Ragland (3 mi SSW), New Mexico climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Ragland (3 mi SSW)'s normal year runs from 23°F January nights to 91°F July afternoons, with 16.7 inches of precipitation and 17 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 13.4°C, January lows of −5°C, July highs of 33°C, 424 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationRagland (3 mi SSW)
- Station IDUSC00297226
- Location34.78°N 103.75°W
- Elevation5,060 ft (1,542 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Ragland (3 mi SSW) is 69°F and the normal low 39°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 9%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Ragland (3 mi SSW).
- Jan 51° 23°
- Feb 56° 25°
- Mar 64° 31°
- Apr 72° 38°
- May 81° 48°
- Jun 90° 57°
- Jul 91° 61°
- Aug 88° 60°
- Sep 82° 53°
- Oct 71° 42°
- Nov 60° 31°
- Dec 51° 23°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Ragland (3 mi SSW) each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 91°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 23°F. The most precipitation falls in July (3.45 in), the least in February (0.42 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51°F | 23°F | 36.7°F | 0.55 | 3.3 | 2 | <1 | 28 | 10 h |
| February | 56°F | 25°F | 40.4°F | 0.42 | 2.9 | 2 | <1 | 23 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 64°F | 31°F | 47.6°F | 0.79 | 2.2 | 2 | <1 | 16 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 72°F | 38°F | 55.0°F | 0.83 | 1.4 | 3 | <1 | 7 | 13 h |
| May | 81°F | 48°F | 64.1°F | 1.58 | 0.0 | 4 | 5 | <1 | 14 h |
| June | 90°F | 57°F | 73.5°F | 1.82 | 0.0 | 5 | 17 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 91°F | 61°F | 76.1°F | 3.45 | 0.0 | 5 | 20 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 88°F | 60°F | 74.2°F | 2.89 | 0.0 | 7 | 15 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 82°F | 53°F | 67.6°F | 1.82 | 0.0 | 4 | 5 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 71°F | 42°F | 56.5°F | 1.32 | 0.7 | 3 | <1 | 3 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 60°F | 31°F | 45.2°F | 0.57 | 1.9 | 2 | <1 | 17 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 51°F | 23°F | 36.9°F | 0.66 | 4.6 | 3 | <1 | 28 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 71°F | 41°F | 56.2°F | 16.70 | 17.0 | 40 | 62 | 122 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10°C | −5°C | 2.6°C | 14 mm | 8 cm |
| February | 13°C | −4°C | 4.7°C | 11 mm | 7 cm |
| March | 18°C | 0°C | 8.7°C | 20 mm | 6 cm |
| April | 22°C | 3°C | 12.8°C | 21 mm | 4 cm |
| May | 27°C | 9°C | 17.8°C | 40 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 32°C | 14°C | 23.1°C | 46 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 33°C | 16°C | 24.5°C | 88 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 31°C | 16°C | 23.4°C | 73 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 28°C | 12°C | 19.8°C | 46 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 22°C | 5°C | 13.6°C | 34 mm | 2 cm |
| November | 15°C | −1°C | 7.3°C | 14 mm | 5 cm |
| December | 10°C | −5°C | 2.7°C | 17 mm | 12 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00297226; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
Which months are mildest at Ragland (3 mi SSW)?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, September and October. Of those, April has the fewest days with rain (3).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00297226.
When is the last frost at Ragland (3 mi SSW)?
In Ragland (3 mi SSW), the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 24 in half of years and after May 6 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 21 in half of years and before October 6 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- April 241 year in 10 after May 6; 9 in 10 after April 12
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 211 year in 10 before October 6; 9 in 10 before November 3
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 177 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 198 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 14 in half of springs and before October 31 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Ragland (3 mi SSW) in zone 7a in ZIP code 88427, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, the station is in zone 7a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 2°F (26 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in New Mexico · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00297226; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get at Ragland (3 mi SSW)?
In a normal year in Ragland (3 mi SSW), 62 days a year reach 90°F (4 of them 100°F or more), 122 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 40 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 62a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 4a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 122a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 7high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 40a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 6a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1959) is 107°F, on June 11, 2022; the lowest is −16°F, on February 3, 2011.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1960, with 40.02 in; the snowiest season is 1982–83, with 64.4 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00297226; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00297226. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Ragland (3 mi SSW)?
Over a year 87% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Ragland (3 mi SSW), 5.5 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (91%) and December the cloudiest (83%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 85% | 3.4 |
| February | 83% | 4.2 |
| March | 84% | 5.5 |
| April | 87% | 6.9 |
| May | 87% | 7.5 |
| June | 91% | 7.9 |
| July | 89% | 7.4 |
| August | 89% | 6.7 |
| September | 88% | 5.7 |
| October | 86% | 4.6 |
| November | 86% | 3.5 |
| December | 83% | 3.0 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How many heating and cooling degree days does Ragland (3 mi SSW) record?
A normal year at Ragland (3 mi SSW) brings 4,299 heating degree days, 20% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,100 cooling degree days, 21% more than the median (908). Six months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 3,792 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 879 | 0 |
| February | 689 | 0 |
| March | 541 | 0 |
| April | 303 | 5 |
| May | 100 | 72 |
| June | 4 | 257 |
| July | 1 | 346 |
| August | 1 | 288 |
| September | 42 | 122 |
| October | 271 | 9 |
| November | 596 | 0 |
| December | 873 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 4,299 | 1,100 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00297226. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
Have recent years at Ragland (3 mi SSW) been warmer than normal?
2024 averaged 58.5°F, 2.3°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 56.2°F. 2 of the 2 complete years since 2023 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 57.6°F | +1.4°F | 23.79 | 5.5 |
| 2024 | 58.5°F | +2.3°F | 15.21 | 17.0 |
Over 44 complete years from 1963 to 2025, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 4.5°F per century (+0.25°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00297226; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Ragland (3 mi SSW)'s climate compare?
Ragland (3 mi SSW) is warmer than 58 of the 98 places with their own NOAA record in New Mexico, and wetter than 77. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 56.2°F is warmer than 64%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Ragland (3 mi SSW) is BSk: cold semi-arid steppe. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Ragland (3 mi SSW) share this climate record?
House has no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of its own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- House, NM54 people · 13 mi SW
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Ragland (3 mi SSW)'s climate
What is the coldest month at Ragland (3 mi SSW)?
January, with a normal high of 51°F and a normal low of 23°F. The warmest is July (91°F by day, 61°F at night).
Does it snow at Ragland (3 mi SSW)?
Yes: 17 inches in a normal year, falling on 7 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in December (4.6 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Ragland (3 mi SSW)?
July, with 3.45 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 0.42 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Ragland (3 mi SSW) in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Ragland (3 mi SSW) in zone 7a in ZIP code 88427, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 2°F (26 years, 1991-2020): zone 7a.
How late can frost come at Ragland (3 mi SSW)?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 24; in one year in ten it comes after May 6. Waiting until May 6 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- New Mexico climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Melrose, NM25 miles from this station, 59.1°F a year
- Tucumcari, NM29 miles from this station, 59.1°F a year
- San Jon, NM33 miles from this station, 60.3°F a year
- Fort Sumner, NM35 miles from this station, 59.2°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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