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YATES, NEW MEXICO


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Elevation: 1707 meters     Latitude: 36 03N     Longitude: 103 52W
Köppen Classification: Tropical and Subtropical Steppe Climate

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This climate type occurs primarily on the periphery of the true deserts in low-latitude semiarid steppe regions. It is transitional to the tropical wet-dry climate on the equatorward side and to the mediterranean climate on its poleward margin, with a cooler, wetter winter resulting from the higher latitude and mid-latitude frontal cyclone activity. Annual precipitation totals are greater than in tropical and subtropical desert climates. Yearly variations in amount are not as extreme as in the true deserts but are nevertheless large.

The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "BSk". (Tropical and Subtropical Steppe Climate).

The average amount of precipitation for the year in Yates is 14.5" (368.3 mm). The month with the most precipitation on average is August with 2.6" (66 mm) of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is December with an average of 0.2" (5.1 mm). There are an average of 37.0 days of precipitation, with the most precipitation occurring in July with 6.0 days and the least precipitation occurring in February with 1.0 days.

In Yates, there's an average of 17.4" of snow (0 cm). The month with the most snow is January, with 4.4" of snow (11.2 cm).



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