Quemado, New Mexico
Quemado is a census-designated place in Catron County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 228. Walter De Maria's 1977 art installation, The Lightning Field, is between Quemado and Pie Town, New Mexico.
Cowboy at Rodeo. Quemado, 1940
Antler tree in Quemado, 2006
Geography
Climate
Quemado (meaning "burnt" in English) was named by Spanish conquistadors due to the blackened stones that cover the earth. It was caused by a fire that preceded the arrival of the Spanish in the early 1500s and the carbon remains partially due to paltry rainfall in the region.
Quemado is categorized as being within the 6a USDA hardiness zone, meaning temperatures can get as low as -10 to -5 °F.
| Climate data for Quemado, New Mexico, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1918–present | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 69 (21) |
77 (25) |
80 (27) |
88 (31) |
95 (35) |
99 (37) |
100 (38) |
99 (37) |
94 (34) |
87 (31) |
81 (27) |
71 (22) |
100 (38) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 58.2 (14.6) |
64.2 (17.9) |
71.5 (21.9) |
76.8 (24.9) |
85.4 (29.7) |
92.5 (33.6) |
92.5 (33.6) |
89.5 (31.9) |
86.0 (30.0) |
79.5 (26.4) |
69.9 (21.1) |
60.7 (15.9) |
93.8 (34.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 46.2 (7.9) |
49.9 (9.9) |
58.0 (14.4) |
65.6 (18.7) |
74.8 (23.8) |
83.8 (28.8) |
84.5 (29.2) |
81.7 (27.6) |
76.5 (24.7) |
67.9 (19.9) |
55.7 (13.2) |
46.1 (7.8) |
65.9 (18.8) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 30.4 (−0.9) |
34.3 (1.3) |
40.4 (4.7) |
46.4 (8.0) |
54.3 (12.4) |
63.4 (17.4) |
68.3 (20.2) |
66.2 (19.0) |
59.7 (15.4) |
49.5 (9.7) |
38.6 (3.7) |
30.8 (−0.7) |
48.5 (9.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 14.7 (−9.6) |
18.7 (−7.4) |
22.8 (−5.1) |
27.2 (−2.7) |
33.9 (1.1) |
43.0 (6.1) |
52.2 (11.2) |
50.7 (10.4) |
43.0 (6.1) |
31.2 (−0.4) |
21.5 (−5.8) |
15.5 (−9.2) |
31.2 (−0.4) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −3.8 (−19.9) |
0.0 (−17.8) |
6.1 (−14.4) |
15.2 (−9.3) |
20.8 (−6.2) |
32.7 (0.4) |
44.6 (7.0) |
42.9 (6.1) |
30.4 (−0.9) |
16.4 (−8.7) |
1.6 (−16.9) |
−3.5 (−19.7) |
−8.8 (−22.7) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −33 (−36) |
−19 (−28) |
−20 (−29) |
−2 (−19) |
8 (−13) |
18 (−8) |
31 (−1) |
32 (0) |
18 (−8) |
−1 (−18) |
−20 (−29) |
−20 (−29) |
−33 (−36) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.47 (12) |
0.55 (14) |
0.64 (16) |
0.39 (9.9) |
0.12 (3.0) |
0.58 (15) |
1.88 (48) |
2.92 (74) |
1.89 (48) |
0.92 (23) |
0.49 (12) |
0.51 (13) |
11.36 (287.9) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 3.8 (9.7) |
3.9 (9.9) |
1.8 (4.6) |
0.3 (0.76) |
0.2 (0.51) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.6 (1.5) |
1.4 (3.6) |
5.6 (14) |
17.6 (44.57) |
| Average extreme snow depth inches (cm) | 2.6 (6.6) |
2.0 (5.1) |
0.8 (2.0) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.3 (0.76) |
1.1 (2.8) |
2.3 (5.8) |
4.3 (11) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 2.6 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 7.4 | 8.9 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 42.1 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 8.4 |
| Source 1: NOAA | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 163 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
Education
The school district is Quemado Schools.
Notable residents
Jerry D. Thompson, historian of the American Southwest, was reared in Quemado.
See also
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Quemado, New Mexico
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Quemado CDP, New Mexico". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
- ^ "USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map". United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
- ^ "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Quemado, NM". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
- ^ "NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Albuquerque". National Weather Service. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Catron County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
Further reading
- (1989) "Nobody's a Stranger in Quemado," New Mexico Magazine 67:3, March.
External links
Media related to Quemado, New Mexico at Wikimedia Commons
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