ARVADA, COLORADO

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 55

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		50.3		30.5		33.6		39.2		47.9		56.5		66.7		72.4		70.9		62.3		51.2		39.8		32.3

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 55

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		65.6		44.7		48		53.8		62.6		71.7		83.2		88.8		87.1		79.2		67.4		54.8		46.4

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 55

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		34.9		16.3		19.2		24.7		33.2		41.4		50.3		56.1		54.6		45.5		35		24.7		18.2

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 55

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		106		73		78		85		88		96		106		106		106		99		91		87		76

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 55

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-26		-26		-26		-14		-5		13		30		41		17		13		-11		-15		-23

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 55

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		39.8		---		---		---		---		0.6		8		15.6		12.4		3.1		0.1		---		---

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 55

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		163.9		29.1		26.4		25		13.6		3.4		0.1		---		0.1		1.4		11		25.4		28.4

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 55

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		8.5		3.4		1.7		0.7		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.5		2.2

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 55

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		15.6		0.5		0.7		1.2		2		2.4		1.4		1.6		1.7		1.2		1.2		0.8		0.6

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 55

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		70		4		4		6		7		9		7		8		9		5		5		3		3

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 55

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		7.7		2.2		2.4		3		7.7		6.6		4.6		5		4.5		4.8		5.1		3.3		2.1

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 55

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		---		0.1		---		---		---		---		---

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 55

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		6		0.7		1.2		6		2.8		2.4		2.1		3.2		2		2.7		2		1.2		1.4

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.2in/5mm

Years on Record: 55

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		37		2		2		3		4		5		3		4		4		3		3		2		2

Avg. # of Days w/Precip. Above 0.4in/10mm

Years on Record: 55

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		9		---		---		1		1		2		1		1		1		1		1		---		---

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 1in/25mm

Years on Record: 55

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1		---		---		---		---		1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 55

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		48		6.2		7.6		10		7.4		1		---		---		---		0.3		3		6.4		6.1

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 55

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		44.2		20.1		18.5		34.2		32		9.5		0.5		---		---		8		18		44.2		28

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 55

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3545		760		604		492		245		81		6		---		---		27		167		459		704

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 55

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		603		---		---		---		1		13		113		235		192		48		1		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 55

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2451		---		---		---		---		201.5		501		694.4		647.9		369		37.2		---		---

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.7		10.2		11.2		12.5		13.8		14.9		15.5		15.2		14.1		12.9		11.6		10.5		9.9

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.5		2.2		3.2		4.4		5.4		6.2		6.7		6.6		5.8		4.9		3.7		2.5		2.1

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.4		0.7		1		1.4		1.8		2.1		2.3		2.2		1.9		1.4		1		0.8		0.6

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.1		4		4.6		5.4		5.6		5.7		5.8		5.9		5.7		5.6		5.3		4.3		4

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.7		4.3		5.1		5.8		5.9		6.4		6.8		6.9		6.3		6.2		5.7		4.8		4.3

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.5		2.2		3.2		4.4		5.4		6.2		6.7		6.6		5.8		4.9		3.7		2.5		2.1

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.6		0.8		1.1		1.5		2		2.4		2.5		2.3		2		1.6		1.2		0.9		0.7

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.9		4.6		5.7		6.5		6.3		6.3		6.8		6.3		6.2		6.3		5.8		5		4.7

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		7.1		5.3		6.8		7.6		7.4		7.8		9.4		8		7.3		7.4		6.6		5.9		5.4

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.9		1.9		2.6		3.8		4.8		4.7		5.8		6		5.3		4.3		3.3		2.1		1.7

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.2		0.6		0.8		1.1		1.6		1.9		1.8		2		1.8		1.3		0.9		0.6		0.5

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.3		3.3		3.6		4.5		4.9		4.3		5.1		5.4		5.2		4.9		4.5		3.4		3.1

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.3		3.3		3.5		4.3		4.7		3.6		5.1		5.8		5.3		4.9		4.6		3.4		3.1