Mesonet Station Summary

CAUTION: Mesonet data are only available since 1994, a period considered too short to give reliable climate statistics for temperature and precipitation. Cooperative observer sites are strongly recommended for these purposes. Other variables, such as humidity, soil temperatures, and winds, are not available from cooperative observer sites and Mesonet represents the best-available information.

BREC     Breckinridge (Breckinridge 3.0 SE )
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Garfield County

Climate Division: 2
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Latitude: 3624N;     Longitude: 9741W

Elevation: 1154 ft
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Period of Record:

19940101-20041231

 

Monthly Averages (1994-2004)

 

Temperature (deg Fahrenheit)

Precipitation (inches)

Wind (Miles Per Hour)

Solar Radiation

 

Daily Max

Daily Min

Daily Avg

Monthly Average

Direction

Speed

Daily Avg (MJ/m2)

January

46.4
25.5
36.0
1.26
S
10.9
9.2

February

52.1
29.1
40.6
1.72
S
11.4
12.2

March

59.0
35.7
47.3
3.18
SSE
12.0
16.0

April

69.5
45.1
57.3
5.63
S
12.1
19.7

May

79.6
56.3
68.0
4.28
SSE
10.5
22.6

June

88.1
65.2
76.6
4.56
SSE
10.6
23.4

July

94.9
70.9
82.9
4.19
SSE
10.2
24.9

August

94.0
70.0
82.0
3.92
SSE
9.2
22.1

September
85.0
61.2
73.1
3.29
SSE
9.8
18.0

October

72.2
50.1
61.1
4.24
SSE
10.5
13.4

November

58.4
37.1
47.7
3.11
SSE
10.8
9.6

December

48.3
28.1
38.2
1.79
NA
NA
8.5

Annual

70.7
48.0
59.3
NA
SSE
10.7
16.7

Monthly Extremes (1994-2004)

 

Temperature (F)

Precipitation (inches)

Wind Speed

 

Record High

Record Low

Monthly Max

Daily Max

Rain Rate (in/hr)

Peak Gust (mph)

Jan
75
( 3rd, 1997)
2
(19th, 1996)
4.46" (1999)
3.19" (29th, 1999)
1.68" (31st, 1998)
57
(17th, 1996)

Feb
91
(22nd, 1996)
-8
( 4th, 1996)
3.79" (1997)
2.24" (20th, 1997)
2.76" (15th, 1999)
52
(20th, 1997)

Mar
89
(22nd, 1995)
2
( 3rd, 2002)
7.65" (2004)
4.51" ( 4th, 2004)
3.72" (27th, 2004)
61
( 7th, 2000)

Apr
88
(25th, 1998)
22
( 6th, 1996)
30.68" (1994)
9.53" (27th, 1994)
10.87" (10th, 1994)
59
(11th, 2001)

May
99
(23rd, 1996)
34
( 1st, 1994)
12.60" (1994)
5.00" (29th, 1994)
7.56" (29th, 1994)
77
(27th, 2001)

Jun
107
(25th, 1994)
45
( 6th, 1998)
10.69" (1999)
4.55" ( 9th, 1999)
11.81" ( 5th, 1994)
64
(29th, 1994)

Jul
114
( 6th, 1996)
55
( 5th, 1997)
13.62" (1994)
4.33" (21st, 1994)
8.98" (17th, 1994)
63
(25th, 1995)

Aug
106
(26th, 2000)
51
(15th, 1994)
13.70" (1994)
4.41" (19th, 1994)
12.76" (19th, 1994)
71
(19th, 1994)

Sep
107
( 2nd, 2000)
34
(26th, 2000)
8.00" (1999)
3.57" ( 7th, 1999)
6.36" (22nd, 1998)
64
( 7th, 1999)

Oct
95
( 3rd, 2000)
20
( 9th, 2000)
12.61" (1994)
4.06" (31st, 1998)
14.17" ( 2nd, 1994)
70
( 4th, 2002)

Nov
80
( 9th, 2002)
14
(24th, 2003)
18.24" (1994)
9.76" (20th, 1994)
5.67" (20th, 1994)
56
( 9th, 1995)

Dec
73
( 5th, 2001)
1
(14th, 2000)
4.03" (1999)
1.70" ( 4th, 1999)
3.31" ( 6th, 1994)
53
(16th, 2000)

Annual
114
(Jul 6, 1996)
-8
(Feb 4, 1996)
30.68" (Apr 1994)
9.76" (Nov 20, 1994)
14.17" (Oct 2, 1994)
77
(May 27, 2001)

Mean Monthly Humidity and Moisture (1994-2004)

 

Daily Max Relative Humidity

Daily Min Relative Humidity

Daily Average Relative Humidity

Daily Average Dewpoint

Daily Average Vapor Deficit

January

89
50
72
26
2.5

February

89
48
70
30
3.4

March

90
47
70
37
4.3

April

90
47
70
46
6.0

May

94
49
74
58
7.6

June

92
43
69
64
11.9

July

88
39
64
67
16.9

August

85
39
63
66
16.7

September
87
41
64
58
12.4

October

88
48
70
49
6.4

November

90
51
73
38
3.7

December

90
53
74
29
2.4

Annual

89
46
69
48
7.9

Soil Temperature at 10 cm (4-inch) Depth (1994-2004)

 

Average Temperature Beneath Sod

Average Temperature Beneath Bare Soil

Average Daily Max Temperature

Average Daily Min Temperature

January

40
37
40
35

February

42
41
46
38

March

48
48
54
43

April

56
59
65
53

May

66
70
77
64

June

73
79
86
72

July

79
85
93
79

August

79
84
91
78

September
74
75
82
69

October

64
63
69
57

November

53
50
54
46

December

43
40
43
37

Annual

60
61
67
56

Wind Rose: Wedges show the percent of time for each direction from which the wind blows