Heat in New Mexico
Every heat event the National Weather Service has filed in New Mexico, year by year, with the most significant episodes. Heat below excessive heat criteria that still caused deaths, injuries or significant impacts.
The most significant on the map
The most significant heat episodes in New Mexico.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The record
- Events
- 42
- Deaths
- 4
- Injuries
- 2
- Damage
- None recorded
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Wildfire and Heat in New Mexico, June 20 to 24, 2017A strong dome of high pressure centered over the southwestern United States along with exceptionally dry air set the stage for a brutal heatwave over New Mexico for several days.
- Heat in New Mexico, July 17, 2017Authorities in Portales, New Mexico say two in-home day care workers who are mother and daughter have been arrested on suspicion of child abuse after two young children were left in a hot car for about 90 minutes following a trip to the park.
- Heat in New Mexico, November 11, 1998A 37 year old man was found dead in an open field near Farmington. Overnight low temperature was near 18 degrees.
- Heat in New Mexico, July 14, 2010A toddler died after being left in a hot car for almost four hours.
- Heat in New Mexico, August 6, 2012A toddler died after being left inside a parked vehicle for over eight hours. Ambient air temperatures were in the lower to mid 90s.
- Heat in New Mexico, June 20 to 30, 1998Much of New Mexico was grilled by record heat and nagging dryness during the last 10 days of June.
- Heat in New Mexico, June 10, 2013A seven month old boy was in critical condition after being left inside a hot car for more than two hours during the afternoon of Monday, June 10th. Temperatures around the city at the time of the incident were in the upper 90s to low 100s.
- Heat in New Mexico, March 20 to 21, 1997Daily record high temperatures of 77 and 81 degrees were set at Albuquerque on the 20th and 21st. This capped nearly three weeks of dry and unusually warm weather.
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.