Daily and Historical Weather

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Daily Weather Data

NMSU Agricultural Science Center at Farmington, New Mexico has collected weather data since 1969. The weather station was designated an official National Weather Station climatological observation site in 1978. Weather observations are collected daily at 8:00 a.m. and electronically reported to the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The data reported to NOAA are over a 24 hour period from 8:00 a.m. previous day to 8:00 a.m. present day.

The air temperature readings are derived from thermometers mounted at the weather station. Soil temperature readings are derived from a maximum/minimum thermometer via sensor probe buried 4 inches deep into bare ground. Precipitation data are collected in a standard eight-inch rain gauge. Evaporation measurements are collected from a Class-A metal pan. Wind movement is recorded in miles per day. The data are collected from two separate three-cup anemometers, at different heights. The high wind movement is collected from 2 meters above the soil surface while the low wind movement is collected from an anemometer position 18 inches above the base of the evaporation pan.

2023 total precipitation recorded at NMSU's ASC Farmington official National Weather Observation site January - May 2023 was 3.12 inches. Mean precipitation from 1969 - 2022 was 7.90 inches.

Weather data recorded at NMSU's Agricultural Science Center - Farmington is displayed in html format. Requests for the current monthly weather data report or yearly archived reports in PDF format may be requested via email from Margaret West, Research Scientist, NMSU ASC Farmington.

2023 Daily Weather Data

Weather Recorded June 2, 2023
Air Temperature: Max. 73.0 F Min. 42.8 F (degrees Fahrenheit)
Precipitation: 0.00 inches, Snow Depth: 0.00 inches

2023 Daily Weather Data

NMSU ASC Farmington Daily Weather Data June 2023
Day Date
Air Temp
Wind Speed
Precipitation
Evaporation
Soil Temp
Water Temp
Max Min 2.0m 0.25m Inches Inches Max Min Max Min
Thu 01 81.8 48.6 85.6 59.0 0.00 0.482 81 68 82.4 53.8
Fri 02 73.0 42.8 68.2 44.6 0.00 0.302 78 67 78.3 51.1
Sat 03
Sun 04
Mon 05
Tue 06
Wed 07
Thu 08
Fri 09
Sat 10
Sun 11
Mon 12
Tue 13
Wed 14
Thu 15
Fri 16
Sat 17
Sun 18
Mon 19
Tue 20
Wed 21
Thu 22
Fri 23
Sat 24
Sun 25
Mon 26
Tue 27
Wed 28
Thu 29
Fri 30

Maximum (2.0 meter) and Minimum (0.25 meter) wind speed is recorded in miles per day.
The data is reported to the National Weather Service over a 24 hour period from 8:00 a.m. previous day to 8:00 a.m. present day.

NMSU ASC Farmington Daily Weather Data May 2023
Day Date
Air Temp
Wind Speed
Precipitation
Evaporation
Soil Temp
Water Temp
Max Min 2.0m 0.25m Inches Inches Max Min Max Min
Mon 01 80.0 43.9 79.0 56.8 0.00 0.462 70 55 79.3 49.3
Tue 02 80.4 50.9 62.3 54.2 0.00 0.275 72 58 82.2 50.0
Wed 03 74.4 46.8 48.9 45.5 0.00 0.381 73 62 80.2 51.3
Thu 04 79.4 48.4 94.5 68.3 0.00 0.433 73 61 82.2 53.1
Fri 05 72.6 37.2 80.3 69.1 0.00 0.388 72 60 78.3 45.9
Sat 06 68.6 34.9 56.1 45.7 0.00 0.152 71 59 77.0 43.5
Sun 07 71.0 40.0 55.3 47.6 0.00 0.388 71 57 79.9 50.4
Mon 08 71.1 37.8 40.9 35.3 0.00 0.310 72 69 80.6 51.1
Tue 09 77.3 40.6 48.3 40.0 0.00 0.471 74 59 82.4 50.9
Wed 10 78.8 40.8 46.3 42.1 0.00 0.555 75 60 84.2 51.8
Thu 11 69.5 37.6 51.3 40.7 0.00 0.206 68 60 69.8 48.6
Fri 12 70.3 37.6 124.2 86.1 0.00 0.330 70 58 75.4 48.7
Sat 13 75.2 44.1 55.8 32.0 0.00 0.246 74 58 83.1 50.4
Sun 14 78.2 47.2 94.4 50.6 0.08 0.193 71 60 79.5 50.7
Mon 15 77.2 48.6 71.2 44.7 0.00 0.433 73 58 84.9 51.1
Tue 16 74.8 49.0 52.6 35.8 0.00 0.222 71 62 78.4 56.7
Wed 17 79.5 43.6 67.3 47.3 0.00 0.366 76 62 86.0 54.9
Thu 18 78.2 46.9 67.6 50.4 0.01 0.196 75 63 78.4 56.7
Fri 19 75.1 46.8 70.0 51.0 0.00 0.301 74 64 78.8 54.9
Sat 20 74.9 58.6 70.6 36.2 0.11 0.045 73 60 78.8 53.8
Sun 21 66.8 46.9 39.2 27.7 0.06 0.207 59 50 68.7 52.7
Mon 22 73.3 45.3 32.7 23.3 0.11 0.154 70 57 74.7 52.7
Tue 23 75.2 48.6 46.7 40.7 0.00 0.293 75 56 81.7 53.6
Wed 24 77.7 48.5 53.7 42.0 0.00 0.210 77 59 82.8 54.7
Thu 25 81.8 47.1 47.0 31.8 0.00 0.476 80 63 85.8 54.9
Fri 26 81.4 46.2 46.5 37.3 0.00 0.444 80 65 85.5 54.7
Sat 27 81.3 45.6 84.1 65.8 0.00 0.373 79 65 80.4 51.4
Sun 28 77.8 43.5 58.3 45.5 0.00 0.390 79 65 81.7 50.7
Mon 29 80.7 47.1 37.1 25.3 0.00 0.450 80 64 85.1 52.7
Tue 30 82.5 46.4 34.3 25.2 0.00 0.469 81 66 84.2 54.3
Wed 31 82.5 50.6 44.9 30.8 0.00 0.235 80 67 83.7 56.1
May Precipitation Total/Evaporation Average  0.37"/0.312"

Maximum (2.0 meter) and Minimum (0.25 meter) wind speed is recorded in miles per day.
The data is reported to the National Weather Service over a 24 hour period from 8:00 a.m. previous day to 8:00 a.m. present day.

NMSU ASC Farmington Daily Weather Data April 2023
Day Date
Air Temp
Wind Speed
Precipitation
Evaporation
Soil Temp
Water Temp
Max Min 2.0m 0.25m Inches Inches Max Min Max Min
Sat 01 50.8 22.4 100.2 69.7 0.00 0.119 49 40 58.3 39.2
Sun 02 60.6 30.3 36.9 25.4 0.00 0.182 50 40 62.8 39.6
Mon 03 65.3 33.2 60.2 44.5 0.00 0.320 54 40 69.6 40.8
Tue 04 67.9 23.8 160.8 127.4 0.00 0.384 55 43 69.8 39.4
Wed 05 37.9 13.7 117.4 44.6 0.00 0.201 49 40 50.9 37.4
Thu 06 42.3 15.6 55.2 39.9 0.00 0.201 52 39 60.8 38.4
Fri 07 54.7 28.0 52.9 39.4 0.00 0.201 54 39 66.2 38.7
Sat 08 69.2 37.3 85.0 54.2 0.00 0.201 52 42 72.5 41.0
Sun 09 63.9 32.6 50.1 39.2 0.00 0.201 54 42 63.3 41.5
Mon 10 69.5 33.5 59.8 45.7 0.00 0.319 60 45 74.1 42.3
Tue 11 79.3 46.9 63.2 48.5 0.00 0.123 63 47 78.4 43.5
Wed 12 80.2 47.9 49.9 38.1 0.00 0.443 65 51 80.6 48.2
Thu 13 77.9 52.4 93.8 67.4 0.00 0.335 61 54 70.5 51.8
Fri 14 67.4 39.1 81.7 70.1 0.00 0.230 60 53 65.7 45.5
Sat 15 57.9 24.6 68.7 56.8 0.00 0.197 56 48 60.8 40.5
Sun 16 54.8 23.0 112.5 85.9 0.00 0.197 59 47 67.3 39.4
Mon 17 67.3 33.2 51.9 42.4 0.00 0.398 62 46 74.3 40.3
Tue 18 73.7 44.4 61.6 52.6 0.00 0.418 65 50 77.0 44.1
Wed 19 72.0 44.1 118.4 100.0 0.00 0.472 64 52 73.0 47.1
Thu 20 60.1 20.9 174.7 129.6 0.00 0.330 63 49 67.3 39.2
Fri 21 52.8 22.3 146.1 108.3 0.00 0.297 59 48 63.9 38.7
Sat 22 60.6 34.8 104.1 77.3 0.00 0.244 60 43 64.9 39.0
Sun 23 60.8 30.1 133.1 99.6 0.00 0.357 61 50 70.7 41.0
Mon 24 63.5 39.0 55.9 47.4 0.03 0.345 63 49 73.4 41.2
Tue 25 66.5 39.3 84.5 71.6 0.02 0.390 62 53 72.5 48.2
Wed 26 64.2 37.7 211.1 147.6 0.00 0.248 62 52 69.1 40.3
Thu 27 66.7 29.6 95.1 75.0 0.00 0.353 66 51 73.8 39.9
Fri 28 79.2 46.1 189.4 133.4 0.00 0.443 65 53 73.4 44.4
Sat 29 69.2 31.6 152.8 112.7 0.00 0.265 68 55 74.1 36.0
Sun 30 75.9 37.9 78.8 63.3 0.00 0.385 79 54 76.6 45.1
April Precipitation Total/Evaporation Average 0.05"/0.292"

Maximum (2.0 meter) and Minimum (0.25 meter) wind speed is recorded in miles per day.
The data is reported to the National Weather Service over a 24 hour period from 8:00 a.m. previous day to 8:00 a.m. present day.

Weather Data Summary

2023 Weather Data Summary January - May

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2022 Weather Data Summary January - December

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Corn Growing Degree Days

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2023 April - September Growing Degree Days
Day April May June July August September Total
1 05 16 12 33
2 08 12 20
3 09 15 24
4 00 11 11
5 00 09 09
6 02 11 13
7 10 11 21
8 07 14 21
9 10 14 24
10 15 10 25
11 15 10 25
12 15 13 28
13 09 14 23
14 04 14 18
15 02 12 14
16 09 15 24
17 12 14 26
18 11 13 24
19 05 17 22
20 01 08 09
21 05 12 17
22 05 13 18
23 07 14 21
24 08 16 24
25 07 16 23
26 08 16 24
27 11 14 25
28 10 15 25
29 13 16 29
30 20 17 37
31 16 16
Total 243 415

2022 Corn Growing Degree Days Comparison

Monthly Total and 5-Year Monthly Average

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Drought Map

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Historical Air Temperatures

NMSU ASC Farmington 95 Degress F or Above May - September (1969 - 2022)
Number of Days 95 Degrees F or Above
Number of Days 100
Degrees F or Above
Year
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Total
Jun
Jul
 Total
1969 00 01 03 05 01 10 00 00 00
1970 00 05 13 05 00 23 00 00 00
1971 00 05 11 00 00 16 00 02 02
1972 00 00 13 04 00 17 00 01 01
1973 00 05 06 06 00 17 00 00 00
1974 00 17 01 00 00 18 00 00 00
1975 00 01 01 03 00 05 00 00 00
1976 00 03 11 00 00 14 00 01 01
1977 00 03 06 03 00 12 00 00 00
1978 00 01 02 00 00 03 00 00 00
1979 00 01 09 03 00 13 00 00 00
1980 00 06 11 05 00 22 00 00 00
1981 00 05 05 01 00 11 00 00 00
1982 00 00 04 01 00 05 00 00 00
1983 00 00 03 01 00 04 00 00 00
1984 00 00 03 00 00 03 00 00 00
1985 00 03 12 01 00 16 00 00 00
1986 00 00 02 02 00 04 00 00 00
1987 00 00 02 00 00 02 00 00 00
1988 00 05 07 00 00 12 00 00 00
1989 00 02 16 00 00 18 00 05 05
1990 00 08 03 00 00 11 02 01 03
1991 00 00 03 00 00 03 00 00 00
1992 00 00 02 01 00 03 00 00 00
1993 00 04 03 02 00 09 00 00 00
1994 00 06 11 05 00 22 01 00 01
1995 00 00 12 06 01 19 00 03 03
1996 00 00 06 04 00 10 00 00 00
1997 00 00 04 00 00 04 00 00 00
1998 00 03 16 01 00 20 00 02 02
1999 00 00 02 00 00 02 00 00 00
2000 01 00 05 07 00 13 00 00 00
2001 00 03 10 00 00 13 00 00 00
2002 01 14 16 05 00 36 00 01 01
2003 01 02 26 07 00 36 00 09 09
2004 00 03 06 02 00 11 00 00 00
2005 00 02 22 01 00 25 00 07 07
2006 00 11 11 00 00 22 00 01 01
2007 00 03 12 03 00 18 00 00 00
2008 00 00 00 03 00 03 00 00 00
2009 00 00 07 01 00 08 00 00 00
2010 00 01 06 00 00 07 00 00 00
2011 00 03 04 02 00 09 00 00 00
2012 00 05 02 01 00 08 00 00 00
2013 00 05 01 00 00 06 00 00 00
2014 00 00 08 00 00 08 00 00 00
2015 00 07 02 00 00 09 00 00 00
2016 00 11 06 00 00 17 01 00 01
2017 00 05 06 00 00 11 01 00 01
2018 00 06 10 05 00 21 00 00 00
2019 00 00 01 01 00 02 00 00 00
2020 00 00 03 04 00 07 00 00 00
2021 00 08 09 00 00 17 01 02 03
2022 00 01 04 00 03 08 00 00 00
2023 00

Climatology

Plant growth and crop production are intrinsically linked to climate and daily weather conditions. Climate determines the types of plants that can be grown in a particular area and the management techniques required for successful landscapes and agricultural sustainability. Weather affects crop water requirements, timing of planting, cultivation, fertilization and harvest, crop tolerance to disease and pests, total crop yield and product quality. Agricultural and landscape planning begins with a thorough understanding of a locale's climate. To help provide this understanding for the Four Corners region, daily weather observations have been made since 1969 at the New Mexico State University (NMSU) Agricultural Science Center at Farmington (ASCF).

The ASCF is located in northwestern New Mexico (36 degrees 4' N Lat., 108 degrees 2' W Long.) about seven miles southwest of Farmington at an elevation of 5,640 feet above mean sea level. Two weather-data recording stations are located at the ASCF. Weather Station 1 (WS-1) was established at the center in January 1969 and was given an official designation by the National Weather Service (NWS) in 1978. Weather Station 2 (WS-2) was installed approximately 350 yards south of WS-1 in 1985. This is an automated, computer-linked station that is operated and maintained by the New Mexico Climate Center (NMCC) at NMSU in Las Cruces.

Fifty-three Years (1969-2021) of Climatological Data

Fifty-three Years (1969-2021) of Climatological Data
NMSU's Agricultural Science Center - Farmington weather data from the National Weather Service Station 1 (WS-1) and the New Mexico Climate Center Weather Station 2 (WS-2)

Forty-eight Years (1969-2016) of Climatological Data

Forty-eight Years (1969-2016) of Climatological Data
NMSU's Agricultural Science Center - Farmington weather data from the National Weather Service Station 1 (WS-1) and the New Mexico Climate Center Weather Station 2 (WS-2)

 Forty-three Years (1969-2011) of Climatological Data

Forty-three Years (1969_2011) of Climatologic Data
NMSU's Agricultural Science Center - Farmington weather data from the National Weather Service Station 1 (WS-1) and the New Mexico Climate Center Weather Station 2 (WS-2)

 

 

 

 
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