Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
One word summarizes the 2022 year in eastern New Mexico’s weather: dry.
The year saw just 9.78 inches of moisture at the Agricultural Science Center north of Clovis. That’s nearly 9 inches less than the region’s annual average, according to usclimatedata.com.
The ag center statistics showed below-average moisture each month of 2022, with only July (2.41 inches) and October (2.94) exceeding 2 inches.
August is usually the area’s wettest month at 3.43 inches, but August 2022 saw just 1.05 inches of rain, records show.
The region’s wettest months – May through September – historically produce about 12.75 inches of rain; in 2022 those months saw only 5.35 inches.
A few other weather statistics of note in 2022 from the ag center:
• Wettest day: July 30 (1.79 inches of rain)
• Driest month: April (zero measurable precipitation)
• Hottest day: June 11 (106 degrees)
• 100+ degree days: 7
• Consecutive 100+ degree days: 4 (June 10-13)
• Coldest day: 4-below zero (Feb. 4)
• Consecutive days below zero: 2 (Dec. 22 and Dec. 23)
