Hobbs's weather extremes

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Hobbs has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do. This station's daily record ended in 2022, so these are historical extremes from that period, not records updated to today.

Based on 50+ years of daily weather observations (1971–2022), from the Hobbs station 3 km away. Updated through September 2022 — an all-time extreme only changes when a more extreme day actually occurs, so some dates are old. That is normal, not stale data.

The four kinds of extreme

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days Hobbs has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day

114°F Jun 27, 1998

That is about 21°F hotter than a normal June afternoon in Hobbs (typical high near 93°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 114°F Jun 27, 1998

2 111°F Jun 27, 1994

3 110°F Jun 20, 1998

❄️ Coldest night

-2°F Feb 2, 1985

About 35°F colder than a normal February night in Hobbs (typical low near 33°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 -2°F Feb 2, 1985

2 -1°F Jan 2, 1979

3 -1°F Dec 24, 1983

🌧️ Most rain in one day

7.50 in Sep 15, 1995

More rain in a single day than Hobbs usually gets in the whole month of September (typical September total about 2.5 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 7.50 in Sep 15, 1995

2 5.60 in Oct 9, 1985

3 5.22 in Aug 28, 2016

⛄ Most snow in one day

11.0 in Jan 10, 2012

Close to a whole typical January's snow in one day (Hobbs averages about 1 in across the month).

The three most extreme on record

1 11.0 in Jan 10, 2012

2 10.0 in Nov 25, 1980

3 9.0 in Jan 1, 1983

How hot and cold it gets, month by month

The shaded band is the normal range of daily temperatures for each month. The dots show the most extreme it has ever been — so you can see how far beyond a normal day the records really sit.

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Hobbs's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — June's 114°F is about 21°F beyond a normal hot afternoon. Its record cold is just as far below a normal winter night — the dots mark how rare each extreme really is.

In plain terms

In a normal year, Hobbs's warmest days reach the mid-90s°F and its coldest nights drop to the low 30s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 114°F and as low as −2°F. A single day has delivered over 8 inches of rain or close to 11 inches of snow. Those are the outer edges worth knowing if you are moving here, planning a trip, or thinking about a house.

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Hobbs (NOAA GHCN station USC00294026), about 3 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →

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