Fort Stanton Cave Study Project: Surface Weather

Weather Stations Near Ft. Stanton, Lincoln County, NM

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Station
Location Details
Latitude
Longitude
Elevation (ft.)
Distance from FSC Ent (mi)
Hardware

Software/ Comments2013

MADIS ID
Comments &
July 2011 Monthly
N 33 ° 30 ' 33 ''
W 105 ° 30 ' 3 ''
6107
0.44 @ 291.2T
 

Data back to Sep 2009

TR724 Past Data

Monthly History
Airport, Ruidoso, NM
~ 33.46083 N
~ -105.53044 W
~ 6772
3.82 @ 213.7T
  Good data back to 2005.
Weekly History, Monthly History, 2013
Ruidoso, NM
N 33° 19' 12"
W 105° 38' 12"
6530?
Davis Vantage Pro 2/Vue Weatherlink-IP    
Alto, NM
N 33 ° 25 ' 29 ''
W 105 ° 34 ' 35 ''
6693
7.41 @ 219.9T
  WeatherDisplay:10.37
Monthly History
Lizard Roost, Alto, NM
N 33 ° 25 ' 39 ''
W 105 ° 38 ' 43 ''
7200
10.34 @ 237.9T
Davis Vantage Pro2

Meteobridge; Updated hardware

2013 History
Eagle Creek Hill, Ruidoso, NM
N 33 ° 23 ' 35 ''
W 105 ° 38 ' 44 ''
7200
11.78 @ 228.1T
Davis Vantage Pro Wunderground v.1.15, Data to Sep 2007
AS769

Monthly History

Weather Map

Eagle Creek Canyon, Ruidoso, NM
N 33 ° 23 ' 26 ''
W 105 ° 38 ' 05 ''
7000
  AcuRite Pro Weather Center      
1 White Mountain Meadows, Ruidoso, NM
N 33 ° 22 ' 31 ''
W 105 ° 39 ' 2 ''
7120
12.80 @ 224.9T
Davis Vantage Pro

VWS V13.00. Good data back to 2005.

Monthly History
Alto Lakes Country Club, Alto, NM
N 33 ° 24 ' 1 ''
W 105 ° 40 ' 30 ''
7300

12.8 @ 234.9T

LaCrosse Weather Pro 2317
offline?
   
Ranches of Sonterra, Alto, NM
N 33 ° 21 ' 33 ''
W 105 ° 38 ' 24 ''
6511

13.23 @ 219.7T

La Crosse
VWS V13.01, offline?
 
SMOKEY BEAR NM US, Ruidoso, NM
N 33 ° 20 ' 59 ''
W 105 ° 40 ' 1 ''
6897
14.75 @ 222.7T
   
Monthly History
Nogal and Carrizozo, Carrizozo, NM
N 33 ° 36 ' 27 ''
W 105 ° 46 ' 18 ''
6066

17.39 @ 293.3T

Davis Vantage Pro Wunderground v.1.13
C3827
Monthly History
SIERRA BLANCA NM US SNOTEL, Alto, NM
N 33 ° 24 ' 0 ''
W 105 ° 47 ' 24 ''
10276
18.60 @ 246.6T
   
Monthly History
MESCAL NM US, Bent, NM
N 33 ° 9 ' 29 ''
W 105 ° 46 ' 8 ''
6225

28.8 @ 213.6T

   
Monthly History
Same as KNMRUIDO3? N 33° 23' 37" W 105° 38' 44"
7152
  Davis Vantage Pro2 Weatherlink
AS769
 
                   
Placitas - Montana Vista
N 35 ° 18 ' 36 ''
W 106 ° 30 ' 19 ''
5450
  Davis Vantage Vue Weatherlink.com 1.10
D5430
 
Placitas - Trails East
N 35 ° 18 ' 44 ''
W 106 ° 29 ' 49 ''
5476
  Ambient Weather WS-1001-WiFi (Wireless) 2.2.3 Test Build V2.    
  Placitas - Bat Roost                
  Other NM CWOP Stations                
 
             
  NOAA Weather Summary for TX - El Paso FWZ                
               
  Western Regional Climate Center (FSC Details -->) Ft. Stanton #293288 Ruidoso NNE #297649 Ruidoso #297651 Carlsbad C #291480 Sandia Crest #298011 Placitas #296911    
USGS Station
Location Details
Latitude
Longitude
Elevation Datum(ft.)
Distance from FSC Ent (mi)
Hydrologic #

Drainage Area

Map
Comments
Bonito Lake near Alto
N 33 ° 27 ' 23.7 ''
W 105 ° 44 ' 5.9 ''
7407
13060008
29.5 Sq Miles
Rio Bonito Hwy 48 bridge
N 33 ° 26 ' 50 ''
W 105 ° 39 ' 40 ''
6852
13060008
45.5 Sq. Miles
North Fork Eagle Creek 7-Day Chart (notification )
N 33 ° 24 ' 34.37 ''
W 105 ° 44 ' 26.75 ''
7900
13060008
3.16 Sq. Miles
Eagle Cr. below S. Fork 7-Day Chart (notification )
N 33 ° 23 ' 34.27 ''
W 105 ° 43 ' 24.04 ''

7600

13060008

8.14 Sq. Miles
Rio Ruidoso 7-Day Chart (notification )
N 33 ° 20 ' 11.51 ''
W 105 ° 43 ' 34.71 ''

7160

13060008
18.3 Sq. Miles

Rio Bonito Crest Stage Gauge near Ft. Stanton

Crest Stage Gauge Info

N 33 ° 31 ' 02 ''
W 105 ° 29 ' 16 ''
6030
13060008
85. Sq. Miles
Rio Bonito near Lincoln
N 33 ° 31 ' 25 ''
W 105 ° 30 ' 52 ''
5954
13060008
90.7 Sq. Miles
               
USGS National Water Data Map    
NOAA Tree Ring Data      

NRCS Sierra Blanca SNOWTEL or NRCS Daily NM Report (Rio Hondo Basin near bottom) or NRCS Interactive Map

* Suspected contributor to FSC water

 

 

Surface Water Correlation with Fort Stanton Cave Flood Events
 
  Changing Jet Stream Influences Hydrology  

 

 

Related Information

West Texas Mesonet click-able weather station map

NWS Guads Weather Info

Regional Map

 

Lincoln County
Detail around FSC
   

 

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