Severe Weather History


New Mexico High Wind History: 4,019 Recorded Events

4,045

Recorded events

1

Counties affected

8

Direct deaths

$36.5M

Property damage

New Mexico high wind history: 4,045 recorded events across 1 counties between 1996 and 2026.

Decade by decade

New Mexico high wind history by decade

New Mexico high wind history: recorded events per decade
New Mexico high wind history: recorded events per decade

The 2010s are the busiest decade on record with 1 reported high wind events across New Mexico. Earlier decades are thinner because systematic reporting for this hazard expanded over time, not because the weather was calmer.

County ranking

Counties with the most high wind events in New Mexico

RankCountyEventsDeathsDamageSpan
#1Sierra County10$02014–2014
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · ranked by recorded event count

All hazards in New Mexico · High Wind across the U.S.