Rociada is a settled area in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States, located 27 miles northwest of Las Vegas, the county seat. One of the valleys of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, with the Manuelitas Creek running through it, Rociada actually comprises two villages, Upper and Lower Rociada. Several nearby villages such as Pendaries and Gascon, although technically in Mora County also use the Rociada postal address. Rociada's name means "sprinkled with dew" in Spanish, reflecting its relatively mild, moist climate in the summer compared to the other hot and arid areas of Northern New Mexico.[1][2]
Rociada, New Mexico | |
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Coordinates: 35°51′18″N 105°25′37″W / 35.8550344°N 105.4269584°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New Mexico |
County | San Miguel |
Elevation | 7,500 ft (2,286 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 609 |
Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
Zip code | 87742 |
Area code | 505 |
GNIS 912004 | 912004 |
Climate data for Gascon (Rociada), New Mexico, 1991–2020 normals, 1953-2020 extremes: 8250ft (2515m) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 71 (22) |
70 (21) |
78 (26) |
78 (26) |
85 (29) |
90 (32) |
91 (33) |
92 (33) |
89 (32) |
82 (28) |
74 (23) |
72 (22) |
92 (33) |
Mean maximum °F (°C) | 59.6 (15.3) |
59.1 (15.1) |
64.0 (17.8) |
67.8 (19.9) |
75.4 (24.1) |
84.2 (29.0) |
83.1 (28.4) |
80.9 (27.2) |
78.6 (25.9) |
73.6 (23.1) |
66.8 (19.3) |
60.2 (15.7) |
85.8 (29.9) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 44.3 (6.8) |
45.1 (7.3) |
51.2 (10.7) |
56.6 (13.7) |
65.1 (18.4) |
75.0 (23.9) |
76.0 (24.4) |
73.9 (23.3) |
69.4 (20.8) |
61.3 (16.3) |
51.8 (11.0) |
44.0 (6.7) |
59.5 (15.3) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 31.3 (−0.4) |
32.6 (0.3) |
37.7 (3.2) |
42.9 (6.1) |
50.6 (10.3) |
59.2 (15.1) |
61.7 (16.5) |
60.2 (15.7) |
55.1 (12.8) |
46.9 (8.3) |
37.8 (3.2) |
31.1 (−0.5) |
45.6 (7.6) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 18.2 (−7.7) |
20.2 (−6.6) |
24.3 (−4.3) |
29.2 (−1.6) |
36.2 (2.3) |
43.4 (6.3) |
47.4 (8.6) |
46.5 (8.1) |
40.8 (4.9) |
32.4 (0.2) |
23.7 (−4.6) |
18.2 (−7.7) |
31.7 (−0.2) |
Mean minimum °F (°C) | −0.3 (−17.9) |
−0.1 (−17.8) |
4.6 (−15.2) |
12.7 (−10.7) |
22.4 (−5.3) |
33.0 (0.6) |
40.5 (4.7) |
39.0 (3.9) |
29.0 (−1.7) |
15.6 (−9.1) |
5.6 (−14.7) |
−2.5 (−19.2) |
−7.1 (−21.7) |
Record low °F (°C) | −26 (−32) |
−23 (−31) |
−12 (−24) |
−9 (−23) |
5 (−15) |
20 (−7) |
30 (−1) |
29 (−2) |
15 (−9) |
−1 (−18) |
−19 (−28) |
−21 (−29) |
−26 (−32) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.96 (24) |
1.46 (37) |
1.92 (49) |
1.91 (49) |
1.88 (48) |
1.79 (45) |
4.68 (119) |
3.87 (98) |
2.26 (57) |
1.63 (41) |
1.30 (33) |
1.28 (33) |
24.94 (633) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 14.50 (36.8) |
16.90 (42.9) |
22.90 (58.2) |
15.80 (40.1) |
2.30 (5.8) |
0.00 (0.00) |
0.00 (0.00) |
0.00 (0.00) |
0.00 (0.00) |
7.00 (17.8) |
11.00 (27.9) |
17.90 (45.5) |
108.3 (275) |
Source 1: NOAA[7] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: XMACIS2 (records & monthly max/mins)[8] |