Is this weather normal in Colfax County?

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

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Colfax County just had its 3rd-warmest September in 132 years, +4° against the usual. 5.4 inches fell in September, the 2nd-most for a September there in 132 years.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 58°, lows near 28°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +2.9°OctNov: +5.0°NovDec: +8.6°DecJan 2026: -0.1°JanFeb: +7.1°FebMar: +9.8°MarApr: +3.2°AprMay: -0.2°MayJun: +2.5°JunJul: +2.8°JulAug: +4.3°AugSep: +3.5°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: -0.2 inOctNov: -0.0 inNovDec: -0.4 inDecJan 2026: -0.2 inJanFeb: -0.2 inFebMar: -1.0 inMarApr: -0.6 inAprMay: +0.1 inMayJun: -0.4 inJunJul: -0.4 inJulAug: -1.2 inAugSep: +3.6 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 Colfax County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January45° / 16°0.6 in35.5° 200320.9° 1979
February47° / 18°0.5 in39.6° 202621.3° 1903
March54° / 24°1.0 in49.0° 202627.8° 1948
April61° / 30°1.2 in51.0° 194636.4° 1973
May70° / 39°1.6 in59.9° 199646.4° 1917
June80° / 47°1.7 in67.4° 201256.4° 1903
July82° / 52°3.2 in70.8° 200362.6° 1906
August80° / 51°3.0 in69.8° 202661.8° 1967
September74° / 44°1.8 in63.0° 201554.2° 1912
October64° / 33°1.2 in54.4° 195042.9° 1923
November53° / 23°0.7 in44.6° 201727.8° 1972
December44° / 16°0.7 in38.8° 202518.8° 1909

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

Towns in Colfax County

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