Farmington Ag Sci Cnt, NM Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Temperature and precipitation from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →, plus PlainClimate's derived comfort score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Farmington Ag Sci Cnt's primary NOAA station, FARMINGTON AG SCI CNT.
The climate verdict for Farmington Ag Sci Cnt
Dryness leads the climate profile for Farmington Ag Sci Cnt, New Mexico, with 8.0 inches of precipitation a year. NOAA records an annual average of 53°F. At 44/100 (moderate) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 10% of scores.
- 53°F
- yearly average temperature, NOAA normal
- 44/100
- comfort score, above 10% of station-mapped location scores
- 8.0"
- annual precipitation · 9" snow
- 169 days
- frost-free growing season
Farmington Ag Sci Cnt: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00293142 · Farmington Ag Sci Cnt, NM 53°F mean · 8.0" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-ARID · SWING-WIDE · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 53°F
- RANK-MID #3,568
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hightstown
- PRCP-ARID 8.0"
- SWING-WIDE 45°F
- COMF-LOW 44/100
- LOAD-HEAT 5,321 HDD
- STN-1 USC00293142
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Hightstown, NJ (+ 0 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every NM station list.
- Farmington Ag S… (this station) 53°F
- Cold Cambridge, OH 53°F
- Hot Chambersburg, PA 53°F
- Near Hightstown, NJ 53°F
- Near Coatesville, PA 53°F
Climate Living Index · Farmington Ag Sci Cnt
Farmington Ag Sci Cnt: 40/100 · grade D
Farmington Ag Sci Cnt publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Farmington Ag Sci Cnt, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 44/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Snowfall burden | 8.6 inches/year | 65/100 · C |
| Annual temperature balance | 52.8°F · 14.7° from 67.5°F | 52/100 · D |
| Frost-free season | 169 days/year | 41/100 · D |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 163 calendar days | 37/100 · F |
| Precipitation balance | 8.0 in · 27.1 from 35 in | 7/100 · F |
Farmington Ag Sci Cnt · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Farmington Ag Sci Cnt's normals sit in a dry climate class: BSk
Precipitation is low relative to temperature but above true desert thresholds: cold semi-arid steppe (BSk). Class BSk is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: dry (arid or semi-arid), specifically cold semi-arid steppe.
- Köppen code
- BSk
- Group
- Dry (arid or semi-arid)
- Warmest month
- 75.8°F
- Coldest month
- 30.6°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Farmington Ag Sci Cnt sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Farmington Ag Sci Cnt's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 52nd percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 97%
- Farmington Ag Sci Cnt's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 60th percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Farmington Ag Sci Cnt compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Farmington Ag Sci Cnt's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
44 10th percentile score exceeds 10% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). This entry sits in this band.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Above this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Above this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Farmington Ag Sci Cnt's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 34 complete annual observations from 1979 to 2024, FARMINGTON AG SCI CNT warmed at a fitted rate of 0.49°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Farmington Ag Sci Cnt primary station fitted change +0.50 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41°F (5°C) | 20°F (-7°C) | 31°F (-1°C) | 0.5" | 2.2" | 30.0 | 0.0 |
| February | 48°F (9°C) | 25°F (-4°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 0.5" | 2.0" | 24.4 | 0.0 |
| March | 58°F (14°C) | 31°F (-1°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 0.6" | 0.9" | 18.8 | 0.0 |
| April | 65°F (19°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 51°F (11°C) | 0.6" | 0.3" | 9.0 | 0.0 |
| May | 75°F (24°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 60°F (16°C) | 0.6" | 0.0" | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| June | 86°F (30°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 71°F (21°C) | 0.3" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 12.7 |
| July | 90°F (32°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 76°F (24°C) | 0.8" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 21.3 |
| August | 87°F (31°C) | 60°F (15°C) | 74°F (23°C) | 1.0" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 12.8 |
| September | 80°F (27°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 66°F (19°C) | 1.1" | 0.0" | 0.3 | 2.1 |
| October | 68°F (20°C) | 40°F (5°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 0.8" | 0.5" | 5.8 | 0.0 |
| November | 53°F (12°C) | 29°F (-2°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 0.6" | 0.7" | 20.9 | 0.0 |
| December | 42°F (5°C) | 21°F (-6°C) | 31°F (0°C) | 0.6" | 2.0" | 29.3 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Farmington Ag Sci Cnt works both ends of the calendar. Normal highs climb to 91°F by July 9 and hold at or above 90°F on 24 dates, then normal lows drop to freezing or below on 139 dates, bottoming at 19°F around January 1.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from July 1 through July 24, covering 24 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs May 3 to October 10.
This counts calendar dates whose 1991–2020 normal high reaches 90°F. It is a smaller number than the 90°F+ day counts in the monthly table above, which measure how often the threshold was actually crossed in a typical year. A date can average 88°F and still exceed 90°F in half of all years.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into March 24, then returns to freezing around November 7, covering 139 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is August 1, when 25% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is June 9 at 10%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 61 wet dates a year.
The widest day
June 12 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 32°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Farmington Ag Sci Cnt.
Where Farmington Ag Sci Cnt Stands Nationally
Aridity defines the water calendar: about 8 inches in a normal year lands this among the driest tenth of ranked stations.
Farmington Ag Sci Cnt earns one nationally notable standing (outer quintile) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations, middle-of-the-pack metrics stay silent here.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
Snow: 2.2"
5.3 days with precipitation
Snow: 2.0"
5.1 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.9"
4.7 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.3"
4.4 days with precipitation
4.1 days with precipitation
2.5 days with precipitation
6.9 days with precipitation
7.1 days with precipitation
5.8 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.5"
5.6 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.7"
4.6 days with precipitation
Snow: 2.0"
5.4 days with precipitation
Farmington Ag Sci Cnt spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 25% of the annual total and December through February 20%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Farmington Ag Sci Cnt has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a wide 45.2°F gap between its warmest and coldest month.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: September averages 1.1" and June 0.3". The three wettest months together take 37% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
Farmington Ag Sci Cnt is dry, and what does fall arrives gently
Only about 62 days a year record measurable precipitation here, 17% of the calendar, and they carry 7.9" between them. At roughly 0.13 inches on an average wet day, this is not the damp drizzle of a marine climate; it is an arid record in which precipitation is both uncommon and light when it appears.
The wettest month by count is August at about 7 wet days; the driest is June at about 3.
A low per-event average in a dry record is a statement about typical days only. Arid regions can still take a large share of a year's total from a single convective storm, which a normal cannot show.
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, not the extremes within it.
Snow reaches Farmington Ag Sci Cnt, but rarely amounts to much
The normals record 8.6 inches of snow a year here, most likely in January. That is a real but marginal amount: enough that snow is part of the local record, not enough to define the winter.
A figure in this range usually reflects a handful of events that melt quickly rather than a season of accumulation; about 9 days a year record any measurable snow at all.
NOAA 1991-2020 normals. An average across thirty years can smooth away a single heavy winter, so a small annual figure does not mean a significant snowfall is impossible.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 15
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 29
50% probability date
Growing Season
169 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
5,321
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
911
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside NM closest to Farmington Ag Sci Cnt on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (53°F here).
- Alderson, WV 53°F · 0.0°F off
- Anacortes, WA 53°F · 0.0°F off
- Bentley, IL 53°F · 0.0°F off
- Biglerville, PA 53°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (8.0" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Arizona City, AZ 8.0" · 0.0" off
- Casa Grande, AZ 7.9" · 0.0" off
- Shoshoni, WY 8.0" · 0.0" off
- Castle Dale, UT 8.0" · 0.1" off
Scarce-water calendar
Where Farmington Ag Sci Cnt's limited precipitation lands
heating led · dry · mid swing
Farmington Ag Sci Cnt's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 5,321 annual heating degree days against 911 for cooling. Its 45.2°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Farmington Ag Sci Cnt's frost-free season lasts about 169 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Farmington Ag Sci Cnt's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 45.2°F. The annual average is 53°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Farmington Ag Sci Cnt's cold-season load does not imply a wet climate. Annual precipitation is 8.0 inches, which places the station in PlainClimate's dry range. Annual snowfall totals 8.6 inches. The snowfall and rainfall fields should be read separately rather than inferred from temperature.
Farmington Ag Sci Cnt wettest normal
September
September concentrates the scarce annual total (8.0 inches).
Farmington Ag Sci Cnt driest normal
June
June is typically driest; arid stations are defined by when water is absent, not by a four-season grid.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Farmington Ag Sci Cnt's primary station: FARMINGTON AG SCI CNT (USC00293142). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Farmington Ag Sci Cnt; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Farmington Ag Sci Cnt comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.