Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 19 min5:46 am – 8:05 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 0 min6:52 am – 4:51 pm
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ClimateWarmest month June: highs 94°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 58°F, lows 30°F15 in of rain a year, on about 27 dayswettest month July1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days101 days above 90°F, 64 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Hobbs 13w station, 7 mi away
Earthquakes16 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 2 Jan 199237 mi away, near Eunice, New MexicoMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 15 Jun 202635 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateLea County, NM, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWildfire Relatively HighHail Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality69% of days had good air in 2025251 of 365 days measured106 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 5 unhealthy daysMedian index 44, worst day 193main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Lea County monitors, NM
Drinking waterHobbs Municipal Water Supplyserves 40,418 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation3,904 ft1,190 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNor - Lea Hospital District13.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeUniversity of the Southwest14.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLea County Regional Airport HOB14 miUS highwayUS 626.8 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 88213 ZIP area.
