Reserve Ranger Station, NM Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Annual temperature and rainfall from NOAA NCEI's 1991–2020 normals →; comfort score computed by PlainClimate
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Reserve Ranger Station's primary NOAA station, RESERVE RS.
The climate verdict for Reserve Ranger Station
Dryness leads the climate profile for Reserve Ranger Station, New Mexico, with 16.9 inches of precipitation a year. NOAA records an annual average of 54°F. At 52/100 (moderate) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 24% of scores.
- 54°F
- annual average temperature (NOAA normal)
- 52/100
- comfort score, above 24% of station-mapped location scores
- 16.9"
- annual precipitation
- 126 days
- frost-free growing season
Reserve Ranger Station: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00297386 · Reserve Ranger Station, NM 54°F mean · 16.9" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-DRY · SWING-MID · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 54°F
- RANK-MID #3,842
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Lost Creek Dam
- PRCP-DRY 16.9"
- SWING-MID 36°F
- COMF-LOW 52/100
- LOAD-HEAT 4,694 HDD
- STN-1 USC00297386
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Lost Creek Dam, OR ( -0.1 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every NM station list.
- Reserve Ranger… (this station) 54°F
- Hot Dunsmuir Trtmt…, CA 54°F
- Near Lost Creek Dam, OR 54°F
- Near Walnut Creek, AZ 54°F
- Cold Wise, VA 53°F
Climate Living Index · Reserve Ranger Station
Reserve Ranger Station: 27/100 · grade F
Reserve Ranger Station publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Reserve Ranger Station, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 52/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Annual temperature balance | 53.7°F · 13.8° from 67.5°F | 55/100 · C |
| Precipitation balance | 16.9 in · 18.1 from 35 in | 36/100 · F |
| Frost-free season | 126 days/year | 10/100 · F |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 247 calendar days | 0/100 · F |
Reserve Ranger Station · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Reserve Ranger Station is a temperate Köppen climate: Cfa
Coldest-month mean 37.1°F and warmest-month mean 72.6°F place this station in temperate, no dry season, hot summer climates (Cfa). Class Cfa is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: temperate, specifically temperate, no dry season, hot summer.
- Köppen code
- Cfa
- Group
- Temperate
- Warmest month
- 72.6°F
- Coldest month
- 37.1°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Reserve Ranger Station sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Reserve Ranger Station's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 56th percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 78%
- Reserve Ranger Station's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Narrower than 81%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Reserve Ranger Station is compact versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Reserve Ranger Station compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Reserve Ranger Station's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
52 24th percentile score exceeds 24% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). This entry sits in this band.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Above this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57°F (14°C) | 17°F (-8°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 1.3" | 30.1 | 0.0 |
| February | 61°F (16°C) | 19°F (-7°C) | 40°F (4°C) | 1.1" | 26.3 | 0.0 |
| March | 67°F (20°C) | 24°F (-4°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 0.8" | 27.9 | 0.0 |
| April | 75°F (24°C) | 28°F (-2°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 0.5" | 23.5 | 0.2 |
| May | 81°F (27°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 58°F (15°C) | 0.6" | 9.2 | 4.5 |
| June | 91°F (33°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 67°F (20°C) | 0.6" | 1.6 | 16.9 |
| July | 92°F (33°C) | 53°F (12°C) | 73°F (23°C) | 2.7" | 0.0 | 21.4 |
| August | 89°F (32°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 71°F (21°C) | 3.4" | 0.1 | 14.7 |
| September | 85°F (30°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 65°F (18°C) | 2.4" | 2.0 | 4.8 |
| October | 76°F (24°C) | 33°F (1°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 1.4" | 17.8 | 0.5 |
| November | 65°F (19°C) | 25°F (-4°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 1.1" | 26.3 | 0.0 |
| December | 57°F (14°C) | 17°F (-8°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 1.1" | 29.4 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Reserve Ranger Station works both ends of the calendar. Normal highs climb to 94°F by June 29 and hold at or above 90°F on 51 dates, then normal lows drop to freezing or below on 196 dates, bottoming at 16°F around December 19.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from June 11 through July 31, covering 51 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs March 26 to November 2.
This counts calendar dates whose 1991–2020 normal high reaches 90°F. It is a smaller number than the 90°F+ day counts in the monthly table above, which measure how often the threshold was actually crossed in a typical year. A date can average 88°F and still exceed 90°F in half of all years.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into May 2, then returns to freezing around October 20, covering 196 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
The widest day
June 10 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 48°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Reserve Ranger Station.
Where Reserve Ranger Station Stands Nationally
Day-to-night contrast is extreme by national standards — the widest normal daily swing reaches about 48°F, sharper than nine in ten ranked stations see.
Freezing is routine here by normals standards — the normal low reaches 32°F or colder on about 196 nights a year, more than most ranked stations.
Reserve Ranger Station earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
Reserve Ranger Station runs a summer-peaked wet season
39% of Reserve Ranger Station's yearly precipitation falls in June, July and August alone, against the 25% an evenly spread year would give those three months. The wettest month is August at 3.4", on a 35.5°F seasonal spread. Warm-season convection and, across the Southwest, the North American monsoon produce this shape: rain arrives in short heavy bursts during the hottest part of the year rather than as long cool-season soaking.
- Wettest three months: August, July, September, taking 50% of the annual total between them.
- Driest month: April at 0.5".
- Winter share: 20% falls in December, January and February.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. A summer-peaked label means the June-August share reaches 35%; it describes timing across an average year, not any single season, and says nothing about how heavy an individual storm can be.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 3
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
May 30
50% probability date
Growing Season
126 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
4,694
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
605
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside NM closest to Reserve Ranger Station on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (54°F here).
- Beaverton, OR 54°F · 0.0°F off
- Caliente, NV 54°F · 0.0°F off
- Carrollton, MO 54°F · 0.0°F off
- Centralia, KS 54°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (16.9" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Big Timber, MT 16.9" · 0.0" off
- Joseph, OR 16.9" · 0.0" off
- Yampa, CO 16.9" · 0.0" off
- Crook, CO 16.9" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Reserve Ranger Station's climate pattern fits together
heating led · dry · mid swing
Reserve Ranger Station's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 4,694 annual heating degree days against 605 for cooling. Its 35.5°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Only about 126 days are frost-free in a normal year. That short interval is consistent with the cold-season signal, but the measure does not predict the exact first or last freeze in any one year.
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Reserve Ranger Station's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 35.5°F. The annual average is 54°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Reserve Ranger Station's cold-season load does not imply a wet climate. Annual precipitation is 16.9 inches, which places the station in PlainClimate's dry range. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. The snowfall and rainfall fields should be read separately rather than inferred from temperature.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Reserve Ranger Station's primary station, so the winter figures are a thirty-year average and not a floor: a single hard season can run well below them. Treat each band as a descriptive range for Reserve Ranger Station, not an official NOAA class or a year-ahead forecast.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Reserve Ranger Station's primary station: RESERVE RS (USC00297386). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Reserve Ranger Station; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Reserve Ranger Station comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.