CXUS55 KGJT 011123 CLMRIL CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 523 AM MDT MON APR 01 2024 ................................... ...THE RIFLE CO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 9999 TO 9999 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) HIGHEST 66 03/21 MM MM 62 03/29 LOWEST 20 03/09 MM MM 14 03/04 AVG. MAXIMUM 54.2 55.4 -1.2 44.2 AVG. MINIMUM 28.3 27.0 1.3 24.3 MEAN 41.2 41.2 0.0 34.3 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.4 -0.4 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 23 25.7 -2.7 28 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.1 -0.1 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) TOTALS 1.29 0.76 0.53 2.49 DAILY AVG. 0.04 0.02 0.02 0.08 DAYS >= .01 10 7.2 2.8 13 DAYS >= .10 7 2.3 4.7 8 DAYS >= .50 0 0.1 -0.1 1 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.27 03/29 TO 03/29 1.21 SNOWFALL (INCHES) TOTALS MM MM MM MM SINCE 7/1 MM MM MM MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. MM MM DAYS >= 1.0 MM MM MM MM GREATEST SNOW DEPTH MM MM MM 24 HR TOTAL MM MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 729 738 -9 947 SINCE 7/1 5053 5581 -528 5946 COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 0 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.0 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 45/320 DATE 03/02 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 66/330 DATE 03/02 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.48 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 10 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 12 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 9 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 58 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 3 LIGHT RAIN 10 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 4 LIGHT SNOW 9 SLEET 0 FOG 13 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 3 HAZE 3 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$