EMPIRE, COLORADO

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 36

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		29		11		13		17		24		34		43		50		48		42		31		20		13

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 36

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		40		21.2		24.2		28.7		36.2		45		54.2		61.9		59.9		53		42.4		30.4		23.2

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 36

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		18.4		1.4		2		6.2		13.6		23.1		32		39.2		38		31		20.9		9.8		3.2

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		65.1		30.6		31		37.4		42.8		51.6		60.8		65.1		64.4		58.9		47.1		39.9		33

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-5.6		-5.6		-3.2		3.2		7.4		19.6		28.9		36.3		35.8		26.4		15		2.6		-2.9

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 36

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		275.9		31		28.1		31		30		28.9		15.7		1.1		2.8		16.4		30		30		31

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 36

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		52.4		13.4		11.3		7.3		2.4		0.1		---		---		---		---		0.6		4.9		12.4

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 36

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		37.5		3.5		2.9		4.1		4.4		3.9		2.2		2.5		2.6		2.1		2.4		3.4		3.6

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 36

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		181		19		16		20		17		16		11		14		14		11		10		15		18

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		8.8		7.4		4.5		6.7		8.8		8		4.3		4.3		6.7		5.7		5.8		7.7		8.4

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		---		0.8		1		1		1.5		0.6		---		1		0.4		0.4		0.4		0.9		0.9

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 36

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		3.1		1.2		0.8		1.7		1.5		3.1		1.8		1.2		0.9		1.4		1.2		1.4		1.5

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

Years on Record: 36

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		112		12		10		12		12		10		6		8		8		6		7		10		11

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

Years on Record: 36

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		18		1		1		2		3		2		1		1		1		1		1		2		2

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 36

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		391.2		49.8		42.4		57.9		54.6		37.2		11.8		---		0.3		8.7		28		49.1		51.4

Average Snow Cover

Years on Record: 36

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		28		42		52		63		67		53		17		---		---		---		3		14		29

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 36

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		123		99		76.5		92.8		93		69.6		44		---		3		34.5		90		91.5		123

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		9999.9		1641		1417		1417		1185		942		624		460		479		680		1031		1363		1604

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