New Mexico · THREADEX · 1896–2026

Clayton, NM

36.448°N, 103.154°W · station CAOthr · 131 years of record
94°F
forecast high · Jul 19

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Clayton.
88°MON7/1388°TUE7/1486°WED7/1587°THU7/1688°FRI7/1791°SAT7/1894°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 19

Today ranks

#22 / 115
warmest Jul 19 in 115 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 19 ever

104°F
set in 2019

Coolest Jul 19 ever

64°F
set in 1897

Hottest Jul 19 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 19 at Clayton. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
64841041896: 88°F1897: 64°F1898: 94°F1899: 82°F1909: 92°F1910: 95°F1911: 79°F1913: 76°F1914: 76°F1915: 82°F1916: 91°F1917: 89°F1918: 88°F1919: 79°F1920: 88°F1921: 79°F1922: 98°F1923: 87°F1924: 92°F1925: 95°F1926: 91°F1927: 96°F1928: 92°F1929: 88°F1930: 94°F1931: 87°F1932: 95°F1933: 95°F1934: 97°F1935: 88°F1936: 94°F1937: 89°F1938: 84°F1939: 87°F1940: 88°F1941: 88°F1942: 80°F1943: 90°F1945: 87°F1946: 84°F1948: 88°F1949: 90°F1950: 81°F1951: 89°F1952: 90°F1953: 84°F1954: 92°F1955: 82°F1956: 76°F1957: 92°F1958: 87°F1959: 82°F1960: 80°F1961: 93°F1962: 89°F1963: 97°F1964: 86°F1965: 94°F1966: 91°F1967: 79°F1968: 90°F1969: 83°F1970: 87°F1971: 66°F1972: 80°F1973: 87°F1974: 88°F1975: 91°F1976: 87°F1977: 95°F1978: 96°F1979: 78°F1980: 94°F1981: 88°F1982: 90°F1983: 91°F1984: 86°F1985: 90°F1986: 91°F1987: 91°F1988: 87°F1989: 83°F1990: 86°F1991: 89°F1992: 87°F1996: 94°F1997: 91°F1998: 97°F1999: 85°F2000: 92°F2001: 94°F2002: 93°F2003: 96°F2004: 85°F2005: 99°F2006: 94°F2007: 93°F2008: 90°F2009: 88°F2010: 100°F2011: 96°F2012: 94°F2013: 89°F2014: 95°F2015: 91°F2016: 96°F2017: 95°F2018: 97°F2019: 104°F2020: 94°F2021: 84°F2022: 103°F2023: 90°F2024: 85°F2025: 90°F94° forecast189620252019

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1994°F
Hottest this date since2022
This-date record104°F
This-date rank#22 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°F1990-21°F1959
Feb83°F2015-18°F1899
Mar94°F2026-11°F1948
Apr92°F20127°F1920
May99°F189620°F1917
Jun105°F192431°F1919
Jul105°F193440°F1943
Aug102°F193642°F1910
Sep99°F194726°F1985
Oct93°F19266°F2019
Nov86°F2006-10°F1976
Dec83°F1955-14°F1983
All-time105°F1924-21°F1959

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Clayton so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

8 broke
plus 3 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

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

32 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: 91°F · forecast is +3° 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

Sunrise4:45 AM
Sunset7:12 PM
Solar noon11:58 AM
Daylight14h 27m · losing 6 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 Jul 19 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
32 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 8th most in 131 years. Normal for this point: 16. Record: 41 in 1953.

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