SE NM Snowfall Records & Averages.

Long Shadows Of Winter-Jaycee Park In Artesia Friday.

SE NM Snow Cover Fri Dec 9, 2011.

Our first snowfall of the season has all but melted across most of SE NM. A few patches of the white stuff remain in some of the northern shaded areas. Snowfall across southeastern New Mexico is not something that we get to see a lot of. Listed below  are some of the local long-term seasonal averages and records.

Seasonal Averages.

(Oct-Apr)

Roswell ThreadEx

(1893-2010)

Oct .2"

Nov 1.3"

Dec 3.1"

Jan 2.7"

Feb 2.3"

Mar 1.2"

Apr .3"

Season Total 11.1"

Greatest 24 Hour Snowfall 11.5" Feb 5, 1988

Greatest 2 Day Snowfall 16.9" (Ending) Feb 5, 1988

Dec 20-25, 1997 21.0" Of Snowfall Was Recorded

Hope Climate

(1905-2010)

Oct .3"

Nov 1.5"

Dec 2.9"

Jan 2.1"

Feb 1.5"

Mar .4"

Apr 1.0"

Season Total 9.7"

Greatest 24 Hour Snowfall 18.0" Dec 1, 1931

Greatest 2 Day Snowfall 22.5" Dec 2, 1931

Greatest 3 Day Snowfall 25.0" Dec 2, 1931

Dec 20-24, 1997 26.5" Of Snowfall Was Recorded

Artesia Climate

(1905-2010)

Oct 0"

Nov 1.0"

Dec 1.9"

Jan 1.6"

Feb 1.1"

Mar .5"

Apr .3"

Season Total 6.4"

Greatest 24 Hour Snowfall 14.0" Dec 1, 1931

Greatest 2 Day Snowfall 19.0" Dec 11, 1923

Carlsbad Climate

(1900-2010)

Oct 0"

Nov .6"

Dec 1.0"

Jan 1.0"

Feb 1.0"

Mar .3"

Apr .2"

Season Total 4.1"

Greatest 24 Hour Snowfall 10.0" Dec 11, 1923

Greatest 2 Day Snowfall 11.5" (Ending) Dec 11, 1923

Carlsbad Airport

(1931 - 2010)

Oct 0"

Nov .7"

Dec 1.8"

Jan 1.4"

Feb 1.6"

Mar .6"

Apr .3"

Season Total 6.4"

Greatest 24 Hour Snowfall 15.0" Nov 30, 1931

Greatest 2 Day Snowfall 19.1" Dec 1, 1931

Greatest 3 Day Snowfall 25.1" Dec 2, 1931

Hobbs Climate

(1912-2010)

Oct .1"

Nov .6"

Dec 1.0"

Jan 1.3"

Feb 1.2"

Mar .5"

Apr .2"

Season Total 4.9"

Greatest 24 Hour Snowfall 10.0" Nov 25, 1980 & Mar 15, 1969

Tatum Climate

(1919-2010)

Oct 0"

Nov .6"

Dec 1.2"

Jan 1.2"

Feb 1.8"

Mar .9"

Apr .4"

Season Total 6.1"

Greatest 24 Hour Snowfall 14.0" Feb 5, 1988

Snowfall Averages & Records Are Courtesy Of-

NCDC NM Climate

NCDC Snowfall Data

Midland NWS Climate Page

Albuquerque NWS Climate Page

Western Region Climate Center

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