Reservoir in New Mexico and Las Animas County, Colorado
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.[1] When full, the lake's surface has an elevation of 7,516 feet (2,291 meters).[2]
Climate
| Climate data for Lake Maloya, New Mexico, 1991–2020 normals: 7400ft (2256m)
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| Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Year
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| Record high °F (°C)
|
67
(19)
|
75
(24)
|
76
(24)
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82
(28)
|
90
(32)
|
92
(33)
|
93
(34)
|
91
(33)
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92
(33)
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82
(28)
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75
(24)
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70
(21)
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93
(34)
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| Mean maximum °F (°C)
|
58.3
(14.6)
|
59.2
(15.1)
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66.6
(19.2)
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72.0
(22.2)
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79.3
(26.3)
|
86.1
(30.1)
|
86.5
(30.3)
|
83.6
(28.7)
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80.6
(27.0)
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75.2
(24.0)
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65.9
(18.8)
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59.0
(15.0)
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87.5
(30.8)
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| Mean daily maximum °F (°C)
|
41.8
(5.4)
|
43.3
(6.3)
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50.4
(10.2)
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56.6
(13.7)
|
66.2
(19.0)
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75.4
(24.1)
|
78.2
(25.7)
|
76.1
(24.5)
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70.5
(21.4)
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60.3
(15.7)
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49.5
(9.7)
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41.8
(5.4)
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59.2
(15.1)
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| Daily mean °F (°C)
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26.3
(−3.2)
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27.6
(−2.4)
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35.4
(1.9)
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41.6
(5.3)
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50.9
(10.5)
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59.7
(15.4)
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63.6
(17.6)
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62.2
(16.8)
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55.9
(13.3)
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45.5
(7.5)
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35.2
(1.8)
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27.4
(−2.6)
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44.3
(6.8)
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| Mean daily minimum °F (°C)
|
10.7
(−11.8)
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11.9
(−11.2)
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20.4
(−6.4)
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26.6
(−3.0)
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35.6
(2.0)
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44.0
(6.7)
|
49.0
(9.4)
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48.2
(9.0)
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41.3
(5.2)
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30.6
(−0.8)
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20.8
(−6.2)
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12.9
(−10.6)
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29.3
(−1.5)
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| Mean minimum °F (°C)
|
−9.2
(−22.9)
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−8.0
(−22.2)
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1.2
(−17.1)
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13.1
(−10.5)
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23.8
(−4.6)
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35.4
(1.9)
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43.0
(6.1)
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42.7
(5.9)
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29.7
(−1.3)
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15.1
(−9.4)
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3.1
(−16.1)
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−5.4
(−20.8)
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−12.8
(−24.9)
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| Record low °F (°C)
|
−33
(−36)
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−25
(−32)
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−19
(−28)
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−6
(−21)
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16
(−9)
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25
(−4)
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33
(1)
|
34
(1)
|
18
(−8)
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−6
(−21)
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−17
(−27)
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−20
(−29)
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−33
(−36)
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| Average precipitation inches (mm)
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0.86
(22)
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0.87
(22)
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1.80
(46)
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2.01
(51)
|
2.02
(51)
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2.02
(51)
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3.44
(87)
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2.95
(75)
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1.92
(49)
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1.57
(40)
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1.06
(27)
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0.93
(24)
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21.45
(545)
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| Average snowfall inches (cm)
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13.40
(34.0)
|
13.00
(33.0)
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18.30
(46.5)
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11.00
(27.9)
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1.60
(4.1)
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0.00
(0.00)
|
0.00
(0.00)
|
0.00
(0.00)
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0.20
(0.51)
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5.20
(13.2)
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11.00
(27.9)
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15.60
(39.6)
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89.3
(226.71)
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| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in)
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4.8
|
4.9
|
6.9
|
6.9
|
7.2
|
8.9
|
11.4
|
11.9
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6.7
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5.3
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5.2
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4.7
|
84.8
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| Average snowy days (≥ 0.01 in)
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4.9
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4.4
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5.5
|
4.8
|
0.8
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0.0
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0.0
|
0.0
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0.1
|
1.6
|
3.8
|
4.5
|
30.4
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| Source 1: NOAA[3]
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| Source 2: XMACIS2 (records & monthly max/mins)[4]
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