CXUS53 KGJT 011851 CLARIL CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 1151 AM MST MON JAN 01 2024 ................................... ...THE RIFLE CO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2023... 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) RECORD HIGH MM MM LOW MM MM HIGHEST 103 07/17 MM MM 101 07/22 LOWEST -8 01/31 MM MM -13 01/02 AVG. MAXIMUM 63.6 64.4 -0.8 63.9 AVG. MINIMUM 34.0 33.8 0.2 33.3 MEAN 48.8 49.1 -0.3 48.6 DAYS MAX >= 90 57 53.8 3.2 67 DAYS MAX <= 32 19 22.4 -3.4 27 DAYS MIN <= 32 172 172.6 -0.6 176 DAYS MIN <= 0 4 7.3 -3.3 11 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM MM MM MINIMUM MM MM TOTALS 14.03 10.73 3.30 12.41 DAILY AVG. 0.04 0.03 0.01 0.03 DAYS >= .01 81 85.9 -4.9 75 DAYS >= .10 45 33.4 11.6 35 DAYS >= .50 6 3.1 2.9 6 DAYS >= 1.00 1 0.2 0.8 2 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.21 MM 1.18 09/30 TO 10/02 STORM TOTAL 1.10 1.07 (MM/DD(HH)) MM SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL MM MM 24 HR TOTAL MM SNOW DEPTH MM MM TOTALS MM MM MM MM LIQUID EQUIV MM MM MM MM SINCE 7/1 MM MM MM MM LIQUID 7/1 MM MM MM MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. MM MM DAYS >= TRACE MM MM MM MM DAYS >= 1.0 MM MM MM MM GREATEST SNOW DEPTH MM MM MM 24 HR TOTAL MM MM STORM TOTAL MM MM (MM/DD(HH)) MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 6479 6398 81 6694 SINCE 7/1 2386 2670 -284 2679 COOLING TOTAL 707 631 76 855 SINCE 1/1 707 631 76 855 FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST MM LATEST MM EARLIEST 10/14 LATEST 04/29 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.1 RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 1/250 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 45/240 DATE 02/22 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 63/250 DATE 04/03 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.27 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 217 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 68 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 49 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 54 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 55 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 10 RAIN 26 LIGHT RAIN 85 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 11 SNOW 24 LIGHT SNOW 55 SLEET 0 FOG 69 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 22 HAZE 27 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$