New Mexico Tornadoes
| Year | Tornadoes | Deathes | Injuries | Cost Adjusted |
| 1950 | 2 | 0 | 0 | $ 66,263 |
| 1951 | 2 | 0 | 0 | $ 608,190 |
| 1952 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $ - |
| 1953 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $ - |
| 1954 | 8 | 0 | 0 | $ 1,234 |
| 1955 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $ 5,900 |
| 1956 | 4 | 0 | 0 | $ 6,394 |
| 1957 | 17 | 1 | 0 | $ 1,238,238 |
| 1958 | 7 | 0 | 0 | $ 164 |
| 1959 | 16 | 0 | 0 | $ 99,487 |
| 1960 | 6 | 0 | 34 | $ 106,833 |
| 1961 | 11 | 0 | 3 | $ 164,565 |
| 1962 | 12 | 0 | 1 | $ 178,532 |
| 1963 | 8 | 0 | 0 | $ 67,172 |
| 1964 | 11 | 1 | 9 | $ 674,839 |
| 1965 | 14 | 0 | 3 | $ 115,548 |
| 1966 | 16 | 0 | 0 | $ 548,518 |
| 1967 | 8 | 0 | 0 | $ 52,547 |
| 1968 | 2 | 0 | 3 | $ 454,350 |
| 1969 | 10 | 0 | 4 | $ 474 |
| 1970 | 11 | 0 | 0 | $ 416,108 |
| 1971 | 12 | 0 | 0 | $ 87,880 |
| 1972 | 18 | 0 | 1 | $ 84,731 |
| 1973 | 2 | 0 | 0 | $ 356 |
| 1974 | 6 | 1 | 8 | $ 388,068 |
| 1975 | 3 | 0 | 0 | $ 29,448 |
| 1976 | 2 | 0 | 2 | $ 27,788 |
| 1977 | 8 | 0 | 3 | $ 318,315 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 | 0 | $ 26,700 |
| 1979 | 13 | 0 | 0 | $ 290,115 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 | 0 | $ 1,938 |
| 1981 | 8 | 0 | 0 | $ 194,833 |
| 1982 | 7 | 0 | 0 | $ 16,548,725 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 | 0 | $ 190,498 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $ - |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 | 0 | $ 323,295 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 | 0 | $ - |
| 1987 | 15 | 0 | 0 | $ 155,887 |
| 1988 | 10 | 0 | 1 | $ 267,310 |
| 1989 | 16 | 0 | 0 | $ 26,777 |
| 1990 | 16 | 0 | 0 | $ - |
| 1991 | 31 | 0 | 26 | $ 1,639,180 |
| 1992 | 24 | 0 | 7 | $ 372,125 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 | 0 | $ 12,036 |
| 1994 | 13 | 0 | 0 | $ 10,669 |
| 1995 | 9 | 0 | 0 | $ - |
| Total | 399 | 3 | 105 | $ 25,802,048 |
| Avg/year | 9 | 0 | 2 | $ 560,914 |
Compared with other States, New Mexico ranks number 28 for frequency of Tornadoes, 32 for number of deaths, 34 for injuries and 38 for cost of damages. When we compare these statistics to other States by the frequency per square mile, New Mexico ranks, number 40 for the frequency of tornadoes, number 36 for fatalities, number 40 for injuries per area and number 44 for costs per area. Based on data from 1950 - 1995.
New Mexico in 1970 had a population of 1,017,055 and between 1950 and 1995 had 399 tornadoes. This ranks the State number 28 in tornadoes by State. The population in 1970 divided by the number of tornadoes equals 2,549 This ranks New Mexico number 12 in the ratio of tornadoes to population. New Mexico had 3 fatalities between 1950 and 1995. Compared to other states it ranked 32 The risk of death in any one year is 1 in 15,255,825 This ranks New Mexico as number 30 for the risk of death by tornado . Between 1950 and 1995 the state had 105 injuries involving tornadoes. This ranks the state number 34 among the States for injury. The risk of injury in any one year is one in 435,881 When we divide the population by the number of injuries, the State ranks number 30 The total cost of tornadoes between 1950 and 1995 was $25,802,048.00 This ranks the state number 38 The cost per person for tornadoes, in the state per year, is $ 0.56 This ranks the State number 33 In costs for tornadoes per person
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