CMG GardenNotes #752
Climate Summary: Chaffee County
Salida and Buena Vista, Colorado
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Annual
Monthly Temperatures (degrees F)
Buena Vista
Average high
Average low
40
10
43
14
49
20
55
26
65
34
76
42
81
47
78
46
72
38
61
27
46
18
40
10
59
28
Salida
Average high
Average low
27
12
32
16
39
22
46
28
58
36
69
43
74
48
73
47
65
39
54
28
38
20
28
13
50
29
Average Monthly Precipitation (inches)
Buena Vista
Salida
0.3
0.2
0.4
0.3
0.7
0.6
1.0
0.8
1.1
1.0
0.9
0.8
1.5
1.3
1.7
1.8
1.0
1.2
0.8
0.9
0.6
0.4
0.4
0.2
10.2
9.6
4.9
4.8
5.6
5.8
7.4
8.4
5.5
6.8
2.6
2.6
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.9
0.7
2.7
5.5
5.2
7.6
4.7
5.5
39.6
47.6
Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)
Buena Vista
Salida
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Frost Probability and Growing Season Summary
Spring Frost Probability
90%
Fall Frost Probability
Length of “Frost Free”
Season (days)
50%
10%
10%
50%
90%
90%
50%
10%
Buena Vista
32o threshold
28o threshold
24o threshold
May 20
May 2
April 17
June 2
May 13
April 30
June 12
May 31
May 13
Sept 3
Sept 10
Sept 4
Sept 19
Sept 29
Oct 9
Sept 27
Oct 11
Oct 24
90
109
134
109
132
160
120
150
177
Salida
32o threshold
28o threshold
24o threshold
May 14
May 1
April 16
May 29
May 14
May 5
June 15
May 28
May 21
Aug 30
Sept 13
Sept 25
Sept 14
Sept 29
Oct 8
Sept 29
Oct 9
Oct 30
87
118
140
109
134
156
127
146
176
Prepared by David Whiting Extension Consumer Horticulture Specialist (retired), Department of Horticulture and LA, Colorado State University
Source: Colorado Climate Center at www.wrcc.dri.edu/summary/climsmco.html
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Revised April 2008
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