Top Ten Lowest Maximum Temperatures

ARTESIA 6S (290600)
Extremes
Lowest Daily Maximum Temperature (degrees F)
Days: 1/1 - 12/31
Length of period: 1 day
Years: 1905-2011

Rank Value Ending Date
1       9 1/13/1963
2      11 2/9/1933
3      12 1/11/1962
4      13 2/3/2011
5      15 2/4/2011
6      16 2/7/1989
7      17 12/25/1983, 12/9/1978
9      18 2/1/1985, 1/28/1948

*Note: Artesia's Lowest Daily Maximum Temperature occurred
On Feb 8, 1933 when the high of only 7F was recorded.

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CARLSBAD (291469)
Extremes
Lowest Daily Maximum Temperature (degrees F)
Days: 1/1 - 12/31
Length of period: 1 day
Years: 1900-2011

Rank Value Ending Date
1      12 2/3/2011, 1/13/1963
3      16 2/4/2011
4      18 1/11/1962
5      19 1/14/1997, 2/7/1989, 1/10/1977, 1/30/1949
9      20 2/2/2011, 2/2/1951
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CARLSBAD CAVERN CITY AP (291475)
Extremes
Lowest Daily Maximum Temperature (degrees F)
Days: 1/1 - 12/31
Length of period: 1 day
Years: 1930-2011

Rank Value Ending Date
1      10 1/12/1963
2      11 2/2/2011
3      14 2/3/2011, 1/10/1962
5      15 2/1/1985
6      17 12/25/1983, 1/4/1972, 1/11/1962, 1/29/1949
10      18 2/2/1956
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HOBBS (294026)
Extremes
Lowest Daily Maximum Temperature (degrees F)
Days: 1/1 - 12/31
Length of period: 1 day
Years: 1913-2011

Rank Value Ending Date
1      11 2/2/2011
2      12 1/12/1963
3      13 2/1/1985, 12/25/1983, 1/10/1962
6      14 1/11/1918
7      15 2/4/2011, 2/3/2011, 2/11/1948
10      17 12/22/1989
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TATUM (298713)
Extremes
Lowest Daily Maximum Temperature (degrees F)
Days: 1/1 - 12/31
Length of period: 1 day
Years: 1919-2011

Rank Value Ending Date
1       6 1/12/1963
2       7 2/1/1985, 1/10/1962
4       8 2/3/2011
5      11 12/25/1983
6      12 12/24/1983
7      13 2/2/2011, 12/22/1989, 12/29/1983
10      14 2/4/2011
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Roswell Area (ThreadEx Station)
Extremes
Lowest Daily Maximum Temperature (degrees F)
Days: 1/1 - 12/31
Length of period: 1 day
Years: 1893-2011

Rank Value Ending Date
1       5 1/12/1963
2      10 2/2/2011, 1/11/1962, 2/8/1933
5      11 1/10/1962
6      12 12/24/1983, 2/8/1929, 2/13/1905
9      13 2/12/1905
10      14 1/22/1966
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Last value also occurred in one or more previous years.

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