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Wind in Quay County, New Mexico
350 damaging wind events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Thunderstorm Wind, High Wind, Strong Wind.
NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.
NCEI records 350 wind events in Quay County, New Mexico, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 47 years.
June is the busiest month, with 72 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 294 events against 37 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 5.4% of the 6,514 wind events recorded in New Mexico; its 12.2 per 100 square miles compares with 5.4 statewide.
245 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 28 reached hurricane force (74 mph).
Some winter weather and high wind events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county; zone-recorded events whose zone is named for the county are included and marked "Forecast zone" in the table.
Compared with New Mexico
| Measure | Quay County | New Mexico | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 350 | 6,514 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 12.2 | 5.4 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 404.3 | 30.8 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 18 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | June | April | June |
By year
Seasonality
16Feb
31Mar
34Apr
41May
50Jun
72Jul
37Aug
26Sep
9Oct
8Nov
10Dec
16
Magnitude distribution
NWS wind thresholds
- under 58 mph
- below severe threshold
- 58–73 mph
- severe
- 74–95 mph
- hurricane-force
- 96 mph and over
- extreme
Wind speed converted from the knots NCEI records; estimated and measured gusts are combined. Events without a speed are not binned.
Recorded events
The 191 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 350. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2026 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Mar 2026 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Feb 2026 | High Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Jan 2026 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Sep 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Sep 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 77 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2025 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Apr 2025 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Apr 2025 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Sep 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $100K | — | — | 10 | County |
| 17 Sep 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $65K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2024 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Mar 2024 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Feb 2024 | High Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Feb 2024 | High Wind | 45 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Jan 2024 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Oct 2023 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Oct 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 76 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 74 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2023 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 82 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 82 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 76 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2023 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Apr 2023 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 31 Mar 2023 | High Wind | 47 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Mar 2023 | High Wind | 44 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Mar 2023 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Mar 2023 | High Wind | 41 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Mar 2023 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Feb 2023 | High Wind | 83 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Feb 2023 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Feb 2023 | High Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Feb 2023 | High Wind | 53 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Feb 2023 | High Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Feb 2023 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Feb 2023 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Jan 2023 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Dec 2022 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Oct 2022 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2022 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 May 2022 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 May 2022 | High Wind | 40 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 45 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 46 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Mar 2022 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 Mar 2022 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Feb 2022 | High Wind | 79 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Dec 2021 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Dec 2021 | High Wind | 45 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Dec 2021 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Dec 2021 | High Wind | 74 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Dec 2021 | High Wind | 53 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Dec 2021 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Oct 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $80K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2021 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Apr 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 74 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2021 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Mar 2021 | High Wind | 44 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Mar 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Feb 2021 | High Wind | 45 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Feb 2021 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Jan 2021 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Nov 2020 | High Wind | 45 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Nov 2020 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2020 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Mar 2020 | High Wind | 46 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Mar 2020 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2019 | High Wind | 69 mph | $15K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Mar 2019 | High Wind | 71 mph | $3.5M | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Dec 2018 | High Wind | 70 mph | $4K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | $5.0M | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2011 | High Wind | 58 mph | $40K | — | — | 2 | Forecast zone |
| 23 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $200 | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2010 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $200 | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2010 | High Wind | 71 mph | $2K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2009 | High Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Aug 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | $500 | — | — | County |
| 15 Dec 2003 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2003 | High Wind | 43 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Apr 2003 | High Wind | 52 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Jul 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 76 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Apr 2001 | High Wind | 55 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Apr 2001 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Aug 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $60K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 22 Jul 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Feb 1996 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Jan 1996 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Jan 1996 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Jun 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $200K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $200K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 1984 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 1978 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 1975 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 1974 | Thunderstorm Wind | 77 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 1971 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 1971 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 1969 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 1969 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 1967 | Thunderstorm Wind | 77 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Mar 1967 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 1966 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Mar 1963 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 1960 | Thunderstorm Wind | 93 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 1960 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 1960 | Thunderstorm Wind | 83 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 1956 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Quay County had?
350 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of damaging wind became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.
When was the last recorded wind event in Quay County?
26 Jun 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 58 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Quay County?
The thunderstorm wind of 16 Jun 2012, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $0 and crop damage at $5.0M.
How does Quay County compare with New Mexico for wind?
12.2 events per 100 square miles against 5.4 statewide; the county holds 350 of the state's 6,514 recorded events.
Provenance
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 30 Sep 2026. See the methodology, the Wind hub and the county page.