History for Rifle, CO

Monday, August 20, 2012 View Current Conditions
Monday, August 20, 2012
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  Actual Average Record
Temperature
Mean Temperature 73 °F 70 °F  
Max Temperature 84 °F 87 °F 97 °F (1931)
Min Temperature 61 °F 52 °F 33 °F (1937)
Degree Days
Heating Degree Days 0 0  
Month to date heating degree days 2 0  
Since 1 June heating degree days 12 60  
Since 1 July heating degree days 2 1  
Cooling Degree Days 8 5  
Month to date cooling degree days 175 134  
Year to date cooling degree days 708 477  
Since 1 June cooling degree days 700 470  
Growing Degree Days 22 (Base 50)    
Moisture
Dew Point 40 °F    
Average Humidity 33    
Maximum Humidity 46    
Minimum Humidity 20    
Precipitation
Precipitation 0.00 in 0.04 in 1.46 in (1984)
Month to date precipitation 0.62 0.89  
Year to date precipitation 5.08 8.46  
Sea Level Pressure
Sea Level Pressure 29.91 in    
Wind
Wind Speed 4 mph (East)    
Max Wind Speed 23 mph    
Max Gust Speed 29 mph    
Visibility 10 miles    
Events      
T = Trace of Precipitation, MM = Missing Value Source: NWS Daily Summary
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Astronomy
May. 22, 2013 Rise Set
Actual Time 6:28 AM MDT 7:59 PM MDT
Civil Twilight 6:00 AM MDT 8:27 PM MDT
Nautical Twilight 5:26 AM MDT 9:01 PM MDT
Astronomical Twilight 4:49 AM MDT 9:37 PM MDT
Moon 9:52 AM MDT (8/20) 9:25 PM MDT (8/20)
Length Of Visible Light 14h 27m
Length of Day
13h 30m
Waxing Crescent, 11% of the Moon is Illuminated
Aug 20
Waxing Crescent
Aug 24
First Quarter
Aug 31
Full
Sep 8
Last Quarter
Sep 15
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Hourly Observations
Time (MDT) Temp. Dew Point Humidity Pressure Visibility Wind Dir Wind Speed Gust Speed Precip Events Conditions
12:53 AM 64.9 °F 36.0 °F 34% 29.83 in 10.0 mi Calm Calm - N/A   Clear
1:53 AM 62.1 °F 39.9 °F 44% 29.84 in 10.0 mi Calm Calm - N/A   Clear
2:53 AM 64.9 °F 35.1 °F 33% 29.83 in 10.0 mi Calm Calm - N/A   Clear
3:53 AM 63.0 °F 39.0 °F 41% 29.85 in 10.0 mi Calm Calm - N/A   Clear
4:53 AM 64.0 °F 37.0 °F 37% 29.85 in 10.0 mi Calm Calm - N/A   Clear
5:53 AM 63.0 °F 39.0 °F 41% 29.87 in 10.0 mi SSE 4.6 mph - N/A   Clear
6:53 AM 63.0 °F 39.0 °F 41% 29.90 in 10.0 mi Calm Calm - N/A   Clear
7:53 AM 63.0 °F 41.0 °F 45% 29.93 in 10.0 mi Calm Calm - N/A   Scattered Clouds
8:53 AM 64.9 °F 39.0 °F 39% 29.96 in 10.0 mi East 8.1 mph - N/A   Overcast
9:53 AM 68.0 °F 41.0 °F 37% 29.96 in 10.0 mi NNW 6.9 mph - N/A   Mostly Cloudy
10:53 AM 70.0 °F 42.1 °F 36% 29.96 in 10.0 mi NE 4.6 mph - N/A   Mostly Cloudy
11:53 AM 72.0 °F 39.0 °F 30% 29.96 in 10.0 mi WNW 3.5 mph - N/A   Overcast
12:53 PM 73.9 °F 42.1 °F 32% 29.96 in 10.0 mi NE 4.6 mph - N/A   Overcast
1:53 PM 79.0 °F 39.0 °F 24% 29.94 in 10.0 mi NE 8.1 mph - N/A   Scattered Clouds
2:31 PM 82.4 °F 41.0 °F 23% 30.13 in 10.0 mi SE 13.8 mph 25.3 mph N/A   Clear
2:53 PM 82.0 °F 41.0 °F 23% 29.91 in 10.0 mi SSE 13.8 mph 21.9 mph N/A   Clear
3:53 PM 82.9 °F 37.9 °F 20% 29.90 in 10.0 mi East 5.8 mph - N/A   Partly Cloudy
4:53 PM 82.9 °F 37.9 °F 20% 29.88 in 10.0 mi Variable 4.6 mph - N/A   Clear
5:53 PM 82.0 °F 39.0 °F 22% 29.88 in 10.0 mi NW 3.5 mph - N/A   Scattered Clouds
6:53 PM 81.0 °F 39.0 °F 22% 29.87 in 10.0 mi Calm Calm - N/A   Clear
7:53 PM 78.1 °F 41.0 °F 27% 29.88 in 10.0 mi Calm Calm - N/A   Clear
8:53 PM 70.0 °F 41.0 °F 35% 29.91 in 10.0 mi East 4.6 mph - N/A   Clear
9:53 PM 69.1 °F 42.1 °F 38% 29.93 in 10.0 mi ESE 12.7 mph - N/A   Clear
10:53 PM 68.0 °F 43.0 °F 40% 29.95 in 10.0 mi SE 9.2 mph - N/A   Clear
11:53 PM 64.0 °F 42.1 °F 45% 29.97 in 10.0 mi ESE 4.6 mph - N/A   Clear
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