Hurricane History Map

Hurricanes that hit New Mexico: hurricane history

6 storms have passed within 50 km of New Mexico from 1929 to 1992, drawn on the map and coloured by intensity.

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Years1842 to 2026
Ocean basin

Choosing a minimum category hides storms with no wind speed in the record. To see which storms have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • Tropical depression Winds below 34 knots (39 mph)
  • Tropical storm 34 to 63 knots (39 to 73 mph)
  • Category 1 64 to 82 knots (74 to 95 mph)
  • Category 2 83 to 95 knots (96 to 110 mph)
  • Category 3 96 to 112 knots (111 to 129 mph), major
  • Category 4 113 to 136 knots (130 to 156 mph), major
  • Category 5 137 knots (157 mph) or more, major
  • Unknown intensity No wind speed in the record
  • Post-tropical Storm has become post-tropical (dashed line)

How to read the lines. Each line is the track of one storm, drawn through its six-hourly positions and coloured by its intensity at each point (the Saffir-Simpson scale), so a line changes colour as the storm strengthens or weakens. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see which storms have passed nearby. Weaker storms appear as you zoom in. Hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones are the same kind of storm with different names in different oceans.

Storms near New Mexico

The record holds 6 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of New Mexico between 1929 and 1992. The busiest month is August, with 3 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached tropical storm strength.

  • 6storms within 50 km
  • 0major (category 3 to 5) near here
  • 0at category 1 strength or more

A storm counts once, however many times it came close. The category is the storm's strongest point within 50 km, which can be weaker than its peak elsewhere.

How strong were the storms near New Mexico?

Category near hereStormsShare
Tropical depression350%
Tropical storm350%
Category 100%
Category 200%
Category 300%
Category 400%
Category 500%
Unknown intensity00%

The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the NOAA National Hurricane Center (HURDAT2, Atlantic).

New Mexico storms over time

Storms by decade
Bar chart of storms by period. The most is 1 in 1920s.1920s11940s11950s11970s11980s11990s1

The 1990s only run to 1992, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1929, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.

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PeriodCount
1920s1
1940s1
1950s1
1970s1
1980s1
1990s1

Earlier decades hold fewer storms partly because they were harder to see. Before weather satellites (about the 1960s) many storms that stayed at sea went unrecorded, so compare decades with care.

Storms by month
Bar chart of storms by period. The most is 3 in Aug.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr0May0Jun1Jul0Aug3Sep0Oct2Nov0Dec0
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PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May0
Jun1
Jul0
Aug3
Sep0
Oct2
Nov0
Dec0

Strongest storms near New Mexico

  • Unnamed storm of June 1929 (North Atlantic)27 June 1929 to 30 June 1929, Tropical storm (45 kt) near here, peak Category 1 (80 kt), 982 hPa
  • Unnamed storm of August 1942 (North Atlantic)23 August 1942 to 1 September 1942, Tropical storm (35 kt) near here, peak Category 3 (100 kt), 950 hPa
  • Lester (1992)20 August 1992 to 24 August 1992, Tropical storm (35 kt) near here, peak Category 1 (70 kt), 985 hPa

Most recent storms near New Mexico

  • Lester (1992)20 August 1992 to 24 August 1992, Tropical storm (35 kt) near here, peak Category 1 (70 kt), 985 hPa
  • Raymond (1989)24 September 1989 to 5 October 1989, Tropical depression (25 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 935 hPa
  • Celia (1970)31 July 1970 to 5 August 1970, Tropical depression (25 kt) near here, peak Category 3 (110 kt), 953 hPa
  • Unnamed storm of October 1957 (Eastern and central Pacific)1 October 1957 to 6 October 1957, Tropical depression (25 kt) near here, peak Category 1 (75 kt)
  • Unnamed storm of August 1942 (North Atlantic)23 August 1942 to 1 September 1942, Tropical storm (35 kt) near here, peak Category 3 (100 kt), 950 hPa

Many of these storms killed people and destroyed homes. The figures are the official record's, and this page says nothing about their human cost.

Notable storms near New Mexico with their own pages

  • Celia (1970)31 July 1970 to 5 August 1970, peak Category 3 (110 kt), 953 hPa
  • Raymond (1989)24 September 1989 to 5 October 1989, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 935 hPa

New Mexico counties

Every county that a storm has come near is listed, most storms first. 7 of them have at least 3 storms and their own page.

CountyStormsStrongest near the county
Grant County4Tropical storm
Hidalgo County4Tropical storm
Sierra County4Tropical storm
Catron County3Tropical storm
Doña Ana County3Tropical storm
Luna County3Tropical storm
Otero County3Tropical storm
Socorro County2Tropical depression
Bernalillo County1Tropical depression
Chaves County1Tropical depression
Cibola County1Tropical depression
Eddy County1Tropical storm
Lea County1Tropical storm
Lincoln County1Tropical depression
McKinley County1Tropical depression
Sandoval County1Tropical depression
Valencia County1Tropical depression

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