923  
CDUS45 KGJT 160738  
CLIRIL  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO  
138 AM MDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
   
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..THE RIFLE CO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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 84 338 PM MM MM 74 10 66  
MINIMUM 42 538 AM MM MM 40 2 37  
AVERAGE 63 57 6 52  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 MM MM 0.04 -0.04 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.49 0.62 -0.13 0.28  
SINCE MAR 1 2.32 2.39 -0.07 1.46  
SINCE JAN 1 3.31 3.69 -0.38 2.26  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY MM MM MM MM MM MM  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.0 0.0 T  
SINCE MAR 1 T MM MM T  
SINCE JUL 1 T MM MM T  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 2 8 -6 13  
MONTH TO DATE 103 160 -57 109  
SINCE MAR 1 1012 1416 -404 1212  
SINCE JUL 1 4935 6259 -1324 5629  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 8 0 8 5  
SINCE MAR 1 8 0 8 5  
SINCE JAN 1 8 0 8 5    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.0  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 38 400 AM  
LOWEST 7 500 PM  
AVERAGE 23  
   
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THE RIFLE CO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 16 2026...........SUNRISE 556 AM MDT SUNSET 819 PM MDT  
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 555 AM MDT SUNSET 820 PM MDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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