McGaffey, New Mexico
McGaffey is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. The population was 0 as of the 2020 census.
The community is in the southern part of the county, at the south end of New Mexico State Road 400, which leads north 11 miles (18 km) to Interstate 40 near Fort Wingate. McGaffey is within Cibola National Forest, and the Forest Service's McGaffey Campground is just south of the center of the community.
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
As of the 2020 census, there was 0 people living in McGaffey
Education
It is in Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools.
Climate
| Climate data for McGaffey 5 SE, New Mexico, 1991–2020 normals, 1949-2020 extremes: 8000ft (2438m) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 69 (21) |
66 (19) |
72 (22) |
80 (27) |
88 (31) |
98 (37) |
99 (37) |
95 (35) |
89 (32) |
85 (29) |
73 (23) |
66 (19) |
99 (37) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 54.1 (12.3) |
55.7 (13.2) |
62.8 (17.1) |
70.4 (21.3) |
78.2 (25.7) |
87.8 (31.0) |
90.3 (32.4) |
86.1 (30.1) |
82.2 (27.9) |
75.6 (24.2) |
65.2 (18.4) |
56.5 (13.6) |
91.1 (32.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 43.5 (6.4) |
46.1 (7.8) |
52.9 (11.6) |
59.6 (15.3) |
69.7 (20.9) |
81.9 (27.7) |
84.0 (28.9) |
81.1 (27.3) |
76.5 (24.7) |
66.8 (19.3) |
53.7 (12.1) |
44.3 (6.8) |
63.3 (17.4) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 27.7 (−2.4) |
30.6 (−0.8) |
37.2 (2.9) |
43.3 (6.3) |
51.8 (11.0) |
61.7 (16.5) |
66.6 (19.2) |
64.8 (18.2) |
59.2 (15.1) |
48.3 (9.1) |
36.8 (2.7) |
28.1 (−2.2) |
46.3 (8.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 11.8 (−11.2) |
15.0 (−9.4) |
21.6 (−5.8) |
27.0 (−2.8) |
33.9 (1.1) |
41.5 (5.3) |
49.2 (9.6) |
48.4 (9.1) |
41.8 (5.4) |
29.7 (−1.3) |
19.9 (−6.7) |
11.9 (−11.2) |
29.3 (−1.5) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −10.8 (−23.8) |
−7.3 (−21.8) |
−1.3 (−18.5) |
7.9 (−13.4) |
18.5 (−7.5) |
27.0 (−2.8) |
38.5 (3.6) |
38.4 (3.6) |
25.4 (−3.7) |
12.1 (−11.1) |
−3.1 (−19.5) |
−12.2 (−24.6) |
−15.6 (−26.4) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −32 (−36) |
−25 (−32) |
−19 (−28) |
−3 (−19) |
10 (−12) |
15 (−9) |
28 (−2) |
27 (−3) |
17 (−8) |
0 (−18) |
−21 (−29) |
−30 (−34) |
−32 (−36) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 1.79 (45) |
1.46 (37) |
1.51 (38) |
1.13 (29) |
0.98 (25) |
0.55 (14) |
2.82 (72) |
3.14 (80) |
1.64 (42) |
1.43 (36) |
1.63 (41) |
1.61 (41) |
19.69 (500) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 9.00 (22.9) |
8.70 (22.1) |
6.60 (16.8) |
2.40 (6.1) |
0.20 (0.51) |
0.00 (0.00) |
0.00 (0.00) |
0.00 (0.00) |
0.00 (0.00) |
2.50 (6.4) |
2.60 (6.6) |
10.10 (25.7) |
42.1 (107.11) |
| Source 1: NOAA | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: XMACIS2 (records & 1981-2010 monthly max/mins) | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McGaffey, New Mexico
- ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: McKinley County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- ^ "McGaffey 5 SE, New Mexico 1991-2020 Monthly Normals". Retrieved January 1, 2024.
- ^ "xmACIS". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
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