Clayton, NM: 2026

9 October 2026: 2026 so far averaged 62.8°F in Clayton, NM (1 day missing), the warmest 1 January to 9 October on record, in 110 years since 1897 (1899 excluded: 38 of 282 days missing; 1900 excluded: 282 of 282 days missing; 1901 excluded: 282 of 282 days missing; 17 more years excluded for missing days); provisional.

2026 so far, to 9 October 2026

Mean temperature: 62.8°F; Warmest on record; Warmest of 110, provisional
Precipitation: 14.01 in; Wettest since 2025; 46th wettest of 113

The mean temperature of every 1 January to 9 October in Clayton, NM since 1897: 62.8°F in 2026, the highest of them all.

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 January to 9 October in Clayton, NM from 1896 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	62.8	1	77.7	1	47.8	1	14.01	46	1
2025	57.8	36	71.7	46	43.9	28	17.65	22	0
2024	59.3	8	73.3	15	45.4	5	10.53	83	0
2023	58.1	29	72	40	44.2	19	15.38	37	0
2022	58.3	21	72.9	21	43.6	35	9.94	99	0
2021	57.4	47	71.2	59	43.5	36	10.31	87	0
2020	58.9	13	73.9	10	44	24	10.73	79	0
2019	57.8	36	72.5	29	43.1	48	12.63	61	0
2018	58.7	16	74.1	7	43.2	45	15.48	35	0
2017	58.6	17	72.9	21	44.3	16	20.33	8	0
2016	59.2	10	74	8	44.4	12	18.42	15	0
2015	59.1	12	72.2	35	46	3	27.78	2	0
2014	58.6	17	72.8	24	44.4	12	12.05	68	1
2013	58.3	21	72.3	33	44.2	19	12.67	60	0
2012	61	2	75.5	2	46.5	2	5.41	112	0
2011	59.9	4	75.3	5	44.4	12	7.35	108	0
2010	59.7	5	73.4	12	46	3	18.28	17	0
2009	59.3	8	74	8	44.6	9	9.96	97	0
2008	58	31	72.7	25	43.4	39	11.15	75	0
2007	57.8	36	71.7	46	43.9	28	11.86	71	0
2006	59.2	10	73.9	10	44.6	9	12.16	67	0
2005	57.6	42	70.9	62	44.4	12	14.19	44	0
2004	56.9	57	70.3	77	43.5	36	20.51	7	0
2003	58.2	25	72	40	44.3	16	10.07	93	1
2002	58.6	17	73	19	44.3	16	9.76	102	0
2001	57.6	42	71.3	56	44	24	10.94	77	0
2000	59.7	5	74.2	6	45.3	6	10.50	84	0
1999	57.2	51	70.9	62	43.4	39	19.68	9	1
1998	58	31	72	40	44	24	12.53	64	0
1997	56.2	70	69.3	96	43	49	16.04	30	0
1996									152
1992	57.3	49	70.9	62	43.8	31	15.33	38	0
1991	57.2	51	70.7	70	43.5	36	16.68	27	1
1990	56.9	57	70.6	72	43.2	45	13.65	54	0
1989	56.6	63	70.9	62	42.4	67	17.76	21	0
1988	55.6	81	69.6	85	41.6	76	15.49	34	0
1987	56.4	67	69.6	85	43.2	45	13.56	55	0
1986	58.3	21	72.3	33	44.2	19	18.78	13	0
1985							10.89	78	30
1984	55.4	86	69.2	98	41.6	76	17.94	19	0
1983	56.1	71	69.6	85	42.5	62	10.27	89	1
1982	55.9	75	69.5	93	42	72	17.53	23	1
1981	58.2	25	71.5	50	44.9	8	16.72	26	0
1980	56.8	61	70.8	67	42.9	54	11.83	72	0
1979	54.6	107	68	107	41.3	84	13.83	50	1
1978	55.7	78	69.1	99	42.3	68	10.65	81	0
1977	57.6	42	71.5	50	43.7	33	9.95	98	0
1976	56.5	66	70.4	75	42.5	62	12.70	59	0
1975	54.8	106	68.7	104	40.9	92	12.22	66	0
1974	56.9	57	71.4	53	42.3	68	10.01	95	2
1973	54.6	107	67.8	108	41.3	84	11.88	70	0
1972	57.2	51	71.8	44	42.5	62	17.38	24	1
1971	55	102	69.5	93	40.6	99	13.89	49	0
1970	55.4	86	69.9	80	40.9	92	10.03	94	0
1969	56.3	69	69.6	85	43	49	22.27	4	0
1968	55.4	86	69.8	82	41	89	10.18	92	0
1967	56.6	63	71.3	56	41.9	73	13.22	56	0
1966	55.4	86	69.6	85	41.2	86	14.57	42	0
1965	55.2	97	68.8	102	41.5	81	16.75	25	0
1964	55.9	75	70.4	75	41.4	82	7.86	107	0
1963	57.7	39	72.6	28	42.8	58	12.58	63	0
1962	56.6	63	71.7	46	41.6	76	9.99	96	1
1961	55.3	93	69.7	84	40.9	92	12.05	68	1
1960	55.3	93	69.6	85	41	89	15.27	39	0
1959	55.3	93	69.9	80	40.7	97	12.75	58	1
1958	55.4	86	68.3	106	42.5	62	16.10	29	0
1957	55.6	81	69.6	85	41.7	75	13.90	48	0
1956	57.5	46	73.2	16	41.8	74	11.73	73	0
1955	55.6	81	70.2	78	41.1	87	12.59	62	0
1954	58.8	15	73.4	12	44.2	19	13.68	52	0
1953	57.9	35	72.7	25	43	49	8.11	106	0
1952	57	55	71.7	46	42.3	68	10.39	85	0
1951	55.3	93	70.1	79	40.5	100	13.92	47	0
1950	55.8	77	71.5	50	40.2	103	19.03	12	0
1949	55.2	97	68.8	102	41.6	76	18.74	14	2
1948	55.5	85	69.4	95	41.6	76	15.27	39	1
1947	55	102	68.9	100	41.1	87	15.82	31	15
1946	58.1	29	72.4	30	43.7	33	9.26	103	7
1945	55.7	78	70.8	67	40.7	97	12.85	57	1
1944	55.1	99	68.7	104	41.4	82	19.65	10	4
1943									35
1942	54.9	105	68.9	100	40.9	92	19.39	11	4
1941	55.1	99	66.9	110	43.4	39	35.17	1	1
1940	56.1	71	69.6	85	42.5	62	8.64	104	3
1939	56.9	57	70.9	62	42.9	54	10.64	82	3
1938	58	31	72.1	38	44	24	14.09	45	1
1937	56.7	62	70.6	72	42.8	58	10.98	76	2
1936	57.2	51	71.1	60	42.9	54	5.33	113	11
1935	57.7	39	70.8	67	44.5	11	8.17	105	9
1934	60.6	3	75.4	3	45.3	6	5.97	111	12
1933	58.9	13	73.2	16	44.2	19	6.50	110	22
1932	57.3	49	71.1	60	43	49	9.81	101	17
1931	58.3	21	71.9	43	43.9	28	10.29	88	20
1930							14.38	43	73
1929	53.8	110	70.7	70	36.9	110	11.62	74	2
1928	55.4	86	72.1	38	38.7	109	17.80	20	2
1927	56.1	71	72.2	35	40	106	13.76	51	7
1926	56	74	71.4	53	40.5	100	18.20	18	3
1925	58	31	72.9	21	43	49	14.88	41	3
1924	55	102	69.8	82	40.2	103	10.19	90	4
1923	56.4	67	70.5	74	42.2	71	16.52	28	5
1922	57.7	39	72.7	25	42.7	60	10.19	90	1
1921	58.2	25	72.4	30	43.8	31	21.09	5	14
1920	55.6	81	71.8	44	39.4	107	7.16	109	3
1919	55.1	99	69.3	96	40.8	96	23.66	3	4
1918	55.7	78	71.3	56	40.1	105	15.42	36	7
1917	55.4	86	71.4	53	39.3	108	12.30	65	10
1916	57	55	73	19	41	89	10.67	80	13
1915	53.9	109	67.5	109	40.3	102	20.83	6	3
1914	57.6	42	72.4	30	42.9	54	18.42	15	4
1913									68
1911							15.71	32	139
1910	59.4	7	75.4	3	43.4	39	9.88	100	3
1909	58.2	25	73.1	18	43.4	39	15.60	33	18
1899									38
1898	58.4	20	73.4	12	43.3	44	10.34	86	11
1897	57.4	47	72.2	35	42.7	60	13.67	53	0
1896									72

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2026	62.8
2012	61
1934	60.6
2011	59.9
2010	59.7
2000	59.7
1910	59.4
2024	59.3
2009	59.3
2016	59.2
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1929	53.8
1915	53.9
1979	54.6
1973	54.6
1975	54.8
1942	54.9
1971	55
1947	55
1924	55
1944	55.1
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1941	35.17
2015	27.78
1919	23.66
1969	22.27
1921	21.09
1915	20.83
2004	20.51
2017	20.33
1999	19.68
1944	19.65

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1936	5.33
2012	5.41
1934	5.97
1933	6.50
1920	7.16
2011	7.35
1964	7.86
1953	8.11
1935	8.17
1940	8.64

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 103°F; 27 July 2026
Coldest night: -3°F; 24 January 2026
Wettest day: 1.92 in; 30 September 2026

Month by month

Month	Mean temperature	Precipitation
January	36.9°F 32nd warmest of 111	0.77 in 12th wettest of 115
February	47.8°F Warmest of 113	a trace 3rd driest of 115
March	55.8°F Warmest of 110	a trace 4th driest of 116
April	56.7°F 8th warmest of 114	0.17 in 19th driest of 116
May	62.9°F 23rd warmest of 114	2.82 in 33rd wettest of 117
June	73.3°F 19th warmest of 116	1.30 in 49th driest of 118
July	79°F 3rd warmest of 115	0.74 in 10th driest of 116
August	79.3°F Warmest of 115	2.35 in 52nd wettest of 117
September	72.4°F 3rd warmest of 116	5.53 in 2nd wettest of 116
October so far	62.8°F 24th warmest of 109	0.33 in 37th wettest of 115

Hot days and freezes

Clayton, NM has had 84 days at 90°F or above in 2026 through 9 October (1 day missing), the most by that date since 2011, 2nd most of 110.
Clayton, NM has had 8 days at 100°F or above in 2026 through 9 October (1 day missing), the most by that date since 2016, tied 3rd most of 110 (with 1924).
Clayton, NM has had 49 freezing nights (a low of 32°F or below) in 2026 through 9 October, the most by that date since 2025, 110th most of 110.
The last freeze of spring 2026 in Clayton, NM came on Thursday 7 May 2026, the latest since 2008, tied 35th latest of 112 (with 1975 and 1968).

Daily records set

Date	Record	Value	Before	Check
27 July	Warmest day	103°F	99°F 2011, 1946, 1910	Provisional
26 July	Warmest day	102°F	101°F 2023, 2014	Provisional
29 March	Warmest day	83°F	81°F 2021, 2012, 1943	Provisional
26 March	Warmest day	94°F	82°F 2022	Provisional
25 March	Warmest day	90°F	85°F 2012	Provisional
24 March	Warmest day	86°F	83°F 2012	Provisional
21 March	Warmest day	91°F	82°F 2016	Provisional
20 March	Warmest day	87°F	84°F 1916	Provisional
24 February	Warmest day	81°F	75°F 2025	Provisional
24 January	Coldest night	-3°F	-1°F 1940	Provisional
1 January	Warmest day	72°F	70°F 1997	Provisional

Daily records set and not listed: 0

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2026 so far brought 14.01 in of precipitation in Clayton, NM, the wettest 1 January to 9 October since 2025, 46th wettest of 113.
The hottest day of 2026 so far in Clayton, NM: 103°F on Monday 27 July 2026.
The coldest night of 2026 so far in Clayton, NM: a low of -3°F on Saturday 24 January 2026.
The wettest day of 2026 so far in Clayton, NM: 1.92 in on Wednesday 30 September 2026.