Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 39 min5:36 am – 8:15 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 41 min7:01 am – 4:42 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 56°FColdest month December: highs 47°F, lows 17°F15 in of rain a year, on about 36 dayswettest month August21 in of snow a year, on about 10 days33 days above 90°F, 163 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Pasamonte station, 14 mi away
Nearby landmarksSnyder Lakelake · 6.8 miCedar Hillspeak · 7.6 miCinder Mountainpeak · 9.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsKiowa National Grasslandnational grassland · 8.1 mi · 137,291 acresClayton Lake State Parkstate park · 17.6 mi · 315 acresCapulin Volcano National Monumentnational monument · 38.0 mi · 791 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 17 Mar 202214 mi away, near Clayton, New MexicoMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 31 Mar 202218 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowUnion County, NM, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Drinking waterClayton Municipal Supplyserves 3,250 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation5,409 ft1,649 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUnion County General Hospital18.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundUS highwayUS 563.3 miAmtrakRaton, NM RAT64 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 88429 ZIP area.
