New Mexico · county areal climate 1951–2025

Union County, NM

A 15.8" / 52.9°F normal · 2025 ran 110% of normal precipitation.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 52% (4.25") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 2nd driest start of 76 years. Temperature +3.5°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

15.8in
annual precipitation · 52.9°F

2025 vs Normal

110%
17.4" · 53.0°F (+0.1 vs normal)

Wettest Year

26.8in
2015

Driest Year

9.5in
2012

Biggest Rain Day

2.91in
May 19 · 1955

Warmest Year

55.0°F
2012

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

33°
J
36°
F
43°
M
50°
A
60°
M
70°
J
74°
J
72°
A
65°
S
54°
O
42°
N
34°
D
—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025
Areal nClimGrid averages (NOAA/NCEI) over the whole area — an average across the region, not a single station. Separate from the station records.

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