What is the coldest weather temperature ever recorded in the state of New Mexico? This is a weather trivia question that people living in New Mexico or people thinking of visiting New Mexico including the casinos, Albuquerque, Canyon de Chelly, White Sands, Carlsbad Caverns and all the other great tourist attractions in the state will find interesting.
New Mexico is certainly not considered a cold weather state since it is in the Southwest and borders Mexico. Despite that, the record coldest temperature ever recorded in the state of New Mexico is probably a lot colder than most people might imagine.
What is the Coldest Weather Temperature Ever Recorded in New Mexico?
- -50 degrees below zero on February 1, 1951
The coldest weather temperature ever officially recorded in the state of New Mexico is -50 degrees below zero. That record low temperature for New Mexico was recorded on February 1, 1951, in Gavilan.
How does a -34 degrees below zero record weather coldest temperature stack up vs the rest of the United States? It's ranks as the 34th coldest record weather temperature out of the 50 states tied with North Carolina.
The coldest weather temperature ever recorded anywhere in the United States is -80 degrees below zero which occurred on January 23, 1971, in Prospect Creek, Alaska. The coldest weather temperature ever recorded in the lower 48 states is -70 degrees below zero which occurred on January 20, 1954, in Rogers Pass, Montana.
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While I would love to claim Canyon de Chelly as a New Mexico Gem, it is actually in Arizona and located within the Navajo Reservation and next to Chinle, AZ. Definitely worth a visit. Doesn't really matter this many years later. Great picture BTW.
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