Albuquerque, NM

New Mexico · Records since 1891–2026

☁️ 62°F
Currently in Albuquerque
As of 8:15 PM MDT

Records for September 26

🔥 Record High

91°F

September 26, 2020

+12° from 79° normal

❄ Record Low

31°F

September 26, 1912

-23° from 54° normal
🌞 Normal high: 79°F 🌑 Normal low: 54°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Albuquerque

🔥
107°F
Hottest Day Ever
Jun 26, 1994
❄
-17°F
Coldest Day Ever
Jan 7, 1971
🌧
2.08"
Wettest Day Ever
Sep 28, 1893
☃
11.3"
Most Snow in One Day
Dec 29, 2006

First & Last Dates — Albuquerque

How early and how late each seasonal turning point has ever arrived, across the full period of record

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Range ever recorded Normal date (1991–2020)
249 days
Longest growing season
2001
125 days
Shortest growing season
1912
208 days
Normal growing season
1991–2020 average

Top 10 Record Highs — September 26

# Temp Date
🏆 91°F September 26, 2020
2 90°F September 26, 2024
3 90°F September 26, 1956
4 90°F September 26, 1953
5 89°F September 26, 2005
6 89°F September 26, 2003
7 89°F September 26, 1951
8 88°F September 26, 2011
9 88°F September 26, 1999
10 88°F September 26, 1906

Top 5 Record Lows — September 26

# Temp Date
🥶 31°F September 26, 1912
2 34°F September 26, 1913
3 37°F September 26, 1915
4 40°F September 26, 1970
5 40°F September 26, 1916
About this data — Records are sourced from the NOAA Threadex dataset via RCC ACIS, a quality-controlled record for long-term climate stations. Threadex adjusts for station relocations and observation-time changes, making records comparable across all years since 1891–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — Albuquerque

threshold: 96°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
5.2
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
100°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
37
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
5
Heat waves 2026
so far

Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1892–2026
100
2026 so far
59
Avg/year 1970–2025
73
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
92
Most in a year (1983)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only

Longest Heat Waves — Albuquerque

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Jun 13, 1974 – Jul 4, 1974 22 105°F (Jun 28) 100°F 68°F
2 Jul 3, 2023 – Jul 22, 2023 20 104°F (Jul 17) 100°F 72°F
3 Jul 1, 2003 – Jul 16, 2003 16 104°F (Jul 14) 99°F 72°F
4 Jun 25, 1973 – Jul 8, 1973 14 102°F (Jul 2) 100°F 68°F
5 Jul 5, 2016 – Jul 18, 2016 14 100°F (Jul 10) 98°F 68°F
6 Jun 23, 1994 – Jul 4, 1994 12 107°F (Jun 26) 102°F 71°F
7 Jul 1, 1951 – Jul 12, 1951 12 102°F (Jul 9) 99°F 70°F
8 Jun 10, 2021 – Jun 20, 2021 11 103°F (Jun 14) 98°F 70°F
9 Jun 22, 2012 – Jul 2, 2012 11 101°F (Jun 30) 98°F 71°F
10 Jun 22, 1980 – Jul 1, 1980 10 105°F (Jun 29) 102°F 64°F

Heat Waves Per Year

Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

Nights where the overnight low exceeded the 1991–2020 normal low

71
2026 total
above-normal nights
33.5
Avg / summer
1970–2020
66
Most in a summer
2011

Above-Normal Summer Nights Per Year

Average June–August Low by Decade

Overnight lows · complete decades only

Precipitation

Annual totals and trend across the full period of record · see this year's standing →

Monthly Precipitation — Last 24 Months

Blue = actual · dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1891–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)
Since 1891, annual totals have trended +0.08" per decade, about +1.0" across the record.

Heavy Rain Days Per Year (≥ 1.0")

Compare year-to-year changes in days with heavy rainfall (≥ 1.0")

This Year — 2026

How Albuquerque is tracking against normal, year to date

Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Above normal Below normal

211 of 267 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.

Precipitation, Year to Date

7.10"
2026 YTD
Normal: 6.69"
+0.41"
3.24"
September so far
September normal: 1.15"
+2.09"
0
2026 heavy rain days
Days with ≥ 1.0"

Accumulation vs. Normal

Running total since Jan 1 against the normal pace for the same date · Albuquerque is 0.41" ahead of the normal pace

Period Review — Aug 26 – Sep 25, 2026

Any window, evaluated against every other year on record — 31 days

Quick picks: Last 7 days Last 30 days Last 90 days This month
Seasons: Spring (Mar–May) Summer (Jun–Aug) Fall (Sep–Nov)
75.7°F
Average temperature
2nd-warmest of 135
+3.7°
vs. average
Normal: 72.1°F (1991–2020)

Average Temperature by Year — Aug 26 – Sep 25

1892–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.33° per decade (warming since 1892)

Precipitation by Year — Aug 26 – Sep 25

1892–2025 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.02" per decade (wetter since 1892)

Warmest Aug 26 – Sep 25 on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 1983 75.9°F
2 2026 75.7°F
3 2021 75.6°F
4 1998 75.5°F
5 2019 75.4°F
6 1953 74.6°F
7 1945 74.6°F
8 1954 74.5°F
9 1956 74.5°F
10 2022 74.5°F

Coolest Aug 26 – Sep 25 on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 1912 64.5°F
2 1913 65.1°F
3 1894 65.4°F
4 1907 65.7°F
5 2006 66.2°F
6 1923 66.6°F
7 1916 66.8°F
8 1893 66.9°F
9 1915 66.9°F
10 1961 67.0°F
About this data. Pick any start and end date and this becomes the same kind of review as the Month and Fall tabs, just for exactly the window you asked for — the generalized version of the same engine, evaluated across every year on record. Average temperature is the mean of each day's (high + low) / 2; precipitation is the sum of daily totals. A year missing more than about a fifth of the window's days is excluded from the temperature ranking; any missing day excludes a year from the precipitation ranking, since an unreported day is unreported rain. Ranges that cross from December into January aren't supported yet. Normals are the 1991–2020 mean for the same window.
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