Gladstone
Unincorporated community
Gladstone is located in New Mexico
Gladstone
Gladstone
Location within the state of New Mexico
Gladstone is located in the United States
Gladstone
Gladstone
Gladstone (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°18′16″N 103°58′23″W / 36.30444°N 103.97306°W / 36.30444; -103.97306
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyUnion
Elevation
5,882 ft (1,793 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes
88422
Area code575
GNIS feature ID898549

Gladstone is an unincorporated layover in Union County, New Mexico, United States, founded in 1880.[1] It lies at the intersection of US Route 56 and Union County Road C001. The post office, which opened in 1888, closed in 2010, leaving only a general store with gas service, and two houses, located there. The rest of the community has reverted to private ranch land.

History

Gladstone was founded in 1880 by William H. Harris, an Englishman, who hoped to set up a Utopian religious community called "Gladstone Colony".[2] He named it in honor of William Ewart Gladstone, a Liberal politician and the British Prime Minister at the time. A fair number of settlers came to Gladstone, but many left disillusioned shortly thereafter.[1]

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Gladstone has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Gladstone was 104 °F (40.0 °C) on June 29, 1957, while the coldest temperature recorded was −26 °F (−32.2 °C) on January 13, 1963.[3]

Climate data for Pasamonte, New Mexico, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1925–present
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 77
(25)		 80
(27)		 83
(28)		 90
(32)		 97
(36)		 104
(40)		 103
(39)		 101
(38)		 99
(37)		 89
(32)		 84
(29)		 78
(26)		 104
(40)
Mean maximum °F (°C) 67.2
(19.6)		 69.0
(20.6)		 77.0
(25.0)		 80.9
(27.2)		 88.3
(31.3)		 95.5
(35.3)		 96.7
(35.9)		 93.7
(34.3)		 90.5
(32.5)		 84.2
(29.0)		 75.1
(23.9)		 67.9
(19.9)		 98.2
(36.8)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 47.0
(8.3)		 50.0
(10.0)		 57.7
(14.3)		 65.1
(18.4)		 74.0
(23.3)		 84.0
(28.9)		 87.4
(30.8)		 87.6
(30.9)		 78.3
(25.7)		 67.5
(19.7)		 55.8
(13.2)		 46.7
(8.2)		 66.8
(19.3)
Daily mean °F (°C) 31.9
(−0.1)		 34.2
(1.2)		 41.8
(5.4)		 48.5
(9.2)		 58.2
(14.6)		 67.9
(19.9)		 71.9
(22.2)		 70.0
(21.1)		 63.1
(17.3)		 51.6
(10.9)		 40.0
(4.4)		 31.9
(−0.1)		 50.9
(10.5)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 16.9
(−8.4)		 18.5
(−7.5)		 25.3
(−3.7)		 32.0
(0.0)		 42.4
(5.8)		 51.8
(11.0)		 56.4
(13.6)		 55.5
(13.1)		 48.0
(8.9)		 35.7
(2.1)		 24.1
(−4.4)		 17.0
(−8.3)		 35.3
(1.9)
Mean minimum °F (°C) 2.4
(−16.4)		 3.2
(−16.0)		 9.9
(−12.3)		 19.1
(−7.2)		 30.0
(−1.1)		 42.8
(6.0)		 50.8
(10.4)		 49.6
(9.8)		 35.8
(2.1)		 19.8
(−6.8)		 9.4
(−12.6)		 1.1
(−17.2)		 −3.5
(−19.7)
Record low °F (°C) −26
(−32)		 −19
(−28)		 −11
(−24)		 5
(−15)		 16
(−9)		 32
(0)		 39
(4)		 35
(2)		 25
(−4)		 0
(−18)		 −15
(−26)		 −23
(−31)		 −26
(−32)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 0.30
(7.6)		 0.27
(6.9)		 0.68
(17)		 0.90
(23)		 1.81
(46)		 1.65
(42)		 2.97
(75)		 3.20
(81)		 1.73
(44)		 0.96
(24)		 0.36
(9.1)		 0.41
(10)		 15.24
(385.6)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 4.1
(10)		 3.1
(7.9)		 4.0
(10)		 1.6
(4.1)		 0.3
(0.76)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 1.2
(3.0)		 2.8
(7.1)		 3.4
(8.6)		 20.5
(51.46)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 2.0 1.9 4.0 4.5 6.4 7.2 9.7 9.6 5.3 3.5 2.6 2.7 59.4
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) 1.7 1.7 1.8 0.8 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.3 2.0 9.8
Source 1: NOAA[4]
Source 2: National Weather Service[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Julyan, Robert (1998) "Gladstone" Place Names of New Mexico (2nd ed.) University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, New Mexico, page 148, ISBN 0-8263-1689-1
  2. ↑ Not to be confused with the Australian venture, see: Hogan, James Francis (1898) The Gladstone Colony: An Unwritten Chapter of Australian History Unwin, London, OCLC 458041251
  3. 1 2 "NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Albuquerque". National Weather Service. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  4. ↑ "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Pasamonte, NM". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved August 9, 2023.



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