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White Signal, New Mexico
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 White Signal, New Mexico
Location in New Mexico
White Signal, New Mexico
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | Grant |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.44 sq mi (16.68 km2) |
| • Land | 6.43 sq mi (16.66 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 6,030 ft (1,840 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 191 |
| • Density | 29.69/sq mi (11.46/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| Area code(s) | 575 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2584238 |
White Signal is a census-designated place in Grant County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 181 as of the 2010 census. New Mexico State Road 90 passes through the community.
White Signal was named for a nearby outcropping of reflective white quartz; early residents thought the reflected sunlight resembled a signal. The community had a post office from 1909 to 1933.
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Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 6.442 square miles (16.68 km2); 6.433 square miles (16.66 km2) of its area is land and 0.009 square miles (0.023 km2) is water.
Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, White Signal has a cold semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in White Signal was 104 °F (40.0 °C) on June 20, 1960, while the coldest temperature recorded was −18 °F (−27.8 °C) on January 11, 1962.
| Climate data for White Signal, New Mexico, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1960–present | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 74 (23) |
82 (28) |
81 (27) |
88 (31) |
96 (36) |
104 (40) |
102 (39) |
100 (38) |
98 (37) |
93 (34) |
79 (26) |
72 (22) |
104 (40) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 62.3 (16.8) |
65.7 (18.7) |
73.3 (22.9) |
79.3 (26.3) |
87.2 (30.7) |
95.1 (35.1) |
94.9 (34.9) |
91.0 (32.8) |
87.1 (30.6) |
81.7 (27.6) |
71.3 (21.8) |
63.6 (17.6) |
96.9 (36.1) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 52.8 (11.6) |
56.4 (13.6) |
63.4 (17.4) |
71.3 (21.8) |
79.6 (26.4) |
88.6 (31.4) |
87.9 (31.1) |
85.5 (29.7) |
80.6 (27.0) |
72.2 (22.3) |
60.7 (15.9) |
52.0 (11.1) |
70.9 (21.6) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 39.6 (4.2) |
42.8 (6.0) |
48.1 (8.9) |
55.2 (12.9) |
63.7 (17.6) |
73.3 (22.9) |
74.8 (23.8) |
72.8 (22.7) |
67.1 (19.5) |
57.4 (14.1) |
46.5 (8.1) |
39.1 (3.9) |
56.7 (13.7) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 26.5 (−3.1) |
29.2 (−1.6) |
32.9 (0.5) |
39.2 (4.0) |
47.9 (8.8) |
58.1 (14.5) |
61.8 (16.6) |
60.0 (15.6) |
53.5 (11.9) |
42.7 (5.9) |
32.3 (0.2) |
26.2 (−3.2) |
42.5 (5.8) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 12.3 (−10.9) |
15.0 (−9.4) |
19.0 (−7.2) |
24.2 (−4.3) |
33.2 (0.7) |
43.3 (6.3) |
50.7 (10.4) |
50.2 (10.1) |
41.4 (5.2) |
26.8 (−2.9) |
16.9 (−8.4) |
10.4 (−12.0) |
7.8 (−13.4) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −18 (−28) |
1 (−17) |
5 (−15) |
17 (−8) |
21 (−6) |
27 (−3) |
38 (3) |
37 (3) |
32 (0) |
10 (−12) |
5 (−15) |
−10 (−23) |
−18 (−28) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 1.10 (28) |
1.06 (27) |
0.59 (15) |
0.30 (7.6) |
0.38 (9.7) |
0.58 (15) |
3.30 (84) |
2.74 (70) |
1.60 (41) |
1.06 (27) |
1.00 (25) |
1.50 (38) |
15.21 (387.3) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 4.2 (11) |
1.9 (4.8) |
1.0 (2.5) |
0.2 (0.51) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.1 (0.25) |
1.1 (2.8) |
4.6 (12) |
13.1 (33.86) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 4.8 | 5.2 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 5.7 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 5.0 | 58.6 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 6.7 |
| Source 1: NOAA | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 2020 | 191 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
See also
In Spanish: White Signal (Nuevo México) para niños
