October 2025 was quite a bit warmer than average, with rainfall ending up a little below average. The average temperature was 51.9 degrees, about 3.4 degrees above average, making it the 8th warmest October. Most of the warmth was due to some mild overnight lows and warm daytime highs during the first 2 weeks of the month.

Rainfall totaled 0.74 inches at my northside location, about a third of an inch below average. Most areas in the valley received amounts from about 0.60 to 0.90 inches, with the higher amounts across the far southern and far northern parts of the valley. A few spots totaled a little over an inch of rain in the far northern foothills.

The first 10 days of the month were warm and dry, with highs in the 70s and lows of 35 to 45 degrees. A band of moisture then moved into the area from the 11th to the 17th, bringing most of the rain for the month along with much milder overnight lows in the 40s to near 50. The last 2 weeks of the month saw a return to mainly mild and dry conditions, save for some rain on the 23rd. Highs were mainly in the 60s, with lows of 25 to 35 degrees. The coolest air so far this fall arrived during the last few days of the month.

The warmest high was 78 degrees on the 2nd and 3rd, while the coldest high was 58 degrees on the 28th. The coldest low was 18 degrees on the 29th, while the warmest low was 52 degrees on the 11th. Record warm lows occurred on the 11th, 14th and 15th as clouds and moisture kept the readings up overnight.

Overall, wind speeds for the month were a little below average, and there weren’t really any days that were windy all day. There were only 2 days with gusts of 35 mph or higher, with the highest gust of 47 mph occurring on the 4th.

Here are the actual numbers for the month at my 4 NNW Taos location…

Average Temp . . . . 51.9 degrees, +3.4 degrees above average (8th Warmest)

Average High . . . . . 67.8 degrees, +3.0 degrees above average

Average Low. . . . . . 35.9 degrees, +3.7 degrees above average (11th Warmest)

Total Rain . . . . . . . . 0.74 inches, -0.36 inches below average

OCT 2025 DAILY DATA for 4 NNW Taos

DATE	HIGH	LOW	DAILY DEP.	MON. DEP.	PCPN	REMARK
1	75	41	+2.9	+2.9	T
2	78	39	+3.6	+3.2
3	78	43	+5.6	+4.0
4	75	45	+6.7	+4.7	0.01″
5	70	35	-0.4	+3.7
6	74	37	+2.9	+3.5
7	73	42	+5.6	+3.8
8	71	43	+5.4	+4.0
9	77	38	+5.9	+4.2
10	74	44	+7.7	+4.6	T
11	61	52*	+5.1	+4.6	0.14″	*Record warm low
12	69	47	+7.8	+4.9
13	65	43	+4.5	+4.9	0.31″
14	69	49*	+9.4	+5.2	0.07″	*Record warm low
15	73	50*	+12.4	+5.7	0.06″	*Record warm low
16	64	34	+0.3	+5.3	0.05″
17	61	26	-5.2	+4.7
18	63	26	-3.2	+4.3
19	69	32	+3.5	+4.2
20	70	41	+8.9	+4.5
21	67	28	+1.6	+4.3
22	66	30	+2.6	+4.2
23	67	39	+8.0	+4.4	0.10″
24	54	30	-2.8	+4.1
25	62	27	-0.2	+3.9
26	67	31	+4.5	+4.0
27	66	33	+5.5	+4.0
28	58	23	-3.6	+3.7
29	60	18	-4.6	+3.5
30	65	21	+0.9	+3.4
31	61	27	+2.4	+3.4
AVGS/ TOTAL	67.8	35.9	51.9	+3.4	0.74″

DAILY DEP. – Departure from the long term daily average temperature

MON. DEP. – Cumulative departure from the long term monthly average temperature

PCPN – Precipitation

T – Trace of precipitation

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