941  
CDUS45 KGJT 050732  
CLIRIL  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO  
1232 AM MST MON JAN 05 2026  
   
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..THE RIFLE CO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 4 2026  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 9999 TO 9999  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 45 402 PM MM MM 36 9 48  
MINIMUM 29 726 AM MM MM 12 17 27  
AVERAGE 37 24 13 38  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 MM MM 0.02 -0.02 0.06  
MONTH TO DATE 0.21 0.09 0.12 0.06  
SINCE DEC 1 0.71 0.66 0.05 0.34  
SINCE JAN 1 0.21 0.09 0.12 0.06  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM MM MM MM MM MM  
MONTH TO DATE MM MM MM MM  
SINCE DEC 1 MM MM MM MM  
SINCE JUL 1 MM MM MM MM  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 28 41 -13 27  
MONTH TO DATE 122 164 -42 139  
SINCE DEC 1 1032 1384 -352 1232  
SINCE JUL 1 2195 2836 -641 2457  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 13 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 300 AM  
LOWEST 65 400 PM  
AVERAGE 83  
   
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THE RIFLE CO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 12 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 5 2026.......SUNRISE 732 AM MST SUNSET 501 PM MST  
JANUARY 6 2026.......SUNRISE 731 AM MST SUNSET 502 PM MST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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