Is this weather normal in Hidalgo County?

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

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Hidalgo County just had its 3rd-warmest September in 132 years, +3° against the usual. Every one of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual there.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 72°, lows near 40°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +3.4°OctNov: +4.3°NovDec: +7.8°DecJan 2026: +2.3°JanFeb: +6.0°FebMar: +9.8°MarApr: +3.5°AprMay: +1.5°MayJun: +3.7°JunJul: +2.4°JulAug: +4.9°AugSep: +2.7°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: +0.0 inOctNov: 0.0 inNovDec: -1.0 inDecJan 2026: +1.1 inJanFeb: -0.5 inFebMar: +0.3 inMarApr: -0.2 inAprMay: +0.3 inMayJun: -0.3 inJunJul: -0.5 inJulAug: -1.1 inAugSep: +2.6 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 Hidalgo County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January58° / 28°0.9 in47.2° 190932.8° 1949
February63° / 31°0.8 in52.7° 202637.2° 1939
March69° / 35°0.6 in62.2° 202645.2° 1952
April77° / 41°0.2 in63.6° 201851.1° 1912
May85° / 50°0.2 in71.8° 200060.8° 1917
June94° / 60°0.5 in80.9° 199070.6° 1965
July93° / 65°2.7 in83.9° 202374.6° 1914
August90° / 63°2.5 in82.5° 202071.7° 1968
September86° / 57°1.4 in75.3° 199766.3° 1912
October78° / 45°0.8 in67.4° 202455.6° 1970
November67° / 34°0.7 in58.2° 201743.2° 1948
December57° / 28°1.1 in50.2° 202534.9° 1911

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

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