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===Climate=== Clayton has a typical New Mexico [[semi-arid climate#Cold semi-arid climates|cool semi-arid climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''BSk'') with hot summers and cool, dry winters. The normal monthly mean temperature ranges from {{convert|34.8|°F|1}} in December to {{convert|74.7|°F|1}} in July; on average, annually, there are 41 days with a maximum at or above {{convert|90|°F|1}}, 13 days with a maximum that remains at or below freezing, and 2.2 days with a minimum at or below {{convert|0|°F|1}}.<ref name = "NWS Albuquerque, NM (ABQ)"/> Precipitation is low and usually confined to [[North American Monsoon|the monsoon season]] from June to September when thunderstorms are frequent; the annual mean precipitation is {{convert|15.8|in|mm|abbr=on}}.<ref name = "NWS Albuquerque, NM (ABQ)"/> Winter weather can vary greatly from warm and windy due to the influence of [[chinook wind|the chinook]], to frigid and snowy when Arctic air moved southward from Canada. The seasonal (July through June of the following year) normal total snowfall accumulation is {{convert|28|in|cm|abbr=on}}, mostly occurring from November to March, occasionally in April, and very rarely does measurable snowfall occur in September, October<!--Oct: 24 / 101 years with snowfall data from 1896 to 2019--> or May.<ref name = "NWS Albuquerque, NM (ABQ)"/> Record temperatures range from {{convert|-21|°F|0}} on January 4, 1959, to {{convert|105|°F|0}} on July 30, 1934, and June 27, 1924;<ref name = "NWS Albuquerque, NM (ABQ)"/> the record cold maximum is {{convert|-1|°F|0}} on January 11, 1963, and the day preceding the all-time record low, while, conversely, the record warm minimum is {{convert|74|°F|0}} on July 26, 1917.<ref name = "NWS Albuquerque, NM (ABQ)"/> {{Weather box|width=auto |location = [[Clayton Municipal Airpark]], 1981–2010 normals,{{efn|Mean monthly maxima and minima (i.e. the expected highest and lowest temperature readings at any point during the year or given month) calculated based on data at said location from 1981 to 2010.}} extremes 1896–present |single line = Y |collapsed = Y |Jan record high F = 80 |Feb record high F = 83 |Mar record high F = 87 |Apr record high F = 92 |May record high F = 99 |Jun record high F = 105 |Jul record high F = 105 |Aug record high F = 102 |Sep record high F = 99 |Oct record high F = 93 |Nov record high F = 86 |Dec record high F = 83 |Jan avg record high F = 70.8 |Feb avg record high F = 71.4 |Mar avg record high F = 78.3 |Apr avg record high F = 83.4 |May avg record high F = 90.7 |Jun avg record high F = 96.5 |Jul avg record high F = 97.7 |Aug avg record high F = 95.1 |Sep avg record high F = 91.3 |Oct avg record high F = 84.9 |Nov avg record high F = 77.0 |Dec avg record high F = 70.4 |year avg record high F= 98.9 |Jan high F = 48.9 |Feb high F = 51.3 |Mar high F = 58.5 |Apr high F = 67.0 |May high F = 75.6 |Jun high F = 84.6 |Jul high F = 88.6 |Aug high F = 86.2 |Sep high F = 79.3 |Oct high F = 68.5 |Nov high F = 57.2 |Dec high F = 47.7 |year high F= 67.9 |Jan low F = 21.9 |Feb low F = 23.6 |Mar low F = 30.0 |Apr low F = 37.7 |May low F = 47.3 |Jun low F = 56.1 |Jul low F = 60.8 |Aug low F = 60.3 |Sep low F = 52.3 |Oct low F = 41.1 |Nov low F = 30.0 |Dec low F = 21.9 |year low F= 40.3 |Jan avg record low F = 5.8 |Feb avg record low F = 6.2 |Mar avg record low F = 14.8 |Apr avg record low F = 24.2 |May avg record low F = 33.8 |Jun avg record low F = 45.9 |Jul avg record low F = 54.1 |Aug avg record low F = 53.3 |Sep avg record low F = 39.1 |Oct avg record low F = 26.2 |Nov avg record low F = 14.1 |Dec avg record low F = 2.7 |year avg record low F= −3.1 |Jan record low F = −21 |Feb record low F = −18 |Mar record low F = −11 |Apr record low F = 7 |May record low F = 20 |Jun record low F = 31 |Jul record low F = 40 |Aug record low F = 42 |Sep record low F = 26 |Oct record low F = 6 |Nov record low F = −10 |Dec record low F = −14 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation inch = 0.28 |Feb precipitation inch = 0.34 |Mar precipitation inch = 0.95 |Apr precipitation inch = 0.94 |May precipitation inch = 1.96 |Jun precipitation inch = 2.13 |Jul precipitation inch = 2.66 |Aug precipitation inch = 2.94 |Sep precipitation inch = 1.67 |Oct precipitation inch = 1.11 |Nov precipitation inch = 0.45 |Dec precipitation inch = 0.36 |year precipitation inch=15.79 |Jul snow inch = 0 |Aug snow inch = 0 |Sep snow inch = 0.3 |Oct snow inch = 0.8 |Nov snow inch = 3.0 |Dec snow inch = 6.4 |Jan snow inch = 5.1 |Feb snow inch = 3.9 |Mar snow inch = 6.3 |Apr snow inch = 1.5 |May snow inch = 0.7 |Jun snow inch = 0 |year snow inch=28.0 |unit precipitation days = 0.01 in |Jan precipitation days = 3.0 |Feb precipitation days = 3.3 |Mar precipitation days = 5.2 |Apr precipitation days = 4.7 |May precipitation days = 7.0 |Jun precipitation days = 7.7 |Jul precipitation days = 8.9 |Aug precipitation days = 9.5 |Sep precipitation days = 6.7 |Oct precipitation days = 4.7 |Nov precipitation days = 3.3 |Dec precipitation days = 4.0 |year precipitation days=68.0 |unit snow days = 0.1 in |Jul snow days = 0 |Aug snow days = 0 |Sep snow days = 0.1 |Oct snow days = 0.4 |Nov snow days = 1.8 |Dec snow days = 3.9 |Jan snow days = 3.6 |Feb snow days = 3.0 |Mar snow days = 3.1 |Apr snow days = 1.1 |May snow days = 0.3 |Jun snow days = 0 |year snow days= |source 1 = NOAA<ref name = "NWS Albuquerque, NM (ABQ)">{{cite web |url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=abq |title = NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data |publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |access-date = August 29, 2020 }}</ref><ref name="NOAA txt">{{cite web |url=ftp://ftp.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/normals/1981-2010/products/station/USW00023051.normals.txt |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |title=Station Name: NM CLAYTON MUNICIPAL AIR PARK |access-date=August 29, 2020}}</ref> }} ;Notes: {{notelist}}
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