100 Degree Weather Facts for Albuquerque
and Other New Mexico Sites
The recent heat wave finally pushed the temperature
into triple digits at the Albuquerque Sunport. Through July 3, 2007,
the maximum temperature reported at the Albuquerque Sunport
made
it to
100 degrees
F on one day - July 3rd. Our cooperative station in the Foothills
has
failed
to reach 100 degrees thus far this year, with the highest temperature
of 98 degrees also reported on July 3rd. Corrales has hit at least
100 degrees eight
times since June 25th, while afternoon temperatures at
Las Lunas reached
at least 100 degrees on seven days.
Can we expect to meet
or exceed 100 degrees every year in Albuquerque? The short answer is
no - it is not unusual to have a summer with a maximum temperature
of less than 100 degrees. In fact, the last time the temperature reached
100 degrees at the Sunport was on July 15th, 2003! For other sites across
central and
southern New Mexico, however, maximum
summer temperatures exceed 100 degrees every year. Across much
of northern New Mexico, and the high terrain statewide, temperatures
remain below 100 degrees.
Note that weather records for Albuquerque are based on data collected
from a number of sites. The official weather station has been on the
grounds
of what
is now the Albuquerque International Airport (elev. 5313') since 1939. Prior
to that, in 1892, the official station was at the intersection of 4th
and Gold streets (elev. 4950'), the University of New Mexico from 1893-1910,
and again from 1918-1931 (elev. 5150'). Records were kept at the
Kimo Theatre (elev. 4960') from 1931-33, and at the TWA Airport from
1933-1938. Click
here for a map illustrating the various reporting locations.
The graph to the right depicts the number of days
with at maximum temperature of 100 degrees F. or more since 1931. Temperatures
remained below 100 degrees
in 33 years. In 1980, the temperature reached at least 100 degrees on
28 days! In the table below, the number of days with a maximum temperature
of at
least
100 degrees
since
1991 is
listed,
along
with the
highest summer
temperature. Next, additional statistics for the historical Albuquerque
record (1893-2005) are summarized.
For those interested in 100 degree facts for other cities across the
state,
annual average statistics for 13 additional sites are listed below.
100 Degree Days in Albuquerque since 1991
Year
June
July
August
Annual
Hottest Days
1990
9
0
0
9
104 on
6/25 & 6/29
1991
2
0
0
2
101 on
6/25
1992
0
2
0
2
100 on
7/5 & 7/6
1993
2
2
0
4
100 on
6/27, 6/28, 7/2 & 7/7
1994
7
3
2
12
107 on
6/26
1995
0
5
0
5
103 on
7/27 & 7/28
1996
1
0
0
1
100 on
6/21
1997
0
0
0
0
98 on
6/30 & 7/2
1998
3
0
0
3
102 on
6/29
1999
1
1
0
2
100 on
6/30 & 7/1
2000
0
0
0
0
99 on
6/15
2001
0
0
0
0
98 on
7/1
2002
1
2
0
3
101 on
7/1
2003
0
8
0
8
104 on
7/14
2004
0
0
0
0
97 on 7/21
2005
0
0
0
0
99 on
7/11 and 7/19
2006
0
0
0
0
98 on 6/5, 6/19, and 7/14
100 Degree Weather Facts for Albuquerque:
For the period 1893-2006, the mercury reached at least
100 degrees in 49 of those 115 years, or 43 percent of the
years
Since 1931, the mercury has reached at least 100 degrees
in 43 of 76 years, or 56 percent of the years
Since 1931, the mercury reached at least 100 degrees
226 times, for an average of 3 times a year
The hottest temperature ever recorded was 107
degrees, June 26, 1994.
Greatest number of consecutive 100 degree days was
nine (June 22-30, 1980)
The earliest date 100 degrees or higher was reached
in any year was June 7, 1981 (max of 100 degrees)
The latest date 100 degrees or higher was reached in
any year was September 5, 1979 (max of 100 degrees)
Average number of days between the first and last occurrence
of 100+ degrees is 17 days
The highest frequency of 100+ maximum temperatures
occurs between June 28th and July 2nd. Since 1931, 100+
temperatures have been observed 45 times during that five day
period. The temperature reached at least 100 degrees the most often
on June 28th.
Average Number of Days Reaching at least 100 Degrees,
and Maximum Number of Occurrences, for Sites Across New Mexico
Site
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
Ave/Year
Max Days in a Year
Period of Record
Farmington
0
0
1
0
0
0
9 in 2003
1978-present
Clayton
0
0
0
0
0
0
8 in 1924
1909-present
Las Vegas
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1948-present
Los Lunas
0
2
2
0
0
4
29 in 2003
1957-present
Socorro
0
3
3
1
0
7
38 in 1934
1931-present
Ruidoso
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1948-present
Roswell
1
6
5
2
0
11
36 in 1980
1949-present
Clovis
0
2
3
2
0
7
58 in 1943
1911-present
Hobbs
1
4
4
2
0
11
54 in 1988
1913-present
Glenwood
0
2
2
0
0
4
19 in 2003
1948-present
Carlsbad
1
7
7
3
1
18
48 in 1980
1948-present
Santa Fe Coop
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1972-Present
T or C
1
8
8
3
0
18
19 in 1994
1951-present
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