May 2025 was a little cooler than average and also quite a bit wetter than usual. The average temperature was 53.2 degrees, about 1.2 degrees below average, mainly due to some cool temperatures in the first 10 days of the month.

Precipitation totaled 2.20 inches at my northside location, more than an inch above average. Most areas in the valley recorded very similar amounts, thanks to the main weather event of the month, a widespread rain and snow storm on the 4th to the 6th. Snowfall for the month was 3.3 inches, about 2 inches above average.

Most of the monthly precipitation fell during the storm of the 4th to the 6th, with some light showers on the 8th, 19th, and 26th. The snow that fell on the 6th from 2 AM to 8 AM was very wet and heavy – it melted very slowly during the day. Daily records for precipitation and snow were set on the 6th.

The month started off cool and wet for the first 10 days, with highs in the upper 50s and 60s and lows in the 30s. It quickly warmed up through the second week however, as highs rose into the 70s. Other brief cool spells occurred on the 14th and 15th, and on the 18th to the 20th. The last 10 days of the month were warm and mainly dry, as highs climbed into the mid 70s to low 80s, with lows in the mid 30s to mid 40s.

The warmest high was 83 degrees on the 31st, while the coldest high was 39 degrees on the 6th. The coldest low was 27 degrees on the 15th and 20th, while the warmest low was 46 degrees on the 31st.

Overall wind speeds for the month were a little below average, and there were only a few days that were windy – the 13th, 18th, 25th and 29th. Most afternoons saw some gusty winds, as there were 13 days that had gusts of 35 mph or higher, with the highest gust of 48 mph occurring on the 19th as some cold frontal showers moved through the region.

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

Average Temp . . . . 53.2 degrees, -1.2 degrees below average

Average High . . . . . 69.9 degrees, -1.1 degrees below average

Average Low. . . . . . 36.6 degrees, -1.2 degrees below average

Total Pcpn. . . . . . . . 2.20 inches, +1.05 inches above average

Total Snow. . . . . . . . 3.3 inches, +2.3 inches above average

MAY 2025 DAILY DATA for 4 NNW Taos

DATE	HIGH	LOW	DAILY DEP.	MON. DEP.	PCPN	SNOW	REMARK
1	65	31	-1.4	-1.4	T
2	66	36	+1.6	+0.1
3	69	32	+0.5	+0.2
4	65	33	-2.3	-0.4	0.61″
5	50	36	-9.0	-2.1	0.29″
6	39	32	-16.3	-4.5	0.97″*	3.3″*	*Record daily pcpn and snow
7	56	30	-9.1	-5.1
8	60	39	-2.7	-4.8	0.19″		1/4″ Hail 645 PM
9	65	32	-3.9	-4.7	0.01″
10	71	34	0	-4.3
11	74	37	+3.0	-3.6
12	78	42	+7.2	-2.7
13	75	45	+6.5	-2.0
14	67	36	-2.6	-2.0
15	65	27	-8.6	-2.5
16	71	31	-3.6	-2.5
17	73	33	-1.8	-2.5
18	66	40	-2.6	-2.5
19	61	35	-7.6	-2.8	0.09″		Graupel 405 PM
20	69	27	-7.5	-3.0
21	76	31	-2.6	-3.0
22	81	35	+2.0	-2.8
23	81	44	+6.4	-2.4
24	78	36	+0.8	-2.2
25	78	44	+4.3	-2.0
26	70	44	-0.3	-1.9	0.04″
27	77	34	-2.1	-1.9	T
28	77	47	+4.1	-1.7
29	80	41	+2.4	-1.6
30	82	43	+4.0	-1.4
31	83	46	+5.9	-1.1	T
AVGS/ TOTAL	69.9	36.6	53.2	-1.1	2.20″	3.3″

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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April 2025 was a little warmer than average but quite a bit drier than usual. The average temperature was 47.1 degrees, about 1.2 degrees above average, mainly due to some warm high temperatures during the month.

Precipitation totaled 0.34 inches at my northside location, more than a half inch below average. Most areas in the central and southern part of the valley recorded a little less, generally around a quarter of inch or so. Snowfall for the month was 2.5 inches, just a little bit below average.

Most of the precipitation fell on just 2 days – on the 5th and 19th as cold fronts moved through the region, producing brief rain then changing to snow.

The month started off cool for the first week, with highs in the 40s to low 50s, and a daily record cold high of 34 degrees was set on the 5th. It quickly warmed up through the second week however, as highs rose into the 60s and 70s. Record warm high daily high temperatures occurred on the 11th (77 deg) and 12th (79 deg).

Warm temperatures in the upper 60s to mid 70s continued through the 17th, but quickly cooled down from the 18th to 20th as a strong cold front moved through the region, with rain and snow showers on 19th. The last 10 days of the month were dry with highs in the 60s to mid 70s.

The warmest high was 79 degrees on the 12th, while the coldest high was 34 degrees on the 5th. The coldest low was 15 degrees on the 6th, while the warmest low was 42 degrees on the 13th.

Overall wind speeds for the month were about average, but there were still a few days that were quite windy – namely the 1st, 17th, 19th, and 27th. There were 9 days that had gusts of 35 mph or higher, with the highest gust of 47 mph occurring on the 1st.

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

Average Temp . . . . 47.1 degrees, +1.2 degrees above average

Average High . . . . . 64.4 degrees, +2.6 degrees above average

Average Low. . . . . . 29.8 degrees, -0.2 degrees below average

Total Pcpn. . . . . . . . 0.34 inches, -0.59 inches below average

Total Snow. . . . . . . . 2.5 inches, -0.8 inches below average

APR 2025 DAILY DATA for 4 NNW Taos

DATE	HIGH	LOW	DAILY DEP.	MON. DEP.	PCPN	SNOW	REMARK
1	56	29	+0.4	+0.4	0.02″
2	48	17	-9.7	-4.6
3	48	22	-7.5	-5.6	T	T
4	50	20	-7.0	-5.9	T	T
5	34*	21	-15.4	-7.8	0.15″	1.3″	*Record cold high
6	51	15	-10.8	-8.3	T	T
7	62	20	-2.5	-7.5
8	68	25	+2.7	-6.2
9	74	29	+7.2	-4.7
10	74	28	+6.8	-3.6
11	77*	35	+11.5	-2.2			*Record warm high
12	79*	35	+12.0	-1.0			*Record warm high
13	74	42	+12.5	0.0
14	69	41	+9.3	+0.7
15	69	36	+6.4	+1.1	T
16	74	42	+11.4	+1.7	T
17	71	38	+7.5	+2.1
18	57	28	-4.9	+1.7	T
19	48	29	-8.0	+1.2	0.17″	1.2″
20	58	27	-4.4	+0.9
21	65	25	-2.6	+0.7
22	71	28	+1.0	+0.7
23	74	32	+4.9	+0.9
24	72	34	+4.6	+1.1
25	74	32	+4.6	+1.2
26	74	39	+8.4	+1.5
27	72	39	+7.1	+1.7
28	62	29	-3.5	+1.5
29	62	28	-4.5	+1.3	T
30	64	29	-2.5	+1.2	T
AVGS/ TOTAL	64.4	29.8	47.1	+1.2	0.34″	2.5″

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

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

PCPN – Precipitation

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March 2025 was warmer than average with about the usual precipitation for the month. The average temperature was 40.8 degrees, about 2.7 degrees above average, mainly due to warm high temperatures during the month.

Precipitation totaled 0.81 inches at my northside location, just 0.05 inches below average. Most areas in the valley recorded a little less, in the 0.50 to 0.75 of an inch range. Snowfall for the month was 7.5 inches, about an inch above average.

Most of the precipitation fell during 3 periods during the first half of the month – on the 3rd and 4th, the 7th and 8th, and the 14th and 15th. By far the biggest storm occurred on the 7th and 8th, with over a half inch of precipitation falling as about 5 inches of snow.

The month started off warm, but quickly cooled down with some showers on the above mentioned dates. As is typical during the spring, there were some wide swings in daily temperatures as weather systems moved through. Highs were mostly in the upper 40s to low 60s through the 15th, except during the 7th to 8th and 14th to 15th when highs were just in the upper 30s to mid 40s.

Mainly dry conditions occurred during the last half of the month as temperatures gradually warmed up to well above average by the last week. A five day stretch from the 24th to the 28th had highs in the upper 60s to mid 70s, with record daily warm highs occurring on the 25th and 26th.

The warmest high was 74 degrees on the 26th, while the coldest high was 37 degrees on the 8th. The coldest low was 9 degrees on the 20th, while the warmest low was 38 degrees on the 28th.

Overall wind speeds for the month were about average, but there were still several days that were quite windy – namely the 3rd, 6th, 14th, and 18th. Seven days had gusts of 35 mph or higher, with the highest gust of 54 mph occurring on the 18th as a dusty cold front blew through the area.

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

Average Temp . . . . 40.8 degrees, +2.7 degrees above average

Average High . . . . . 57.2 degrees, +4.4 degrees above average

Average Low. . . . . . 24.5 degrees, +1.0 degrees above average

Total Pcpn. . . . . . . . 0.81 inches, -0.05 inches below average

Total Snow. . . . . . . . 7.5 inches, +1.1 inches below average

MAR 2025 DAILY DATA for 4 NNW Taos

DATE	HIGH	LOW	DAILY DEP.	MON. DEP.	PCPN	SNOW	REMARK
1	66	21	+9.7	+9.7
2	61	30	+10.7	+10.2	0.01″
3	54	23	+3.5	+8.0	0.01″	0.1″
4	48	22	+0.2	+6.0	0.10″	1.2″
5	56	20	+2.9	+5.4
6	56	34	+9.8	+6.1	Trace
7	46	23	-1.2	+5.1	0.29″	2.4″
8	37	22	-6.8	+3.6	0.26″	2.8″
9	50	15	-4.8	+2.7
10	62	22	+4.3	+2.8
11	60	25	+4.7	+3.0
12	54	22	+1.0	+2.8
13	56	27	+4.2	+2.9
14	44	23	-4.3	+2.4	0.10″	0.9″
15	41	20	-7.6	+1.8	0.01″	Trace
16	55	14	-3.8	+1.4
17	65	23	+4.4	+1.6
18	54	26	+1.1	+1.6	0.01″	0.1″
19	41	21	-8.0	+1.1
20	52	9	-9.0	+0.6
21	57	19	-1.8	+0.4
22	62	27	+4.0	+0.6
23	62	29	+5.2	+0.8
24	67	26	+6.1	+1.0
25	72*	28	+9.4	+1.4			*Record warm high
26	74*	37	+15.0	+1.9			*Record warm high
27	73	33	+13.0	+2.3
28	70	38	+13.8	+2.7	0.02″
29	60	31	+5.5	+2.8
30	56	27	+1.6	+2.8
31	62	22	+0.5	+2.7
AVGS/ TOTAL	57.2	24.5	40.8	+2.7	0.81″	7.5″

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

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

PCPN – Precipitation

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