All-time weather records — Taos Ski Valley, NM

Record high
78.6°F
July 11, 2020
Record low
-20.6°F
February 1, 2011
Wettest day
2.90 in
March 13, 2019

Climate change signal in Taos Ski Valley

79.8%

of Taos Ski Valley's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (292 of 366 records since 2015).

63.4%

of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (232 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 #
2010s
193
243
2020s
173
123

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 2010, the latest in 2026. Period of observation: 2010-2026.

Records by month

Month Hottest day Coldest day Wettest day
January 44.6°F — Jan 23, 2013 -13.0°F — Jan 1, 2011 1.60 in — Jan 21, 2017
February 45.1°F — Feb 28, 2026 -20.6°F — Feb 1, 2011 2.50 in — Feb 28, 2017
March 61.0°F — Mar 25, 2026 -2.9°F — Mar 3, 2012 2.90 in — Mar 13, 2019
April 57.4°F — Apr 30, 2020 3.9°F — Apr 5, 2023 2.20 in — Apr 1, 2026
May 66.4°F — May 31, 2018 9.3°F — May 2, 2011 1.80 in — May 15, 2015
June 77.0°F — Jun 27, 2018 21.2°F — Jun 9, 2020 1.60 in — Jun 26, 2022
July 78.6°F — Jul 11, 2020 37.0°F — Jul 16, 2013 0.90 in — Jul 6, 2019
August 74.7°F — Aug 13, 2020 37.0°F — Aug 25, 2016 2.50 in — Aug 5, 2022
September 71.1°F — Sep 3, 2020 20.7°F — Sep 9, 2020 1.40 in — Sep 16, 2024
October 61.9°F — Oct 1, 2010 -0.4°F — Oct 30, 2019 2.60 in — Oct 19, 2024
November 53.2°F — Nov 15, 2016 -0.8°F — Nov 30, 2010 2.00 in — Nov 16, 2015
December 49.6°F — Dec 2, 2021 -11.7°F — Dec 31, 2010 2.40 in — Dec 22, 2016

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