Is this weather normal in Lincoln County?

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

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Lincoln County just had its warmest September ever recorded, +6° against the usual. Lincoln County is in extreme drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -4.3.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 66°, lows near 35°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +3.3°OctNov: +4.9°NovDec: +8.0°DecJan 2026: +0.2°JanFeb: +5.7°FebMar: +9.1°MarApr: +2.8°AprMay: +1.1°MayJun: +3.5°JunJul: +3.6°JulAug: +5.3°AugSep: +5.9°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: -0.5 inOctNov: +0.2 inNovDec: -0.7 inDecJan 2026: +0.7 inJanFeb: -0.4 inFebMar: -0.5 inMarApr: -0.3 inAprMay: +0.2 inMayJun: +0.2 inJunJul: -1.2 inJulAug: -0.7 inAugSep: +2.9 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 Lincoln County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January52° / 23°0.6 in42.2° 195327.6° 1949
February56° / 26°0.5 in46.8° 195729.8° 1964
March63° / 31°0.6 in56.2° 202637.8° 1915
April70° / 37°0.5 in58.8° 200246.4° 1973
May79° / 46°0.9 in68.2° 199654.7° 1917
June88° / 55°1.2 in75.6° 202463.5° 1903
July88° / 59°2.7 in78.7° 202368.2° 1905
August86° / 57°2.5 in76.9° 202666.9° 1906
September80° / 51°1.9 in71.5° 202659.2° 1913
October71° / 40°1.4 in61.6° 202449.2° 1976
November60° / 30°0.6 in50.9° 201736.8° 1929
December51° / 24°0.8 in45.5° 202528.8° 1905

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

Towns in Lincoln County

Crime Radar: Ruidoso, Ruidoso Downs

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