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Entering Buford from the west along County Road 8, June 2021
Buford is an unincorporated community in Rio Blanco County, Colorado, United States. [1]
History
A 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
Marvine 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, 1972–1998 extremes: 7800ft (2377m) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 53 (12) |
56 (13) |
63 (17) |
75 (24) |
86 (30) |
92 (33) |
89 (32) |
90 (32) |
87 (31) |
76 (24) |
65 (18) |
63 (17) |
92 (33) |
| 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) | −38 (−39) |
−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
References
- ^ 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
Media related to
Buford, Colorado at Wikimedia Commons
Municipalities and communities of
Rio Blanco County, Colorado, United States | ||
|---|---|---|
| Towns |  | |
| Unincorporated communities | ||
39°59′14″N 107°37′00″W / 39.98722°N 107.61667°W
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Buford is an unincorporated community in Rio Blanco County, Colorado, United States. [1]
History
A 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
Marvine 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, 1972–1998 extremes: 7800ft (2377m) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 53 (12) |
56 (13) |
63 (17) |
75 (24) |
86 (30) |
92 (33) |
89 (32) |
90 (32) |
87 (31) |
76 (24) |
65 (18) |
63 (17) |
92 (33) |
| 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) | −38 (−39) |
−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
References
- ^ 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
Media related to
Buford, Colorado at Wikimedia Commons
Municipalities and communities of
Rio Blanco County, Colorado, United States | ||
|---|---|---|
| Towns | | |
| Unincorporated communities | ||
39°59′14″N 107°37′00″W / 39.98722°N 107.61667°W
|
| This Colorado state location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |