Editing Grants, New Mexico (section)

==Climate==
Grants has a typical New Mexico [[semi-arid climate#Cold semi-arid climates|cool semi-arid climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''BSk''). Located in one of the driest areas in the United States, Grants receives about {{convert|11|in|mm|-1|disp=or}} of precipitation annually. The three wettest months are July, August and September, during the [[North American Monsoon|monsoon season]]. The wettest month on record has been July 2015 with {{convert|5.59|in|mm|1}}, and the wettest day August 25, 1972 with {{convert|1.91|in|mm|1|disp=or}}. The wettest calendar year since 1948 has been 1965 with {{convert|17.11|in|mm|1}} and the driest 1956 with {{convert|4.41|in|mm|1}}. Even during the monsoon season, [[diurnal temperature variation|diurnal temperature ranges]] are very large, being at or above {{convert|35|F-change|C-change|1|disp=or}} almost year-round.

From October, when the monsoon retreats, afternoon temperatures fall from very warm to hot down to comfortable by November and to cool during the winter proper. Mornings typically begin to fall below freezing during October, and over a whole year 177.6 mornings will fall below freezing, although afternoon maxima top freezing on all bar 5.1 afternoons. {{convert|0|F|C|1|disp=or}} is typically reached on 4.6 mornings, and the coldest temperature on record is {{convert|&minus;33|F|1|disp=or}} on Christmas Day, 1990. The aridity of the winters makes snowfall very light: the median is only {{convert|0.5|in|m|disp=or}} and the most snow in one month {{convert|25.7|in|m|2}} in December 1967,<ref>[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] (National Weather Service Forecast Office Albuquerque); [http://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=abq NOW Data]</ref> which also saw the snowiest season with {{convert|39.6|in|m|2}}.

During the spring, the weather steadily heats up, with maxima topping {{convert|70|F|C|1}} before the end of April and reaching {{convert|90|F|C|1|disp=or}} on 35.6 afternoons – although only five mornings on record have stayed above {{convert|68|F|C|1|disp=or}}. During this early summer period, the weather remains very dry, so that mornings remain cool even into June – as late as June 23, 1964 the temperature fell to freezing. The hottest temperature on record has been {{convert|106|F|C|1}} on July 14, 2003, and June 28, 2013.
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|location = Grants, New Mexico (1971&ndash;2000; extremes since 1948)
|Jan record high F = 71
|Feb record high F = 75
|Mar record high F = 83
|Apr record high F = 90
|May record high F = 99
|Jun record high F = 106
|Jul record high F = 106
|Aug record high F = 102
|Sep record high F = 96
|Oct record high F = 90
|Nov record high F = 80
|Dec record high F = 71
|year record high F = 106
|Jan high F = 48.1
|Feb high F = 53.6
|Mar high F = 60.2
|Apr high F = 68.2
|May high F = 77.0
|Jun high F = 87.4
|Jul high F = 89.2
|Aug high F = 86.4
|Sep high F = 81.4
|Oct high F = 71.4
|Nov high F = 58.0
|Dec high F = 49.4
|year high F = 69.2
|Jan low F = 13.6
|Feb low F = 17.8
|Mar low F = 24.2
|Apr low F = 29.3
|May low F = 38.7
|Jun low F = 46.8
|Jul low F = 54.4
|Aug low F = 52.7
|Sep low F = 44.3
|Oct low F = 32.2
|Nov low F = 21.1
|Dec low F = 14.0
|year low F = 32.4
|Jan record low F = &minus;31
|Feb record low F = &minus;18
|Mar record low F = &minus;3
|Apr record low F = 6
|May record low F = 15
|Jun record low F = 28
|Jul record low F = 37
|Aug record low F = 34
|Sep record low F = 20
|Oct record low F = 10
|Nov record low F = &minus;22
|Dec record low F = &minus;33
|year record low F = &minus;33
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.57
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.43
|Mar precipitation inch = 0.59
|Apr precipitation inch = 0.49
|May precipitation inch = 0.63
|Jun precipitation inch = 0.51
|Jul precipitation inch = 1.69
|Aug precipitation inch = 2.10
|Sep precipitation inch = 1.43
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.11
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.68
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.64
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation days = 4.6
|Feb precipitation days = 4.1
|Mar precipitation days = 4.6
|Apr precipitation days = 2.9
|May precipitation days = 3.5
|Jun precipitation days = 3.2
|Jul precipitation days = 7.2
|Aug precipitation days = 9.2
|Sep precipitation days = 5.9
|Oct precipitation days = 4.6
|Nov precipitation days = 4.4
|Dec precipitation days = 4.1
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 inch
|Jan snow inch = 2.7
|Feb snow inch = 1.9
|Mar snow inch = 0.4
|Apr snow inch = 0.3
|May snow inch = 0.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.5
|Nov snow inch = 0.7
|Dec snow inch = 2.9
|Jan snow days = 1.5
|Feb snow days = 1.2
|Mar snow days = 0.3
|Apr snow days = 0.3
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.1
|Nov snow days = 0.5
|Dec snow days = 1.2
|unit snow days = 0.1 inch
|source 1 = NOAA <ref name= NOAA>{{cite web
  |url = https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/climatenormals/clim20/nm/293682.pdf
  |title = Climatography of the United States No. 20: 1971-2000 – GRANTS MILAN AP, NM
  |publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
  |access-date = 2012-02-02
  |archive-date = February 16, 2018
  |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180216143816/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/climatenormals/clim20/nm/293682.pdf
  |url-status = dead
  }}</ref>
|date=August 2012
}}
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