Albuquerque recorded its wettest September on record in 2026, receiving 4.49 inches of precipitation during a month marked by repeated surges of tropical moisture into New Mexico, according to the National Weather Service.
This year’s total surpassed the previous September record of 3.97 inches, set in 2013. Normal September precipitation in Albuquerque is 1.15 inches, meaning the city received nearly four times its usual amount. National Weather Service climate reports list Albuquerque’s climate record period as beginning in 1891.
Brian Guyer of the National Weather Service Albuquerque office wrote to the Daily Lobo that several low-pressure systems along the West Coast repeatedly pulled moisture north into New Mexico from tropical activity in the south…