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 752-1 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 o o o o o CMG GardenNotes are available online at www.cmg.colostate.edu. Colorado Master Gardener training is made possible, in part, by a grant from the Colorado Garden Show, Inc. Colorado State University, U.S. Department of Agriculture and Colorado counties cooperating. CSU Extension programs are available to all without discrimination. Copyright 2002. Colorado State University Extension. CMG GardenNotes may be reproduced, without changes or additions, for nonprofit educational use. Revised April 2008 752-2