Buford, Colorado

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Buford, Colorado
unincorporated community
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Entering Buford from the west along County Road 8, June 2021.
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Buford (Colorado)
Coordinates: 39°59′14″N107°37′00″W / 39.9872°N 107.6167°W / 39.9872; -107.6167 (Buford, Colorado) [1]
Country United States
State Colorado
County Rio Blanco County [2]
Government
 • Type unincorporated community
 • Body Rio Blanco County [2]
Elevation
[1]
7,028 ft (2,142 m)
Time zone UTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−06:00 (MDT)
GNIS pop ID 173624

Buford is an unincorporated community in Rio Blanco County, Colorado, United States. [3]

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History

The Buford, Colorado, post office operated from March 19, 1890, until December 15, 1961. [4] The community was named after John Buford, an officer in the American Civil War. [5]

Climate

Marvine Ranch is a weather station near Buford, situated at an elevation of 7800 ft (2377 m). [6]

Climate data for Marvine Ranch, Colorado, 1981–2010 normals, 1951–2001 extremes: 7800ft (2377m)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °F (°C)59
(15)		64
(18)		64
(18)		82
(28)		86
(30)		92
(33)		92
(33)		95
(35)		88
(31)		79
(26)		68
(20)		65
(18)		95
(35)
Mean maximum °F (°C)47.8
(8.8)		49.9
(9.9)		55.1
(12.8)		64.6
(18.1)		74.0
(23.3)		82.3
(27.9)		84.2
(29.0)		83.4
(28.6)		79.2
(26.2)		70.5
(21.4)		56.3
(13.5)		48.5
(9.2)		86.0
(30.0)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)34.4
(1.3)		36.1
(2.3)		42.7
(5.9)		50.3
(10.2)		60.4
(15.8)		71.3
(21.8)		78.1
(25.6)		76.2
(24.6)		68.6
(20.3)		56.3
(13.5)		41.6
(5.3)		32.2
(0.1)		54.0
(12.2)
Daily mean °F (°C)18.5
(−7.5)		19.7
(−6.8)		27.4
(−2.6)		34.7
(1.5)		43.5
(6.4)		52.6
(11.4)		58.7
(14.8)		57.4
(14.1)		50.3
(10.2)		39.5
(4.2)		26.5
(−3.1)		16.6
(−8.6)		37.1
(2.8)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)2.7
(−16.3)		3.4
(−15.9)		12.1
(−11.1)		19.0
(−7.2)		26.6
(−3.0)		33.9
(1.1)		39.3
(4.1)		38.6
(3.7)		32.1
(0.1)		22.6
(−5.2)		11.3
(−11.5)		1.1
(−17.2)		20.2
(−6.5)
Mean minimum °F (°C)−21.5
(−29.7)		−18.2
(−27.9)		−9.3
(−22.9)		0.1
(−17.7)		15.2
(−9.3)		23.1
(−4.9)		30.2
(−1.0)		30.0
(−1.1)		20.1
(−6.6)		5.4
(−14.8)		−9.8
(−23.2)		−19.2
(−28.4)		−32.3
(−35.7)
Record low °F (°C)−40
(−40)		−45
(−43)		−32
(−36)		−16
(−27)		6
(−14)		15
(−9)		23
(−5)		21
(−6)		11
(−12)		−10
(−23)		−30
(−34)		−44
(−42)		−45
(−43)
Average precipitation inches (mm)2.37
(60)		2.08
(53)		2.18
(55)		2.37
(60)		2.30
(58)		1.81
(46)		1.94
(49)		1.78
(45)		2.53
(64)		2.29
(58)		2.41
(61)		2.53
(64)		26.59
(673)
Average snowfall inches (cm)36.4
(92)		30.3
(77)		30.2
(77)		21.1
(54)		5.5
(14)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.3
(0.76)		6.2
(16)		34.9
(89)		41.2
(105)		206.1
(524.76)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in)8.77.78.86.97.15.37.66.77.05.47.28.787.1
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in)8.87.68.45.61.40.00.00.00.11.25.69.047.7
Source 1: NOAA [7]
Source 2: WRCC (extremes) [8]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Buford, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs . Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buford, Colorado
  4. ↑ Bauer, William H.; Ozment, James L.; Willard, John H. (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989. Golden, Colorado: Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation. ISBN   0-918654-42-4.
  5. ↑ Dawson, John Frank (1954). Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 11.
  6. ↑ "Data of Meteorological Station Marvine Rch, Colorado" . Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Marvine Ranch, Colorado 1981–2010 Monthly Normals" . Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  8. ↑ "MARVINE RCH, COLORADO (055414)". Western Regional Climate Center. Retrieved May 19, 2024.


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