Cimarron, Colorado
Cimarron is an unincorporated community and U.S. Post Office in Montrose County, Colorado, United States. The Cimarron Post Office has the ZIP Code 81220.[2]
Cimarron is located along the Cimarron River, just south of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, and just outside Curecanti National Recreation Area. The D & RG Narrow Gauge Trestle crosses the Cimarron River gorge just northeast of town, and is on the National Register of Historic Places (#76000172).
Climate
Cimarron has a humid continental climate (KöppenDfb), bordering on a cold semi-arid climate (KöppenBSk).
| Climate data for Cimarron, Colorado, 1991–2020 normals, 1951-2020 records: 6890ft (2100m) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 60(16) | 65(18) | 81(27) | 85(29) | 91(33) | 96(36) | 98(37) | 94(34) | 94(34) | 86(30) | 78(26) | 61(16) | 98(37) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 47.6(8.7) | 51.8(11.0) | 65.0(18.3) | 73.1(22.8) | 81.7(27.6) | 88.9(31.6) | 92.3(33.5) | 89.8(32.1) | 86.1(30.1) | 77.5(25.3) | 64.7(18.2) | 50.7(10.4) | 92.7(33.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 34.8(1.6) | 39.6(4.2) | 51.0(10.6) | 60.0(15.6) | 70.2(21.2) | 80.9(27.2) | 85.5(29.7) | 83.0(28.3) | 76.3(24.6) | 64.3(17.9) | 48.7(9.3) | 35.9(2.2) | 60.9(16.0) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 18.8(−7.3) | 24.7(−4.1) | 34.8(1.6) | 43.0(6.1) | 51.1(10.6) | 59.2(15.1) | 65.4(18.6) | 63.8(17.7) | 56.4(13.6) | 45.0(7.2) | 32.5(0.3) | 21.0(−6.1) | 43.0(6.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 2.7(−16.3) | 9.8(−12.3) | 18.6(−7.4) | 26.1(−3.3) | 32.0(0.0) | 37.5(3.1) | 45.3(7.4) | 44.6(7.0) | 36.5(2.5) | 25.7(−3.5) | 16.4(−8.7) | 6.0(−14.4) | 25.1(−3.8) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −18.4(−28.0) | −15.1(−26.2) | −1.4(−18.6) | 12.0(−11.1) | 20.1(−6.6) | 27.5(−2.5) | 34.6(1.4) | 34.3(1.3) | 23.2(−4.9) | 10.6(−11.9) | −4.8(−20.4) | −17.6(−27.6) | −23.9(−31.1) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −43(−42) | −40(−40) | −26(−32) | −9(−23) | 4(−16) | 19(−7) | 29(−2) | 27(−3) | 13(−11) | −8(−22) | −24(−31) | −33(−36) | −43(−42) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 1.09(28) | 0.94(24) | 0.91(23) | 1.22(31) | 1.28(33) | 0.68(17) | 1.37(35) | 1.41(36) | 1.82(46) | 1.35(34) | 1.04(26) | 1.17(30) | 14.28(363) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 14.50(36.8) | 11.60(29.5) | 8.20(20.8) | 5.70(14.5) | 1.10(2.8) | 0.00(0.00) | 0.00(0.00) | 0.00(0.00) | 0.00(0.00) | 1.40(3.6) | 9.70(24.6) | 14.50(36.8) | 66.7(169.4) |
| Source 1: NOAA[3] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: XMACIS2 (records & monthly max/mins)[4] | |||||||||||||
Montrose 11 ENE is a weather station near Cimarron.[5] Montrose 11 ENE also has a humid continental climate (KöppenDfb), but with a lower diurnal variation and a higher level of precipitation.
| Climate data for Montrose 11 ENE, Colorado, 1991–2020 normals, 2004-2020 snowfall: 8402ft (2561m) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 50(10) | 55(13) | 68(20) | 73(23) | 79(26) | 88(31) | 89(32) | 87(31) | 85(29) | 76(24) | 64(18) | 52(11) | 89(32) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 43.6(6.4) | 46.1(7.8) | 56.5(13.6) | 66.5(19.2) | 73.9(23.3) | 82.4(28.0) | 85.1(29.5) | 83.0(28.3) | 79.0(26.1) | 69.4(20.8) | 59.8(15.4) | 46.5(8.1) | 85.6(29.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 31.1(−0.5) | 34.1(1.2) | 41.9(5.5) | 50.4(10.2) | 61.4(16.3) | 72.2(22.3) | 77.7(25.4) | 75.2(24.0) | 67.2(19.6) | 55.0(12.8) | 41.5(5.3) | 31.0(−0.6) | 53.2(11.8) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 22.6(−5.2) | 25.6(−3.6) | 32.5(0.3) | 39.7(4.3) | 49.6(9.8) | 59.7(15.4) | 65.3(18.5) | 63.1(17.3) | 55.4(13.0) | 43.9(6.6) | 32.4(0.2) | 22.8(−5.1) | 42.7(6.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 14.2(−9.9) | 17.1(−8.3) | 23.1(−4.9) | 29.0(−1.7) | 37.9(3.3) | 47.2(8.4) | 53.0(11.7) | 51.0(10.6) | 43.7(6.5) | 32.9(0.5) | 23.3(−4.8) | 14.6(−9.7) | 32.3(0.1) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −1.3(−18.5) | 0.6(−17.4) | 7.1(−13.8) | 13.9(−10.1) | 25.5(−3.6) | 35.3(1.8) | 45.8(7.7) | 44.2(6.8) | 31.9(−0.1) | 16.2(−8.8) | 5.5(−14.7) | −2.5(−19.2) | −6.8(−21.6) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −12(−24) | −18(−28) | −1(−18) | 6(−14) | 18(−8) | 30(−1) | 39(4) | 39(4) | 22(−6) | −4(−20) | −7(−22) | −10(−23) | −18(−28) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 1.67(42) | 1.70(43) | 2.18(55) | 2.58(66) | 1.81(46) | 0.63(16) | 1.19(30) | 1.83(46) | 2.11(54) | 1.92(49) | 1.81(46) | 1.73(44) | 21.16(537) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 18.2(46) | 21.4(54) | 17.6(45) | 11.7(30) | 4.8(12) | 0.1(0.25) | 0.0(0.0) | 0.0(0.0) | 0.6(1.5) | 4.7(12) | 13.0(33) | 24.2(61) | 116.3(294.75) |
| Source 1: NOAA[6] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: XMACIS2 (Black Canyon snowfall, records & monthly max/mins)[4] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- 12U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cimarron, Colorado
- 12"ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. December 15, 2006. Archived from the original(JavaScript/HTML) on September 3, 2007. Retrieved December 15, 2006.
- ↑"Cimarron, Colorado 1991-2020 Monthly Normals". Retrieved January 1, 2024.
- 12"xmACIS". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
- ↑"Station Details - MONTROSE 11 ENE, CO US". NOAA. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
- ↑"Montrose 11 ENE, Colorado 1991-2020 Monthly Normals". Retrieved January 1, 2024.
External links
Media related to Cimarron, Colorado at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Montrose County, Colorado
- Gunnison River
- Curecanti National Recreation Area
- Unincorporated communities in Colorado