Quemado, New Mexico
Census-designated place
Quemado is located in New Mexico
Quemado
Quemado
Location within the state of New Mexico
Quemado is located in the United States
Quemado
Quemado
Quemado (the United States)
Coordinates: 34°20′38″N 108°29′44″W / 34.34389°N 108.49556°W / 34.34389; -108.49556[1]
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyCatron
Area
[2]
 • Total1.80 sq mi (4.66 km2)
 • Land1.79 sq mi (4.64 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation
6,902 ft (2,104 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total163
 • Density91.06/sq mi (35.16/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)MDT
Area code575
GNIS feature ID35-60730

Quemado is a census-designated place in Catron County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 228.[4] Walter De Maria's 1977 art installation, The Lightning Field, is between Quemado and Pie Town, New Mexico.

Jerry D. Thompson, historian of the American Southwest, was reared in Quemado.

Geography

Climate

Quemado (meaning "burnt" in English) was named by Spanish conquistadors due to the blackened stones that cover the earth. It was caused by a fire that preceded the arrival of the Spanish in the early 1500s and the carbon remains partially due to paltry rainfall in the region.

Quemado is categorized as being within the 6a USDA hardiness zone, meaning temperatures can get as low as -10 to -5 °F.[5]

Climate data for Quemado, New Mexico, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1918–present
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 69
(21) 		77
(25) 		80
(27) 		88
(31) 		95
(35) 		99
(37) 		100
(38) 		99
(37) 		94
(34) 		87
(31) 		81
(27) 		71
(22) 		100
(38)
Mean maximum °F (°C) 58.2
(14.6) 		64.2
(17.9) 		71.5
(21.9) 		76.8
(24.9) 		85.4
(29.7) 		92.5
(33.6) 		92.5
(33.6) 		89.5
(31.9) 		86.0
(30.0) 		79.5
(26.4) 		69.9
(21.1) 		60.7
(15.9) 		93.8
(34.3)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 46.2
(7.9) 		49.9
(9.9) 		58.0
(14.4) 		65.6
(18.7) 		74.8
(23.8) 		83.8
(28.8) 		84.5
(29.2) 		81.7
(27.6) 		76.5
(24.7) 		67.9
(19.9) 		55.7
(13.2) 		46.1
(7.8) 		65.9
(18.8)
Daily mean °F (°C) 30.4
(−0.9) 		34.3
(1.3) 		40.4
(4.7) 		46.4
(8.0) 		54.3
(12.4) 		63.4
(17.4) 		68.3
(20.2) 		66.2
(19.0) 		59.7
(15.4) 		49.5
(9.7) 		38.6
(3.7) 		30.8
(−0.7) 		48.5
(9.2)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 14.7
(−9.6) 		18.7
(−7.4) 		22.8
(−5.1) 		27.2
(−2.7) 		33.9
(1.1) 		43.0
(6.1) 		52.2
(11.2) 		50.7
(10.4) 		43.0
(6.1) 		31.2
(−0.4) 		21.5
(−5.8) 		15.5
(−9.2) 		31.2
(−0.4)
Mean minimum °F (°C) −3.8
(−19.9) 		0.0
(−17.8) 		6.1
(−14.4) 		15.2
(−9.3) 		20.8
(−6.2) 		32.7
(0.4) 		44.6
(7.0) 		42.9
(6.1) 		30.4
(−0.9) 		16.4
(−8.7) 		1.6
(−16.9) 		−3.5
(−19.7) 		−8.8
(−22.7)
Record low °F (°C) −33
(−36) 		−19
(−28) 		−20
(−29) 		−2
(−19) 		8
(−13) 		18
(−8) 		31
(−1) 		32
(0) 		18
(−8) 		−1
(−18) 		−20
(−29) 		−20
(−29) 		−33
(−36)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 0.47
(12) 		0.55
(14) 		0.64
(16) 		0.39
(9.9) 		0.12
(3.0) 		0.58
(15) 		1.88
(48) 		2.92
(74) 		1.89
(48) 		0.92
(23) 		0.49
(12) 		0.51
(13) 		11.36
(287.9)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 3.8
(9.7) 		3.9
(9.9) 		1.8
(4.6) 		0.3
(0.76) 		0.2
(0.51) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.6
(1.5) 		1.4
(3.6) 		5.6
(14) 		17.6
(44.57)
Average extreme snow depth inches (cm) 2.6
(6.6) 		2.0
(5.1) 		0.8
(2.0) 		0.1
(0.25) 		0.1
(0.25) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.3
(0.76) 		1.1
(2.8) 		2.3
(5.8) 		4.3
(11)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 2.6 3.1 2.1 1.5 1.4 1.5 7.4 8.9 4.3 3.4 2.5 3.4 42.1
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) 1.6 1.8 1.2 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.7 2.4 8.4
Source 1: NOAA[6]
Source 2: National Weather Service[7]
Antler tree in Quemado, 2006

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020163—
U.S. Decennial Census[8][3]

Education

The school district is Quemado Schools.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Quemado, New Mexico
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  4. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Quemado CDP, New Mexico". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
  5. ^ "USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map". United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  6. ^ "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Quemado, NM". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  7. ^ "NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Albuquerque". National Weather Service. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  8. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  9. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Catron County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 12, 2022.

Further reading

Cowboy at Rodeo. Quemado, 1940

External links

Media related to Quemado, New Mexico at Wikimedia Commons


Municipalities and communities of Catron County, New Mexico, United States
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