Climate Change Modeling

Climate change modeling indicates that Las Cruces can expect higher temperatures, more drought, periodic flash floods, and dust storms.

• Two weeks per summer of temperatures >105°F by mid-century and 8 weeks by the end of the century
• More than 50 days per year when warm temperatures and humidity in the monsoon season will make evaporative coolers ineffective.

MORE INFORMATION

• Climate of Las Cruces CLIMAS Report 
  

Watch climatologist Katherine Hayhoe describe climate modeling in Las Cruces below.