Is this weather normal in Socorro County?

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

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Socorro County just had its warmest September ever recorded, +3° against the usual. 5.8 inches fell in September, the most for a September there in 132 years.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 65°, lows near 34°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +3.5°OctNov: +4.8°NovDec: +7.5°DecJan 2026: +1.9°JanFeb: +4.9°FebMar: +8.9°MarApr: +2.8°AprMay: +1.5°MayJun: +4.0°JunJul: +4.4°JulAug: +5.7°AugSep: +3.3°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: -0.3 inOctNov: +0.3 inNovDec: -0.7 inDecJan 2026: +0.4 inJanFeb: -0.2 inFebMar: -0.5 inMarApr: -0.2 inAprMay: +0.1 inMayJun: +0.2 inJunJul: -1.1 inJulAug: -0.7 inAugSep: +4.2 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 Socorro County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January50° / 22°0.5 in40.8° 200327.8° 1919
February55° / 26°0.4 in45.8° 195728.8° 1964
March63° / 31°0.5 in55.6° 202638.3° 1969
April70° / 37°0.4 in58.4° 200245.3° 1973
May79° / 45°0.6 in66.8° 199653.3° 1917
June89° / 54°0.6 in75.6° 202665.9° 1919
July89° / 60°2.4 in80.0° 202368.8° 1895
August86° / 58°2.3 in77.6° 202666.9° 1895
September81° / 51°1.6 in69.1° 199860.2° 1913
October71° / 40°1.0 in60.5° 202448.9° 1908
November59° / 29°0.6 in51.2° 201737.0° 1948
December50° / 22°0.8 in43.4° 202525.6° 1909

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

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