Conchas Dam weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Conchas Dam, New Mexico: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Conchas Dam, 6 km from Conchas Dam; records cover 1936–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 15.2 in387 mm
- Snow a year
- 8 in21 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 7
- First fall freeze
- Oct 29
- Heating degree days
- 3,641
- Cooling degree days
- 1,763
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 12°−11° (heating, 99%) and 103°39° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Conchas Dam in January
Highs average 53°12° and lows 26°−4°, with 0.38 in9.7 mm of precipitation and 2.2 in5.6 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 82°28° (1986)
- Record low
- −20°−29° (1963)
- Heating degree days
- 803
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Conchas Dam in February
Highs average 57°14° and lows 29°−2°, with 0.28 in7.1 mm of precipitation and 1.1 in2.8 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 84°29° (1987)
- Record low
- −12°−24° (1951)
- Heating degree days
- 612
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Conchas Dam in March
Highs average 65°18° and lows 36°2°, with 0.67 in17 mm of precipitation and 1 in2.5 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 91°33° (1988)
- Record low
- 1°−17° (1948)
- Heating degree days
- 447
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Conchas Dam in April
Highs average 72°22° and lows 45°7°, with 0.94 in24 mm of precipitation and 0.2 in0.5 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 97°36° (1989)
- Record low
- 16°−9° (1945)
- Heating degree days
- 221
- Cooling degree days
- 23
Conchas Dam in May
Highs average 81°27° and lows 54°12°, with 1.4 in37 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 106°41° (1998)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (1954)
- Heating degree days
- 62
- Cooling degree days
- 149
Conchas Dam in June
Highs average 92°33° and lows 64°18°, with 1.9 in48 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 114°46° (1998)
- Record low
- 41°5° (1983)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 384
Conchas Dam in July
Highs average 94°35° and lows 68°20°, with 2.7 in68 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 109°43° (2023)
- Record low
- 51°11° (1992)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 501
Conchas Dam in August
Highs average 92°33° and lows 66°19°, with 2.4 in60 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 107°42° (1994)
- Record low
- 46°8° (1973)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 434
Conchas Dam in September
Highs average 85°29° and lows 59°15°, with 2.1 in54 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 104°40° (2011)
- Record low
- 35°2° (1971)
- Heating degree days
- 20
- Cooling degree days
- 230
Conchas Dam in OctoberThis month
Highs average 74°23° and lows 46°8°, with 1.3 in33 mm of precipitation and 0.7 in1.8 cm of snow in a typical October.
- Record high
- 97°36° (2000)
- Record low
- 16°−9° (1991)
- Heating degree days
- 187
- Cooling degree days
- 38
Conchas Dam in November
Highs average 62°17° and lows 35°2°, with 0.56 in14 mm of precipitation and 0.9 in2.3 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 87°31° (1987)
- Record low
- 2°−17° (1976)
- Heating degree days
- 498
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Conchas Dam in December
Highs average 52°11° and lows 27°−3°, with 0.59 in15 mm of precipitation and 2.3 in5.8 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 78°26° (1955)
- Record low
- −10°−23° (1990)
- Heating degree days
- 790
- Cooling degree days
- 0