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~ '~ • CLIMATE • <br />lath an elevation of 4,586 feet above sea level, C,rand Junction is <br />surrounded by mountains and this topography protects the valley from severe <br />weather changes and most harsh weather. brand Junction winters are mild <br />'pith a yearly average snowfall of 25.4 inches and only 34 days per year <br />iith temperatures below 32 degrees Fahrenheit_ For most of the year, the <br />;limate is moderate with an abundance of Colorado sunshine, clean air and <br />~lue skies. <br />,rand Junction enjoys 249 average days of sunshine each year, with an <br />-annual precipitation of 8 inches. "Pleasantly warm and dry" would be an <br />'apt description and nighttime lows are commonly in the 60"s_ Relative <br />tumidity is low during the summer, averaging below 30%_ This mild climate <br />his reflected in the many peach and apple orchards in the valley and has <br />provided a long established agricultural industry because of the extended <br />lrowi ng season. <br />Average number of days: Clear-140, Partly oudy-109, Cloudy-]17 <br />'9. Precipitation on an average annual basis 's 8.62in hes. <br />1. Monthly averages for precipitation <br />' MONTH RAIN AM HUMIDITY PM <br />' January 0.59" 77 62 <br />February O_57 71 46 <br />~ March 0.82 63 36 <br />' April 0.75 56 28 <br />May 0.78 54 25 <br />June 0.44 45 20 <br />' July O_62 49 22 <br />August 1.02 51 23 <br />September 0.89 52 26 <br />' October 0_92 58 34 <br />November O_63 70 47 <br />December 0.58 77 60 <br />'C. Prevailing wind direction is East Southeast, verage of 8.3mph. <br />~. Average number of days between killing frosts ~ 188, beginning April <br />15th and terminating Cctober 21st. <br />'E. Average Daily Temperatures: <br />MONTH DAILY HIGH DAILY MEAN DAILY LOW DAYS OF <br />' SUNSHINE <br />January 36.3 25.9 15.5 12 <br />February 44.2 33.5 22.4 23 <br />March 54.4 42.8 31.1 20 <br />April 65.1 52.3 39.4 17 <br />May 75.2 61.8 48.3 23 <br />June 86.7 72.0 57.3 20 <br />July 92.4 78.3 64_2 26 <br />August 89.2 75.7 62.1 24 <br />September 80.5 66.8 53.2 25 <br />October 67.2 54.2 41.2 22 <br />November 51.3 39.9 28.5 I6 <br />December 38.9 28.8 18.6 21 <br />Annual 65.1 52.7 40.2 249 <br />~c,..._~e. ~~ c n.+..arFr..,,nf: of f'nmmPrr_e, Local Climatological Date, NOAA <br />