GUNNISON RIVER BASIN

381422107453000 RIDGWAY RESERVOIR METEOROLOGICAL STATION NEAR RIDGWAY, CO

LOCATION.--Lat 38°14'22", long 107°45'30", in NE14SE14 sec.17, T.46 N, R.8 W., Ouray County, Hydrologic Unit 14020006, 6.3 mi north of Ridgway, and 6.7 mi south of Colona.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1991 to current year. For a complete listing of historical data available for this site, see http://waterdata.usgs.gov/co/nwis/inventory/?site_no=381422107453000

GAGE.--Weighing-bucket rain gage with satellite telemetry. Elevation of gage is 6,710 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map.

REMARKS.--Unpublished air-temperature and precipitation data for water years 1992 and 1993 are available in district office.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

AIR TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 34.2°C, July 12, 2003; minimum, -26.3°C, Mar. 3, 2002.

PRECIPITATION: Maximum daily, 1.7 inches, Oct. 3, 1996.

EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--

AIR TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 34.2°C, July 12; minimum, not determined.

PRECIPITATION: Maximum daily, 1.5 inches, Sept. 9, may have been higher during period of no record, Oct. 1 to June 12.

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
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	FEBRUARY			MARCH			APRIL			MAY
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MONTH	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
	JUNE			JULY			AUGUST			SEPTEMBER
1	---	---	---	30.6	12.8	22.7	27.8	12.8	21.4	26.9	6.7	17.2
2	---	---	---	30.6	10.2	21.3	27.3	13.9	20.1	26.9	9.9	18.5
3	---	---	---	31.6	10.2	22.3	24.6	15.4	19.1	24.2	12.1	17.0
4	---	---	---	32.1	9.5	21.6	28.2	9.9	19.5	24.2	8.8	16.8
5	---	---	---	33.2	9.9	21.6	31.6	11.3	21.7	24.2	9.5	14.4
6	---	---	---	29.7	12.8	21.3	30.1	12.4	21.0	20.9	8.1	12.8
7	---	---	---	31.1	10.6	21.8	29.7	12.8	19.3	20.1	9.9	14.1
8	---	---	---	32.6	9.9	22.7	27.8	13.5	20.7	24.6	6.7	16.2
9	---	---	---	30.6	10.2	21.1	30.1	13.1	22.3	18.9	7.4	12.7
10	---	---	---	31.1	8.5	21.0	30.1	13.9	22.1	13.5	5.7	8.1
11	---	---	---	33.7	11.3	22.9	30.6	13.5	21.6	14.6	2.8	8.2
12	---	---	---	34.2	12.1	23.6	30.1	13.9	21.8	21.3	2.1	11.1
13	21.3	4.9	13.9	33.7	12.4	23.5	30.1	13.5	22.0	15.8	2.5	9.4
14	25.5	6.7	16.9	33.2	12.8	23.6	29.7	10.6	19.9	18.9	-1.7	8.4
15	28.7	7.4	19.3	32.1	15.4	23.7	22.9	13.1	18.1	23.8	2.1	12.6
16	26.4	9.2	17.9	31.6	15.0	22.1	23.3	10.2	15.3	24.6	6.0	15.8
17	25.5	6.4	17.3	30.6	13.1	21.6	22.9	12.1	16.3	23.3	4.6	17.4
18	24.6	7.8	17.2	32.1	12.8	23.3	25.1	12.1	19.4	15.0	-2.4	6.3
19	22.5	9.5	15.2	31.6	14.6	22.6	29.2	9.9	19.5	---	---	---
20	23.8	9.5	16.9	31.1	14.3	24.0	29.7	12.1	21.1	21.7	3.5	12.0
21	26.0	5.3	16.7	32.1	14.3	23.9	29.7	12.8	20.2	20.9	2.1	11.2
22	25.5	4.9	17.0	32.6	12.8	23.0	25.1	13.5	18.7	23.8	2.5	12.5
23	26.0	8.5	19.2	28.2	15.4	22.1	22.9	13.5	17.8	26.0	3.9	14.7
24	24.6	9.2	18.7	29.7	13.5	22.2	26.0	9.9	18.2	24.2	4.9	13.8
25	20.9	5.3	13.7	31.6	17.3	23.4	26.9	12.1	19.2	25.1	4.9	14.6
26	22.5	3.5	14.0	30.6	13.1	22.4	26.4	9.5	18.6	24.6	3.5	13.9
27	27.8	5.7	17.3	30.1	16.1	21.1	23.3	12.1	16.4	24.6	4.2	14.2
28	29.2	7.1	19.1	29.7	11.3	20.5	22.5	13.1	17.2	27.3	6.0	15.5
29	27.8	7.8	19.0	29.2	15.0	20.6	26.4	10.2	18.2	25.5	6.0	15.7
30	30.6	8.8	21.1	30.1	9.9	20.9	23.3	11.3	16.0	26.4	9.2	17.0
31	---	---	---	27.8	12.8	19.3	24.6	6.7	15.7	---	---	---
MONTH	---	---	---	34.2	8.5	22.2	31.6	6.7	19.3	---	---	---

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	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	0.0	0.0	0.0
2	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	0.0	0.0	0.0
3	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	0.0	0.4	0.0
4	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	0.0	0.0	0.0
5	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	0.0	0.0	0.3
6	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	0.0	0.0	0.1
7	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	0.0	0.0	0.0
8	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	0.0	0.0	0.0
9	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	0.0	0.0	1.5
10	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	0.0	0.0	0.5
11	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	0.0	0.0	0.0
12	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	0.0	0.0	0.0
13	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
14	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
15	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0
16	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0
17	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0
18	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
19	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
20	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
21	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
22	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
23	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0
24	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1
25	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
26	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
27	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.0
28	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
29	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
30	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0
31	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	0.0	0.0	---
TOTAL	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	0.2	1.2	2.5