| Record Low Temperatures on the Morning of the 16th | ||
| Location | March 16 Record Low Temperature (oF) | Previous Record Low and the Date |
| Albuquerque Sunport | 18 | 19 in 1962 |
| Albuquerque Valley | 20 | 20 in 2001 (tie) |
| Red River | -11 | -9 in 1960 |
| Santa Fe (Airport) | 6 | 17 in 1943 |
| Raton | -7 | 10 in 1959 |
| Las Vegas | 2 | 10 in 1969 |
| Gallup | 10 | 11 in 2002 |
| Moriarty | -10 | 16 in 2002 |
| Santa Rosa | 16 | 17 in 1960 |
| Tucumcari | 12 | 21 in 2002 |
| Fort Sumner | 13 | 18 in 1960 |
| Roswell | 24 | 25 in 1962 |
| Chama | -1 | -1 in 1978 (tie) |