GUNNISON RIVER BASIN

380251107513000 WEST FORK DALLAS CREEK METEOROLOGICAL STATION NEAR RIDGWAY, CO

LOCATION.--Lat 38°02'51", long 107°51'30", Ouray County, Hydrologic Unit 14020006, 5.2 mi north of Mears Peak, and 9.0 mi southwest of Ridgway.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1992 to current year. For a complete listing of historical data available for this site, see http://waterdata.usgs.gov/co/nwis/inventory/?site_no=380251107513000

GAGE.--Weighing-bucket rain gage with satellite telemetry. Elevation of gage is 9,260 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map.

REMARKS.--Unpublished air-temperature and precipitation data for water year 1993 are available in district office.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

AIR TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 28.2°C, July 11, 13, 2003; minimum, -29.8°C, Dec. 18, 1996.

PRECIPITATION: Maximum daily, 2.8 inches, Oct. 3, 1996.

EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--

AIR TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 28.2°C, July 11, 13; minimum, -24.1°C, Feb. 7.

PRECIPITATION: Maximum daily, 2.1 inches, Sept. 9.

Temperature, air, degrees Celsius 

WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2002 TO SEPTEMBER 2003

DAY	MAX	MIN	MEAN	MAX	MIN	MEAN	MAX	MIN	MEAN	MAX	MIN	MEAN
	OCTOBER			NOVEMBER			DECEMBER			JANUARY
1	11.7	2.5	6.1	7.8	0.4	3.0	-0.3	-10.9	-5.1	-5.7	-15.3	-9.5
2	6.0	0.7	3.7	3.5	-4.9	1.0	2.8	-13.7	-7.1	2.5	-16.2	-9.8
3	0.7	-5.3	-1.8	-1.4	-12.9	-7.0	1.1	-11.7	-5.2	1.8	-9.4	-5.0
4	6.4	-6.0	-0.7	3.9	-6.4	-1.1	0.4	-13.7	-8.6	5.7	-8.6	-4.2
5	10.2	-1.4	2.2	3.2	-10.5	-5.2	1.4	-11.3	-6.7	2.1	-7.9	-4.3
6	12.8	-3.1	2.2	10.2	-8.3	-2.5	0.7	-13.3	-8.0	4.9	-10.1	-5.3
7	14.6	-2.4	3.7	9.5	-7.1	0.5	1.8	-12.9	-8.2	6.0	-12.5	-7.3
8	13.9	-2.4	3.5	2.8	0.4	1.6	-0.3	-14.1	-9.8	6.4	-10.5	-6.6
9	13.1	-1.4	3.5	2.8	-6.0	-0.5	2.8	-13.7	-8.9	1.1	-10.1	-4.2
10	15.0	-1.7	5.9	-2.4	-10.9	-6.5	2.5	-14.1	-8.0	1.1	-8.6	-4.1
11	13.9	4.6	9.9	-1.7	-10.9	-6.0	-2.8	-14.9	-9.8	-0.7	-6.8	-4.0
12	11.0	-2.1	2.8	6.4	-14.5	-7.6	-2.8	-9.8	-6.0	0.0	-13.3	-8.2
13	12.8	-3.8	2.5	3.2	-9.0	-3.3	2.8	-10.5	-5.9	7.1	-10.5	-5.2
14	12.1	-2.1	2.6	0.7	-7.9	-4.7	6.0	-12.9	-6.5	7.1	-7.9	-2.8
15	12.8	-3.8	2.1	-2.8	-14.9	-8.1	5.3	-6.4	0.1	-0.3	-12.9	-3.7
16	12.1	-2.8	2.1	3.5	-15.3	-7.3	4.2	-6.4	-1.4	1.1	-14.1	-8.6
17	13.5	-3.1	3.1	4.2	-8.6	-3.5	-3.5	-9.4	-5.7	0.4	-14.5	-7.8
18	10.2	-2.8	1.7	2.1	-12.1	-6.8	-4.2	-12.5	-9.2	3.9	-14.5	-7.7
19	10.2	-3.8	1.6	4.6	-10.1	-5.1	-6.8	-17.0	-13.0	8.1	-10.5	-5.4
20	10.6	-3.1	1.8	9.2	-9.4	-4.0	-4.6	-16.2	-9.1	7.4	-10.5	-4.9
21	8.5	-2.8	1.5	11.0	-6.0	-2.3	-5.3	-17.0	-11.8	4.2	-9.8	-5.0
22	6.7	-1.4	2.5	11.0	-6.0	-1.9	-5.7	-18.3	-13.6	3.9	-10.9	-5.6
23	4.6	-1.0	0.6	7.1	-6.0	0.5	-6.0	-18.3	-12.9	5.7	-8.6	-2.1
24	2.1	-2.8	-0.8	5.3	-4.6	-0.9	-5.3	-18.3	-13.3	5.7	-6.4	-2.1
25	6.0	-4.9	-0.9	0.4	-10.1	-4.4	-8.3	-20.2	-16.0	0.4	-9.4	-3.5
26	4.6	-3.8	-0.6	-2.8	-14.9	-10.0	-3.5	-21.1	-14.8	6.4	-12.9	-5.2
27	1.4	-2.8	-0.7	2.5	-14.9	-9.9	1.8	-15.3	-9.9	9.9	-6.4	-0.6
28	3.9	-7.1	-1.9	6.4	-12.5	-7.1	4.6	-12.9	-6.9	6.0	-7.5	0.0
29	-1.7	-7.1	-4.5	7.8	-10.1	-5.8	1.4	-6.4	-1.6	4.9	-10.9	-4.3
30	1.8	-7.1	-1.4	5.7	-10.1	-4.1	-3.8	-13.3	-9.3	7.1	-7.5	-1.3
31	6.7	-0.7	1.9	---	---	---	0.7	-13.3	-5.6	8.1	-6.4	-1.6
MONTH	15.0	-7.1	1.7	11.0	-15.3	-4.0	6.0	-21.1	-8.3	9.9	-16.2	-4.8
	FEBRUARY			MARCH			APRIL			MAY
1	9.9	-3.5	2.6	-5.7	-16.6	-10.8	12.4	0.7	6.2	8.1	-4.2	1.8
2	5.3	-7.1	-1.2	-1.4	-19.7	-12.1	6.7	-0.3	4.1	11.7	-1.4	6.1
3	-4.6	-16.6	-10.2	2.8	-17.0	-7.5	0.7	-5.7	-1.8	10.2	1.1	6.3
4	-2.4	-16.2	-9.1	-2.8	-7.1	-5.0	1.8	-11.7	-4.0	4.6	-2.1	1.1
5	-8.6	-15.7	-12.2	-4.2	-13.3	-8.8	3.5	-7.5	-2.5	4.6	-2.8	1.3
6	-10.9	-22.6	-16.5	2.5	-14.9	-5.1	-1.7	-7.5	-5.4	7.8	-3.8	1.7
7	-7.1	-24.1	-18.0	6.7	-10.1	-1.9	0.0	-12.1	-6.0	8.5	2.1	5.3
8	-2.1	-20.7	-13.2	7.1	-7.9	-1.4	6.4	-14.9	-4.6	5.3	-1.7	2.3
9	-8.3	-18.8	-11.4	7.8	-7.9	-0.6	11.7	-8.3	0.5	6.7	-2.8	1.2
10	1.4	-19.3	-10.8	8.1	-5.3	0.8	13.5	-3.8	3.1	4.6	-4.2	-0.9
11	1.4	-15.7	-7.9	7.4	-5.3	0.2	12.4	-3.1	3.3	12.1	-5.7	3.2
12	6.0	-11.7	-3.3	9.2	-3.1	1.8	12.4	-2.4	4.8	16.1	-0.7	7.3
13	4.2	-1.4	0.8	12.4	-5.7	2.5	14.6	-1.4	7.5	13.9	2.8	8.5
14	0.4	-6.8	-1.7	9.5	-1.0	4.9	13.1	-0.3	6.7	15.4	2.1	8.6
15	0.4	-10.1	-5.3	10.2	-2.8	3.2	5.7	-2.1	0.4	8.5	1.1	4.6
16	2.5	-10.5	-3.2	5.3	-3.8	0.5	9.9	-3.1	1.9	16.5	1.1	7.5
17	1.8	-6.8	-2.0	2.8	-3.8	-1.8	9.9	-2.1	3.8	18.9	1.4	10.7
18	-2.1	-10.5	-5.8	-2.8	-6.0	-4.4	4.6	-3.1	-0.3	13.1	1.4	8.0
19	-1.4	-12.1	-7.1	-1.7	-7.1	-5.1	3.2	-5.3	-1.3	12.8	-1.0	5.2
20	0.0	-12.1	-6.6	3.9	-9.4	-2.3	8.5	-7.1	0.1	13.5	0.4	6.1
21	-1.4	-11.7	-7.2	-0.7	-6.8	-3.2	11.0	-2.4	4.1	16.5	-0.7	7.5
22	-2.1	-11.3	-7.7	6.0	-9.8	-2.7	5.7	-2.4	1.6	19.7	0.7	9.7
23	-2.8	-17.4	-8.9	10.2	-4.9	3.0	0.0	-7.5	-3.0	19.3	1.8	10.1
24	0.7	-5.7	-2.7	7.1	-2.4	1.9	9.2	-1.0	2.8	18.5	2.8	9.9
25	-0.3	-8.3	-3.3	4.6	-4.6	-1.1	13.9	-2.4	5.4	15.8	2.8	7.7
26	-2.4	-10.1	-6.4	8.5	-4.9	2.6	12.4	0.7	6.9	19.3	1.1	9.9
27	-2.4	-10.5	-6.6	-3.5	-9.8	-7.3	12.8	-1.0	5.7	21.3	4.2	12.4
28	-4.2	-12.1	-7.3	-5.3	-11.7	-8.6	12.1	2.8	7.5	23.3	4.2	13.1
29	---	---	---	-1.0	-18.3	-10.2	9.5	2.1	5.5	22.5	4.6	13.3
30	---	---	---	---	---	---	7.8	-2.8	2.5	20.5	6.7	12.6
31	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	19.7	6.7	10.8
MONTH	9.9	-24.1	-6.9	---	---	---	14.6	-14.9	1.9	23.3	-5.7	6.9
	JUNE			JULY			AUGUST			SEPTEMBER
1	15.0	4.9	9.4	25.5	7.8	16.5	19.7	7.1	12.3	20.1	1.8	10.3
2	19.3	3.2	11.4	25.1	6.0	15.8	21.3	7.8	12.3	20.9	5.3	12.0
3	18.9	1.4	10.5	25.5	6.7	16.0	17.7	8.8	12.3	18.5	7.4	11.2
4	18.1	1.4	10.1	26.0	5.3	15.6	22.1	5.7	12.7	19.3	5.7	11.2
5	14.6	0.7	7.4	25.5	4.9	15.2	23.8	7.1	14.1	15.4	5.3	9.3
6	17.3	0.4	9.1	25.1	9.2	15.4	24.2	7.1	12.6	12.1	4.2	7.9
7	14.6	2.1	8.2	26.0	7.4	16.1	20.9	8.1	12.5	9.9	3.9	6.8
8	19.3	1.8	10.8	27.3	7.1	16.9	20.9	8.1	13.9	17.7	2.5	10.1
9	17.7	7.8	12.3	25.5	6.4	15.4	22.1	7.8	14.7	12.4	1.4	7.0
10	19.7	4.2	11.4	26.0	4.6	15.1	23.8	8.8	14.7	6.0	0.0	3.5
11	---	---	---	28.2	7.1	17.4	24.2	7.4	13.4	9.2	-1.4	2.5
12	17.7	1.8	9.5	26.4	9.2	17.4	21.7	8.1	14.7	15.8	-0.7	6.1
13	16.1	2.1	8.6	28.2	8.5	18.1	24.2	8.5	15.3	10.2	-2.1	4.3
14	19.3	2.8	11.0	26.9	9.5	17.8	24.2	7.1	13.4	14.6	-3.8	3.8
15	22.1	3.5	12.8	26.0	12.1	18.9	15.0	7.1	11.5	17.7	-1.4	7.4
16	20.1	6.0	12.1	26.0	11.7	16.3	13.9	6.4	8.9	18.1	4.6	11.7
17	18.5	4.9	11.2	24.6	8.8	15.7	16.5	6.7	10.5	16.5	-0.3	11.5
18	18.1	3.9	11.0	26.0	9.2	15.2	20.1	6.7	13.1	11.0	-5.7	1.8
19	16.1	4.2	9.5	25.1	8.5	12.8	22.1	8.5	15.2	---	---	---
20	16.1	3.9	10.6	24.2	7.4	15.6	22.9	6.7	13.7	15.8	0.7	6.7
21	19.7	6.4	13.5	26.0	9.2	17.2	22.1	7.8	14.0	16.1	-1.7	5.5
22	20.9	9.5	15.1	27.3	8.1	16.8	20.5	8.5	13.1	19.3	0.0	7.1
23	19.7	8.5	14.9	23.3	10.6	16.5	18.1	8.8	11.7	19.3	0.4	7.8
24	18.5	6.0	12.8	23.3	8.5	15.3	17.3	6.0	10.9	19.7	1.4	8.9
25	16.5	-0.7	8.4	24.2	9.9	16.4	20.5	7.4	12.5	20.1	1.8	8.9
26	18.5	-0.7	8.7	22.1	9.5	15.7	17.3	5.7	10.8	19.7	1.1	8.3
27	21.3	1.4	11.3	24.6	9.9	15.6	16.9	7.4	11.9	20.5	1.4	8.8
28	22.9	3.5	13.0	23.8	7.1	13.9	15.8	7.8	10.6	20.9	2.5	9.6
29	22.9	3.9	13.1	20.9	8.8	13.2	17.3	6.4	10.1	20.5	3.5	10.1
30	25.1	6.0	14.4	24.2	6.4	14.7	15.4	5.3	9.4	19.7	6.0	11.4
31	---	---	---	20.1	8.1	11.4	18.9	4.6	10.5	---	---	---
MONTH	---	---	---	28.2	4.6	15.8	24.2	4.6	12.5	---	---	---

Precipitation, total, inches 

WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2002 TO SEPTEMBER 2003

DAILY SUM VALUES

DAY	OCT	NOV	DEC	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP
1	0.1	0.0	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
2	0.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0
3	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1
4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2
6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.1
7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3
8	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
9	0.0	1.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.1
10	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5
11	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
12	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
13	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.1	0.0
14	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
15	0.0	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.0
16	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.3	0.0
17	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
18	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.0	0.7	0.5	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.3	0.0	0.0
19	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
20	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0
21	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
22	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
23	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.3	0.0
24	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
25	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1
26	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
27	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.3	0.0
28	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.2	0.0
29	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	---	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0
30	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	---	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0
31	0.0	---	0.3	0.0	---	0.0	---	0.0	---	1.0	0.0	---
TOTAL	2.6	2.2	1.9	0.5	2.8	3.2	1.2	0.9	0.3	2.6	3.4	3.4
CAL YR 2002   TOTAL 21.6
WTR YR 2003   TOTAL 25.0