Picacho, New Mexico
Unincorporated community
Picacho is located in New Mexico
Picacho
Picacho
Picacho is located in the United States
Picacho
Picacho
Coordinates: 33°21′06″N 105°08′42″W / 33.35167°N 105.14500°W / 33.35167; -105.14500
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyLincoln
Elevation
4,987 ft (1,520 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes
88343[1]
Area code575
GNIS feature ID899845[2]

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
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

  1. ^ a b United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved November 30, 2014.
  2. ^ "Picacho". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
  4. ^ a b "NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Albuquerque". National Weather Service. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  5. ^ "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Picacho, NM". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved May 6, 2023.


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