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.
| Sept. 25 morning low 29 ºF, high 72 ºF, max wind gust 13 mph Sept. 23 low 37 ºF, high 73 ºF, max wind gust 24 mph Sept. 22 low 42 ºF, high 69 ºF, max wind gust 14 mph, 0.12" rain Sept. 21 low 44 ºF, high 63 ºF, max wind gust 12 mph, 0.18" rain Sept. 20 low 37 ºF, high 84 ºF, max wind gust 16 mph Sept. 19 low 39 ºF, high 82 ºF, max wind gust 16 mph TODAY, SUN 09/25 3% Precip. / 0.00 in Sunny. High around 65 ºF. Winds SSE at 5 to 10 mph. TONIGHT 4% Precip. / 0.00 in Mainly clear skies. Low 42 ºF. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph. TOMORROW, MON 09/26 3% Precip. / 0.00 in Plentiful sunshine. High near 70 ºF. Winds NE at 5 to 10 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 2018 and 2019 to date and the averages for the past 15 years. Using the degree-day numbers, one can easily compare the “coldness” of one month to last year and the average from the past 15 years. The numbers below apply to the SE corner of the ranch.
| Monthly Degree-Day Values From 2004 to Present | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Average of past 18 years | Last year, 2021 | This year, 2022 |
| Jan. | 1235.7 | 1191.5 | 1200.5 |
| Feb. | 1116.7 | 1160.0 | 1173.5 |
| March | 996.2 | 1037.0 | 1024.5 |
| April | 795.6 | 794.5 | 783.0 |
| May | 600.8 | 546.0 | 493.0 |
| June | 238.4 | 168.5 | 185.5 |
| July | 92.0 | 49.5 | 40.5 |
| Aug. | 149.6 | 93.0 | 100.5 |
| Sept. | 316.6 | 228.5 | |
| Oct. | 691.6 | 659.0 | |
| Nov. | 945.0 | 806.0 | |
| Dec. | 1223.7 | 1085.0 | |
| Totals | 8401.9 | 7818.5 | 5001.0 |
The table below shows the monthly snow and rain amounts for the SE corner of the ranch from 2004 through 2018.
| Monthly Precipitation Values from 2004 to the Present | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Average Snow for the Past 18 Years | Average Rain for the Past 18 Years | Last year, 2021, Snow/Rain | This year, 2022, Snow/Rain |
| Jan. | 8.369" | 0.012" | 14.25" S/0.0" R | 6.25" S/0.0" R |
| Feb. | 7.006" | 0.000" | 4.75" S/0.0" R | 13.25" S/0.0" R |
| March | 8.771" | 0.008" | 17.00" S/0.0" R | 12.75" S/0.0" R |
| April | 11.903" | 0.163" | 10.5" S/0.0" R | 10.5" S/0.01" R |
| May | 4.278" | 0.956" | 3.0" S/2.51" R | 31.0" S/0.0" R |
| June | 0" | 0.625" | 0.00" S/0.65" R | 0.00" S/1.21" R |
| July | 0" | 3.042" | 0.00" S/5.52" R | 0.00" S/1.92" R |
| Aug. | 0" | 2.301" | 0.00" S/0.94" R | 0.00" S/3.39" R |
| Sept. | 0.694" | 1.972" | 0.00" S/0.96" R | |
| Oct. | 3.174" | 0.310" | 1.25" S/0.15" R | |
| Nov. | 4.931" | 0.058" | 2.75" S/0.06" R | |
| Dec. | 7.777" | 0.005" | 1.75" S/0.0" R | |
| 56.903" yearly snow average | 9.452" yearly rain average | 45.5" Snow/10.79" Rain for 2021. | 73.75" Snow/6.53" Rain for 2022. Total snow for '21-'22 snow season, 79.5". |
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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) |