Sierra County Lakes storm history
Storm events recorded in Sierra County Lakes, New Mexico between 1950 and 2025.
102
Total events
0
Tornadoes
0
Hail
0
Floods
0
Deaths
$0
Property damage
Most significant events
Strongest tornadoes, deadliest events, and biggest damage in this county. Up to 50 shown.
Drought Drought
The zone remained in Severe(D2) drought through December. The Truth or Consequences Airport reported 0.02 inches of precipitation which was 0.58 inches below normal.
Drought Drought
Severe(D2) drought continued through the entire month of November. The Truth or Consequences Airport reported 0.95 inches of precipitation which was 0.44 inches above normal.
Drought Drought
The entire zone remained in Severe(D2) drought in the month of October. The Truth or Consequences Airport recorded 0.55 inches of precipitation which was 0.18 inches below normal.
Drought Drought
The western half of the zone started out in Extreme(D3) drought while the east was in Severe(D2) drought. By the end of September, the entire zone was in Severe(D2) drought. The Truth or Consequences Airport reported 2.28 inches of precipitation which was 0.58 inches above normal…
Drought Drought
The zone started out entirely in Extreme(D3) drought. By the end of the month, the eastern half of the zone improved to Severe(D2) drought. The Truth or Consequences Airport received 1.21 inches of precipitation which was 0.55 inches below normal.
Drought Drought
Extreme(D3) drought continued across the zone in July. The Truth or Consequences Airport reported 1.51 inches of precipitation which was 0.12 inches below normal.
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The Spaceport AWOS reported a peak gust of 58 mph with a convective shower in the area.
Drought Drought
The entire zone remained in Extreme(D3) drought in June. The Truth or Consequences Airport reported 1.85 inches of precipitation which was 1.44 inches above normal.
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The Truth or Consequences ASOS reported a peak gust of 67 mph. The Salinas Peak Mesonet site recorded a peak gust of 65 mph.
Drought Drought
The zone remained in Extreme(D3) drought through the month of May. The Truth or Consequences Airport reported 0.08 inches of precipitation which was 0.47 inches below normal.
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The Truth or Consequences Airport reported a peak gust of 60 mph.
Drought Drought
The month started with the western half of the zone in Extreme(D3) drought and Severe(D2) drought over the east. By the end of April, the entire zone was in Extreme(D3) drought. The Truth or Consequences Airport reported just a trace of precipitation which was 0.27 inches below n…
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A peak gust of 67 mph was recorded at the Truth or Consequences Airport. An AWOS site 19 miles east-southeast of T or C recorded a gust to 61 mph.
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The Truth or Consequences Airport recorded a peak gust of 69 mph.
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The ASOS at the Truth or Consequences Airport reported a peak gust of 62 mph.
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The Truth or Consequences Airport ASOS reported a peak gust of 58 mph.
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The Truth or Consequences golf course recorded a peak gust of 59 mph.
Drought Drought
The month started out with Severe(D2) drought over the southwest and improving to Abnormally Dry(D0) drought over the northeast. By the end of the month, the western half of the zone was in Extreme(D3) drought and Severe(D2) drought over the east. The Truth or Consequences receiv…
Drought Drought
The month started out with no drought conditions over the east and Moderate(D1) drought over the west. Starting February 4th, the southwest portion of the zone was in Severe(D2) drought, improving to the northeast portion of the zone, which finished in Abnormally Dry(D0) drought.…
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The Truth or Consequences ASOS recorded a peak gust of 67 mph.
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The Truth or Consequences Airport ASOS recorded a peak gust of 62 mph.
Drought Drought
The zone started February in Severe(D2) drought but improved to Moderate(D1) drought on February 20th. The Truth or Consequences Airport reported 1.21 inches of precipitation which was 0.91 inches above normal.
Drought Drought
January started with Extreme(D3) drought over the far southeast portion of the zone and Severe(D2) elsewhere. By the end of the month, the entire zone was in Severe(D2) drought. The Truth or Consequences Airport reported 0.63 inches of precipitation, which was 0.18 inches above n…
Drought Drought
The month started with Severe(D2) drought over the west and Extreme(D3) drought east. By the end of the month, some improvement occurred to Severe(D2) over the east with just the extreme southeastern portion of the zone remaining in Extreme(D3) drought. The Truth or Consequences …
Drought Drought
The zone started out with Severe(D2) drought across the entire zone, by the end of November, the west remained in Severe drought while the east move into Extreme(D3) drought. The Truth or Consequences Airport recorded 0.29 inches of precipitation which was 0.22 inches below norma…
Drought Drought
Severe(D2) drought continued through the month of October across the entire zone. The Truth or Consequences Airport recorded 0.31 inches of precipitation which was 0.42 inches below normal.
Drought Drought
The entire zone except east-central areas remained in Severe(D2) drought. A small area of east-central remained in Moderate(D1) drought. The Truth or Consequences Airport reported 1.95 inches of precipitation which was 0.25 inches above normal.
Drought Drought
The month started with Abnormally Dry(D0) drought north and Moderate(D1) drought south. On August 22, the zone was placed in a mix of Severe(D2) and Moderate(D1) drought. The Truth or Consequences ASOS reported 0.73 inches of precipitation which was 1.03 inches below normal.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
The average temperature at the White Sands National Park Cooperative Observer station was 87.4 degrees which was 1.7 degrees warmer than the previous record set in 1951. The high temperature topped 100 degrees nearly every day during the month.
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The Spaceport America AWOS recorded a peak gust of 58 mph.
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The Truth or Consequences ASOS recorded a peak gust of 72 mph. Other gusts across the zone included 64 mph at the White Sands Missile Range Denver WIT site, 62 mph at the Spaceport America AWOS and 58 mph at the Truth or Consequences Golf Course.
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The Spaceport America AWOS recorded a peak gust of 64 mph. Other gusts across the zone included 61 mph at the Truth or Consequences ASOS and 58 mph at a Mesonet site at the Truth or Consequences Golf Course.
Drought Drought
The southern half of the zone started the month in Extreme(D3) drought with Severe(D2) drought across the north. By the end of September, the entire zone was in Moderate(D1) drought.
Drought Drought
August started with Extreme(D3) drought over the eastern three-fourths of the zone with Severe(D2) drought across the western quarter. At the end of the month, the far south remained in Extreme(D3) drought while the remainder of the zone was in Severe(D2) drought. The Truth or Co…
Drought Drought
The entire zone started July in Extreme(D3) drought and by the end of the month the eastern half of the zone remained in Extreme(D3) drought with the west improving to Severe(D2) drought. The Truth or Consequences Airport has 0.86 inches of precipitation which was 0.77 inches bel…
Drought Drought
The entire zone started out in Exceptional(D4) drought and improved to Extreme(D3) drought by the end of June. The Truth or Consequences Airport reported 2.35 inches of precipitation which was 1.84 inches above normal.
Drought Drought
The month started with the western half of the zone in Exceptional(D4) drought while the east was in Extreme(D3) drought conditions. By the end of May, the entire zone was in Exceptional(D4) drought. No precipitation fell at the Truth or Consequences Airport which was 0.55 inches…
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The Truth or Consequences Airport recorded a peak gust of 62 mph. Other wind gusts included 59 mph at Spaceport America and 58 mph at Arrey.
Drought Drought
The western half of the zone remained in Exceptional(D4) drought with the east in Extreme(D3) drought. No precipitation was reported at the Truth or Consequences Airport which was 0.27 inches below normal.
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The Truth or Consequences ASOS recorded a peak gust of 71 mph.
Drought Drought
The month started with Exterme(D3) drought for all areas except the far east where it was Severe(D2). By the end of the month, the western areas were in Exceptional(D4) drought with Extreme(D3) drought for the east. The Truth or Consequences Airport reported only 0.09 inches of p…
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A gust of 60 mph was recorded at Spaceport America.
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The Truth or Consequences ASOS reported a peak gust of 61 mph. The Spaceport America AWOS recorded a gust of 60 mph.
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A peak gust of 60 mph was recorded at Jallen Hawk 40 site on the White Sands Missile Range.
Drought Drought
Extreme(D3) drought continued for most of the zone except the far east which was in Severe(D2) drought. The Truth or Consequences Airport recorded 0.18 inches of precipitation which was 0.12 inches below normal.
Drought Drought
The zone started with Extreme(D3) drought in the far west and Severe(D2) drought for the remainder of the zone. By the end of January, the far east remained in Severe(D2) drought while the remainder was in Extreme(D3) drought. The Truth or Consequences Airport reported 0.09 inche…
Drought Drought
Extreme(D3) drought continued over the far western part of the zone while the remainder of the zone remained in Severe(D2) drought. The Truth or Consequences Airport reported 0.11 inches below normal which was 0.49 inches below normal.
Drought Drought
The month started with Severe(D2) drought over the west and Moderate(D1) drought across the east. By the end of the month, the far west was in Extreme(D3) drought and the remainder of the area was in Severe(D2) drought. The Truth or Consequences Airport reported just a trace of p…
Drought Drought
The western half of the zone remained in Severe(D2) drought while the east remained in Moderate(D1) drought. The Truth or Consequences Airport had no precipitation in October which was 0.73 inches below normal.
Drought Drought
The western half of the zone remained in Severe(D2) drought while the east remained in Moderate(D1) drought. The Truth or Consequences Airport had no precipitation through the month of August which was 0.73 inches below normal.
Events by year
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | 0 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 14 | 0 |
| 2021 | 13 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 6 | 0 |
| 2013 | 10 | 0 |
| 2012 | 11 | 0 |