Truth Or Consequence Airport, New Mexico climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Truth Or Consequence Airport's normal year runs from 30°F December nights to 93°F July afternoons, with 9.2 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 16.4°C, December lows of −1°C, July highs of 34°C, 232 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationTruth Or Consequence Airport
- Station IDUSW00093045
- Location33.24°N 107.27°W
- Elevation4,850 ft (1,478 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Truth Or Consequence Airport is 73°F and the normal low 46°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 12%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Truth Or Consequence Airport.
- Jan 55° 30°
- Feb 61° 34°
- Mar 68° 40°
- Apr 76° 47°
- May 85° 56°
- Jun 94° 64°
- Jul 93° 68°
- Aug 91° 66°
- Sep 85° 60°
- Oct 76° 49°
- Nov 63° 37°
- Dec 54° 30°
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 Truth Or Consequence Airport each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 93°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 30°F. The most precipitation falls in August (1.76 in), the least in March (0.24 in).
Each month has its own page with the day-by-day normals, the month's records and its recent years:
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55°F | 30°F | 42.3°F | 0.45 | 2 | <1 | 22 | 10 h 10 min |
| February | 61°F | 34°F | 47.1°F | 0.30 | 2 | <1 | 14 | 11 h |
| March | 68°F | 40°F | 53.9°F | 0.24 | 3 | <1 | 5 | 12 h |
| April | 76°F | 47°F | 61.2°F | 0.27 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 h |
| May | 85°F | 56°F | 70.3°F | 0.55 | 2 | 8 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| June | 94°F | 64°F | 79.2°F | 0.41 | 3 | 24 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| July | 93°F | 68°F | 80.5°F | 1.63 | 10 | 25 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| August | 91°F | 66°F | 78.5°F | 1.76 | 9 | 20 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 85°F | 60°F | 72.4°F | 1.70 | 6 | 9 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 76°F | 49°F | 62.3°F | 0.73 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 63°F | 37°F | 50.1°F | 0.51 | 3 | <1 | 8 | 10 h 30 min |
| December | 54°F | 30°F | 41.6°F | 0.60 | 3 | <1 | 22 | 10 h |
| Year (annual) | 75°F | 48°F | 61.6°F | 9.15 | 49 | 88 | 71 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13°C | −1°C | 5.7°C | 11 mm |
| February | 16°C | 1°C | 8.4°C | 8 mm |
| March | 20°C | 4°C | 12.2°C | 6 mm |
| April | 24°C | 8°C | 16.2°C | 7 mm |
| May | 29°C | 13°C | 21.3°C | 14 mm |
| June | 34°C | 18°C | 26.2°C | 10 mm |
| July | 34°C | 20°C | 26.9°C | 41 mm |
| August | 33°C | 19°C | 25.8°C | 45 mm |
| September | 30°C | 15°C | 22.4°C | 43 mm |
| October | 24°C | 9°C | 16.8°C | 19 mm |
| November | 17°C | 3°C | 10.1°C | 13 mm |
| December | 12°C | −1°C | 5.3°C | 15 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Elephant Butte (8 miles away), gets 1 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00093045; 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 Truth Or Consequence Airport?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, May and October. Of those, April has the fewest days with rain (2).
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 USW00093045.
When is the last frost at Truth Or Consequence Airport?
In Truth Or Consequence Airport, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 22 in half of years and after April 10 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 9 in half of years and before October 27 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
- March 221 year in 10 after April 10; 9 in 10 after March 4
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 91 year in 10 before October 27; 9 in 10 before November 22
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 230 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 257 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 4 in half of springs and before November 19 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Truth Or Consequence Airport in zone 8a in ZIP code 87935, 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 8a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 15°F (22 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 USW00093045; 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 Truth Or Consequence Airport?
In a normal year in Truth Or Consequence Airport, 88 days a year reach 90°F (11 of them 100°F or more), 71 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 49 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 88a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 11a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 71a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 49a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1950) is 107°F, on June 27, 2013; the lowest is −6°F, on February 3, 2011.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1972, with 14.64 in; the snowiest season is 1965–66, with 17.9 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USW00093045; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USW00093045. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How humid and windy is it at Truth Or Consequence Airport, and how clear are the skies?
The summer (June-August) dew point averages 49°F. The muggiest month is July, with an average dew point of 54°F; the driest air comes in February (18°F). April is the windiest month (10.2 mph on average), and May has the most clear or nearly clear hours (96%).
| Month | Dew point | Humidity | Afternoon humidity | Wind | Clear or few clouds | Overcast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19°F | 38% | 23% | 7.5 mph | 85% | 8% |
| February | 18°F | 30% | 18% | 9.0 mph | 85% | 7% |
| March | 19°F | 23% | 13% | 10.1 mph | 89% | 4% |
| April | 22°F | 19% | 12% | 10.2 mph | 93% | 2% |
| May | 30°F | 20% | 12% | 9.6 mph | 96% | 1% |
| June | 43°F | 27% | 17% | 8.2 mph | 93% | 2% |
| July | 54°F | 44% | 27% | 7.1 mph | 85% | 5% |
| August | 50°F | 41% | 25% | 6.9 mph | 87% | 4% |
| September | 40°F | 36% | 22% | 7.6 mph | 87% | 5% |
| October | 29°F | 37% | 23% | 7.7 mph | 89% | 5% |
| November | 21°F | 40% | 25% | 7.1 mph | 88% | 7% |
| December | 20°F | 46% | 29% | 6.8 mph | 85% | 9% |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 hourly normals, station USW00093045. Monthly averages of all hours; afternoon humidity at 3 p.m. local standard time; sky as the share of hours NOAA's observations rate clear or few clouds (a dash where NOAA publishes no sky value).
How sunny is it at Truth Or Consequence Airport?
Over a year 86% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Truth Or Consequence Airport, 5.6 kWh per square metre a day. April is the sunniest month (90%) and July the cloudiest (80%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 86% | 3.5 |
| February | 86% | 4.5 |
| March | 88% | 5.9 |
| April | 90% | 7.2 |
| May | 89% | 7.8 |
| June | 88% | 7.8 |
| July | 80% | 6.7 |
| August | 81% | 6.3 |
| September | 85% | 5.7 |
| October | 89% | 4.9 |
| November | 88% | 3.8 |
| December | 85% | 3.2 |
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 Truth Or Consequence Airport record?
A normal year at Truth Or Consequence Airport brings 3,039 heating degree days, 43% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,828 cooling degree days, 2.0 times the median (908). Five months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 5,051 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 704 | 0 |
| February | 501 | 0 |
| March | 346 | 4 |
| April | 146 | 32 |
| May | 27 | 191 |
| June | 0 | 425 |
| July | 0 | 479 |
| August | 0 | 419 |
| September | 8 | 232 |
| October | 132 | 47 |
| November | 449 | 1 |
| December | 725 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 3,039 | 1,828 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00093045. 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 Truth Or Consequence Airport been warmer than normal?
2025 averaged 63.8°F, 2.2°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 61.6°F. 4 of the 4 complete years since 2022 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 61.9°F | +0.3°F | 10.21 |
| 2023 | 62.7°F | +1.1°F | 5.64 |
| 2024 | 63.8°F | +2.2°F | 5.68 |
| 2025 | 63.8°F | +2.2°F | 8.62 |
Over 49 complete years from 1952 to 2025, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 2.9°F per century (+0.16°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USW00093045; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Truth Or Consequence Airport's climate compare?
Truth Or Consequence Airport is warmer than 84 of the 98 places with their own NOAA record in New Mexico, and wetter than 5. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 61.6°F is warmer than 79%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Truth Or Consequence Airport is BWk: cold desert. 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 Truth Or Consequence Airport share this climate record?
Hot Springs Landing 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.
- Hot Springs Landing, NM60 people · 4 mi SE
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 Truth Or Consequence Airport's climate
What is the coldest month at Truth Or Consequence Airport?
December, with a normal high of 54°F and a normal low of 30°F. The warmest is July (93°F by day, 68°F at night).
Does it snow at Truth Or Consequence Airport?
Rarely. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for the station; the nearest record that keeps one, Elephant Butte (8 miles away), records 1 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month at Truth Or Consequence Airport?
August, with 1.76 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is March with 0.24 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Truth Or Consequence Airport in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Truth Or Consequence Airport in zone 8a in ZIP code 87935, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 15°F (22 years, 1991-2020): zone 8a.
How late can frost come at Truth Or Consequence Airport?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 22; in one year in ten it comes after April 10. Waiting until April 10 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Truth Or Consequence Airport in OctoberThis month day by day, its records and recent years
- New Mexico climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Truth or Consequences, NM7 miles from this station, 62.6°F a year
- Elephant Butte, NM8 miles from this station, 63.4°F a year
- Winston, NM24 miles from this station, 53.1°F a year
- Caballo, NM24 miles from this station, 63.2°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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