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Portales, NM vs Hammond, LA

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- Hammond has 253.1% more rainy days than Portales.
- Hammond has 21.2% less Sunny Days than Portales.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Hammond scores 12.5% worse than Portales
 Portales, NMHammond, LAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock6338
 Snowfall8  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock106106
 Sunny273  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9286
 Avg. Jan. Low23  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index6.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock432443
Reviews for Portales    10 Reviews

In a single sentence, this is a town that is slowly dying in the desert- and nobody here cares. Why- because the people who run this town were born in the 1940's or  More

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Over 7 years ago

I love portales new.Mexico they have nice people I like boys cute boys that the high school  More

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If you like boring, low wages, and high unemployment for mediocre jobs, and ultra-conservatism then this is the place for you.  More

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Reviews for Hammond    5 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

It is a nice  More

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Over 15 years ago

I think that the climate is the wort thing about hammond.We do not have feal seasons. In December it can be 40 degrees one day and the next its 90. The heat and humidity  More

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Over 18 years ago

Hammond used to be a small,quiet town but with the growth of the local college it is increasing in size and everything that goes with  More

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