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Clayton, NM

36.448°N, 103.154°W · station CAOthr · 131 years of record
76°F
forecast high · Oct 20

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Clayton.
66°SAT10/1771°SUN10/1873°MON10/1976°TUE10/2076°WED10/2174°THU10/2273°FRI10/23

This Day in History

Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Clayton — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.

Ranks

#30 / 115
warmest Oct 20 in 115 yrs of record

Warmest Oct 20 ever

89°F
set in 2007

Coolest Oct 20 ever

33°F
set in 1972
Forecast high 76°F — 30th warmest Oct 20 of 115 years · record 89°F (2007) · warmest since 2025.
1896: 71°F1897: 81°F1898: 56°F1899: 74°F1909: 70°F1910: 44°F1913: 65°F1914: 62°F1915: 73°F1916: 60°F1917: 54°F1918: 70°F1919: 55°F1920: 71°F1921: 77°F1922: 75°F1923: 59°F1924: 73°F1925: 64°F1926: 68°F1927: 78°F1928: 66°F1929: 71°F1930: 57°F1931: 68°F1932: 55°F1934: 80°F1935: 69°F1936: 80°F1937: 74°F1938: 63°F1939: 70°F1940: 80°F1941: 68°F1942: 67°F1943: 58°F1944: 61°F1945: 73°F1946: 71°F1947: 81°F1948: 74°F1949: 64°F1950: 72°F1951: 78°F1952: 72°F1953: 68°F1954: 80°F1955: 83°F1956: 72°F1957: 45°F1958: 82°F1959: 74°F1960: 42°F1961: 79°F1962: 60°F1963: 67°F1964: 62°F1965: 57°F1966: 76°F1967: 62°F1968: 76°F1969: 63°F1970: 71°F1971: 64°F1972: 33°F1973: 76°F1974: 73°F1975: 82°F1976: 51°F1977: 80°F1978: 80°F1979: 82°F1980: 66°F1981: 74°F1982: 56°F1983: 47°F1984: 55°F1985: 66°F1986: 52°F1987: 57°F1988: 75°F1989: 79°F1990: 52°F1991: 62°F1992: 78°F1996: 77°F1997: 51°F1998: 56°F1999: 68°F2000: 69°F2001: 80°F2002: 63°F2003: 85°F2004: 72°F2005: 72°F2006: 74°F2007: 89°F2008: 80°F2009: 82°F2010: 77°F2011: 77°F2012: 75°F2013: 69°F2014: 72°F2015: 75°F2016: 65°F2017: 76°F2018: 67°F2019: 69°F2020: 73°F2021: 64°F2022: 77°F2023: 86°F2024: 56°F2025: 78°F76° forecast30354045505560657075808590191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 2076°F
Hottest this date since2025
This-date record89°F
This-date rank#30 of 115
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record105°F (1924)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1896–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Clayton in each calendar month, and for the whole 1896–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan80°FJan 10, 1990-21°FJan 4, 1959
Feb83°FFeb 7, 2015-18°FFeb 11, 1899
Mar94°FMar 26, 2026-11°FMar 11, 1948
Apr92°FApr 24, 20127°FApr 4, 1920
May99°FMay 27, 189620°FMay 7, 1917
Jun105°FJun 27, 192431°FJun 2, 1919
Jul105°FJul 30, 193440°FJul 9, 1943
Aug102°FAug 12, 193642°FAug 23, 1910
Sep99°FSep 3, 194726°FSep 29, 1985
Oct93°FOct 17, 19266°FOct 30, 2019
Nov86°FNov 8, 2006-10°FNov 27, 1976
Dec83°FDec 23, 1955-14°FDec 21, 1983
All-time105°FJun 27, 1924-21°FJan 4, 1959

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Clayton so far this year — through Oct 15.

Record Highs in 2026

10 broke
plus 7 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (94°F)

Record Lows in 2026

1 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

Record Warm Nights & Cold Days

Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.

Warmest low ever

74°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 26, 1917

Coldest high ever

-1°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 3, 1959
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan46°FJan 7, 1965-1°FJan 3, 1959
Feb52°FFeb 10, 20170°FFeb 14, 2021
Mar57°FMar 25, 202613°FMar 2, 1943
Apr63°FApr 25, 201226°FApr 7, 1938
May67°FMay 30, 200334°FMay 2, 1978
Jun72°FJun 15, 195251°FJun 10, 1975
Jul74°FJul 26, 191758°FJul 4, 1972
Aug73°FAug 1, 189953°FAug 23, 1966
Sep69°FSep 7, 191335°FSep 29, 1945
Oct61°FOct 1, 201918°FOct 26, 2020
Nov54°FNov 9, 202210°FNov 27, 1976
Dec49°FDec 22, 20250°FDec 21, 1983
All-time74°FJul 26, 1917-1°FJan 3, 1959

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

31 days
record run, ended Jul 28 2011

So far in 2026

84 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Clayton's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 69°F · forecast is +7° vs normal.
Jan: 50°FJan: 23°FFeb: 52°FFeb: 24°FMar: 60°FMar: 31°FApr: 68°FApr: 38°FMay: 77°FMay: 47°FJun: 87°FJun: 57°FJul: 90°FJul: 62°FAug: 87°FAug: 60°FSep: 81°FSep: 54°FOct: 69°FOct: 41°FNov: 58°FNov: 30°FDec: 48°FDec: 23°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise6:01 AM
Sunset5:15 PM
Solar noon11:38 AM
Daylight11h 15m · losing 15 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

36.45°N, 103.15°W

Nearby Stations

Borger, TX111 mi SEAmarillo, TX116 mi SEPueblo, CO147 mi NWAlamosa, CO164 mi WColorado Springs, CO183 mi NWDodge City, KS197 mi NE

The Last 6 Weeks

Clayton's observed daily high for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Clayton, NM — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Clayton's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Clayton, NM — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1896

Each cell is one day's high at Clayton, coloured by temperature — 131 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Clayton, NM daily high heat map 1896–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Clayton — counted through Oct 20 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
84 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — the 2nd most in 131 years. Normal for this point: 37. Record: 86 in 2011.

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