Weather in the Pike Trails area can vary significantly from the north to the south end of the ranch. Certainly, temperatures on still clear winter nights, can vary by 20 ºF or more. The purpose of this page is provide a place for those interested in the Pike Trails weather to come and see how we are faring.
What’s our weather been like?
Daily highs and lows for the past 7 days.
| Dec 6 morning low 26 °F, high 40 °F, max wind gust 27 mph Dec 5 low 10 °F, high 41 °F, max wind gust 25 mph Dec 4 low -3 °F, high 35 °F, max wind gust 19 mph Dec 3 low 13 °F, high 25 °F, max wind gust 11 mph, 10 1/2" snow Dec 2 low 17 °F, high 45 °F, max wind gust 19 mph, 1 3/4" snow Dec 1 low 7 °F, high 33 °F, max wind gust 21 mph Nov 30 low 2 °F, high 34 °F, max wind gust 12 mph, 1 1/2" snow TODAY, Sat 12/06 15% Precip. / 0 A mix of clouds and sun with gusty winds. A few flurries or snow showers possible. High 37 °F. Winds W at 20 to 30 mph. TONIGHT 13% Precip. / 0 in Partly cloudy skies. Low 18 °F. Winds W at 10 to 20 mph. TOMORROW, Sun 12/07 4% Precip. / 0 A mainly sunny sky. High 34 °F. Winds W at 10 to 15 mph. |
Are you wondering how this year’s temperatures and moisture are comparing to previous years? Temperatures can easily be compared by using a measure called degree-days. This is a unit used by designers of heating and cooling systems. Each heating day’s degree-day value is found by averaging the daily high and low and subtracting the result from a fixed number, usually 65. For example, if the high temperature for the day was 58 ºF and the low was 30 ºF, the average would be 44. This subtracted from 65 would give 21 degree-days. The degree-days for the day would be 21 degree-days. The greater the degree-day value, the colder the day is. Adding the degree-days for the entire month is a way to then compare one month to another.
Below, is shown the monthly heating degree-day, rain, and snow totals for 2023 and 2024 to date and the averages for the past 20 years. Using the degree-day numbers, one can easily compare the “coldness” of one month to last year and the average from the past 20 years. The numbers below apply to the SE corner of the ranch.
| Monthly Degree-Day Values From 2004 to Present | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Average of past 21 years | Last year, 2024 | This year, 2025 |
| Jan. | 1233.6 | 1264.0 | 1447.5 |
| Feb. | 1115.6 | 1040.0 | 935.0 |
| March | 1003.4 | 950.0 | 886.0 |
| April | 793.3 | 720.0 | 759.5 |
| May | 588.5 | 601 | 542.5 |
| June | 234.2 | 131.5 | 139.0 |
| July | 87.9 | 106.5 | 83.5 |
| Aug. | 139.5 | 70 | 109.0 |
| Sept. | 308.1 | 256 | 361.0 |
| Oct. | 681.9 | 512 | 610.0 |
| Nov. | 950.3 | 978.5 | 773.5 |
| Dec. | 1211.6 | 1078 | |
| Totals | 8347.9 | 7707.5 | 6646.5 |
The table below shows the monthly snow and rain amounts for the SE corner of the ranch from 2004 through 2023.
| Monthly Precipitation Values from 2004 to the Present | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Average Snow for the Past 21 Years | Average Rain for the Past 21 Years | Last year, 2024, Snow/Rain | This year, 2025, Snow/Rain |
| Jan. | 8.305" | 0.010" | 3.25" S/0.0" R | 5.5" S/0.0" R |
| Feb. | 7.946" | 0.000" | 14.5" S/0.0" R | 6.0" S/0.0" R |
| March | 10.22" | 0.008" | 38.0" S/0.0" R | 0.5" S/0.0" R |
| April | 11.548" | 0.014" | 5.0" S/0.0" R | 13.0" S/0.0" R |
| May | 5.733" | 0.966" | 7.5" S/0.24" R | 3.75" S/1.17" R |
| June | 0" | 0.794" | 0" S/1.23" R | 0.00" S/1.53" R |
| July | 0" | 2.794" | 0" S/1.60" R | 0.00" S/1.83" R |
| Aug. | 0" | 2.298" | 0" S/1.87" R | 0.00" S/2.38" R |
| Sept. | 0.594" | 2.002" | 0" S/1.32" R | 0.00" S/1.02" R |
| Oct. | 2.994" | 0.324" | 2" S/0.61" R | 2.00" S/0.28" R |
| Nov. | 5.608" | 0.050" | 14" S/0.0" R | 1.5" S/0.12" R |
| Dec. | 7.226" | 0.048" | 1.5" S/0.0" R | |
| 58.785" yearly snow average | 9.227" yearly rain average | 85.75"" Snow/6.87" Rain for 2024 | 32.25" Snow/8.33" Rain for 2025. Total snow for '25-'26 snow season is 3.5" | |
Below is a table from The Intellicast website, www.intellicast.com, showing, among other interesting Guffey weather facts, the record highs and lows for each month.
| Record high and low temps for Guffey area as per the Weather Channel. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Avg. High | Avg. Low | Mean | Avg. Precip. | Record High | Record Low |
| Jan. | 31ºF | -2ºF | 15ºF | 0.32" | 61ºF (1997) | -50ºF (1962) |
| Feb. | 36ºF | 2ºF | 19ºF | 0.29" | 60ºF (1986) | -42ºF (1989) |
| March | 42ºF | 14ºF | 28ºF | 0.81" | 68ºF (1997) | -30ºF (1965) |
| April | 49ºF | 22ºF | 36ºF | 0.95" | 73ºF (1992) | -14ºF (1973) |
| May | 59ºF | 32ºF | 46ºF | 1.4" | 83ºF (2003) | 10ºF (1982) |
| June | 70ºF | 40ºF | 55ºF | 1.32" | 87ºF (1990) | 24ºF (1975) |
| July | 75ºF | 46ºF | 61ºF | 2.29" | 88ºF (2005) | 32ºF (1992) |
| Aug. | 73ºF | 45ºF | 59ºF | 2.50" | 87ºF (2000) | 30ºF (1992) |
| Sept. | 67ºF | 37ºF | 52ºF | 1.08" | 83ºF (1978) | 8ºF (1965) |
| Oct. | 57ºF | 26ºF | 41ºF | 0.74" | 79ºF (1980) | -2ºF (1979) |
| Nov. | 42ºF | 14ºF | 28ºF | 0.49" | 65ºF (1999) | -33ºF (1972) |
| Dec. | 32ºF | 2ºF | 17ºF | 0.39" | 58ºF (1995) | -40ºF (1978) |