Cerro, New Mexico

Cerro is an unincorporated community in Taos County, New Mexico, United States[1] located along New Mexico State Road 378. It was founded in 1854 by settlers from Taos and Questa and was named for Cerro Guadalupe.[2]

The Village of Cerro
Unincorporated community
Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe Catholic Church in Cerro, March 2021
Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe Catholic Church in Cerro, March 2021
The Village of Cerro is located in New Mexico
The Village of Cerro
The Village of Cerro
Coordinates: 36°54′14″N 105°36′46″W
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyTaos
Elevation
7,461 ft (2,274 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total428
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
87519
Area code575
Websitehttp://www.laplaza.org/government/cerro/

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Cerro has a warm-summer humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Cerro was 100 °F (37.8 °C) on June 19, 1924, while the coldest temperature recorded was −34 °F (−36.7 °C) on January 29, 1919 and January 6, 1971.[3]

Climate data for Cerro, New Mexico, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1910–2022
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 63
(17)		 65
(18)		 77
(25)		 82
(28)		 95
(35)		 100
(38)		 97
(36)		 98
(37)		 96
(36)		 88
(31)		 77
(25)		 68
(20)		 100
(38)
Mean maximum °F (°C) 50.3
(10.2)		 54.2
(12.3)		 67.3
(19.6)		 73.0
(22.8)		 80.4
(26.9)		 88.6
(31.4)		 90.4
(32.4)		 87.8
(31.0)		 84.2
(29.0)		 76.3
(24.6)		 64.3
(17.9)		 53.2
(11.8)		 91.5
(33.1)
Average high °F (°C) 36.8
(2.7)		 42.1
(5.6)		 53.1
(11.7)		 61.7
(16.5)		 69.8
(21.0)		 80.1
(26.7)		 83.0
(28.3)		 80.5
(26.9)		 75.1
(23.9)		 64.6
(18.1)		 50.9
(10.5)		 37.9
(3.3)		 61.3
(16.3)
Daily mean °F (°C) 22.3
(−5.4)		 28.1
(−2.2)		 37.1
(2.8)		 44.4
(6.9)		 52.4
(11.3)		 62.1
(16.7)		 66.1
(18.9)		 64.3
(17.9)		 58.3
(14.6)		 47.2
(8.4)		 34.9
(1.6)		 23.5
(−4.7)		 45.1
(7.2)
Average low °F (°C) 7.9
(−13.4)		 14.0
(−10.0)		 21.0
(−6.1)		 27.0
(−2.8)		 35.1
(1.7)		 44.0
(6.7)		 49.2
(9.6)		 48.2
(9.0)		 41.4
(5.2)		 29.7
(−1.3)		 18.9
(−7.3)		 9.0
(−12.8)		 28.8
(−1.8)
Mean minimum °F (°C) −10.7
(−23.7)		 −5.6
(−20.9)		 3.2
(−16.0)		 13.4
(−10.3)		 22.5
(−5.3)		 32.2
(0.1)		 40.7
(4.8)		 40.6
(4.8)		 28.4
(−2.0)		 13.8
(−10.1)		 0.6
(−17.4)		 −9.1
(−22.8)		 −14.5
(−25.8)
Record low °F (°C) −34
(−37)		 −33
(−36)		 −16
(−27)		 −6
(−21)		 11
(−12)		 22
(−6)		 25
(−4)		 30
(−1)		 18
(−8)		 −3
(−19)		 −20
(−29)		 −30
(−34)		 −34
(−37)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 0.67
(17)		 0.66
(17)		 0.91
(23)		 0.97
(25)		 1.12
(28)		 0.67
(17)		 1.68
(43)		 2.25
(57)		 1.68
(43)		 1.04
(26)		 0.81
(21)		 0.91
(23)		 13.37
(340)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 12.7
(32)		 11.7
(30)		 8.0
(20)		 4.3
(11)		 0.7
(1.8)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 3.4
(8.6)		 6.8
(17)		 13.9
(35)		 61.5
(155.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.7 4.9 3.5 8.5 9.6 6.1 4.4 4.2 4.5 63.6
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) 3.9 3.5 2.4 1.6 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.4 3.9 18.9
Source 1: NOAA[4]
Source 2: National Weather Service[3]

See also

Notes
  1. "Cerro, New Mexico". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Julyan, Robert (1996). The Place Names of New Mexico. University of New Mexico Press. p. 73. ISBN 0826316891.
  3. "NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Albuquerque". National Weather Service. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  4. "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Cerro, NM". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved August 8, 2023.

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