New Mexico August Precipitation by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide precipitation in the month of August in New Mexico for each year from 1895–2023. It is a statewide average over the entire territory of the state, based on data from the NOAA.

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What Was the Rainiest August in New Mexico History?

2006 was the wettest August in New Mexico history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 4.78 inches.

What Was the Driest August in New Mexico History?

1962 was the driest August in New Mexico history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 0.64 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	101	1.69
2022	14	3.49
2021	67	2.34
2020	128	0.71
2019	114	1.54
2018	88	1.94
2017	33	2.98
2016	23	3.21
2015	85	2.05
2014	78	2.16
2013	79	2.16
2012	109	1.62
2011	94	1.84
2010	71	2.26
2009	122	1.26
2008	39	2.78
2007	87	1.99
2006	1	4.78
2005	31	3.03
2004	72	2.25
2003	106	1.63
2002	96	1.75
2001	65	2.39
2000	102	1.69
1999	15	3.44
1998	80	2.14
1997	59	2.52
1996	34	2.97
1995	84	2.07
1994	77	2.19
1993	2	4.15
1992	57	2.53
1991	17	3.38
1990	38	2.86
1989	43	2.76
1988	9	3.59
1987	10	3.56
1986	40	2.78
1985	89	1.94
1984	3	4.04
1983	110	1.61
1982	50	2.66
1981	13	3.50
1980	73	2.24
1979	44	2.74
1978	91	1.89
1977	27	3.04
1976	107	1.63
1975	117	1.43
1974	28	3.04
1973	120	1.30
1972	6	3.78
1971	26	3.08
1970	97	1.74
1969	47	2.69
1968	35	2.92
1967	19	3.33
1966	5	3.79
1965	74	2.23
1964	98	1.73
1963	11	3.52
1962	129	0.64
1961	32	3.02
1960	116	1.46
1959	8	3.62
1958	60	2.52
1957	7	3.69
1956	119	1.34
1955	64	2.42
1954	51	2.64
1953	108	1.63
1952	81	2.11
1951	68	2.32
1950	126	1.08
1949	111	1.61
1948	95	1.80
1947	41	2.78
1946	24	3.21
1945	54	2.62
1944	56	2.55
1943	86	2.03
1942	18	3.35
1941	61	2.52
1940	70	2.29
1939	104	1.67
1938	127	0.92
1937	113	1.55
1936	90	1.91
1935	16	3.44
1934	55	2.57
1933	42	2.78
1932	45	2.74
1931	29	3.04
1930	82	2.10
1929	22	3.26
1928	20	3.27
1927	46	2.71
1926	115	1.49
1925	36	2.92
1924	121	1.28
1923	12	3.51
1922	123	1.26
1921	52	2.64
1920	58	2.53
1919	99	1.71
1918	83	2.09
1917	75	2.20
1916	21	3.27
1915	93	1.87
1914	66	2.38
1913	100	1.71
1912	48	2.69
1911	105	1.65
1910	62	2.46
1909	49	2.68
1908	30	3.04
1907	4	3.85
1906	63	2.43
1905	118	1.35
1904	69	2.30
1903	92	1.88
1902	37	2.89
1901	103	1.68
1900	112	1.61
1899	125	1.17
1898	53	2.64
1897	76	2.20
1896	124	1.22
1895	25	3.09