Winston, New Mexico
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Winston, New Mexico | |
|---|---|
Census-designated place | |
 Winston General Store | |
  Winston, New Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 33°20′46″N 107°38′55″W / 33.34611°N 107.64861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | Sierra |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.42 sq mi (1.09 km2) |
| • Land | 0.42 sq mi (1.09 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 6,175 ft (1,882 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 47 |
| • Density | 112.2/sq mi (43.31/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 87943 |
| Area code | 575 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2584240[2] |
Winston is a census-designated place in Sierra County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Winston had a population of 47.[4] Winston has a post office with ZIP code 87943, which opened on August 15, 1881.[5][6] The community was named for Frank Winston, a pioneer miner.[7] New Mexico State Road 52 passes through the community.
Climate
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 0.426 square miles (1.10 km2), all land.[8]
| Climate data for Winston, New Mexico (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 52.9 (11.6) |
56.6 (13.7) |
63.5 (17.5) |
71.0 (21.7) |
79.4 (26.3) |
88.7 (31.5) |
86.7 (30.4) |
83.8 (28.8) |
79.3 (26.3) |
70.9 (21.6) |
60.0 (15.6) |
51.6 (10.9) |
70.4 (21.3) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 36.3 (2.4) |
39.7 (4.3) |
45.4 (7.4) |
52.3 (11.3) |
60.1 (15.6) |
69.3 (20.7) |
71.2 (21.8) |
68.8 (20.4) |
62.9 (17.2) |
53.0 (11.7) |
42.6 (5.9) |
35.5 (1.9) |
53.1 (11.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 19.7 (−6.8) |
22.7 (−5.2) |
27.3 (−2.6) |
33.6 (0.9) |
40.9 (4.9) |
49.9 (9.9) |
55.8 (13.2) |
53.8 (12.1) |
46.5 (8.1) |
35.0 (1.7) |
25.1 (−3.8) |
19.4 (−7.0) |
35.8 (2.1) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.53 (13) |
0.39 (9.9) |
0.39 (9.9) |
0.30 (7.6) |
0.57 (14) |
0.76 (19) |
2.93 (74) |
3.72 (94) |
1.76 (45) |
1.04 (26) |
0.74 (19) |
0.75 (19) |
13.88 (350.4) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 3.1 (7.9) |
1.1 (2.8) |
1.2 (3.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.6 (1.5) |
0.4 (1.0) |
3.2 (8.1) |
9.6 (24.3) |
| Source: NOAA[9] | |||||||||||||
