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Temperature
Mean Temperature 62 °F 54 °F  
Max Temperature 79 °F 70 °F 85 °F (1987)
Min Temperature 46 °F 38 °F 23 °F (1959)
Degree Days
Heating Degree Days 4 11  
Month to date heating degree days 31  
Since 1 July heating degree days 177  
Cooling Degree Days 0 0  
Month to date cooling degree days 0  
Year to date cooling degree days 541  
Growing Degree Days 12 (Base 50)    
Moisture
Dew Point 42 °F    
Average Humidity 52    
Maximum Humidity 77    
Minimum Humidity 23    
Precipitation
Precipitation 0.00 in 0.06 in 0.94 in (1966)
Month to date precipitation 0.18  
Year to date precipitation 10.65  
Sea Level Pressure
Sea Level Pressure 30.04 in    
Wind
Wind Speed 5 mph (SE)    
Max Wind Speed 20 mph    
Max Gust Speed 22 mph    
Visibility 10 miles    
Events Rain    
T = Trace of Precipitation, MM = Missing Value Source: NWS Daily Summary
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Local Photos
Raining in the Distance
This is on McClure Pass. It's raining in the distance, and it did catch up with me a little later. You can see a lot of color, but you can also see ...
Isolated Rain Showers
Looking West just after the summit of McClue Pass. This is what I drove through on and off all the way from Denver to Hotchkiss, rain, then sun, then...
Just A Touch
Up on McClure Pass, these Aspen were just starting to get their color, while others had already turned and lost all their leaves. It was really a ...
More Color
This shows a large Aspen grove on McClure Pass that shows the different stages of color. I'm using Marble as location, as it is the closest town.
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Astronomy
May. 19, 2013 Rise Set
Actual Time 7:08 AM MDT 6:50 PM MDT
Civil Twilight 6:41 AM MDT 7:17 PM MDT
Nautical Twilight 6:10 AM MDT 7:48 PM MDT
Astronomical Twilight 5:39 AM MDT 8:19 PM MDT
Moon 2:07 PM MDT (10/3) 11:58 PM MDT (10/3)
Length Of Visible Light 12h 35m
Length of Day
11h 41m
Waxing Crescent, 46% of the Moon is Illuminated
Oct 3
Waxing Crescent
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First Quarter
Oct 11
Full
Oct 19
Last Quarter
Oct 26
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Hourly Observations
Time (MDT) Temp. Dew Point Humidity Pressure Visibility Wind Dir Wind Speed Gust Speed Precip Events Conditions
1:53 AM 57.9 °F 42.1 °F 56% 30.07 in 10.0 mi SE 8.1 mph - N/A   Clear
2:53 AM 54.0 °F 41.0 °F 62% 30.08 in 10.0 mi NE 4.6 mph - N/A   Clear
3:53 AM 52.0 °F 39.0 °F 61% 30.08 in 10.0 mi ESE 9.2 mph - N/A   Clear
4:53 AM 48.9 °F 39.0 °F 69% 30.11 in 10.0 mi East 5.8 mph - N/A   Clear
5:53 AM 48.0 °F 39.0 °F 71% 30.13 in 10.0 mi Calm Calm - N/A   Clear
6:53 AM 46.9 °F 37.9 °F 71% 30.15 in 10.0 mi SE 3.5 mph - N/A   Clear
7:53 AM 48.9 °F 39.0 °F 69% 30.17 in 10.0 mi Calm Calm - N/A   Clear
8:53 AM 53.1 °F 39.0 °F 59% 30.14 in 10.0 mi Calm Calm - N/A   Clear
9:53 AM 60.1 °F 39.9 °F 47% 30.13 in 10.0 mi Variable 4.6 mph - N/A   Clear
10:53 AM 66.0 °F 39.0 °F 37% 30.09 in 10.0 mi Calm Calm - N/A   Clear
11:53 AM 70.0 °F 39.0 °F 32% 30.04 in 10.0 mi Calm Calm - N/A   Clear
12:53 PM 71.1 °F 37.9 °F 30% 30.01 in 10.0 mi West 6.9 mph - N/A   Clear
1:53 PM 73.9 °F 37.0 °F 26% 29.96 in 10.0 mi West 8.1 mph - N/A   Clear
2:53 PM 77.0 °F 36.0 °F 23% 29.93 in 10.0 mi West 3.5 mph - N/A   Clear
3:53 PM 75.9 °F 37.0 °F 24% 29.93 in 10.0 mi WNW 3.5 mph - N/A   Mostly Cloudy
4:53 PM 73.9 °F 42.1 °F 32% 29.92 in 10.0 mi NW 3.5 mph - 0.00 in   Partly Cloudy
5:53 PM 73.9 °F 39.0 °F 28% 29.94 in 10.0 mi SW 13.8 mph 21.9 mph 0.00 in Rain Light Rain
6:22 PM 66.2 °F 46.4 °F 49% 30.12 in 10.0 mi SE 19.6 mph - 0.00 in Rain Light Rain
7:53 PM 62.1 °F 48.0 °F 60% 30.02 in 10.0 mi Calm Calm - 0.00 in   Mostly Cloudy
8:53 PM 59.0 °F 50.0 °F 72% 30.03 in 10.0 mi East 3.5 mph - N/A   Clear
9:53 PM 57.9 °F 50.0 °F 75% 30.01 in 10.0 mi East 6.9 mph - N/A   Mostly Cloudy
10:53 PM 57.9 °F 48.9 °F 72% 29.99 in 10.0 mi East 5.8 mph - N/A   Overcast
11:53 PM 57.0 °F 50.0 °F 77% 29.98 in 10.0 mi Calm Calm - 0.00 in   Overcast
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