Is this weather normal in Otero County?

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

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Otero County just had its warmest September ever recorded, +6° against the usual. 11 of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual there.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 68°, lows near 39°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +3.5°OctNov: +4.2°NovDec: +7.6°DecJan 2026: 0.0°JanFeb: +5.6°FebMar: +9.0°MarApr: +2.6°AprMay: +0.5°MayJun: +3.1°JunJul: +2.7°JulAug: +4.8°AugSep: +5.8°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: -0.0 inNovDec: -0.7 inDecJan 2026: +1.3 inJanFeb: -0.4 inFebMar: -0.5 inMarApr: 0.0 inAprMay: +0.3 inMayJun: +0.2 inJunJul: -1.1 inJulAug: -0.8 inAugSep: +2.8 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 Otero County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January54° / 27°0.6 in45.2° 191131.5° 1949
February59° / 30°0.5 in50.4° 195734.6° 1964
March66° / 36°0.5 in59.6° 202642.2° 1915
April73° / 42°0.4 in62.3° 200249.6° 1983
May82° / 50°0.6 in70.7° 199658.6° 1917
June90° / 59°1.1 in78.3° 199068.0° 1903
July89° / 63°2.6 in81.6° 202370.7° 1902
August88° / 62°2.4 in79.4° 202669.9° 1920
September82° / 55°1.9 in74.6° 202662.3° 1913
October74° / 45°1.2 in64.8° 202452.4° 1976
November62° / 34°0.6 in53.5° 201740.0° 1929
December54° / 27°0.8 in48.0° 202531.7° 1905

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

Towns in Otero County

Crime Radar: Alamogordo, Tularosa

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