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CDUS45 KGJT 270728  
CLIRIL  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO  
1228 AM MST FRI FEB 27 2026  
   
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..THE RIFLE CO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 26 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 56 309 PM MM MM 48 8 46  
MINIMUM 32 1159 PM MM MM 23 9 27  
AVERAGE 44 36 8 37  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T MM MM 0.03 -0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.52 0.56 -0.04 0.54  
SINCE DEC 1 1.49 1.83 -0.34 1.08  
SINCE JAN 1 0.99 1.26 -0.27 0.80  
 
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 21 30 -9 28  
MONTH TO DATE 710 877 -167 719  
SINCE DEC 1 2715 3334 -619 3141  
SINCE JUL 1 3878 4786 -908 4366  
 
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 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 85 800 AM  
LOWEST 31 500 PM  
AVERAGE 58  
   
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THE RIFLE CO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 23 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 27 2026......SUNRISE 646 AM MST SUNSET 601 PM MST  
FEBRUARY 28 2026......SUNRISE 645 AM MST SUNSET 602 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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