Is this weather normal in Lea County?

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Lea County just had its warmest September ever recorded, +9° against the usual. Lea County is in severe drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -3.9.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 71°, lows near 40°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +5.1°OctNov: +5.6°NovDec: +7.2°DecJan 2026: -1.9°JanFeb: +6.3°FebMar: +9.2°MarApr: +4.6°AprMay: +0.6°MayJun: +3.4°JunJul: +2.3°JulAug: +5.6°AugSep: +8.7°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: -0.7 inOctNov: -0.4 inNovDec: -0.5 inDecJan 2026: +0.8 inJanFeb: -0.3 inFebMar: -0.7 inMarApr: -0.4 inAprMay: +0.3 inMayJun: +0.2 inJunJul: -0.7 inJulAug: -1.5 inAugSep: +2.0 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 Lea County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January57° / 27°0.5 in47.7° 195331.2° 1949
February61° / 30°0.5 in52.2° 202632.1° 1905
March70° / 37°0.7 in62.5° 202642.3° 1915
April78° / 44°0.6 in66.6° 201254.1° 1983
May86° / 54°1.5 in75.9° 199663.0° 1907
June94° / 63°1.6 in83.8° 201169.1° 1903
July94° / 66°2.1 in84.5° 201673.8° 1902
August93° / 65°2.1 in85.0° 201172.0° 1971
September86° / 58°2.4 in80.5° 202663.2° 1974
October77° / 47°1.2 in68.2° 202454.2° 1976
November65° / 35°0.6 in55.4° 202542.0° 1976
December57° / 28°0.6 in51.5° 202134.1° 1905

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

Towns in Lea County

Crime Radar: Hobbs, Lovington, Eunice

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