Fort Bayard, New Mexico

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Fort Bayard, New Mexico
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 32°47′46″N108°09′01″W / 32.79611°N 108.15028°W / 32.79611; -108.15028
Country United States
State New Mexico
County Grant
Elevation
6,119 ft (1,865 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
88036 [1]
Area code 575
GNIS feature ID906335 [2]

Fort Bayard is an unincorporated community, in Grant County, New Mexico, United States. [2]

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History

Allen Allensworth photographed in Fort Bayard, 1889 Reverend Allen Allensworth.jpg
Allen Allensworth photographed in Fort Bayard, 1889

In 1888, Kentuckian chaplain Allen Allensworth moved with his regiment to Fort Bayard, becoming a military educator. In 1889, Allensworth published the pamphlet Outline of Course of Study, andThe Rules Governing Post Schools of Ft. Bayard, N.M., [3] which became a military education standard. [4]

Also in 1888, United States Army officer Geoffrey Keyes was born in Fort Bayard; he would become significant for his time in Italy during World War II.

In 1926, Supreme Court judge Harry Stowers was born in Fort Bayard. [5]

Climate

Fort Bayard has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa) with hot summers and mild winters

Climate data for Fort Bayard, New Mexico (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1897–2011)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °F (°C)78
(26)		84
(29)		85
(29)		95
(35)		99
(37)		106
(41)		104
(40)		102
(39)		100
(38)		90
(32)		81
(27)		73
(23)		106
(41)
Mean maximum °F (°C)66.0
(18.9)		68.8
(20.4)		74.7
(23.7)		81.1
(27.3)		89.2
(31.8)		96.6
(35.9)		96.7
(35.9)		92.2
(33.4)		88.3
(31.3)		83.7
(28.7)		73.5
(23.1)		66.2
(19.0)		98.6
(37.0)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)55.6
(13.1)		59.1
(15.1)		66.1
(18.9)		72.7
(22.6)		80.1
(26.7)		90.2
(32.3)		88.4
(31.3)		86.9
(30.5)		83.2
(28.4)		74.2
(23.4)		63.5
(17.5)		55.3
(12.9)		72.9
(22.7)
Daily mean °F (°C)43.6
(6.4)		46.
(8)		51.8
(11.0)		57.8
(14.3)		65.1
(18.4)		74.8
(23.8)		76.0
(24.4)		74.9
(23.8)		70.7
(21.5)		60.6
(15.9)		50.5
(10.3)		42.8
(6.0)		59.6
(15.3)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)31.6
(−0.2)		33.6
(0.9)		37.5
(3.1)		43.0
(6.1)		50.2
(10.1)		59.5
(15.3)		63.7
(17.6)		62.8
(17.1)		58.1
(14.5)		47.0
(8.3)		37.4
(3.0)		30.3
(−0.9)		46.2
(7.9)
Mean minimum °F (°C)15.9
(−8.9)		18.1
(−7.7)		22.2
(−5.4)		27.2
(−2.7)		36.0
(2.2)		46.2
(7.9)		54.3
(12.4)		53.9
(12.2)		46.0
(7.8)		30.3
(−0.9)		19.4
(−7.0)		14.4
(−9.8)		12.0
(−11.1)
Record low °F (°C)−12
(−24)		−6
(−21)		7
(−14)		13
(−11)		23
(−5)		30
(−1)		42
(6)		38
(3)		29
(−2)		19
(−7)		1
(−17)		−3
(−19)		−12
(−24)
Average precipitation inches (mm)1.07
(27)		0.91
(23)		0.48
(12)		0.32
(8.1)		0.57
(14)		0.84
(21)		3.91
(99)		2.93
(74)		2.10
(53)		0.99
(25)		0.85
(22)		1.22
(31)		16.19
(411)
Average snowfall inches (cm)0.3
(0.76)		0.3
(0.76)		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
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		trace1.0
(2.5)		1.6
(4.02)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 inch)5.85.94.82.43.44.714.613.27.45.33.45.976.8
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in)0.30.10.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.10.30.8
Source: NOAA (snow/snow days 1981–2010) [6] [7] [8]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Fort Bayard ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Fort Bayard, New Mexico". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ↑ Military Chaplains' Review. Chaplains, U.S. Army. 1990. p. 57.
  4. ↑ Hornsby, Alton (August 31, 2011). Black America: A State-by-State Historical Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. p. 558. ISBN   978-0-313-34112-0.
  5. ↑ "Former NM justice proudly served country - Albuquerque Journal". www.abqjournal.com. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
  6. ↑ "NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration . Retrieved August 10, 2022.
  7. ↑ "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: FT Bayard, NM (1991–2020)". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  8. ↑ "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Fort Bayard, NM (1981–2010)". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
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