Hopewell, New Mexico
Hopewell is a former unincorporated community in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. It is located in the Tusas Mountains just above Hopewell Lake, approximately ½ mile south of U.S. Route 64. It was named for rancher and promoter Willard S. Hopewell and had a U.S. Post Office from 1894 to 1906.
There are a number of old prospect pits in the area, as well as a snowpack measuring station that was established in 1993.
Climate
| Climate data for Hopewell, New Mexico, 1991–2020 normals, 1988-2020 extremes: 10000ft (3048m) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 53 (12) |
54 (12) |
63 (17) |
64 (18) |
78 (26) |
81 (27) |
82 (28) |
80 (27) |
75 (24) |
67 (19) |
60 (16) |
52 (11) |
82 (28) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 45.1 (7.3) |
46.9 (8.3) |
53.1 (11.7) |
58.5 (14.7) |
66.9 (19.4) |
74.8 (23.8) |
76.5 (24.7) |
73.7 (23.2) |
69.2 (20.7) |
61.8 (16.6) |
52.9 (11.6) |
45.1 (7.3) |
77.0 (25.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 31.4 (−0.3) |
33.6 (0.9) |
41.1 (5.1) |
47.1 (8.4) |
55.9 (13.3) |
66.5 (19.2) |
69.6 (20.9) |
67.1 (19.5) |
60.9 (16.1) |
50.4 (10.2) |
39.2 (4.0) |
30.9 (−0.6) |
49.5 (9.7) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 22.7 (−5.2) |
24.2 (−4.3) |
30.5 (−0.8) |
36.2 (2.3) |
44.9 (7.2) |
54.6 (12.6) |
58.3 (14.6) |
56.5 (13.6) |
50.6 (10.3) |
40.9 (4.9) |
30.4 (−0.9) |
22.6 (−5.2) |
39.4 (4.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 14.0 (−10.0) |
14.8 (−9.6) |
19.9 (−6.7) |
25.2 (−3.8) |
33.9 (1.1) |
42.6 (5.9) |
47.0 (8.3) |
45.9 (7.7) |
40.3 (4.6) |
31.4 (−0.3) |
21.6 (−5.8) |
14.2 (−9.9) |
29.2 (−1.5) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −1.9 (−18.8) |
−1.6 (−18.7) |
3.8 (−15.7) |
11.8 (−11.2) |
21.7 (−5.7) |
32.1 (0.1) |
40.8 (4.9) |
40.1 (4.5) |
28.9 (−1.7) |
15.7 (−9.1) |
2.5 (−16.4) |
−4.2 (−20.1) |
−7.4 (−21.9) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −19 (−28) |
−18 (−28) |
−12 (−24) |
2 (−17) |
13 (−11) |
14 (−10) |
31 (−1) |
31 (−1) |
16 (−9) |
2 (−17) |
−9 (−23) |
−19 (−28) |
−19 (−28) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 3.55 (90) |
3.49 (89) |
3.18 (81) |
2.40 (61) |
1.51 (38) |
0.46 (12) |
1.64 (42) |
2.28 (58) |
1.69 (43) |
1.88 (48) |
2.62 (67) |
3.24 (82) |
27.94 (711) |
| Source 1: NOAA | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: XMACIS2 (records & monthly max/mins) | |||||||||||||
Notes
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hopewell, New Mexico
- ^ Burdett, William H. (editor) (1998) The Roads of New Mexico (2nd edition) Shearer Publishing, Fredericksburg, Texas, page 21, ISBN 0-940672-52-9
- ^ "Rocky Mountain Snowpack Physical and Chemical Data for Selected Sites, 2009" page 5, Table 1. Station identification and snow-sampling-site location information, 2009, USGS
- ^ "Rocky Mountain Regional Snowpack Chemistry: Hopewell, New Mexico" USGS
- ^ "Hopewell, New Mexico 1991-2020 Monthly Normals". Retrieved November 11, 2023.
- ^ "xmACIS". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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