Cimarron, Colorado
Cimarron, Colorado | |
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In 1883 | |
Cimarron Cimarron | |
| Coordinates: 38°26′33″N 107°33′24″W / 38.44250°N 107.55667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | State of Colorado |
| County | Montrose County |
| Elevation | 6,897 ft (2,102 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP Code | 81220[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 188168[1] |
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 (Köppen Dfb), bordering on a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk).
| 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 (Köppen Dfb), 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
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cimarron, Colorado
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "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