RIO GRANDE RSVR, COLORADO

Period of Record General Climate Summary - Precipitation

Station:(057050) RIO GRANDE RESERVOIR
From Year=1977 To Year=2012
Precipitation Total Snowfall
Mean High Year Low Year 1 Day Max. >=
0.01 in.
>=
0.10 in.
>=
0.50 in.
>=
1.00 in.
Mean High Year
in. in. - in. - in. dd/yyyy
or
yyyymmdd
# Days # Days # Days # Days in. in. -
January 1.28 3.97 2005 0.00 1984 1.85 19/1980 5 4 1 0 18.2 56.0 2001
February 1.33 4.60 1987 0.07 2002 1.60 26/1987 6 4 1 0 23.3 92.0 1987
March 1.72 5.37 2000 0.34 1996 1.70 21/2000 7 5 1 0 21.0 66.0 2000
April 1.47 5.50 1999 0.30 1979 1.34 24/1999 7 5 1 0 14.9 56.0 1999
May 1.22 3.35 1990 0.16 2002 1.30 04/2001 6 4 1 0 4.0 24.0 1990
June 0.94 3.20 1988 0.00 1980 0.97 18/1995 5 3 0 0 0.0 1.0 1997
July 2.11 4.90 1981 0.18 1994 1.20 29/1985 11 7 1 0 0.0 0.0 1978
August 2.88 6.81 1999 0.50 2004 1.45 25/1992 13 9 2 0 0.0 0.0 1978
September 2.54 6.45 1985 0.55 1987 2.45 10/2003 9 7 1 0 0.3 8.0 2006
October 2.24 6.75 1998 0.00 1995 2.10 26/1998 6 5 2 0 6.3 31.0 1996
November 1.50 4.00 1985 0.00 1999 1.70 16/1991 5 4 1 0 19.7 60.0 1985
December 1.21 4.02 1984 0.11 1999 1.45 27/1979 5 3 1 0 20.2 72.5 1984
Annual 20.45 32.69 1990 13.96 1995 2.45 20030910 85 60 12 2 127.9 225.5 1987
Winter 3.83 7.94 1993 0.82 2002 1.85 19800119 16 11 2 1 61.7 136.5 1987
Spring 4.41 9.57 1990 1.17 1996 1.70 20000321 21 14 2 0 39.9 82.0 1984
Summer 5.93 12.18 1999 2.39 1978 1.45 19920825 28 20 3 0 0.0 1.0 1997
Fall 6.28 13.35 1985 2.41 2001 2.45 20030910 20 15 4 1 26.3 73.0 1986
Table updated on Oct 31, 2012
For monthly and annual means, thresholds, and sums:
Months with 5 or more missing days are not considered
Years with 1 or more missing months are not considered
Seasons are climatological not calendar seasons
Winter = Dec., Jan., and Feb. Spring = Mar., Apr., and May
Summer = Jun., Jul., and Aug. Fall = Sep., Oct., and Nov.


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