White Signal, NM Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Average temperature and precipitation from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →, with a derived climate comfort score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from White Signal's primary NOAA station, WHITE SIGNAL.
The climate verdict for White Signal
Dryness leads the climate profile for White Signal, New Mexico, with 15.2 inches of precipitation a year. NOAA records an annual average of 57°F. Its climate comfort score of 68/100 (good) lands mid-pack nationally, exceeding 56% of station-mapped location scores.
- 57°F
- yearly average temperature, NOAA normal
- 68/100
- comfort score, above 56% of station-mapped location scores
- 15.2"
- annual precipitation · 13" snow
- 186 days
- frost-free growing season
White Signal: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00299691 · White Signal, NM 57°F mean · 15.2" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-DRY · SWING-MID · COMF-MID · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 57°F
- RANK-UPPER #4,528
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Wartrace
- PRCP-DRY 15.2"
- SWING-MID 36°F
- COMF-MID 68/100
- LOAD-HEAT 3,982 HDD
- STN-1 USC00299691
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Wartrace, TN (+ 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.
- White Signal (this station) 57°F
- Hot Payson, AZ 57°F
- Near Wartrace, TN 57°F
- Near Andrews, NC 57°F
- Near Tapoco, NC 57°F
Climate Living Index · White Signal
White Signal: 57/100 · grade C
White Signal publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for White Signal, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 68/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 116 calendar days | 67/100 · C |
| Annual temperature balance | 56.7°F · 10.8° from 67.5°F | 65/100 · C |
| Snowfall burden | 13.1 inches/year | 59/100 · C |
| Frost-free season | 186 days/year | 54/100 · D |
| Precipitation balance | 15.2 in · 19.8 from 35 in | 29/100 · F |
White Signal · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
White Signal'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
- 74.8°F
- Coldest month
- 39.1°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 White Signal sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for White Signal's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 66th percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 82%
- White Signal's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Narrower than 81%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for White Signal is compact versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How White Signal compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
White Signal's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
68 Top 44% score exceeds 56% 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%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Below this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). This entry sits in this band.
- 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
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53°F (12°C) | 27°F (-3°C) | 40°F (4°C) | 1.1" | 4.2" | 26.8 | 0.0 |
| February | 56°F (14°C) | 29°F (-2°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 1.1" | 1.9" | 20.9 | 0.0 |
| March | 63°F (17°C) | 33°F (0°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 0.6" | 1.0" | 18.5 | 0.0 |
| April | 71°F (22°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 0.3" | 0.2" | 9.0 | 0.0 |
| May | 80°F (26°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 0.4" | 0.0" | 1.0 | 0.8 |
| June | 89°F (31°C) | 58°F (15°C) | 73°F (23°C) | 0.6" | 0.0" | 0.1 | 10.2 |
| July | 88°F (31°C) | 62°F (17°C) | 75°F (24°C) | 3.3" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 9.7 |
| August | 86°F (30°C) | 60°F (16°C) | 73°F (23°C) | 2.7" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 5.2 |
| September | 81°F (27°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 67°F (19°C) | 1.6" | 0.0" | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| October | 72°F (22°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 1.1" | 0.1" | 3.9 | 0.0 |
| November | 61°F (16°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 47°F (8°C) | 1.0" | 1.1" | 18.8 | 0.0 |
| December | 52°F (11°C) | 26°F (-3°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 1.5" | 4.6" | 26.1 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 90°F around June 23, short of 90°F on every date, while 116 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 26°F near December 21.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into March 10, then returns to freezing around November 16, covering 116 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 July 29, when 36% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is April 17 at 6%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 59 wet dates a year.
The widest day
April 3 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 33°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for White Signal.
Where White Signal Stands Nationally
A drier-than-most normal water year — around 15 inches, below what four out of five ranked stations collect.
Daily temperature swings run wider than most of the country, peaking near 33°F between the normal high and low.
White Signal earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
Snow: 4.2"
4.8 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.9"
5.2 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.0"
3.3 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.2"
1.7 days with precipitation
2.3 days with precipitation
3.0 days with precipitation
10.1 days with precipitation
10.0 days with precipitation
5.7 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.1"
4.2 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.1"
3.3 days with precipitation
Snow: 4.6"
5.0 days with precipitation
White Signal runs a summer-peaked wet season
44% of White Signal's yearly precipitation falls in June, July and August alone, against the 25% an evenly spread year would give those three months. The wettest month is July at 3.3", on a 35.7°F seasonal spread. Warm-season convection and, across the Southwest, the North American monsoon produce this shape: rain arrives in short heavy bursts during the hottest part of the year rather than as long cool-season soaking.
- Wettest three months: July, August, September, taking 50% of the annual total between them.
- Driest month: April at 0.3".
- Winter share: 24% falls in December, January and February.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. A summer-peaked label means the June-August share reaches 35%; it describes timing across an average year, not any single season, and says nothing about how heavy an individual storm can be.
How White Signal's precipitation splits across the calendar
About 59 days a year record measurable precipitation here, carrying 15.2" between them, or roughly 0.26 inches on a typical wet day. That sits in the middle band: neither the many-light-days pattern of the Pacific Northwest and the Great Lakes, nor the few-heavy-events pattern of the Gulf and the desert Southwest.
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year and say nothing about the heaviest single storm on record.
Winter brings real snow to White Signal
White Signal averages 13.1 inches of snowfall a year, with December the snowiest month on the normals, spread across roughly 7 days that record measurable snow. That is depth accumulating on the ground, which is why it can exceed the annual precipitation figure: precipitation counts the liquid the snow melts down to, and fresh snow is mostly air.
- Annual snowfall: 13.1 inches of depth.
- Days recording measurable snow: about 7 a year.
- At a rough ten-to-one melt ratio, snow accounts for on the order of 9% of the year's precipitation.
NOAA 1991-2020 normals. The ten-to-one ratio is a convention, not a measurement: real ratios vary with temperature, so treat the share as an order of magnitude rather than an exact split.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 26
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 23
50% probability date
Growing Season
186 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
3,982
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
987
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
December
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside NM closest to White Signal 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 (57°F here).
- Arnett, OK 57°F · 0.0°F off
- Bethpage, TN 57°F · 0.0°F off
- Haysville, KS 57°F · 0.0°F off
- Joplin, MO 57°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (15.2" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Longmont, CO 15.2" · 0.0" off
- Sisters, OR 15.2" · 0.0" off
- Rapelje, MT 15.2" · 0.0" off
- Winthrop, WA 15.2" · 0.0" off
Snow and freeze rhythm
When cold and snow define White Signal
heating led · dry · mid swing
White Signal's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 3,982 annual heating degree days against 987 for cooling. Its 35.7°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
White Signal's frost-free season lasts about 186 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
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1. White Signal coldest normal
December
The coldest month still averages 39°F (4°C), above freezing, so this calendar has no hard winter.
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2. White Signal typical freeze period
January through December
The station reports average freezing days from January through December.
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3. White Signal snow peak
December
White Signal averages 13.1 inches of snow a year, with December the snowiest month on the normals.
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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 White Signal's primary station: WHITE SIGNAL (USC00299691). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The 2024 Census Gazetteer identifies the exact name-and-state match as a census-designated place (GEOID 3584975), not an incorporated municipality. Match rule for White Signal: exact normalized name + state only, no fuzzy expansion, so nearby differently spelled facilities stay unmatched.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for White Signal 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.