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Colorado Master Gardeners"Program o <br /> Colorado Gardener Certificate Training <br /> Colorado State University Extension University <br /> Extension <br /> CMG GardenNotes #752 s <br /> Climate Summary: Chaffee County <br /> Salida and Buena Vista, Colorado <br /> Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Annual <br /> Monthly Temperatures' (degrees F) <br /> Buena Vista Average high 40 43 49 55 65 76 81 78 72 61 46 40 59 <br /> �.f Average low 10 14 20 26 34 42 47 46 38 27 18 10 28 <br /> Salida Average high 27 32 39 46 58 69 74 73 65 54 38 28 50 <br /> Average low 12 16 22 28 36 43 48 47 39 28 20 13 29 <br /> Average Monthly Precipitation' (inches) <br /> Buena Vista 0.3 0.4 0.7 1.0 1.1 0.9 1.5 1.7 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.4 10.2 <br /> Salida 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.8 1.0 0.8 1.3 1.8 1.2 0.9 0.4 0.2 9.6 <br /> Average Monthly Snowfall (inches) <br /> Buena Vista 4.9 5.6 7.4 5.5 2.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.9 2.7 5.2 4.7 39.6 <br /> Salida 4.8 5.8 8.4 6.8 2.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 5.5 7.6 5.5 47.6 <br /> 'Based on the 30 year period of 1971 to 2000 2Based on the period 1948 to 2005 <br /> Prepared by David Whiting Extension Consumer Horticulture Specialist, Department of Horticulture and LA, Colorado State University <br /> Source: Colorado Climate Center at www.wrcc.dri.edu/summary/climsmco.htmi <br />