New Mexico damaging wind history
From 2016 to 2025, the NOAA Storm Prediction Center logged 872 damaging thunderstorm wind reports in New Mexico, 864 of them 58 mph or more and 97 of 75 mph or more (measured or estimated), on 375 storm days. The day with the most reports since 1955 was May 31, 2023 (26 reports in New Mexico). The highest wind on record is 130 mph, on May 31, 2023. 2026 so far: 154 preliminary reports.
New Mexico's biggest wind day since 2016: May 31, 2023
26 damaging wind reports in New Mexico, 25 of 75 mph or more. All storm reports that day →
Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.
Days with the most damaging wind reports in New Mexico
| Storm day | Wind reports | 75 mph+ | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2023 | 26 | 25 | 130 mph |
| July 11, 2021 | 17 | 3 | 92 mph |
| May 26, 2019 | 16 | 1 | 75 mph |
| June 5, 2013 | 16 | 0 | 70 mph |
| July 17, 2009 | 16 | 0 | 70 mph |
| May 24, 2023 | 14 | 4 | 92 mph |
| June 5, 2003 | 14 | 1 | 75 mph |
| July 26, 2013 | 13 | 3 | 89 mph |
| June 26, 2007 | 13 | 1 | 78 mph |
| May 19, 2025 | 12 | 0 | 67 mph |
| June 19, 2024 | 12 | 1 | 94 mph |
| June 1, 2011 | 12 | 0 | 74 mph |
| June 8, 2022 | 11 | 0 | 74 mph |
| May 9, 2017 | 11 | 0 | 70 mph |
| June 6, 2014 | 11 | 3 | 81 mph |
Highest wind speeds reported in New Mexico
| Storm day | Wind reports | 75 mph+ | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2023 | 26 | 25 | 130 mph |
| August 4, 1998 | 1 | 1 | 115 mph |
| August 26, 2015 | 2 | 2 | 104 mph |
| July 26, 2005 | 2 | 1 | 104 mph |
| June 13, 1989 | 2 | 1 | 102 mph |
| May 31, 2024 | 4 | 2 | 100 mph |
| October 2, 2023 | 7 | 2 | 100 mph |
| September 11, 2023 | 6 | 4 | 100 mph |
| July 30, 2009 | 11 | 5 | 100 mph |
| October 11, 2008 | 3 | 1 | 100 mph |
New Mexico damaging wind reports by year
| Year | Damaging wind reports | 58 mph+ | 75 mph+ | Highest | Days with reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026* | 154 | 130 | 5 | 90 mph | 62 |
| 2025 | 115 | 110 | 9 | 83 mph | 52 |
| 2024 | 112 | 112 | 14 | 100 mph | 48 |
| 2023 | 126 | 126 | 40 | 130 mph | 40 |
| 2022 | 55 | 55 | 3 | 75 mph | 25 |
| 2021 | 111 | 109 | 10 | 96 mph | 48 |
| 2020 | 77 | 77 | 3 | 83 mph | 32 |
| 2019 | 68 | 68 | 3 | 76 mph | 28 |
| 2018 | 67 | 67 | 3 | 75 mph | 37 |
| 2017 | 115 | 114 | 10 | 85 mph | 47 |
| 2016 | 26 | 26 | 2 | 81 mph | 18 |
| 2015 | 80 | 76 | 5 | 104 mph | 42 |
| 2014 | 102 | 100 | 13 | 85 mph | 35 |
| 2013 | 102 | 101 | 14 | 90 mph | 35 |
| 2012 | 43 | 43 | 5 | 87 mph | 23 |
| 2011 | 45 | 45 | 4 | 90 mph | 23 |
| 2010 | 48 | 48 | 5 | 85 mph | 24 |
| 2009 | 83 | 83 | 8 | 100 mph | 32 |
| 2008 | 63 | 62 | 9 | 100 mph | 28 |
| 2007 | 54 | 54 | 6 | 86 mph | 27 |
| 2006 | 28 | 28 | 1 | 90 mph | 18 |
| 2005 | 49 | 49 | 6 | 104 mph | 26 |
| 2004 | 38 | 38 | 4 | 92 mph | 26 |
| 2003 | 48 | 48 | 6 | 96 mph | 21 |
| 2002 | 32 | 30 | 4 | 76 mph | 21 |
| 2001 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 81 mph | 11 |
| 2000 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 70 mph | 8 |
| 1999 | 25 | 16 | 3 | 81 mph | 18 |
| 1998 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 115 mph | 15 |
| 1997 | 40 | 23 | 4 | 86 mph | 24 |
| 1996 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 81 mph | 13 |
| 1995 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 86 mph | 14 |
| 1994 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 71 mph | 14 |
| 1993 | 24 | 16 | 5 | 87 mph | 17 |
| 1992 | 31 | 15 | 3 | 82 mph | 24 |
| 1991 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 75 mph | 12 |
| 1990 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 85 mph | 9 |
| 1989 | 27 | 14 | 6 | 102 mph | 17 |
| 1988 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 71 mph | 14 |
| 1987 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 70 mph | 8 |
| 1986 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 63 mph | 9 |
| 1985 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 61 mph | 7 |
| 1984 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 81 mph | 6 |
| 1983 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 69 mph | 7 |
| 1982 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 63 mph | 10 |
| 1981 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 81 mph | 7 |
| 1980 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 81 mph | 6 |
| 1979 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 62 mph | 4 |
| 1978 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 99 mph | 8 |
| 1977 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 67 mph | 9 |
| 1976 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 66 mph | 7 |
| 1975 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 89 mph | 12 |
| 1974 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 77 mph | 10 |
| 1973 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 78 mph | 11 |
| 1972 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 79 mph | 13 |
| 1971 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 64 mph | 6 |
| 1970 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 92 mph | 4 |
| 1969 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 70 mph | 14 |
| 1968 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 75 mph | 14 |
| 1967 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 81 mph | 13 |
| 1966 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 71 mph | 10 |
| 1965 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 81 mph | 11 |
| 1964 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 59 mph | 2 |
| 1963 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 78 mph | 9 |
| 1962 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 75 mph | 5 |
| 1961 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 81 mph | 9 |
| 1960 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 93 mph | 6 |
| 1959 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 81 mph | 5 |
| 1958 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 69 mph | 2 |
| 1957 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 69 mph | 4 |
| 1956 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 75 mph | 2 |
| 1955 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
* 2026: preliminary SPC reports; many have no wind speed yet.
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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center (SPC) Severe Weather Database (SVRGIS) damaging-wind reports, 1955–2025, and SPC preliminary storm reports for 2026 (data through November 6, 2026). Wind speeds are measured or estimated by spotters, the public and NWS staff; SPC records them in knots and we show mph. 58 mph is the National Weather Service's severe-thunderstorm wind threshold.
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