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Fall Freeze Data for Selected New Mexico Cities

 

Albuquerque

Selected New Mexico Cities

Albuquerque's Growing Season

 

 

Date of First Fall Freeze for the Albuquerque Metro Area
Location Elevation (ft.) Early Average Late 2004 2003 2002
Sunport 5300 OCT 8 OCT 31 NOV 20, 2001 NOV 2 NOV 7 NOV 12
Foothills 6120 SEP 25 OCT 16 NOV 20, 2001 OCT 14 OCT 28 OCT 28
S. Valley 4955 SEP 25 OCT 17 NOV 2, 2000 OCT 28 OCT 28 OCT 28
Los Lunas 4840 SEP 28 OCT 21 NOV 9, 1983 OCT 14 OCT 20 OCT 14
Sandia Park 7100 SEP 9 OCT 6 NOV 15 OCT 14 OCT 16 OCT 14

 

Average Growing Season Albuquerque Metro Area
Location Average Days
Sunport 204
Los Lunas 174
Bernalillo 176
Sandia Park 156

 

FALL FREEZE DATA FOR SELECTED NEW MEXICO CITIES

 

The following tables include both data for temperatures at or below 32 degrees and for last temperatures at or below 28 degrees.  These data are grouped according to National Weather Service climatology and New Mexico crop reporting divisions. The median is defined as the median date of the first fall occurrence of 32 or 28 degrees. In other words, 50 percent of the time the first fall occurrence of 32 or 28 degrees will occur before the date and 50 percent of the time after the date.  

Northwest Plateau

 32ºF Median 32ºF Earliest Elevation 28ºF Median 28ºF Earliest Elevation
Aztec Ruins OCT 7 SEP 2 5644' OCT 17 SEP 13 5644'
Chaco Canyon SEP 29 AUG 24 6177' OCT 7 AUG 24 6177'
El Morro SEP 25 SEP 4 7227' OCT 5 SEP 4 7227'
Farmington OCT 5 SEP 4 5625' OCT 14 SEP 19 5625'
Gallup SEP 26 JULY 7 6468' OCT 12 SEP 13 6468'
Star Lake SEP 23 AUG 24 6635' OCT 6 SEP 4 6635'
Zuni OCT 13 SEP 13 6311' OCT 19 OCT 1 6311'
Northern Mtns 32ºF Median 32ºF Earliest Elevation 28ºF Median 28ºF Earliest Elevation
Chama SEP 12 JUL 2 7850' SEP 27 JUL 2 7850'
Cimarron OCT 2 SEP 9 6542' OCT 16 SEP 18 6542'
Cuba SEP 21 AUG 21 7045' OCT 4 SEP 13 7045'
Eagle Nest AUG 19 JUL 1 8260' SEP 9 JUL 1 8260'
Espanola OCT 9 SEP 16 5645' OCT 14 SEP 20 5645'
Jemez Springs OCT 17 SEP 19 6264' OCT 31 OCT 8 6264'
Las Vegas OCT 5 SEP 5 6866' OCT 12 SEP 20 6866'
Los Alamos OCT 14 SEP 18 7424' OCT 23 SEP 19 7424'
Raton OCT 10 SEP 4 6640' OCT 19 SEP 18 6640'
Red River AUG 25 JUL 1 8676' SEP 16 AUG 28 8676'
Santa Fe OCT 14 SEP 3 7200' OCT 23 SEP 27 7200'
Taos SEP 29 SEP 3 7650' OCT 9 SEP 17 7650'
Valmora OCT 2 SEP 5 6312' OCT 9 SEP 10 6312'

Northeast Plains

 32ºF Median 32ºF Earliest Elevation 28ºF Median 28ºF Earliest Elevation
Bell Ranch OCT 21 OCT 8 4500' OCT 31 OCT 8 4500'
Clayton OCT 15 SEP 17 4970' OCT 26 SEP 27 4970'
10N Clovis OCT 28 SEP 28 4290' NOV 3 OCT 8 4290'
Conchas Dam OCT 31 OCT 8 4244' NOV 12 OCT 13 4244'
Portales OCT 17 SEP 21 4010' OCT 31 OCT 8 4010'
Roy OCT 11 SEP 4 5878' OCT 23 SEP 25 5878'
Tucumcari OCT 27 SEP 26 4086' NOV 3 OCT 8 4086'

Southwest Mtns

 32ºF Median 32ºF Earliest Elevation 28ºF Median 28ºF Earliest Elevation
Grants OCT 3 SEP 4 6520' OCT 14 SEP 20 6520'
Quemado SEP 21 AUG 18 6879' OCT 7 OCT 2 6879'

Central Valleys

 32ºF Median 32ºF Earliest Elevation 28ºF Median 28ºF Earliest Elevation
Albuq. Airport OCT 31 OCT 8 5300' NOV 6 OCT 17 5300'
Carrizozo OCT 17 SEP 23 5405' OCT 27 OCT 8 5405'
Elephant Butte NOV 10 OCT 27 4576' NOV 19 NOV 2 4576'
Socorro OCT 23 SEP 28 4585' NOV 1 OCT 8 4585'

Central Mtns

 32ºF Median 32ºF Earliest Elevation 28ºF Median 28ºF Earliest Elevation
Cloudcroft SEP 28 SEP 2 8661' OCT 15 SEP 12 8661'
Estancia SEP 30 SEP 13 6107' OCT 10 SEP 14 6107'
Mountainair OCT 6 SEP 4 6520' OCT 14 SEP 16 6520'
Ruidoso SEP 21 JUL 24 6937' OCT 2 SEP 11 6937'

Southeast

 32ºF Median 32ºF Earliest Elevation 28ºF Median 28ºF Earliest Elevation
Artesia OCT 30 SEP 28 3320' NOV 5 OCT 8 3320'
Carlsbad NOV 3 OCT 8 3232' NOV 11 OCT 28 3232'
Fort Sumner OCT 22 SEP 21 4025' NOV 2 OCT 8 4025'
Hobbs NOV 4 OCT 8 3615' NOV 15 OCT 29 3615'
Roswell OCT 27 SEP 14 3649' NOV 6 OCT 3 3649'
Santa Rosa OCT 24 OCT 3 4622' NOV 2 OCT 8 4622'
Tatum OCT 22 SEP 20 4100' NOV 3 SEP 28 4100'

Southern Desert

 32ºF Median 32ºF Earliest Elevation 28ºF Median 28ºF Earliest Elevation
Alamogordo NOV 2 OCT 15 4350' NOV 10 OCT 28 4350'
Columbus NOV 4 OCT 8 4065' NOV 8 OCT 27 4065'
Deming OCT 31 OCT 10 4300' NOV 5 OCT 18 4300'
Lordsburg NOV 2 OCT 9 4250' NOV 8 OCT 9 4250'
NMSU OCT 29 SEP 30 3881' NOV 20 NOV 5 3881'
Orogrande NOV 2 SEP 30 4182' NOV 5 OCT 17 4182'

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