Is this weather normal in Eddy County?

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Eddy County just had its warmest September ever recorded, +8° against the usual. Eddy County is in severe drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -3.1.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 72°, lows near 42°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +4.5°OctNov: +5.8°NovDec: +7.3°DecJan 2026: -2.3°JanFeb: +5.8°FebMar: +9.0°MarApr: +2.8°AprMay: -0.1°MayJun: +2.1°JunJul: +2.4°JulAug: +4.8°AugSep: +7.9°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: -0.6 inOctNov: -0.3 inNovDec: -0.3 inDecJan 2026: +0.9 inJanFeb: -0.4 inFebMar: -0.5 inMarApr: -0.3 inAprMay: +0.5 inMayJun: +0.7 inJunJul: -0.3 inJulAug: -1.3 inAugSep: +1.2 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 Eddy County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January58° / 29°0.5 in49.3° 191132.0° 1949
February63° / 33°0.4 in53.7° 202636.4° 1905
March71° / 39°0.5 in63.7° 202644.0° 1915
April79° / 46°0.5 in67.2° 201255.3° 1973
May87° / 55°1.1 in77.3° 199663.6° 1907
June95° / 64°1.3 in83.9° 199070.8° 1903
July95° / 67°2.1 in85.8° 202374.3° 1902
August93° / 66°1.9 in85.6° 201173.1° 1971
September87° / 59°2.3 in80.7° 202664.4° 1974
October78° / 48°1.2 in69.1° 202454.8° 1976
November66° / 37°0.6 in57.1° 202542.2° 1976
December58° / 30°0.6 in53.4° 202135.2° 1905

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

Towns in Eddy County

Crime Radar: Carlsbad, Artesia

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