Meredith, Colorado

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Meredith, Colorado
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A view of Meredith from across Frying Pan Road
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Location in Pitkin County and the state of Colorado
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Meredith, Colorado (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°21′44″N106°43′50″W / 39.36222°N 106.73056°W / 39.36222; -106.73056
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Colorado.svg  Colorado
County Pitkin [1]
Elevation
[1]
7,772 ft (2,369 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (MST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code [2]
81642
GNIS feature ID 0179732

Meredith is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office in Pitkin County, Colorado, United States. The Meredith Post Office has the ZIP Code 81642. [2]

Contents

Meredith was a limestone quarry town as well as a lumber camp in the 1890s. It is now mainly a "resort area". There are many original occupied buildings.

Geography

Meredith is located at 39°21′44″N106°43′50″W / 39.36222°N 106.73056°W / 39.36222; -106.73056 (39.362174,-106.730633).

Climate

Climate data for Meredith, Colorado, 1991–2020 normals: 7825ft (2385m)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °F (°C)58
(14)
59
(15)
65
(18)
75
(24)
89
(32)
91
(33)
98
(37)
93
(34)
90
(32)
80
(27)
68
(20)
59
(15)
98
(37)
Mean maximum °F (°C)48
(9)
50
(10)
56
(13)
66
(19)
76
(24)
85
(29)
89
(32)
87
(31)
83
(28)
73
(23)
60
(16)
50
(10)
92
(33)
Average high °F (°C)34.1
(1.2)
35.7
(2.1)
42.9
(6.1)
51.0
(10.6)
62.9
(17.2)
74.5
(23.6)
81.1
(27.3)
79.7
(26.5)
71.2
(21.8)
61.1
(16.2)
44.6
(7.0)
33.7
(0.9)
56.0
(13.4)
Daily mean °F (°C)18.8
(−7.3)
20.7
(−6.3)
28.1
(−2.2)
35.8
(2.1)
45.6
(7.6)
54.3
(12.4)
60.4
(15.8)
59.4
(15.2)
51.6
(10.9)
42.2
(5.7)
28.9
(−1.7)
19.2
(−7.1)
38.7
(3.8)
Average low °F (°C)3.5
(−15.8)
5.7
(−14.6)
13.2
(−10.4)
20.6
(−6.3)
28.4
(−2.0)
34.1
(1.2)
39.7
(4.3)
39.1
(3.9)
31.9
(−0.1)
23.3
(−4.8)
13.2
(−10.4)
4.7
(−15.2)
21.5
(−5.8)
Mean minimum °F (°C)−17
(−27)
−16
(−27)
−7
(−22)
7
(−14)
17
(−8)
25
(−4)
31
(−1)
31
(−1)
21
(−6)
11
(−12)
−7
(−22)
−15
(−26)
−22
(−30)
Record low °F (°C)−29
(−34)
−38
(−39)
−30
(−34)
−7
(−22)
6
(−14)
17
(−8)
23
(−5)
23
(−5)
12
(−11)
−5
(−21)
−21
(−29)
−35
(−37)
−38
(−39)
Average precipitation inches (mm)1.50
(38)
1.57
(40)
1.85
(47)
2.15
(55)
1.87
(47)
1.05
(27)
1.70
(43)
1.65
(42)
1.97
(50)
1.71
(43)
1.53
(39)
1.15
(29)
19.7
(500)
Average snowfall inches (cm)19.0
(48)
14.6
(37)
11.6
(29)
7.7
(20)
1.9
(4.8)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.2
(0.51)
3.4
(8.6)
10.5
(27)
19.1
(49)
88
(223.91)
Source 1: NOAA [3]
Source 2: XMACIS (records & monthly max/mins & Basalt precip/snowfall) [4]

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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. January 2, 2007. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on January 1, 2008. Retrieved January 2, 2007.
  3. "Meredith, Colorado 1991-2020 Monthly Normals" . Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  4. "xmACIS". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved November 3, 2023.