Editing Española, New Mexico (section)

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|21.9|km2|sqmi|sp=us}}, with {{convert|21.7|km2|sqmi|sp=us}} land and {{convert|0.2|km2|sqmi|sp=us}} water, for a total of 0.83%.

Española lies at an elevation of around {{convert|5595|ft|m}} with much variance. It is in a valley nestled between the [[Jemez Mountains|Jemez]] and [[Sangre de Cristo Mountains|Sangre de Cristo]] mountain ranges, and the meeting point of three rivers, the [[Rio Grande]], the [[Rio Chama (Rio Grande)|Rio Chama]], and the Rio Santa Cruz.

===Climate===
Española has a borderline [[semi-arid climate#Cold semi-arid climates|cool semi-arid climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''BSk'')/[[desert climate#Cild desert climates|cool desert climate]] (''BWk''). The main Española weather station is hotter and drier than nearby cities due to relatively lower altitude, lying over {{convert|1300|ft|m|-1|disp=or}} lower than [[Taos, New Mexico|Taos]] or county seat [[Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico|Tierra Amarilla]].

July is the hottest month, with an average high of {{convert|91|°F|°C|1|disp=or}}. The highest recorded temperature was {{convert|107|°F|°C|1|disp=or}} in 2003. The average coolest month is January at {{convert|45|°F|°C|1|disp=or}}. The lowest recorded temperature was {{convert|-38|°F|°C|1|disp=or}} in 1971. The maximum average precipitation occurs in August with an average of {{convert|1.90|in|mm}}.

{{Weather box 
| location    = Española, New Mexico
| single line = Y
| Jan record high F = 67
| Feb record high F = 75
| Mar record high F = 84
| Apr record high F = 88
| May record high F = 98
| Jun record high F = 105
| Jul record high F = 107
| Aug record high F = 103
| Sep record high F = 99
| Oct record high F = 89
| Nov record high F = 84
| Dec record high F = 72
| Jan high F = 45
| Feb high F = 52
| Mar high F = 60
| Apr high F = 69
| May high F = 78
| Jun high F = 88
| Jul high F = 91
| Aug high F = 87
| Sep high F = 81
| Oct high F = 72
| Nov high F = 58
| Dec high F = 47
| Jan low F = 14
| Feb low F = 20
| Mar low F = 26
| Apr low F = 33
| May low F = 41
| Jun low F = 50
| Jul low F = 57
| Aug low F = 55
| Sep low F = 47
| Oct low F = 34
| Nov low F = 24
| Dec low F = 15
| Jan record low F = −38
| Feb record low F = −18
| Mar record low F = 0
| Apr record low F = 14
| May record low F = 17
| Jun record low F = 28
| Jul record low F = 35
| Aug record low F = 37
| Sep record low F = 25
| Oct record low F = 10
| Nov record low F = −21
| Dec record low F = −16
| Jan precipitation inch = 0.40
| Feb precipitation inch = 0.40
| Mar precipitation inch = 0.60
| Apr precipitation inch = 0.60
| May precipitation inch = 0.70
| Jun precipitation inch = 0.70
| Jul precipitation inch = 1.60
| Aug precipitation inch = 1.90
| Sep precipitation inch = 1.20
| Oct precipitation inch = 0.90
| Nov precipitation inch = 0.60
| Dec precipitation inch = 0.50
| source 1 = weather.com<ref name=weather1>{{cite web
| url =http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/businesstraveler/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/87532?from=dayDetails_bottomnav_business | title =Monthly Averages for Española, NM| access-date =August 20, 2008
}}</ref>
| date     = August 2010
}}

====Air quality====

According to the 2011 annual report by the [[American Lung Association]], the [[Santa Fe–Española CSA]] (metropolitan area) has the cleanest ozone layer in the country (ranked #1), cleanest area in the country for 24-hour particle pollution (ranked #1) and cleanest area in the country for annual particle pollution (ranked #2).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stateoftheair.org/2011/msas/Santa-Fe-Espanola-NM.html#pmann |title=Santa Fe–Española, NM: State of the Air 2011 – American Lung Association |publisher=Stateoftheair.org |access-date=August 3, 2014 |archive-date=December 23, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223223804/http://www.stateoftheair.org/2011/msas/Santa-Fe-Espanola-NM.html#pmann |url-status=dead }}</ref>