New Mexico · county areal climate 1951–2025
Otero County, NM
A 58.8°F / 12.6" normal · 2025 ran +1.8°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 9: This area is running
+3.4°F (60.3°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the
1st warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation
125% of normal.
U.S. year-to-date → Normal (1996–2025)
58.8°F
annual mean · 12.6" precipitation
2025 vs Normal
+1.8°F
60.6°F · 10.1" (80% of normal)
Warmest Year
60.6°F
2025 · coldest 55.4°F (1976)
Wettest Year
20.3in
1991 · driest 5.7" (1956)
Hottest Day
104.2°F
Jun 28 · 1994
Coldest Day
-16.7°F
Jan 11 · 1962
Biggest Rain Day
1.89in
Oct 24 · 2018
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.