Is this weather normal in Union County?

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

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Union County just had its 2nd-warmest September in 132 years, +5° against the usual. 5.8 inches fell in September, the 2nd-most for a September there in 132 years.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 62°, lows near 32°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +2.9°OctNov: +4.5°NovDec: +8.2°DecJan 2026: +0.2°JanFeb: +8.0°FebMar: +9.2°MarApr: +3.4°AprMay: -0.4°MayJun: +1.2°JunJul: +2.6°JulAug: +4.6°AugSep: +4.7°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: -0.4 inOctNov: +0.1 inNovDec: -0.4 inDecJan 2026: 0.0 inJanFeb: -0.3 inFebMar: -0.8 inMarApr: -0.8 inAprMay: +0.4 inMayJun: -0.7 inJunJul: -1.7 inJulAug: -1.0 inAugSep: +4.1 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 Union County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January48° / 19°0.4 in39.3° 198622.3° 1979
February51° / 21°0.3 in44.1° 202623.7° 1899
March59° / 28°0.8 in52.7° 202631.4° 1969
April66° / 35°1.1 in56.7° 194643.1° 1973
May75° / 44°1.8 in65.4° 199651.3° 1917
June85° / 54°1.9 in74.1° 195361.6° 1903
July88° / 59°3.0 in78.0° 201168.5° 1906
August86° / 58°3.0 in76.2° 202667.2° 1915
September79° / 50°1.7 in69.8° 201958.9° 1912
October68° / 38°1.1 in59.4° 195046.8° 1923
November57° / 27°0.5 in48.3° 201731.8° 1972
December48° / 20°0.5 in41.8° 202523.2° 1983

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

Towns in Union County

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