Historical weather data, all-time temperature records, and monthly climate averages for Hobbs, NM. Explore typical weather conditions by week for trip planning, and see how today compares to the historical record.
April 4th in Hobbs runs warm and dry — expect a high near 74° and a low around 41°, with only an 8% chance of rain. The date has seen wild swings over 98 years of records, from a scorching 93° in 1943 down to a brutal 18° back in 1920.
Hobbs plays for keeps when it comes to extremes — the thermometer has hit 114° in June and bottomed out at -7° in January, a 121-degree spread that speaks to the raw power of the southeastern New Mexico climate. A single September storm in 1995 dumped 7.5 inches of rain in one day, while a January 2012 snowstorm buried the city under 11 inches.
Hobbs runs hot from late May through September, peaking in the Jun 18–24 window with average highs of 95°, while January is the clear winner for cold with highs only reaching 55°. Rain is scarce most of the year but concentrates in September, when weekly totals average 0.62 inches — the closest thing Hobbs gets to a rainy season.