Lea County climate

Lea County Weather in February

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Hobbs 13W, 10.4 km from Lea County

Average highs run from 61°F on February 1 to 66°F on February 28, and lows from 31°F to 36°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.54 in over about 3 wet days.

February day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Lea County, in °F, with the record for each date.-200204060801001510152025
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

February at a glance

Average high
63°F
Average low
34°F
Precipitation
0.54 in
Snowfall
0.4 in
Record high
87°FFeb 12, 1962
Record low
-2°FFeb 2, 1985
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
10 h 38 min to 11 h 28 min
Cloud cover
49%
Humidity
47%
Dew point
24°F
Wind
10.5 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Feb 161°F31°F80°F 1963-1°F 195110%1%
Feb 261°F31°F79°F 1938-2°F 198510%1%
Feb 361°F32°F78°F 19251°F 201110%1%
Feb 461°F32°F83°F 19532°F 201110%1%
Feb 561°F32°F78°F 19636°F 198210%1%
Feb 662°F32°F75°F 20155°F 192310%1%
Feb 762°F32°F79°F 19508°F 191410%1%
Feb 862°F32°F80°F 194311°F 197110%1%
Feb 962°F33°F82°F 19766°F 201110%1%
Feb 1062°F33°F85°F 19578°F 201110%1%
Feb 1163°F33°F86°F 20175°F 198110%1%
Feb 1263°F33°F87°F 196214°F 194810%1%
Feb 1363°F33°F84°F 19627°F 196310%1%
Feb 1463°F33°F83°F 19799°F 195110%1%
Feb 1563°F34°F82°F 194513°F 192210%1%
Feb 1664°F34°F79°F 199919°F 196410%1%
Feb 1764°F34°F82°F 197013°F 192810%0%
Feb 1864°F34°F86°F 20165°F 194210%0%
Feb 1964°F34°F87°F 198612°F 192610%0%
Feb 2064°F35°F83°F 198612°F 200810%0%
Feb 2165°F35°F84°F 199611°F 196410%0%
Feb 2265°F35°F84°F 199615°F 193910%0%
Feb 2365°F35°F84°F 198213°F 196010%0%
Feb 2465°F35°F83°F 19189°F 196510%0%
Feb 2565°F36°F85°F 191810°F 196010%0%
Feb 2666°F36°F86°F 198610°F 19349%0%
Feb 2766°F36°F87°F 191811°F 19349%0%
Feb 2866°F36°F84°F 19407°F 19229%0%
Feb 2966°F36°F87°F 194020°F 19209%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Lea County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02.557.51012.511020
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

February 1
sunrise 6:48 AM, sunset 5:26 PM
February 28
sunrise 6:22 AM, sunset 5:50 PM

Every day of February: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00294030 (Hobbs 13W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00294026, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.