Editing Silver City, New Mexico (section)

==Climate==
The climate of Silver City is classified as Csa (Mediterranean with hot summers and cool winters) in the [[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] system. A Mediterranean climate is unusual in New Mexico, occurring only in a small upland area in the southwestern part of the state. Silver City's climate is characterized by moderate rainfall in fall and winter (October to February, a dry spring (March to June), and rains from (July to September) in what is called the [[North American Monsoon]]. The monsoon, which is irregular from year to year, impacts mostly southern New Mexico and south-eastern Arizona in the United States.<ref name="Climate.gov">{{cite web |title=The North American Monsoon |url=https://www.climate.gov/news-features/blogs/enso/north-american-monsoon |website=Climate.gov |access-date=February 5, 2023}}</ref>

During the period from 1901 to 1964, when readings were taken at the city center (which is cooler and wetter than outlying and lower-elevation districts nearby), the coldest temperature recorded was {{convert|&minus;13|F|C}} on January 11, 1962, and the hottest {{convert|105|F|C|1}} on July 5, 1901. The coldest month was January 1949, with a monthly mean temperature of {{convert|28.7|F|C|disp=or}}, and the hottest, July 1951, which averaged {{convert|77.4|F|C|disp=or}}. The wettest calendar year in this time span was 1914, with {{convert|24.97|in|mm|1|disp=or}} and the driest, 1947 with {{convert|6.77|in|mm|1|disp=or}}. The most snow in one season was {{convert|48.0|in|m|2|disp=or}} between July 1912 and June 1913, which featured the coldest winter on record with {{convert|33.1|F|C|disp=or}} as the mean from December to February.

{{Weather box
|location = Silver City, New Mexico, 1991–2021. (Elevation {{convert|5919|ft|m|-1|disp=or}})
|single line = Y
|Jan high F = 49.1
|Feb high F = 52.9
|Mar high F = 60.5
|Apr high F = 68.6
|May high F = 76.4
|Jun high F = 85.9
|Jul high F = 84.0
|Aug high F = 81.6
|Sep high F = 77.2
|Oct high F = 68.5
|Nov high F = 58.1
|Dec high F = 48.6
|year high F=
|Jan mean F = 36.6
|Feb mean F = 40.0
|Mar mean F = 47.0
|Apr mean F = 55.0
|May mean F = 63.7
|Jun mean F = 73.7
|Jul mean F = 73.0
|Aug mean F = 70.7
|Sep mean F = 66.1
|Oct mean F = 56.6
|Nov mean F = 45.9
|Dec mean F = 36.6
|year mean F =
|Jan low F = 27.3
|Feb low F = 30.0
|Mar low F = 34.8
|Apr low F = 41.8
|May low F = 50.1
|Jun low F = 60.1
|Jul low F = 62.0
|Aug low F = 59.8
|Sep low F = 55.1
|Oct low F = 45.8
|Nov low F = 35.8
|Dec low F = 28.1
|year low F=
|Jan precipitation inch = 1.38
|Feb precipitation inch = 1.38
|Mar precipitation inch = 0.91
|Apr precipitation inch = 0.47
|May precipitation inch = 0.43
|Jun precipitation inch = 0.71
|Jul precipitation inch = 2.87
|Aug precipitation inch = 2.52
|Sep precipitation inch = 1.69
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.22
|Nov precipitation inch = 1.14
|Dec precipitation inch = 1.57
|year precipitation inch=
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan snow inch = 2.68
|Feb snow inch = 1.65
|Mar snow inch = 0.47
|Apr snow inch = 0
|May snow inch = 0
|Jun snow inch = 0
|Jul snow inch = 0
|Aug snow inch = 0
|Sep snow inch = 0
|Oct snow inch = 0.04
|Nov snow inch = 2.76
|Dec snow inch = 2.95
|year snow inch = 10.55
|Jan precipitation days = 4
|Feb precipitation days = 4
|Mar precipitation days = 3
|Apr precipitation days = 2
|May precipitation days = 2
|Jun precipitation days = 2
|Jul precipitation days = 9
|Aug precipitation days = 9
|Sep precipitation days = 5
|Oct precipitation days = 4
|Nov precipitation days = 3
|Dec precipitation days = 4
|source 1 = Climate Data<ref name="Climate Data">{{cite web |url=https://en.climate-data.org/north-america/united-states-of-america/new-mexico/silver-city-129475/ |title=Silver City Climate |access-date=February 5, 2023 |publisher=Climate Data}}</ref>
Note: Climatic data will vary slightly depending upon the period of time chosen to calculate average figures.
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