Lake Maloya
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| Lake Maloya | |
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 Lake Maloya in 2018. | |
  Lake Maloya | |
| Location | Colfax County, New Mexico and Las Animas County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 36°59′01″N 104°22′26″W / 36.98361°N 104.37389°W |
| Type | reservoir |
| Surface elevation | 7,516 ft (2,291 m) |
Lake Maloya is a reservoir in Sugarite Canyon State Park on the New Mexico-Colorado State border, northeast of Raton, New Mexico. It is the main source of water for the city and its outlying areas.[1] When full, the lake's surface has an elevation of 7,516 feet (2,291 meters).[2]
Climate[edit]
| Climate data for Lake Maloya, New Mexico, 1991–2020 normals: 7400ft (2256m) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 67 (19) | 75 (24) | 76 (24) | 82 (28) | 90 (32) | 92 (33) | 93 (34) | 91 (33) | 92 (33) | 82 (28) | 75 (24) | 70 (21) | 93 (34) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 58.3 (14.6) | 59.2 (15.1) | 66.6 (19.2) | 72.0 (22.2) | 79.3 (26.3) | 86.1 (30.1) | 86.5 (30.3) | 83.6 (28.7) | 80.6 (27.0) | 75.2 (24.0) | 65.9 (18.8) | 59.0 (15.0) | 87.5 (30.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 41.8 (5.4) | 43.3 (6.3) | 50.4 (10.2) | 56.6 (13.7) | 66.2 (19.0) | 75.4 (24.1) | 78.2 (25.7) | 76.1 (24.5) | 70.5 (21.4) | 60.3 (15.7) | 49.5 (9.7) | 41.8 (5.4) | 59.2 (15.1) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 26.3 (−3.2) | 27.6 (−2.4) | 35.4 (1.9) | 41.6 (5.3) | 50.9 (10.5) | 59.7 (15.4) | 63.6 (17.6) | 62.2 (16.8) | 55.9 (13.3) | 45.5 (7.5) | 35.2 (1.8) | 27.4 (−2.6) | 44.3 (6.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 10.7 (−11.8) | 11.9 (−11.2) | 20.4 (−6.4) | 26.6 (−3.0) | 35.6 (2.0) | 44.0 (6.7) | 49.0 (9.4) | 48.2 (9.0) | 41.3 (5.2) | 30.6 (−0.8) | 20.8 (−6.2) | 12.9 (−10.6) | 29.3 (−1.5) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −9.2 (−22.9) | −8.0 (−22.2) | 1.2 (−17.1) | 13.1 (−10.5) | 23.8 (−4.6) | 35.4 (1.9) | 43.0 (6.1) | 42.7 (5.9) | 29.7 (−1.3) | 15.1 (−9.4) | 3.1 (−16.1) | −5.4 (−20.8) | −12.8 (−24.9) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −33 (−36) | −25 (−32) | −19 (−28) | −6 (−21) | 16 (−9) | 25 (−4) | 33 (1) | 34 (1) | 18 (−8) | −6 (−21) | −17 (−27) | −20 (−29) | −33 (−36) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.86 (22) | 0.87 (22) | 1.80 (46) | 2.01 (51) | 2.02 (51) | 2.02 (51) | 3.44 (87) | 2.95 (75) | 1.92 (49) | 1.57 (40) | 1.06 (27) | 0.93 (24) | 21.45 (545) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 13.40 (34.0) | 13.00 (33.0) | 18.30 (46.5) | 11.00 (27.9) | 1.60 (4.1) | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.20 (0.51) | 5.20 (13.2) | 11.00 (27.9) | 15.60 (39.6) | 89.3 (226.71) |
| Source 1: NOAA[3] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: XMACIS2 (records & monthly max/mins)[4] | |||||||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Lake Maloya". sangres.com. Retrieved May 16, 2011.
- ^ "Lake Maloya". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Lake Maloya, New Mexico 1991-2020 Monthly Normals". Retrieved November 11, 2023.
- ^ "xmACIS". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
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