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Hobbs, NM Climate in January

Temperature for January

In Hobbs, NM during January the average high temperature is 56.4°F. The hottest day on record was January 22, 1950 when the temperature hit 81.0°F.

Hobbs, NM daily average and extreme temperature range for January

Low Temperature

Overnight in January the average temperature drops below freezing at 29.9°F, with the lowest temperature of 1.2°F being recorded on January 2, 1979. On average there are 2 days in January when the temperature stays below freezing all day. In the worst January there were 6 days when the temperature did not make it above freezing. Overnight temperatures drop below freezing between 10 and 29 times in January.

Precipitation for January

In January the average monthly rainfall in Hobbs, NM is 1.41 inches with rain usually falling on between 2 and 3 days. 2012 was the driest January with only 0.00 inches of rain falling, and 1975 was the wettest January with 14.18 inches of rain. The wettest single day in January was 28 January 1975 when 1.50 inches of rain fell.

In January it usually snows on between 2 and 3 days. In January there have been some years when thunderstorms have occurred, although there are other years when there hasn't been a thunderstorm in January.

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