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]
Picacho, New Mexico | |
|---|---|
  Picacho  Picacho | |
| Coordinates: 33°21′06″N 105°08′42″W / 33.35167°N 105.14500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | Lincoln |
| Elevation | 4,987 ft (1,520 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP codes | 88343[1] |
| Area code | 575 |
| GNIS feature ID | 899845[2] |
Climate
editAccording 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 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
edit- ^ 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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