Alma Weather Records (USC00290275)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Alma (USC00290275), New Mexico, United States, with 32 years of record.

Key Facts for Alma

Alma (USC00290275) is a weather station in New Mexico, United States at 33.38 latitude and -108.90 longitude, 1,478 m (4,850 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1894 to 1925, 32 years of record.
1,464 records set at Alma still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: New Mexico, United States, 33.38 latitude, -108.90 longitude.
Elevation: 1,478 m (4,850 ft).
Period of record: 1894 to 1925, 32 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Alma. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Alma, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	26.1 C (79.0 F)	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	40.6 C (105.1 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	40.6 C (105.1 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	41.1 C (106.0 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	38.9 C (102.0 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	38.3 C (100.9 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	36.7 C (98.1 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	24.4 C (75.9 F)	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Alma still stand. 1910 holds the most, with 94.

Standing records at Alma by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1894	31
1895	60
1896	42
1897	43
1898	69
1899	41
1900	39
1901	54
1902	19
1903	62
1904	12
1905	52
1906	36
1910	94
1911	74
1912	52
1913	67
1914	41
1915	58
1916	44
1917	53
1918	74
1919	40
1920	55
1921	56
1922	50
1923	40
1924	53
1925	53

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 54.6 mm (2.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Alma. The most was 54.6 mm (2.1 in) on 10 March 1912.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Alma
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 January 1916
Feb	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	17 February 1905
Mar	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	10 March 1912
Apr	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 April 1905
May	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 May 1925
Jun	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 June 1912
Jul	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	20 July 1925
Aug	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	6 August 1923
Sep	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	4 September 1897
Oct	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	14 October 1916
Nov	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	11 November 1914
Dec	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	13 December 1902

Period of Record Coverage

1894 to 1925

29 years of record at Alma, 1894 to 1925. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1894, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1910.

Days with data per year at Alma
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1894	275	75%	No
1895	365	100%	Yes
1896	366	100%	Yes
1897	365	100%	Yes
1898	365	100%	Yes
1899	365	100%	Yes
1900	364	100%	Yes
1901	346	95%	Yes
1902	174	48%	No
1903	294	81%	No
1904	81	22%	No
1905	323	88%	No
1906	141	39%	No
1910	324	89%	No
1911	361	99%	Yes
1912	361	99%	Yes
1913	361	99%	Yes
1914	363	99%	Yes
1915	358	98%	Yes
1916	363	99%	Yes
1917	354	97%	Yes
1918	357	98%	Yes
1919	359	98%	Yes
1920	362	99%	Yes
1921	358	98%	Yes
1922	356	98%	Yes
1923	363	99%	Yes
1924	364	99%	Yes
1925	361	99%	Yes

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Climate Trend

22 complete years, 1895 to 1925

One stripe for each of 22 complete years at Alma, 1895 to 1925. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.8 C (55.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1912, at 11.8 C (53.2 F), and the warmest was 1896, at 13.5 C (56.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.0 C (1.8 F).

Annual mean temperature at Alma as warming stripes, 1895 to 1925
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1895	13.0 C	+0.20 C
1896	13.5 C	+0.72 C
1897	12.9 C	+0.14 C
1898	12.3 C	-0.44 C
1899	12.8 C	+0.04 C
1900	13.1 C	+0.32 C
1901	13.2 C	+0.37 C
1911	13.5 C	+0.67 C
1912	11.8 C	-0.99 C
1913	11.9 C	-0.85 C
1914	13.2 C	+0.43 C
1915	12.1 C	-0.71 C
1916	13.1 C	+0.31 C
1917	12.8 C	+0.01 C
1918	12.9 C	+0.16 C
1919	12.6 C	-0.22 C
1920	12.3 C	-0.52 C
1921	13.2 C	+0.46 C
1922	13.4 C	+0.64 C
1923	12.9 C	+0.13 C
1924	12.3 C	-0.53 C
1925	12.4 C	-0.40 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1894 to 1925

Yearly extremes at Alma: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	41.1 C (106.0 F)	1910	37.8 C (100.0 F)	29
Coldest night (TNn)	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	1911	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	29
Wettest day (Rx1day)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	1912	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	1916	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	29
Longest dry spell (CDD)	116 days	1896	46 days	29

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Alma, 1894 to 1925. The record is 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 1910, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.8 C (100.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Alma by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1894	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1895	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1896	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1897	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1898	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1899	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1900	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1901	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1902	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1903	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1904	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1905	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1906	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1910	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1911	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1912	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1913	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1914	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1915	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1916	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1917	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1918	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1919	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1920	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1921	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1922	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1923	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1924	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1925	36.1 C (97.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Alma, 1894 to 1925. The record is -25.0 C (-13.0 F) in 1911, marked on the chart; the median year is -14.4 C (6.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Alma by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1894	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1895	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1896	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1897	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1898	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1899	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1900	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1901	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1902	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1903	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1904	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1905	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1906	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1910	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1911	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1912	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1913	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1914	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1915	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1916	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1917	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1918	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1919	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1920	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1921	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1922	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1923	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1924	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1925	-13.9 C (7.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Alma, 1894 to 1925. The record is 54.6 mm (2.1 in) in 1912, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.0 mm (1.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Alma by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1894	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1895	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1896	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1897	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1898	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1899	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1900	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1901	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1902	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1903	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1904	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1905	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1906	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1910	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1911	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1912	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1913	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1914	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1915	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1916	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1917	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1918	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1919	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1920	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1921	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1922	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1923	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1924	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1925	39.4 mm (1.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Alma, 1894 to 1925. The record is 100.6 mm (4.0 in) in 1916, marked on the chart; the median year is 52.0 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Alma by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1894	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1895	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1896	50.2 mm (2.0 in)
1897	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1898	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1899	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1900	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1901	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1902	39.7 mm (1.6 in)
1903	63.4 mm (2.5 in)
1904	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1905	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1906	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1910	39.8 mm (1.6 in)
1911	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1912	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1913	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1914	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1915	70.7 mm (2.8 in)
1916	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1917	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1918	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1919	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1920	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1921	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1922	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1923	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1924	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1925	87.6 mm (3.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Alma, 1894 to 1925. The record is 116 days in 1896, marked on the chart; the median year is 46 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Alma by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1894	59 days
1895	46 days
1896	116 days
1897	41 days
1898	69 days
1899	49 days
1900	82 days
1901	36 days
1902	43 days
1903	63 days
1904	23 days
1905	39 days
1906	33 days
1910	37 days
1911	34 days
1912	54 days
1913	74 days
1914	54 days
1915	37 days
1916	71 days
1917	102 days
1918	42 days
1919	46 days
1920	36 days
1921	41 days
1922	56 days
1923	53 days
1924	44 days
1925	40 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Frost Dates and Growing Season

22 years with a frost

Across 22 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Alma falls on 15 May and the median first autumn frost on 16 October, which leaves a median of 148 days between them.

Frost dates and growing season at Alma
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1895 to 1925)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	15 May	n/a	15 May	n/a	n/a
First autumn frost	16 October	n/a	16 October	n/a	n/a
Growing days	148 days	n/a	148 days	n/a	n/a

A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).