New Mexico · county areal climate 1951–2025

Lincoln County, NM

A 55.6°F / 13.5" normal · 2025 ran +1.7°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 9: This area is running +3.8°F (57.2°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 1st warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation 86% of normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

55.6°F
annual mean · 13.5" precipitation

2025 vs Normal

+1.7°F
57.3°F · 12.1" (90% of normal)

Warmest Year

58.0°F
2024 · coldest 52.1°F (1976)

Wettest Year

23.0in
1986 · driest 7.7" (2003)

Hottest Day

103.0°F
Jun 28 · 1994

Coldest Day

-20.0°F
Jan 11 · 1962

Biggest Rain Day

1.8in
Aug 10 · 1967

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

38°
J
41°
F
47°
M
54°
A
63°
M
72°
J
74°
J
72°
A
66°
S
56°
O
46°
N
38°
D
—— 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.

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