SILVER PLUME, COLORADO

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 13

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		31.7		13.7		16.4		20.2		27.6		37.7		45.5		52.4		50.4		44.1		34.5		22.8		15.6

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		44.3		26.2		28.4		33.1		39.1		49.5		60.4		67.4		64.8		56.6		47.2		31.6		25.4

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		19.7		4.1		5.1		10.3		16.4		24.7		32.6		37.5		36.7		30.3		23.7		9.7		3.8

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 13

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		81		48		52		52		58		75		75		81		77		73		78		59		47

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 13

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-35		-35		-25		-28		-12		-5		18		25		19		10		-6		-10		-23

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 13

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		281.9		31		28.2		30.4		29.1		28.8		17.5		2.6		7		18.9		28.4		29.8		30.3

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 13

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		49		14.2		9.1		8		1.1		0.1		---		---		---		---		0.7		3.4		12.4

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		21.8		1.9		1.9		1.9		2.9		2.5		1.4		1.3		2		1.8		1.1		1.4		1.6

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 13

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		139		13		14		14		13		10		11		11		14		10		7		10		12

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 13

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		7.1		3		3.3		3.5		3.7		7.1		5.3		5.6		5.6		5.8		5		2.9		3.2

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 13

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		---		0.5		0.3		0.8		1		---		0.4		0.8		0.8		1.3		0.2		0.4		0.9

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 13

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		5.3		0.6		0.6		0.9		0.8		5.3		1		1.1		1		2		1		0.6		0.8

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

Years on Record: 13

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		80		7		7		7		7		6		7		7		9		6		5		6		6

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

Years on Record: 13

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		8		---		---		---		1		1		1		1		1		2		---		---		1

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

Years on Record: 13

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

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 13

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		208.9		28.1		25.3		27.6		29.7		14.8		4.9		---		0.1		6.8		15		29.2		27.4

Average Snow Cover

Years on Record: 13

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		12		24		30		33		28		7		---		---		---		---		1		7		15

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 13

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		81		59		57		66		46.5		52		32		---		1.5		28		81		45		62

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 13

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		8478		1280		1092		1078		823		535		286		89		146		327		635		966		1221

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 13

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		86.8		---		---		---		---		---		---		74.4		12.4		---		---		---		---

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		4.4		2.3		3.2		4.4		5.2		6		6.7		6.5		5.6		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		1.5		0.7		1		1.4		1.9		2.2		2.2		2.2		2		1.5		1.1		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		4.2		4.8		5.4		5.4		5.5		5.9		5.7		5.4		5.6		5.2		4.3		4.2

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.6		4.6		5.3		5.8		5.6		6		6.9		6.6		5.8		6.1		5.6		4.7		4.5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.4		2.3		3.2		4.4		5.2		6		6.7		6.5		5.6		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		2.4		2.4		2.1		1.7		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		5.8		4.8		5.4		6.3		6		6		6.4		6.7		6.3		6.3		6		4.9		4.8

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6.9		5.3		6.2		7.3		6.7		7.1		8.3		8.8		7.6		7.3		6.8		5.7		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		2		2.8		4		4.5		5.1		6		5.7		4.9		4.2		3		2.1		1.9

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.3		0.6		0.8		1.1		1.7		2.1		2		1.8		1.7		1.3		0.9		0.7		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		3.5		4		4.8		4.5		4.7		5.3		5.1		4.8		4.7		3.9		3.4		3.6

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		3.5		4.1		4.7		4.1		4.3		5.5		5.2		4.6		4.6		3.7		3.4		3.7