Karval, Colorado

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Karval, Colorado
Unincorporated community
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Karval's K–12 public school
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Karval
Location in Colorado
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Karval
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 38°44′00″N103°32′13″W / 38.73333°N 103.53694°W / 38.73333; -103.53694
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Colorado.svg  Colorado
County Lincoln [1]
Elevation
[1]
5,115 ft (1,559 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code [2]
80823
Area code 719
GNIS feature ID 0196395

Karval is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office in Lincoln County, Colorado, United States. The Karval Post Office has the ZIP Code 80823. [2]

Contents

Description

A post office called Karval has been in operation since 1911. [3] The community derives its name from G. K. Kravig, a pioneer settler. [4]

Geography

Karval is located at 38°44′00″N103°32′13″W / 38.73333°N 103.53694°W / 38.73333; -103.53694 (38.733197,-103.537045).

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Karval has a cold semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.

Climate data for Karval, Colorado, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1980–present
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °F (°C)77
(25)		80
(27)		86
(30)		91
(33)		98
(37)		104
(40)		103
(39)		103
(39)		100
(38)		93
(34)		83
(28)		78
(26)		104
(40)
Mean maximum °F (°C)68.1
(20.1)		69.6
(20.9)		77.0
(25.0)		82.5
(28.1)		89.7
(32.1)		86.2
(30.1)		98.5
(36.9)		96.7
(35.9)		93.3
(34.1)		86.3
(30.2)		74.3
(23.5)		66.9
(19.4)		99.7
(37.6)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)45.6
(7.6)		47.6
(8.7)		56.4
(13.6)		63.7
(17.6)		72.5
(22.5)		83.7
(28.7)		88.9
(31.6)		86.4
(30.2)		79.7
(26.5)		66.8
(19.3)		54.1
(12.3)		44.9
(7.2)		65.9
(18.8)
Daily mean °F (°C)30.4
(−0.9)		32.2
(0.1)		40.6
(4.8)		47.6
(8.7)		57.2
(14.0)		67.9
(19.9)		73.3
(22.9)		71.1
(21.7)		63.3
(17.4)		50.3
(10.2)		38.6
(3.7)		30.2
(−1.0)		50.2
(10.1)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)15.2
(−9.3)		16.9
(−8.4)		24.8
(−4.0)		31.6
(−0.2)		41.9
(5.5)		52.1
(11.2)		57.6
(14.2)		55.8
(13.2)		46.9
(8.3)		33.8
(1.0)		23.1
(−4.9)		15.6
(−9.1)		34.6
(1.5)
Mean minimum °F (°C)−1.1
(−18.4)		0.1
(−17.7)		10.1
(−12.2)		19.4
(−7.0)		29.2
(−1.6)		42.9
(6.1)		50.9
(10.5)		49.4
(9.7)		35.7
(2.1)		18.0
(−7.8)		8.0
(−13.3)		−1.7
(−18.7)		−7.6
(−22.0)
Record low °F (°C)−29
(−34)		−24
(−31)		−5
(−21)		6
(−14)		20
(−7)		31
(−1)		43
(6)		41
(5)		18
(−8)		−4
(−20)		−12
(−24)		−28
(−33)		−29
(−34)
Average precipitation inches (mm)0.18
(4.6)		0.24
(6.1)		0.68
(17)		1.26
(32)		1.93
(49)		1.85
(47)		2.98
(76)		2.34
(59)		1.09
(28)		0.99
(25)		0.31
(7.9)		0.23
(5.8)		14.08
(357.4)
Average snowfall inches (cm)3.1
(7.9)		3.1
(7.9)		4.0
(10)		2.4
(6.1)		0.2
(0.51)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		2.1
(5.3)		2.7
(6.9)		3.4
(8.6)		21.0
(53)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in)2.42.54.24.76.76.78.77.74.13.82.62.756.8
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in)2.12.12.01.30.10.00.00.00.00.61.72.312.2
Source 1: NOAA [5]
Source 2: National Weather Service [6]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. 1 2 "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. December 28, 2006. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 22, 2010. Retrieved December 28, 2006.
  3. ↑ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  4. ↑ Dawson, John Frank. 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. 29.
  5. ↑ "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
  6. ↑ "NOAA Online Weather Data". National Weather Service. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
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