HEREFORD, COLORADO

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 78

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		47.5		27		29.5		34.7		44.7		54.3		63.8		70.7		69		60.6		49.4		37.4		28.9

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 78

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		62.5		40.4		43.3		48.9		59.6		69.1		79.8		87.4		85.6		77		65.1		51.5		42

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 78

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		32.4		13.2		15.6		20.6		29.9		39.3		47.9		53.9		52.4		44.1		33.6		23.1		15.6

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 78

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		106		71		74		80		84		96		104		106		105		97		90		79		79

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 78

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-32		-32		-32		-26		-5		11		24		32		23		8		-8		-16		-31

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 78

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		32.1		---		---		---		---		0.4		5.4		13.7		10.1		2.4		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 78

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		177.4		29.7		26.8		27.3		18.1		5.3		0.5		0.1		0.1		2.3		12.9		25		29.3

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 78

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		12.5		4.7		3		1.2		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.6		3

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		20.5		0.8		0.8		2.1		2.8		3.1		2.1		2.1		1.9		1.6		1.1		1.2		1

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 78

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		45		2		2		3		4		7		6		6		5		4		2		2		2

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		6.8		1.9		2.4		6		6.6		6.8		5.3		4.9		5.6		4.3		4.3		3.5		2.5

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		---		---		---		0.5		0.6		0.5		0.1		0.7		0.4		0.1		0.1		---		---

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 78

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		3.8		1.1		1.2		0.8		2		3		2		3.8		2.2		1.9		1.6		0.9		0.9

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

Years on Record: 78

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		34		1		2		2		3		5		5		5		4		3		2		1		1

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

Years on Record: 78

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		7		---		---		---		1		2		1		1		1		1		---		---		---

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

Years on Record: 78

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

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 78

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		33.2		4.3		4.8		7.4		5.5		1.3		0.1		---		---		0.2		2.2		3.7		3.7

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 78

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		32		20.5		14.3		23.5		32		20		4		---		---		3		26		12		16

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 78

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		4258		869		721		629		321		110		15		---		1		43		213		528		808

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 78

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		453		---		---		---		---		7		69		189		147		40		1		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 78

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2096		---		---		---		---		133.3		414		641.7		589		318		---		---		---

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		15		15.6		15.3		14.2		12.9		11.5		10.4		9.8

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		2.1		3		4.1		5.2		6		6.9		6.8		6		4.9		3.5		2.3		1.9

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		1.4		1.8		2.2		2.2		2.1		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		3.8		4.4		5		5.3		5.5		6		6		5.9		5.7		5		4		3.6

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		4.1		4.7		5.2		5.6		6.1		7.3		7.4		6.8		6.3		5.4		4.3		3.9

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		2.1		3		4.1		5.2		6		6.9		6.8		6		4.9		3.5		2.3		1.9

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		2.2		2		1.6		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		4.6		5.3		6		6.4		6.1		6.5		6.6		6.4		6.2		6		4.8		4.6

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		5.2		6		6.8		7.6		7.2		8.6		8.7		7.8		7.3		6.8		5.5		5.3

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.7		1.8		2.2		3.4		4.3		4.3		6.2		6.3		5.4		4.3		3.2		1.9		1.5

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		1.2		1.6		2		2		1.8		1.6		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		4.1		3		2.9		4		4.4		4		5.4		5.6		5.3		4.8		4.4		3		2.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.1		3		2.7		3.7		3.9		3.1		5.9		6.3		5.5		4.8		4.4		2.8		2.6