New Mexico · county areal climate 1951–2025
Lea County, NM
A 61.6°F / 13.7" normal · 2025 ran +1.5°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 9: This area is running
+3°F (62.5°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the
1st warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation
97% of normal.
U.S. year-to-date → Normal (1996–2025)
61.6°F
annual mean · 13.7" precipitation
2025 vs Normal
+1.5°F
63.1°F · 11.8" (86% of normal)
Warmest Year
63.8°F
2024 · coldest 58.1°F (1979)
Wettest Year
29.1in
2004 · driest 5.2" (2011)
Hottest Day
110.5°F
Jun 28 · 1994
Coldest Day
-14.0°F
Jan 11 · 1962
Biggest Rain Day
2.81in
May 23 · 1992
Record
1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid
—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025
Areal
nClimGrid averages (NOAA/NCEI) over the whole area — an average across the region, not a single station. Separate from the
station records.