Is this weather normal in Chaves County?

New Mexico · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Chaves County just had its warmest September ever recorded, +8° against the usual. 11 of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual there.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 70°, lows near 38°

That is the 1991 to 2020 average for these dates in Chaves County. The Weather Service forecast fills in below.

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The last 12 months

Oct: +4.2°OctNov: +5.4°NovDec: +7.8°DecJan 2026: -1.6°JanFeb: +6.0°FebMar: +9.2°MarApr: +3.2°AprMay: +0.3°MayJun: +3.0°JunJul: +3.9°JulAug: +5.5°AugSep: +7.8°Sepwarmercooler

Each bar is a month's average temperature against the usual for that month (1991 to 2020). Ranks compare the same month in every year since 1895.

Every year since 1895

18952025

Rain and drought

Oct: -0.5 inOctNov: -0.2 inNovDec: -0.5 inDecJan 2026: +0.7 inJanFeb: -0.3 inFebMar: -0.6 inMarApr: -0.4 inAprMay: +0.6 inMayJun: +0.2 inJunJul: -1.2 inJulAug: -0.9 inAugSep: +3.2 inSepwetterdrier

Rain and melted snow against the usual for each month. The drought reading is NOAA's Palmer index for the county.

Month by month in Chaves County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January56° / 26°0.5 in46.4° 195329.6° 1949
February61° / 29°0.4 in51.0° 195732.6° 1905
March69° / 35°0.6 in60.9° 202640.9° 1915
April77° / 42°0.5 in63.7° 201152.2° 1983
May85° / 51°1.1 in74.7° 199660.2° 1917
June93° / 61°1.3 in81.7° 202467.6° 1903
July93° / 64°2.3 in84.5° 202372.5° 1902
August92° / 63°2.0 in82.9° 201172.0° 1920
September85° / 56°2.1 in78.2° 202663.0° 1974
October76° / 44°1.5 in66.7° 202452.4° 1976
November64° / 33°0.5 in53.8° 202539.9° 1929
December56° / 26°0.6 in50.0° 202132.6° 1905

Warmest and coldest are the month's whole-month average temperature, with the year it happened.

Towns in Chaves County

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