Roswell, New Mexico
Roswell is a city in the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is famous for the 1947 Roswell UFO Incident. It is also the home of New Mexico Military Institute (NMMI), which was founded in 1891.
Roswell, New Mexico | |
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City | |
 Main Street in downtown Roswell | |
 Flag | |
 Location within Chaves County | |
  Roswell Location within New Mexico  Roswell Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 33°23′14″N 104°31′41″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | Chaves |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dennis Kintigh |
| Area | |
| • Total | 29.78 sq mi (77.12 km2) |
| • Land | 29.72 sq mi (76.96 km2) |
| • Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,573 ft (1,089 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 48,366 |
| • Estimate (2019) | 47,551 |
| • Density | 1,600.18/sq mi (617.83/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (Mountain) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (DST) |
| ZIP Codes | 88201-88203 |
| Area code(s) | 575 |
| FIPS code | 35-64930 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0894171 |
| Website | www |
Climate
Roswell has a warm semi-arid climate with cool winters and very hot summers. In summer temperatures are expected to be 100 °F (38 °C) or above on average around 30 days per year. In winter daytime temperatures are often between 50 °F (10 °C) to 70 °F (21 °C) and nights can be below freezing due to the city's high altitude. In the summer Roswell and the rest of New Mexico is effected by the North American Monsoon which can bring heavy rainfall and flooding. The highest temperature recorded in Roswell was 114 °F (46 °C) on June 27, 1995 and the lowest temperature recorded was −24 °F (−31 °C) on January 11, 1962 and February 8, 1933. Temperatures at or above 110 °F (43 °C) occur one day per year, subzero temperatures are extremely rare with last one occurring on February 15, 2021. Average rainfall and snowfall is 11.6 inches (29 cm) and 9.6 inches (24 cm) respectively.
| Climate data for Roswell, New Mexico (Roswell Air Park), 1991–2020 normals,[lower-alpha 1] extremes 1893–present | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 88 (31) |
91 (33) |
95 (35) |
102 (39) |
107 (42) |
114 (46) |
111 (44) |
111 (44) |
104 (40) |
99 (37) |
94 (34) |
84 (29) |
114 (46) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 76.2 (24.6) |
80.4 (26.9) |
87.3 (30.7) |
93.1 (33.9) |
100.4 (38.0) |
106.3 (41.3) |
104.0 (40.0) |
102.5 (39.2) |
98.1 (36.7) |
93.0 (33.9) |
82.2 (27.9) |
75.3 (24.1) |
108.0 (42.2) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 57.3 (14.1) |
63.2 (17.3) |
71.0 (21.7) |
79.4 (26.3) |
87.8 (31.0) |
96.2 (35.7) |
96.5 (35.8) |
94.6 (34.8) |
87.6 (30.9) |
77.7 (25.4) |
65.7 (18.7) |
56.5 (13.6) |
77.8 (25.4) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 28.1 (−2.2) |
32.5 (0.3) |
39.4 (4.1) |
47.0 (8.3) |
56.7 (13.7) |
65.7 (18.7) |
69.9 (21.1) |
68.6 (20.3) |
61.2 (16.2) |
48.8 (9.3) |
36.3 (2.4) |
28.1 (−2.2) |
48.5 (9.2) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 14.4 (−9.8) |
17.3 (−8.2) |
23.0 (−5.0) |
31.4 (−0.3) |
44.0 (6.7) |
55.9 (13.3) |
63.2 (17.3) |
61.3 (16.3) |
48.8 (9.3) |
32.4 (0.2) |
20.0 (−6.7) |
12.0 (−11.1) |
9.3 (−12.6) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −24 (−31) |
−24 (−31) |
−5 (−21) |
17 (−8) |
27 (−3) |
40 (4) |
52 (11) |
48 (9) |
30 (−1) |
14 (−10) |
−6 (−21) |
−10 (−23) |
−24 (−31) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.36 (9.1) |
0.35 (8.9) |
0.54 (14) |
0.57 (14) |
1.14 (29) |
1.28 (33) |
1.82 (46) |
1.68 (43) |
1.55 (39) |
1.33 (34) |
0.45 (11) |
0.56 (14) |
11.63 (295) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 2.4 (6.1) |
1.1 (2.8) |
0.7 (1.8) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0.4 (1.0) |
1.2 (3.0) |
3.8 (9.7) |
9.6 (24) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 6.9 | 8.1 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 55.1 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 6.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 56.8 | 51.1 | 39.7 | 36.5 | 39.6 | 43.2 | 49.1 | 54.1 | 57.6 | 54.0 | 52.7 | 54.5 | 49.1 |
| Average dew point °F (°C) | 21.9 (−5.6) |
23.9 (−4.5) |
25.0 (−3.9) |
29.8 (−1.2) |
39.0 (3.9) |
49.6 (9.8) |
56.8 (13.8) |
57.7 (14.3) |
52.5 (11.4) |
40.8 (4.9) |
28.6 (−1.9) |
21.6 (−5.8) |
37.3 (2.9) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 217.1 | 223.0 | 280.8 | 307.6 | 342.9 | 344.7 | 327.9 | 300.9 | 262.7 | 269.6 | 214.5 | 210.3 | 3,302 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 68 | 72 | 76 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 77 | 68 | 68 | 74 |
| Source 1: NOAA (relative humidity and dew point 1973–1990, sun 1962–1982)[2][3][4] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/us-climate-normals/ | |||||||||||||
References
- "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
- "NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 2020-08-29.
- "Station Name: NM ROSWELL IND AIR PK". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
- "WMO Climate Normals for Roswell/Industrial Air Park, NM 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 2020-08-29.
- Notes
- Mean monthly maxima and minima (i.e. the expected highest and lowest temperature readings at any point during the year or given month) calculated based on data at said location from 1991 to 2020.
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