Is this weather normal in Sierra County?

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

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6.6 inches fell in September, the most for a September in Sierra County in 132 years. Sierra County just had its 3rd-warmest September in 132 years, +3° against the usual.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 68°, lows near 38°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +3.9°OctNov: +4.5°NovDec: +8.2°DecJan 2026: +2.5°JanFeb: +6.2°FebMar: +10.0°MarApr: +3.7°AprMay: +1.7°MayJun: +4.3°JunJul: +3.7°JulAug: +6.0°AugSep: +3.4°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: +0.3 inNovDec: -0.7 inDecJan 2026: +0.5 inJanFeb: -0.4 inFebMar: -0.3 inMarApr: -0.0 inAprMay: +0.1 inMayJun: -0.1 inJunJul: -0.9 inJulAug: -1.0 inAugSep: +4.8 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 Sierra County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January54° / 26°0.6 in44.6° 190932.0° 1949
February59° / 30°0.5 in50.5° 202533.9° 1964
March66° / 35°0.4 in60.2° 202642.6° 1962
April73° / 41°0.3 in62.3° 200249.5° 1983
May82° / 49°0.4 in70.3° 200058.2° 1917
June91° / 58°0.7 in79.2° 202669.5° 1965
July91° / 63°2.4 in82.8° 202371.5° 1914
August88° / 61°2.4 in80.8° 202669.6° 1895
September83° / 55°1.8 in72.8° 202363.1° 1913
October74° / 44°1.0 in63.9° 202452.7° 1976
November62° / 33°0.6 in55.6° 201740.7° 1948
December53° / 26°0.8 in47.9° 202531.9° 1909

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

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