Category: The University Of New Mexico

The rising air mixes with stronger winds aloft, resulting in stronger and turbulent winds mixing down to the surface. Strong surface pressure gradients can enhance surface winds. High wind events across New Mexico can also occur with strong surface fronts, especially those that race through the eastern plains. What is […]

Although conventional wisdom states that you need a car to get around in Albuquerque, there are some neighborhoods where that simply is not true. Albuquerque started as a typical sprawling western city, but it also features fairly good bike lanes, concentrated services and good bus routes along certain lines. Can […]

The Chihuahuan Desert is the largest desert in North America. White Sands National Park is located in southern New Mexico at the northern end of the Chihuahuan Desert. Is New Mexico mostly desert? Despite its popular depiction as mostly arid desert, New Mexico has one of the most diverse landscapes […]

The inland U.S. state of New Mexico has experienced impacts from 81 known tropical cyclones and their remnants. There have been 68 known tropical cyclones from the Eastern Pacific that affected the state, compared to only 13 such Atlantic hurricanes. Does New Mexico get any natural disasters? New Mexico’s most […]

The month with the most snowfall in Albuquerque is December when snow falls for 4.9 days and typically aggregates up to 2.44″ (62mm) of snow. Is there snow in Albuquerque New Mexico in December? The tables below give monthly averages for snowfall during December at cities, towns and parks in […]

The eastern New Mexico city of Roswell is also dry, as it approaches 70 consecutive days without measurable rain or snow. What city in New Mexico has the best weather? Farmington had some of the best weather in our ranking, with clear skies and an average summer temperature of 73 […]

New Mexico Age of Consent Laws 2022 The New Mexico Age of Consent is 17 years old. In the United States, the age of consent is the minimum age at which an individual is considered legally old enough to consent to participation in sexual activity. Can a 18 year old […]

There are literally hundreds of amazing little haunts, parks and geological sites to explore, with some of the best places in New Mexico in each corner of the state. From sweeping deserts, incredible mountain ranges, aliens and stunning national parks, it really is a place that should be on your […]

Taos has one of the highest overall crime rates of any U.S. city. For comparison, the national total crime rate is 2,489 incidents for every 100,000 people. Taos’s overall crime rate is 43% higher than the overall crime rate in New Mexico. Is Taos NM a good place to live? […]