N.M. Code R. § 14.7.9.11
CHAPTER 3 [CE] GENERAL REQUIREMENTS. See this chapter of the IECC except as provided below.
A. Section C301 Climate zones. See this section of the IECC except as provided below.
Section C301.1 General. Delete this section of the IECC and substitute with the following: Climate zones from table C301.2 in conjunction with table C301.3(2) shall be used to determine the applicable requirements for Chapter 4. Locations not listed in the table below shall use either table C301.1 or figure C301.1, section C301.3 or the building official may designate a climate zone consistent with the elevation, HDD, and CDD from table C301.2.
B. Table C301.2 New Mexico Climate Zones Based on Heating and Cooling Degree Days. Add the following table to the IECC.
Table 301.2 New Mexico Climate Zones Based on Heating and Cooling Degree Days City County Elev. (feet) Heating Degree Days (HDD) 65°F Day Cooling Degree Days (CDD) 50°F Day Climate Zone Abiquiu Dam Rio Arriba 6380 5872 5B Angel Fire Colfax 8406 9769 195 7B Alamogordo Otero 4350 3053 5309 3B Albuquerque Bernalillo 5312 4332 4462 4B Artesia Eddy 3380 3366 5374 3B Aztec Ruins San Juan 5644 5757 5B Belen Valencia 4800 4432 5012 3B Bernalillo Sandoval 5052 4782 4138 4B Bloomfield San Juan 5456 5490 5B Bosque del Apache Socorro 4520 3916 5012 3B Carlsbad Eddy 3295 2813 5997 3B Carrizozo Lincoln 5438 4234 3631 4B Cedar Crest Bernalillo 6581 5703 5B Chaco Canyon San Juan 6200 6137 5B Chama Rio Arriba 7871 8254 6B Clayton Union 5056 5150 3170 4B Cloudcroft Otero 8801 7205 6B Clovis Curry 4268 4033 4252 4B Corona Valencia 6690 5389 3631 4B Cuba Sandoval 7035 7122 5B Deming Luna 4305 3347 5292 3B Dulce Rio Arriba 6793 7979 6B Eagle Nest Colfax 8262 9254 7B Edgewood Santa Fe 6649 6146 5B Espanola Rio Arriba 5643 5641 5B Farmington San Juan 5395 5747 5B Fence Lake Cibola 7055 6396 5B Fort Sumner De Baca 4032 3799 4616 3B Gallup McKinley 6465 6207 5B Glenwood Catron 4725 3632 4427 4B Grants Cibola 6460 6143 5B Hatch Dona Ana 4052 3270 5904 3B Hobbs Lea 3622 2954 5181 3B Jemez Springs Sandoval 6198 5260 2059 4B Las Cruces Dona Ana 4000 3223 5904 3B Las Vegas San Miguel 6424 5738 5B Lordsburg Hidalgo 4250 3213 5210 3B Los Alamos Los Alamos 7320 6381 5B Los Lunas Valencia 4856 4725 4462 4B Magdalena Socorro 6572 5074 2093 4B Mescalero Otero 6611 5540 5B Moriarty Torrance 6220 4735 3786 4B Mosquero Harding 5485 5209 3631 4B Mountainair Torrance 6520 5558 5B Organ Dona Ana 5245 3215 4919 3B Placitas Sandoval 5955 4917 3701 4B Portales Roosevelt 4006 3845 4347 4B Raton Colfax 6680 6001 5B Red River Taos 8671 8742 179 7B Reserve Catron 5847 5483 5B Rio Rancho Sandoval 5282 4880 3949 4B Roswell Chaves 3573 3565 5505 3B Ruidoso Lincoln 6920 6309 5B Sandia Crest Bernalillo 10680 10034 7B Sandia Park Bernalillo 7077 7510 6B Santa Fe Santa Fe 7260 6001 5B Santa Rosa Guadalupe 4620 3749 4714 3B Shiprock San Juan 4892 5475 5B Silver City Grant 5895 4438 3975 4B Socorro Socorro 4603 3984 5147 3B Springer Colfax 5797 5653 5B Taos Taos 6967 6827 5B Taos Ski Valley Taos 9321 9769 7B Tatum Lea 3999 3680 4721 3B Thoreau McKinley 7200 5789 5B Tierra Amarilla Rio Arriba 7425 7901 6B Tijeras Bernalillo 6322 6338 5B Tohatchi McKinley 6447 5418 5B Truth or Consequences Sierra 4245 3394 5103 3B Tucumcari Quay 4096 3767 4429 4B Tularosa Otero 4508 3056 5130 3B Zuni McKinley 6293 5742 5B
Table 301.2
New Mexico Climate Zones Based on Heating and Cooling Degree Days
City
County
Elev. (feet)
Heating Degree Days
(HDD) 65°F Day
Cooling Degree Days (CDD)
50°F Day
Climate Zone
Abiquiu Dam
Rio Arriba
6380
5872
5B
Angel Fire
Colfax
8406
9769
195
7B
Alamogordo
Otero
4350
3053
5309
3B
Albuquerque
Bernalillo
5312
4332
4462
4B
Artesia
Eddy
3380
3366
5374
3B
Aztec Ruins
San Juan
5644
5757
5B
Belen
Valencia
4800
4432
5012
3B
Bernalillo
Sandoval
5052
4782
4138
4B
Bloomfield
San Juan
5456
5490
5B
Bosque del Apache
Socorro
4520
3916
5012
3B
Carlsbad
Eddy
3295
2813
5997
3B
Carrizozo
Lincoln
5438
4234
3631
4B
Cedar Crest
Bernalillo
6581
5703
5B
Chaco Canyon
San Juan
6200
6137
5B
Chama
Rio Arriba
7871
8254
6B
Clayton
Union
5056
5150
3170
4B
Cloudcroft
Otero
8801
7205
6B
Clovis
Curry
4268
4033
4252
4B
Corona
Valencia
6690
5389
3631
4B
Cuba
Sandoval
7035
7122
5B
Deming
Luna
4305
3347
5292
3B
Dulce
Rio Arriba
6793
7979
6B
Eagle Nest
Colfax
8262
9254
7B
Edgewood
Santa Fe
6649
6146
5B
Espanola
Rio Arriba
5643
5641
5B
Farmington
San Juan
5395
5747
5B
Fence Lake
Cibola
7055
6396
5B
Fort Sumner
De Baca
4032
3799
4616
3B
Gallup
McKinley
6465
6207
5B
Glenwood
Catron
4725
3632
4427
4B
Grants
Cibola
6460
6143
5B
Hatch
Dona Ana
4052
3270
5904
3B
Hobbs
Lea
3622
2954
5181
3B
Jemez Springs
Sandoval
6198
5260
2059
4B
Las Cruces
Dona Ana
4000
3223
5904
3B
Las Vegas
San Miguel
6424
5738
5B
Lordsburg
Hidalgo
4250
3213
5210
3B
Los Alamos
Los Alamos
7320
6381
5B
Los Lunas
Valencia
4856
4725
4462
4B
Magdalena
Socorro
6572
5074
2093
4B
Mescalero
Otero
6611
5540
5B
Moriarty
Torrance
6220
4735
3786
4B
Mosquero
Harding
5485
5209
3631
4B
Mountainair
Torrance
6520
5558
5B
Organ
Dona Ana
5245
3215
4919
3B
Placitas
Sandoval
5955
4917
3701
4B
Portales
Roosevelt
4006
3845
4347
4B
Raton
Colfax
6680
6001
5B
Red River
Taos
8671
8742
179
7B
Reserve
Catron
5847
5483
5B
Rio Rancho
Sandoval
5282
4880
3949
4B
Roswell
Chaves
3573
3565
5505
3B
Ruidoso
Lincoln
6920
6309
5B
Sandia Crest
Bernalillo
10680
10034
7B
Sandia Park
Bernalillo
7077
7510
6B
Santa Fe
Santa Fe
7260
6001
5B
Santa Rosa
Guadalupe
4620
3749
4714
3B
Shiprock
San Juan
4892
5475
5B
Silver City
Grant
5895
4438
3975
4B
Socorro
Socorro
4603
3984
5147
3B
Springer
Colfax
5797
5653
5B
Taos
Taos
6967
6827
5B
Taos Ski Valley
Taos
9321
9769
7B
Tatum
Lea
3999
3680
4721
3B
Thoreau
McKinley
7200
5789
5B
Tierra Amarilla
Rio Arriba
7425
7901
6B
Tijeras
Bernalillo
6322
6338
5B
Tohatchi
McKinley
6447
5418
5B
Truth or Consequences
Sierra
4245
3394
5103
3B
Tucumcari
Quay
4096
3767
4429
4B
Tularosa
Otero
4508
3056
5130
3B
Zuni
McKinley
6293
5742
5B
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