CXUS55 KGJT 011110 CLMRIL CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 510 AM MDT WED APR 01 2026 ................................... ...THE RIFLE CO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 9999 TO 9999 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) HIGHEST 85 03/25 MM MM 76 03/26 03/27 LOWEST 19 03/16 MM MM 20 03/20 AVG. MAXIMUM 67.5 55.4 12.1 57.6 AVG. MINIMUM 32.6 27.0 5.6 29.8 MEAN 50.1 41.2 8.9 43.7 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.4 -0.4 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 17 25.7 -8.7 21 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.1 -0.1 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) TOTALS 0.21 0.76 -0.55 0.37 DAILY AVG. 0.01 0.02 -0.01 0.01 DAYS >= .01 3 7.2 -4.2 7 DAYS >= .10 2 2.3 -0.3 1 DAYS >= .50 0 0.1 -0.1 0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.10 03/01 TO 03/01 0.19 03/05 TO 03/05 03/05 TO 03/05 SNOWFALL (INCHES) TOTALS MM MM MM MM SINCE 7/1 MM MM MM MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. MM MM DAYS >= 1.0 MM MM MM MM GREATEST SNOW DEPTH MM MM MM 24 HR TOTAL MM MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 455 738 -283 652 SINCE 7/1 4378 5581 -1203 5069 COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 0 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.6 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 36/260 DATE 03/23 36/220 03/26 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 49/210 DATE 03/31 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.20 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 23 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 6 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 2 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 43 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 1 LIGHT RAIN 4 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 1 LIGHT SNOW 2 SLEET 0 FOG 4 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0 HAZE 2 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$