079  
CDUS45 KGJT 082326  
CLIRIL  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO  
426 PM MST THU JAN 08 2026  
   
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..THE RIFLE CO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 8 2026
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 38 227 PM MM MM 36 2 34  
MINIMUM 31 255 AM MM MM 12 19 10  
AVERAGE 35 24 11 22  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.17 MM MM 0.02 0.15 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.40 0.17 0.23 0.06  
SINCE DEC 1 0.90 0.74 0.16 0.34  
SINCE JAN 1 0.40 0.17 0.23 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  
TODAY 30 41 -11 43  
MONTH TO DATE 235 328 -93 284  
SINCE DEC 1 1145 1548 -403 1377  
SINCE JUL 1 2308 3000 -692 2602  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 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 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
HEAVY SNOW  
SNOW  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 400 AM  
LOWEST 64 200 PM  
AVERAGE 82  
   
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THE RIFLE CO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 12 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 8 2026.......SUNRISE 731 AM MST SUNSET 504 PM MST  
JANUARY 9 2026.......SUNRISE 731 AM MST SUNSET 505 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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