Excessive Heat — West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet, New Mexico

2023-07-01 to 2023-07-31 · West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet, New Mexico

Event narrative

The average temperature at the Mountain Park Cooperative Observer station was 75.2 degrees which was 2.2 degrees warmer than the previous record set in 2005.

Wider weather episode

July was the hottest on record for Southern New Mexico as an upper ridge persisted around the Borderland throughout the month. High temperatures at New Mexico State University topped 100 degrees 28 of the 31 days and the average temperature was 88.2 degrees.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1124776. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.