Picacho, New Mexico
Unincorporated community in New Mexico, United States
33°21′06″N 105°08′42″W / 33.35167°N 105.14500°W / 33.35167; -105.1450088343[1]
Picacho is an unincorporated community located in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States. The community is located on U.S. Route 70, 30.5 miles (49.1 km) east of Ruidoso. Picacho has a post office with ZIP code 88343, which opened on June 11, 1891.[1][3]
Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Picacho has a cold semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Picacho was 106 °F (41.1 °C) on June 26–27, 1994, while the coldest temperature recorded was −14 °F (−25.6 °C) on February 3, 2011.[4]
| Climate data for Picacho, New Mexico, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1980–2019 | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 78 (26) | 83 (28) | 87 (31) | 93 (34) | 98 (37) | 106 (41) | 104 (40) | 104 (40) | 100 (38) | 93 (34) | 84 (29) | 80 (27) | 106 (41) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 71.6 (22.0) | 74.2 (23.4) | 79.6 (26.4) | 84.8 (29.3) | 92.1 (33.4) | 98.5 (36.9) | 97.3 (36.3) | 94.4 (34.7) | 91.5 (33.1) | 86.0 (30.0) | 78.0 (25.6) | 72.2 (22.3) | 99.9 (37.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 57.8 (14.3) | 61.3 (16.3) | 67.8 (19.9) | 74.6 (23.7) | 82.0 (27.8) | 90.4 (32.4) | 89.9 (32.2) | 88.3 (31.3) | 83.5 (28.6) | 75.4 (24.1) | 65.2 (18.4) | 57.2 (14.0) | 74.5 (23.6) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 42.2 (5.7) | 45.1 (7.3) | 51.1 (10.6) | 57.6 (14.2) | 65.5 (18.6) | 73.7 (23.2) | 75.6 (24.2) | 74.2 (23.4) | 68.4 (20.2) | 58.9 (14.9) | 49.0 (9.4) | 41.8 (5.4) | 58.6 (14.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 26.6 (−3.0) | 28.9 (−1.7) | 34.4 (1.3) | 40.6 (4.8) | 49.0 (9.4) | 57.0 (13.9) | 61.3 (16.3) | 60.1 (15.6) | 53.3 (11.8) | 42.4 (5.8) | 32.7 (0.4) | 26.3 (−3.2) | 42.7 (6.0) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 11.1 (−11.6) | 11.6 (−11.3) | 18.0 (−7.8) | 25.3 (−3.7) | 35.9 (2.2) | 45.7 (7.6) | 53.2 (11.8) | 52.0 (11.1) | 41.0 (5.0) | 27.7 (−2.4) | 17.4 (−8.1) | 7.1 (−13.8) | 4.7 (−15.2) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 1 (−17) | −14 (−26) | 5 (−15) | 14 (−10) | 26 (−3) | 35 (2) | 43 (6) | 44 (7) | 32 (0) | 7 (−14) | 3 (−16) | −12 (−24) | −14 (−26) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.35 (8.9) | 0.35 (8.9) | 0.54 (14) | 0.69 (18) | 1.04 (26) | 1.45 (37) | 2.15 (55) | 2.85 (72) | 2.54 (65) | 1.14 (29) | 0.48 (12) | 0.60 (15) | 14.18 (360.8) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 3.0 (7.6) | 1.7 (4.3) | 0.9 (2.3) | 0.3 (0.76) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.3 (0.76) | 1.0 (2.5) | 5.2 (13) | 12.4 (31.22) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 7.0 | 8.7 | 6.6 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 48.9 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 5.3 |
| Source 1: NOAA[5] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service (mean maxima/minima 1981–2010)[4] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ a b United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved November 30, 2014.
- ^ "Picacho". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
- ^ a b "NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Albuquerque". National Weather Service. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Picacho, NM". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
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