980s | 33 | 26 | ||
| 1990s | 38 | 29 | ||
| 2000s | 72 | 13 | ||
| 2010s | 19 | 40 | ||
| 2020s | 32 | 7 |
Records are the all-time daily extremes that are still standing — each daily record can only be held by one year. The station's earliest hot record was set in 1939, the latest in 2025. Period of observation: 1916-2026.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 90.0°F — Jan 25, 1954 | -27.0°F — Jan 5, 1971 | 1.25 in — Jan 8, 1939 |
| February | 75.0°F — Feb 26, 1986 | -29.0°F — Feb 1, 1951 | 1.05 in — Feb 15, 1993 |
| March | 81.0°F — Mar 28, 1940 | -18.0°F — Mar 5, 1948 | 2.76 in — Mar 29, 1924 |
| April | 87.1°F — Apr 23, 1950 | -6.0°F — Apr 4, 1945 | 2.05 in — Apr 3, 2004 |
| May | 97.0°F — May 31, 2000 | 7.0°F — May 1, 1997 | 1.85 in — May 21, 1991 |
| June | 100.0°F — Jun 26, 1994 | 10.9°F — Jun 17, 1952 | 2.38 in — Jun 27, 2022 |
| July | 100.0°F — Jul 18, 2023 | 35.1°F — Jul 31, 1948 | 2.50 in — Jul 31, 2015 |
| August | 96.1°F — Aug 1, 2003 | 23.0°F — Aug 18, 2017 | 2.40 in — Aug 24, 1969 |
| September | 95.0°F — Sep 15, 1956 | 19.9°F — Sep 26, 1970 | 3.80 in — Sep 23, 1929 |
| October | 86.0°F — Oct 1, 1980 | -2.0°F — Oct 29, 1993 | 2.95 in — Oct 23, 2024 |
| November | 82.0°F — Nov 26, 1949 | -23.1°F — Nov 28, 1976 | 1.87 in — Nov 7, 1977 |
| December | 77.0°F — Dec 14, 2009 | -18.9°F — Dec 12, 1961 | 1.43 in — Dec 2, 2019 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Pecos.