Clayton, NM

New Mexico · Records since 1896–2026

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Records for September 7

🔥 Record High

98°F

September 7, 2023

+15° from 83° normal

❄ Record Low

40°F

September 7, 1918

-16° from 56° normal
🌞 Normal high: 83°F 🌑 Normal low: 56°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Clayton

🔥
105°F
Hottest Day Ever
Jul 30, 1934
❄
-21°F
Coldest Day Ever
Jan 4, 1959
🌧
6.20"
Wettest Day Ever
Apr 30, 1914
☃
18.5"
Most Snow in One Day
Dec 29, 2006

Top 10 Record Highs — September 7

# Temp Date
🏆 98°F September 7, 2023
2 95°F September 7, 2021
3 95°F September 7, 2020
4 94°F September 7, 2022
5 93°F September 7, 2015
6 93°F September 7, 2013
7 93°F September 7, 1939
8 93°F September 7, 1924
9 92°F September 7, 1999
10 92°F September 7, 1971

Top 5 Record Lows — September 7

# Temp Date
🥶 40°F September 7, 1918
2 41°F September 7, 1929
3 45°F September 7, 2001
4 45°F September 7, 1986
5 45°F September 7, 1957
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 1896–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — Clayton

threshold: 95°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
4.3
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
99°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
3
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
5
Heat waves 2026
so far

2026 Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Year to date
Above normal Below normal

183 of 248 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.

Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1896–2026
78
2026 so far
41
Avg/year 1970–2025
52
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
86
Most in a year (2011)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only

Longest Heat Waves — Clayton

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Aug 4, 2007 – Aug 15, 2007 12 99°F (Aug 6) 97°F 65°F
2 Jul 23, 2023 – Aug 2, 2023 11 101°F (Jul 24) 98°F 66°F
3 Jun 22, 2012 – Jul 1, 2012 10 103°F (Jun 27) 100°F 66°F
4 Aug 5, 2026 – Aug 14, 2026 10 100°F (Aug 7) 98°F 64°F
5 Jul 22, 2026 – Jul 30, 2026 9 103°F (Jul 27) 99°F 68°F
6 Jun 23, 1990 – Jul 1, 1990 9 102°F (Jun 24) 99°F 65°F
7 Jul 16, 2016 – Jul 24, 2016 9 102°F (Jul 17) 99°F 65°F
8 Jul 7, 2009 – Jul 14, 2009 8 103°F (Jul 9) 100°F 64°F
9 Aug 13, 1911 – Aug 20, 1911 8 100°F (Aug 14) 97°F 62°F
10 Jul 16, 2010 – Jul 23, 2010 8 100°F (Jul 19) 98°F 67°F

Heat Waves Per Year

Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

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

73
2026 total
above-normal nights
45.0
Avg / summer
1970–2020
80
Most in a summer
2010

Above-Normal Summer Nights Per Year

Average June–August Low by Decade

Overnight lows · complete decades only

Precipitation

Actual vs. 1991–2020 full-month and full-season normals

8.21"
2026 YTD
Normal: 12.75"
-4.54"
0.06"
September so far
September normal: 1.75"
-1.69"
1
2026 heavy rain days
Days with ≥ 1.0"

2026 Accumulation vs. Normal

Running total since Jan 1 against the normal pace for the same date · Clayton is 4.54" behind the normal pace

Monthly Precipitation — Last 24 Months

Blue = actual · dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1896–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)

Heavy Rain Days Per Year (≥ 1.0")

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

Month in Review — August 2026

79.3°F

Average temperature · August 2026

2nd-warmest month on record

1st-warmest August of 115 on record

+5.5° vs. 73.8° average (1991–2020)
80.5°F
Warmest month ever
July 2011
79.3°F
Warmest August ever
2026
25
Days ≥ 90°F
in August
103°F
Hottest of 2026
Jul 27

Longest 90°F Streak in August

11 consecutive days with highs of at least 90°F (Aug 5–15, 2026, peaking at 100°F)

Ties the longest August streak since 2020 (6 years). The August record is 21 days, set in 2007.

Average August Temperature by Year

1896–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.14° per decade (warming since 1896)

Precipitation — August 2026

Month total against the 1991–2020 average and every other August on record

2.35"
Total precipitation
August 2026
-0.57"
vs. average
Normal: 2.92" · 80% of normal
51st-wettest
August rank
of 115 on record
6.50"
Wettest August ever
2016 · driest 0.00" (1899)

August Precipitation by Year

1896–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.08" per decade (wetter since 1896)

Wettest Augusts on Record

# Year Total
1 2016 6.50"
2 1927 5.85"
3 1991 5.83"
4 1981 5.73"
5 1986 5.70"
6 1963 5.60"
7 1944 5.45"
8 1997 5.24"
9 1969 5.17"
10 2008 5.03"

Driest Augusts on Record

# Year Total
1 1899 0.00"
2 1936 0.18"
3 1983 0.28"
4 1937 0.30"
5 1896 0.45"
6 1938 0.50"
7 1922 0.53"
8 1962 0.54"
9 2007 0.57"
10 2020 0.63"

Warmest Augusts on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 2026 79.3°F
2 2011 79.2°F
3 2007 78.3°F
4 2010 77.9°F
5 1922 77.5°F
6 1937 77.5°F
7 2000 77.2°F
8 1936 76.7°F
9 2024 76.6°F
10 1983 76.5°F

Warmest Months on Record (Any Month)

# Month Avg Temp
1 July 2011 80.5°F
2 August 2026 79.3°F
3 August 2011 79.2°F
4 July 1934 79.2°F
5 July 2026 79.1°F
6 July 2016 79.0°F
7 July 2012 79.0°F
8 July 2001 78.9°F
9 July 2003 78.9°F
10 July 1980 78.8°F

Nearby Stations — August 2026

How the same month ranked at the closest reporting stations

Station Avg Temp August Rank
Clayton, NM 79.3°F 1st of 115
Borger, TX 87.7°F 1st of 78
Amarillo, TX 84.7°F 2nd of 134
Pueblo, CO 77.7°F 8th of 139
Alamosa, CO 67.5°F 1st of 96
About this data. Monthly averages are the mean of daily average temperatures, computed from NOAA Threadex records via RCC ACIS. Months missing more than three days of observations are excluded from the rankings, so the in-progress month never appears. Rankings cover 1,364 complete months on record. Precipitation totals sum the daily reports for the month, with trace amounts counted as zero. A month missing any day of precipitation data is left out entirely (an unreported day is unreported rain), so the precipitation ranking covers 115 complete Augusts. Normals are the 1991–2020 mean for the same calendar month. Trend lines are a least-squares fit across every year shown.

Fall in Review — Fall 2026

September 1 – November 30, 2026

Fall 2026 is still under way. Season totals and rankings appear once November closes; the markers below update as they happen.

Summer to Winter — 2026

Each turning point of the season against its 1991–2020 normal date, with the earliest and latest on record

Marker 2026 Normal vs. normal Earliest Latest Drift
Last 90°F day
The final day of summer heat
 Sep 6
so far
 Sep 21 Jul 14, 1972 Oct 29, 2003 +0.6 d/decade
Last 80°F day
The last genuinely warm afternoon
 Sep 6
so far
 Oct 27 Aug 31, 1899 Dec 23, 1896 +0.3 d/decade
First high below 50°F
The first afternoon that stays cold
 not yet Oct 21 Sep 10, 1898 Dec 3, 1921 -0.2 d/decade
First 32°F freeze
Growing season over
 not yet Oct 14 Sep 9, 2020 Nov 9, 1944 +0.3 d/decade
First 28°F hard freeze
Cold enough to end tender growth
 not yet Oct 26 Sep 27, 1927 Nov 22, 1965 +0.3 d/decade
First 20°F night
Winter cold arriving
 not yet Nov 14 Oct 11, 2019 Dec 10, 2024 +0.5 d/decade
First measurable snow
0.1" or more in a day
 not yet Nov 13 Sep 17, 1971 Dec 27, 1954 -0.1 d/decade

Drift is a least-squares fit across every year on record. Positive means the marker has been arriving later.

First Freeze by Year

The first 32°F night of each autumn since 1897 · trending +0.3 days later per decade

174
Normal length
1991–2020 average
203
Longest on record
2015
120
Shortest on record
1971

Growing Season Length by Year

Days between the last spring freeze and the first fall freeze · trending +1.6 days longer per decade

Fall Average Temperature by Year

1897–2024 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.12° per decade (warming since 1897)

Fall Precipitation by Year

1897–2025 · 2026 highlighted · trend -0.02" per decade (drier since 1897)

About this data. Fall is meteorological autumn, September 1 through November 30, the window NOAA uses for seasonal statistics. Seasonal temperature is the day-weighted mean of the three monthly means; precipitation is their sum, and a season missing any of the three months is left out of the rankings. Freeze, heat and snow markers come from daily NOAA Threadex observations via RCC ACIS: freezes and snow are the first occurrence on or after July 1, and the last 90°F and 80°F days are the final ones anywhere in the calendar year. Growing season counts the freeze-free days between the last spring 32°F and the first fall 32°F.
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