Buford is an unincorporated community in Rio Blanco County, Colorado, United States.[1]
History
editA 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
editMarvine 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, 1951–2001 extremes: 7800ft (2377m) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 59 (15) |
64 (18) |
64 (18) |
82 (28) |
86 (30) |
92 (33) |
92 (33) |
95 (35) |
88 (31) |
79 (26) |
68 (20) |
65 (18) |
95 (35) |
| 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) | −40 (−40) |
−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
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References
edit- ^ 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
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