Roswell, New Mexico

**Roswell** is a city in the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is famous for the 1947 Roswell UFO incident. It is also the home of New Mexico Military Institute (NMMI), which was founded in 1891.

## Geography

Roswell is located in the High Great Plains of southeastern New Mexico, approximately  west of the Pecos River and some  east of highlands that rise to the Sierra Blanca range. U.S. Routes 70, 285 and 380 intersect in the city. US 70 leads northeast  to Clovis and  west to Alamogordo; US 285 leads north  to Santa Fe and south  to Carlsbad; and US 380 leads east  to Brownfield, Texas, and west  to Socorro.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Roswell has a total area of , of which  is land and , or 0.19%, is covered by water.

## Climate

Roswell has a warm semi-arid climate with cool winters and very hot summers. In summer temperatures are expected to be   or above on average around 30 days per year. In winter daytime temperatures are often between  to  and nights can be below freezing due to the city's high altitude. In the summer Roswell and the rest of New Mexico is effected by the North American Monsoon which can bring heavy rainfall and flooding. The highest temperature recorded in Roswell was  on June 27, 1995 and the lowest temperature recorded was  on January 11, 1962 and February 8, 1933. Temperatures at or above  occur one day per year, subzero temperatures are extremely rare with last one occurring on February 15, 2021. Average rainfall and snowfall is  and  respectively.

## References

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## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Roswell, New Mexico
- **settlement type**: City
- **image skyline**: RoswellNM.jpg
- **image caption**: Skyline of Roswell, looking south along Main St.
- **image flag**: Flag of Roswell, New Mexico.svg
- **image map**: Chaves_County_New_Mexico_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Roswell_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Chaves County
- **pushpin map**: New Mexico#USA
- **pushpin map caption**: Location within New Mexico##Location within the United States
- **pushpin label**: Roswell
- **pushpin relief**: 1
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in New Mexico, County
- **subdivision name1**: New Mexico
- **subdivision name2**: Chaves County, New Mexico, Chaves
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total km2**: 77.12
- **area total sq mi**: 29.78
- **area land km2**: 76.96
- **area land sq mi**: 29.72
- **area water km2**: 0.16
- **area water sq mi**: 0.06
- **elevation m**: 1089
- **elevation ft**: 3573
- **population as of**: 2020 United States Census, 2020
- **population total**: 48422
- **timezone**: Mountain Standard Time, Mountain
- **utc offset**: −07:00
- **timezone dst**: Daylight saving time, DST
- **utc offset dst**: −06:00
- **postal code type**: ZIP Codes
- **postal code**: 88201-88203
- **area code**: Area code 575, 575
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 35-64930
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS feature ID
- **blank1 info**: 0894171
- **population density sq mi**: 1629.49
- **population density km2**: 629.14
- **unit pref**: Imperial