All-time weather records — Tularosa, NM
Climate change signal in Tularosa
of Tularosa's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (10 of 366 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (4 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 | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 19 | · | ||
| 1910s | 27 | 71 | ||
| 1920s | 37 | 62 | ||
| 1930s | 94 | 19 | ||
| 1940s | 40 | 17 | ||
| 1950s | 37 | 33 | ||
| 1960s | 21 | 32 | ||
| 1970s | 11 | 27 | ||
| 1980s | 18 | 59 | ||
| 1990s | 19 | 28 | ||
| 2000s | 24 | 7 | ||
| 2010s | 19 | 11 |
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 1909, the latest in 2018. Period of observation: 1909-2019.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 89.1°F — Jan 6, 1938 | -2.9°F — Jan 11, 1918 | 1.00 in — Jan 11, 1941 |
| February | 82.0°F — Feb 18, 2016 | -8.0°F — Feb 4, 2011 | 1.10 in — Feb 16, 2018 |
| March | 91.9°F — Mar 25, 1910 | 12.0°F — Mar 21, 1927 | 1.44 in — Mar 6, 1958 |
| April | 98.1°F — Apr 7, 1927 | 18.0°F — Apr 13, 1927 | 1.20 in — Apr 23, 1953 |
| May | 102.9°F — May 22, 2005 | 27.0°F — May 2, 1988 | 1.30 in — May 31, 1960 |
| June | 111.0°F — Jun 13, 1939 | 39.9°F — Jun 16, 1965 | 2.00 in — Jun 27, 1943 |
| July | 111.9°F — Jul 5, 1910 | 48.0°F — Jul 16, 1919 | 3.28 in — Jul 27, 2008 |
| August | 107.1°F — Aug 1, 1934 | 42.1°F — Aug 2, 1917 | 2.51 in — Aug 28, 1932 |
| September | 100.0°F — Sep 1, 1982 | 32.0°F — Sep 25, 1942 | 4.75 in — Sep 28, 1941 |
| October | 99.0°F — Oct 2, 1934 | 19.0°F — Oct 31, 2019 | 2.29 in — Oct 20, 1972 |
| November | 91.9°F — Nov 2, 1909 | 0.0°F — Nov 29, 1976 | 1.25 in — Nov 2, 1986 |
| December | 82.0°F — Dec 10, 1937 | 0.0°F — Dec 27, 1917 | 1.30 in — Dec 10, 1943 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Tularosa.