PARACHUTE, COLORADO

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		51.1		25		32.8		42.9		48.8		59.4		69.4		75.9		75.2		65.2		50.6		38.6		29.7

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		66.5		38.4		46.9		56.3		65.2		75.6		88.7		94.1		92.1		82.2		66.1		49.6		40.2

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		35.9		11.8		20.5		29.2		34.4		42.4		50.8		57.5		56.9		48.3		35.2		25.3		17.5

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		105		59		71		79		82		93		104		105		102		98		83		73		53

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-17		-17		-15		10		16		29		33		42		44		28		13		8		-17

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		73.7		---		---		---		---		1.8		15.5		25.8		24.8		5.8		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		160.7		30.8		26.2		22		13.2		1.8		---		---		---		1.2		10.5		24.8		30.3

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		8.3		5.6		2.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.5

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		16.5		0.8		0.8		1.6		1.7		1.7		1		1.4		1.1		1.6		1.9		1.7		1.3

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		76		4		4		10		8		6		4		7		6		7		7		7		6

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		4.3		1.7		1.2		3		3.7		2.8		3.1		2.9		2		3.3		4.3		3.9		2.3

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		---		0.3		---		1		0.4		0.3		0.1		0.4		0.2		0.4		0.4		---		0.3

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		2		0.5		1.2		0.8		1.1		1.1		1.6		1.1		0.9		0.9		2		1.5		0.7

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

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		45		3		2		6		4		3		2		5		3		4		5		4		4

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

Years on Record: 12

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

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		33.9		9.8		2.4		3		1.1		---		---		---		---		---		0.3		6.6		10.7

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		33		28.2		5.5		13.7		5.1		---		---		---		---		---		2.2		25.7		33

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3639		932		627		376		207		46		5		---		---		14		156		491		785

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		926		---		---		---		---		20		166		340		317		83		---		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2932.1		---		---		---		---		291.4		582		802.9		781.2		456		18.6		---		---

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.7		10.3		11.2		12.5		13.8		14.9		15.4		15.1		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		4.8		2.6		3.4		4.6		5.5		6.5		7.4		7		6.1		5.2		3.9		2.7		2.3

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		1.3		1.8		2.1		2		2		1.8		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		5.5		4.7		5		5.8		5.7		6		6.4		6.2		6		5.9		5.5		4.5		4.5

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6.3		5.3		5.5		6.2		6.1		6.9		8.3		7.6		6.8		6.7		6.1		4.9		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		4.8		2.6		3.4		4.6		5.5		6.5		7.4		7		6.1		5.2		3.9		2.7		2.3

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		2.3		2.2		2		1.7		1.3		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		6.3		5.3		6		6.8		6.4		6.8		7.2		6.9		6.9		6.5		6.9		5.3		5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		7.8		6.2		7		8		7.6		8.8		10.4		9.3		8.8		7.8		8.3		6.3		5.7

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.1		2.4		2.9		4.2		4.9		5.1		6.7		6.6		5.5		4.2		3		2.1		2.1

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.1		0.6		0.8		1.1		1.6		1.7		1.6		1.7		1.5		1.2		0.7		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		4.6		4.1		4		5.1		5		4.7		5.8		5.8		5.3		4.7		3.9		3.3		3.9

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.8		4.4		4		5.1		4.9		4.3		6.8		6.7		5.5		4.5		3.7		3.2		4.1