798  
CDUS45 KGJT 180753  
CLIRIL  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO  
1253 AM MST SUN JAN 18 2026  
   
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..THE RIFLE CO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 17 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 40 434 PM MM MM 37 3 33  
MINIMUM 21 1159 PM MM MM 13 8 5  
AVERAGE 31 25 6 19  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 MM MM 0.02 -0.02 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.40 0.37 0.03 0.19  
SINCE DEC 1 0.90 0.94 -0.04 0.47  
SINCE JAN 1 0.40 0.37 0.03 0.19  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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 34 40 -6 46  
MONTH TO DATE 557 692 -135 693  
SINCE DEC 1 1467 1912 -445 1786  
SINCE JUL 1 2630 3364 -734 3011  
 
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 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 68 1100 PM  
LOWEST 23 300 PM  
AVERAGE 46  
   
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THE RIFLE CO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 18 2026.......SUNRISE 728 AM MST SUNSET 515 PM MST  
JANUARY 19 2026.......SUNRISE 728 AM MST SUNSET 516 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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