Cliff Weather Records (USC00291901)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cliff (USC00291901), New Mexico, United States, with 53 years of record.

Key Facts for Cliff

Cliff (USC00291901) is a weather station in New Mexico, United States at 32.98 latitude and -108.63 longitude, 1,402 m (4,600 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1894 to 1946, 53 years of record.
1,464 records set at Cliff still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Cliff set a daily record precipitation of 17.8 mm (0.7 in) on 27 October 1946.

About the Station

Location: New Mexico, United States, 32.98 latitude, -108.63 longitude.
Elevation: 1,402 m (4,600 ft).
Period of record: 1894 to 1946, 53 years.
Eligible elements: prcp.

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 Cliff. 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 Cliff, 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)	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	26.1 C (79.0 F)	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	40.0 C (104.0 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	43.9 C (111.0 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	42.2 C (108.0 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	41.7 C (107.1 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	38.9 C (102.0 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Cliff still stand. 1913 holds the most, with 137.

Standing records at Cliff by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1894	17
1895	71
1896	73
1897	54
1898	66
1899	31
1900	52
1901	20
1905	29
1906	68
1907	54
1908	42
1909	54
1910	78
1912	77
1913	137
1914	71
1915	18
1916	53
1917	35
1918	16
1938	64
1939	26
1940	35
1941	45
1942	31
1943	32
1944	41
1945	42
1946	32

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 131.3 mm (5.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cliff. The most was 131.3 mm (5.2 in) on 28 September 1941.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Cliff
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	19 January 1916
Feb	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	16 February 1937
Mar	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	10 March 1898
Apr	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	28 April 1931
May	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 May 1937
Jun	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	22 June 1940
Jul	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	19 July 1917
Aug	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21 August 1914
Sep	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	28 September 1941
Oct	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	13 October 1896
Nov	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	16 November 1913
Dec	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	6 December 1912

Period of Record Coverage

1894 to 1946

30 years of record at Cliff, 1894 to 1946. 12 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1894, 1901, 1905, 1910, 1912, 1914, 1915, 1917 and others.

Days with data per year at Cliff
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1894	61	17%	No
1895	364	100%	Yes
1896	366	100%	Yes
1897	365	100%	Yes
1898	365	100%	Yes
1899	365	100%	Yes
1900	365	100%	Yes
1901	75	21%	No
1905	242	66%	No
1906	359	98%	Yes
1907	364	100%	Yes
1908	366	100%	Yes
1909	356	98%	Yes
1910	314	86%	No
1912	244	67%	No
1913	365	100%	Yes
1914	303	83%	No
1915	74	20%	No
1916	363	99%	Yes
1917	189	52%	No
1918	135	37%	No
1938	314	86%	No
1939	314	86%	No
1940	366	100%	Yes
1941	364	100%	Yes
1942	350	96%	Yes
1943	347	95%	Yes
1944	351	96%	Yes
1945	362	99%	Yes
1946	302	83%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Cliff
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 October 1946	Cliff, US	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	1 year	12 of 100 (Routine)
11 September 1946	Cliff, US	daily rain	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	9 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
10 June 1946	Cliff, US	daily rain	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1946	Cliff, US	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1946	Cliff, US	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	8 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1945	Cliff, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1945	Cliff, US	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1945	Cliff, US	daily rain	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	12 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1944	Cliff, US	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	2 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1944	Cliff, US	daily rain	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	8 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1944	Cliff, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1944	Cliff, US	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1944	Cliff, US	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 July 1944	Cliff, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1944	Cliff, US	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	26 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1944	Cliff, US	daily rain	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	30 years	17 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

14 complete years, 1895 to 1945

One stripe for each of 14 complete years at Cliff, 1895 to 1945. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 14.3 C (57.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1941, at 12.7 C (54.8 F), and the warmest was 1896, at 15.6 C (60.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).

Annual mean temperature at Cliff as warming stripes, 1895 to 1945
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1895	15.4 C	+1.12 C
1896	15.6 C	+1.38 C
1897	15.2 C	+0.89 C
1898	14.9 C	+0.61 C
1899	15.0 C	+0.71 C
1900	15.3 C	+1.08 C
1906	14.1 C	-0.16 C
1908	14.2 C	-0.10 C
1909	14.0 C	-0.26 C
1913	13.9 C	-0.34 C
1916	13.6 C	-0.63 C
1940	13.1 C	-1.19 C
1941	12.7 C	-1.57 C
1945	12.7 C	-1.57 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 1946

Yearly extremes at Cliff: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	43.9 C (111.0 F)	1900	39.4 C (102.9 F)	30
Coldest night (TNn)	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	1913	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	30
Wettest day (Rx1day)	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	1941	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	1941	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	39
Longest dry spell (CDD)	97 days	1909	48 days	39

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Cliff, 1894 to 1946. The record is 43.9 C (111.0 F) in 1900, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.4 C (102.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Cliff by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1894	24.4 C (75.9 F)
1895	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1896	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1897	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1898	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1899	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1900	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1901	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1905	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1906	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1907	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1908	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1909	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1910	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1912	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1913	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1914	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1915	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1916	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1917	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1918	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1939	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1940	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1941	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1942	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1943	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1944	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1945	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1946	38.3 C (100.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Cliff, 1894 to 1946. The record is -21.7 C (-7.1 F) in 1913, marked on the chart; the median year is -12.5 C (9.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Cliff by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1894	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1895	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1896	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1897	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1898	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1899	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1900	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1901	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1905	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1906	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1907	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1908	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1909	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1910	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1912	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1913	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1914	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1915	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1916	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1917	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1918	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1939	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1940	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1941	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1942	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1943	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1944	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1945	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1946	-15.0 C (5.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Cliff, 1894 to 1946. The record is 131.3 mm (5.2 in) in 1941, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.1 mm (1.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cliff by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1894	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1895	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1896	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1897	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1898	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1899	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1900	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1901	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1905	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1906	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1907	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1908	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1909	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1910	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1912	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1913	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1914	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1915	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1916	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1917	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1918	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1929	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1930	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1931	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1932	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1933	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1934	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1935	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1936	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1937	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1938	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1939	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1940	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1941	131.3 mm (5.2 in)
1942	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1943	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1944	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1945	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1946	17.8 mm (0.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Cliff, 1894 to 1946. The record is 141.0 mm (5.6 in) in 1941, marked on the chart; the median year is 53.1 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cliff by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1894	23.7 mm (0.9 in)
1895	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1896	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1897	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1898	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1899	58.6 mm (2.3 in)
1900	107.9 mm (4.2 in)
1901	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1905	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1906	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1907	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1908	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1909	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1910	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1912	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1913	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1914	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1915	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1916	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1917	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1918	30.8 mm (1.2 in)
1929	52.4 mm (2.1 in)
1930	11.2 mm (0.4 in)
1931	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1932	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1933	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1934	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1935	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1936	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1937	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1938	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1939	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1940	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1941	141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1942	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1943	62.6 mm (2.5 in)
1944	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1945	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1946	41.2 mm (1.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Cliff, 1894 to 1946. The record is 97 days in 1909, marked on the chart; the median year is 48 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cliff by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1894	25 days
1895	59 days
1896	85 days
1897	33 days
1898	70 days
1899	58 days
1900	69 days
1901	12 days
1905	32 days
1906	43 days
1907	43 days
1908	76 days
1909	97 days
1910	80 days
1912	39 days
1913	43 days
1914	62 days
1915	36 days
1916	64 days
1917	50 days
1918	40 days
1929	40 days
1930	22 days
1931	58 days
1932	48 days
1933	57 days
1934	76 days
1935	36 days
1936	38 days
1937	34 days
1938	49 days
1939	26 days
1940	25 days
1941	27 days
1942	68 days
1943	82 days
1944	83 days
1945	83 days
1946	48 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.

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Data for Cliff standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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).