Lake Maloya

Lake Maloya
Lake Maloya in 2018.
Location of the reservoir on the border of Colorado and New Mexico.
Location of the reservoir on the border of Colorado and New Mexico.
Lake Maloya
Location within New Mexico
LocationColfax County, New Mexico and Las Animas County, Colorado
Coordinates36°59′01″N 104°22′26″W / 36.98361°N 104.37389°W / 36.98361; -104.37389
Typereservoir
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. When full, the lake's surface has an elevation of 7,516 feet (2,291 meters).

Climate

Climate data for Lake Maloya, New Mexico, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1942–present: 7400ft (2256m)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 67
(19)		 75
(24)		 82
(28)		 82
(28)		 90
(32)		 92
(33)		 93
(34)		 91
(33)		 92
(33)		 82
(28)		 75
(24)		 72
(22)		 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) 13.4
(34)		 13.0
(33)		 18.3
(46)		 11.0
(28)		 1.6
(4.1)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.2
(0.51)		 5.2
(13)		 11.0
(28)		 15.6
(40)		 89.3
(226.61)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 4.8 4.9 6.9 6.9 7.2 8.9 11.4 11.9 6.7 5.3 5.2 4.7 84.8
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) 4.9 4.4 5.5 4.8 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.6 3.8 4.5 30.4
Source 1: NOAA
Source 2: XMACIS2 (records & monthly max/mins)

References

  1. ↑ "Lake Maloya". sangres.com. Retrieved May 16, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Lake Maloya". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ↑ "Lake Maloya, New Mexico 1991–2020 Monthly Normals". Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  4. ↑ "xmACIS". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved November 11, 2023.