Coldest Januarys in New Mexico since 1895

Stacker compiled a ranking of the coldest Januarys in New Mexico since 1895 using data from the National Centers for Environmental Information. Rankings are based on the lowest average temperature in each month. For each of the coldest months listed below, we've included the average state temperature, state-wide highs and lows for the month, and the total precipitation.

#10. January 1913
- Average temperature: 29.3°F
- Monthly high temperature: 43.5°F
- Monthly low temperature: 15°F
- Total precipitation: 0.56"

#8. January 1966 (tie)
- Average temperature: 29.2°F
- Monthly high temperature: 42.9°F
- Monthly low temperature: 15.5°F
- Total precipitation: 0.53"

#8. January 1926 (tie)
- Average temperature: 29.2°F
- Monthly high temperature: 42.2°F
- Monthly low temperature: 16.3°F
- Total precipitation: 0.67"

#7. January 1979
- Average temperature: 29°F
- Monthly high temperature: 40.3°F
- Monthly low temperature: 17.7°F
- Total precipitation: 1.35"

#5. January 1963 (tie)
- Average temperature: 28.8°F
- Monthly high temperature: 44°F
- Monthly low temperature: 13.6°F
- Total precipitation: 0.44"

#5. January 1930 (tie)
- Average temperature: 28.8°F
- Monthly high temperature: 42.2°F
- Monthly low temperature: 15.5°F
- Total precipitation: 0.67"

#4. January 1932
- Average temperature: 28.7°F
- Monthly high temperature: 41.3°F
- Monthly low temperature: 16.1°F
- Total precipitation: 0.89"

#2. January 1937 (tie)
- Average temperature: 27°F
- Monthly high temperature: 41.2°F
- Monthly low temperature: 12.7°F
- Total precipitation: 0.4"

#2. January 1919 (tie)
- Average temperature: 27°F
- Monthly high temperature: 40.3°F
- Monthly low temperature: 13.7°F
- Total precipitation: 0.17"

#1. January 1949
- Average temperature: 26.8°F
- Monthly high temperature: 37°F
- Monthly low temperature: 16.6°F
- Total precipitation: 1.65"