The rainiest months are June through Sept. Snowfall reaches 25 inches (63.5 in.) on average and can fall at any time between November and April. During winter (Jan) the average high is 48☌ (8.9☌) and the average low is 21☏ (-6.1☌), below freezing point. The average high in summer (July) is 86☏ (30☌) and the average low is 53☏ (11.7☌). It is relatively arid and has very dry air. The climate is hot in summer and cold in winter. Traffic fell along the Santa Fe trail and San Jose remained in a state of hibernation that preserved intact, its nineteenth century appeal. When the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad built the railway through the area, it set up a station at San Miguel and another north of San Jose, at Sands, leaving the town without a stop. San Miguel became a county in the New Mexican Territory in 1852. The territory change hands again in 1848 after the U.S. In 1821, New Mexico became part of Mexico when it won its independence from Spain and a stage stop was established there on the Santa Fe Trail in 1822. The River to the east added a natural barrier to deter the attacks of the Comanche and Apache Indians. The town was built with a central square or Plaza, where a church was erected in 1826, San Jose church, surrounded by sturdy adobe homes built closely to each other, like an enclosing wall. The "del Vado" part of the name means "of the ford", alluding to a favorable point for crossing the Pecos River. A popular name among Catholics in Spanish America. It is the name of Saint Joseph, the husband of the Virigin Mary.
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