Buford, Colorado
Unincorporated community in Rio Blanco County, Colorado, United States
Buford is an unincorporated community in Rio Blanco County, Colorado, United States.[1]
History
A post office called Buford was in operation from 1890 until 1961.[2] The community was named after John Buford, an officer in the American Civil War.[3]
Climate
Marvine Ranch is a weather station near Buford, situated at an elevation of 7800 ft (2377 m).[4]
| Climate data for Marvine Ranch, Colorado, 1981–2010 normals, 1972–1998 extremes: 7800ft (2377m) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 53 (12) | 56 (13) | 63 (17) | 75 (24) | 86 (30) | 92 (33) | 89 (32) | 90 (32) | 87 (31) | 76 (24) | 65 (18) | 63 (17) | 92 (33) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 47.8 (8.8) | 49.9 (9.9) | 55.1 (12.8) | 64.6 (18.1) | 74.0 (23.3) | 82.3 (27.9) | 84.2 (29.0) | 83.4 (28.6) | 79.2 (26.2) | 70.5 (21.4) | 56.3 (13.5) | 48.5 (9.2) | 86.0 (30.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 34.4 (1.3) | 36.1 (2.3) | 42.7 (5.9) | 50.3 (10.2) | 60.4 (15.8) | 71.3 (21.8) | 78.1 (25.6) | 76.2 (24.6) | 68.6 (20.3) | 56.3 (13.5) | 41.6 (5.3) | 32.2 (0.1) | 54.0 (12.2) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 18.5 (−7.5) | 19.7 (−6.8) | 27.4 (−2.6) | 34.7 (1.5) | 43.5 (6.4) | 52.6 (11.4) | 58.7 (14.8) | 57.4 (14.1) | 50.3 (10.2) | 39.5 (4.2) | 26.5 (−3.1) | 16.6 (−8.6) | 37.1 (2.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 2.7 (−16.3) | 3.4 (−15.9) | 12.1 (−11.1) | 19.0 (−7.2) | 26.6 (−3.0) | 33.9 (1.1) | 39.3 (4.1) | 38.6 (3.7) | 32.1 (0.1) | 22.6 (−5.2) | 11.3 (−11.5) | 1.1 (−17.2) | 20.2 (−6.5) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −21.5 (−29.7) | −18.2 (−27.9) | −9.3 (−22.9) | 0.1 (−17.7) | 15.2 (−9.3) | 23.1 (−4.9) | 30.2 (−1.0) | 30.0 (−1.1) | 20.1 (−6.6) | 5.4 (−14.8) | −9.8 (−23.2) | −19.2 (−28.4) | −32.3 (−35.7) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −38 (−39) | −45 (−43) | −32 (−36) | −16 (−27) | 6 (−14) | 15 (−9) | 23 (−5) | 21 (−6) | 11 (−12) | −10 (−23) | −30 (−34) | −44 (−42) | −45 (−43) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 2.37 (60) | 2.08 (53) | 2.18 (55) | 2.37 (60) | 2.30 (58) | 1.81 (46) | 1.94 (49) | 1.78 (45) | 2.53 (64) | 2.29 (58) | 2.41 (61) | 2.53 (64) | 26.59 (673) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 36.4 (92) | 30.3 (77) | 30.2 (77) | 21.1 (54) | 5.5 (14) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.3 (0.76) | 6.2 (16) | 34.9 (89) | 41.2 (105) | 206.1 (524.76) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 8.7 | 7.7 | 8.8 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 5.3 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 5.4 | 7.2 | 8.7 | 87.1 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 8.8 | 7.6 | 8.4 | 5.6 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 5.6 | 9.0 | 47.7 |
| Source 1: NOAA[5] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: WRCC (extremes)[6] | |||||||||||||
See also
Colorado portal
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buford, Colorado
- ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
- ^ Dawson, John Frank (1954). Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 11.
- ^ "Data of Meteorological Station Marvine Rch, Colorado". Retrieved May 19, 2024.
- ^ "Marvine Ranch, Colorado 1981-2010 Monthly Normals". Retrieved May 19, 2024.
- ^ "MARVINE RCH, COLORADO (055414)". Western Regional Climate Center. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
External links
Media related to Buford, Colorado at Wikimedia Commons
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Municipalities and communities of Rio Blanco County, Colorado, United States
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