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Weather

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.

March 28 morning low 15 °F, clear
March 27 low 7 °F, high 40 °F, max wind gust 22 mph
March 26 low 3 °F, high 53 °F, max wind gust 21 mph
March 25 low 8 °F, high 51 °F, max wind gust 8 mph
March 24 low 22 °F, high 56 °F, max wind gust 12 mph, 3 1/2" snow
March 23 low 20 °F, high 60 °F, max wind gust 21 mph
March 22 low 16 °F, high 66 °F, max wind gust 17 mph



TODAY, THU 03/28
1% Precip. / 0.00 in
Plenty of sunshine. High 47 °F. Winds SW at 10 to 20 mph.

TONIGHT
5% Precip. / 0
Mainly clear. Low 32 °F. Winds WSW at 10 to 15 mph.

TOMORROW, FRI 03/29
5% Precip. / 0.00 in
Mostly sunny skies. High near 45 °F. Winds SW at 15 to 25 mph. Higher wind gusts possible.

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
MonthAverage of past 20 yearsLast year, 2023This year, 2024
Jan.1232.11311.01264.0
Feb.1119.41113.51040.0
March1006.11166.5
April797.0837.5
May588.2470.5
June239.3310.5
July87.044.0
Aug.143.067.0
Sept.310.7292.0
Oct.690.4667.0
Nov.948.9906.0
Dec.1218.31129.5
Totals8387.58315.02304.0

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
MonthAverage Snow for the
Past 20 Years
Average Rain for the
Past 20 Years
Last year, 2023, Snow/RainThis year, 2024, Snow/Rain
Jan.8.558"0.010"6.25" S/0.0" R3.25" S/0.0" R
Feb.7.618"0.000"13" S/0.0" R14.5" S/0.0" R
March8.831"0.008"6" S/0.0" R
April11.875"0.147"12.75" S/0.0" R
May5.6871.002"5.75" S/2.83" R
June0"0.772"0" S/2.97" R
July0"2.854"0" S/0.41" R
Aug.0"2.319"0" S/1.58" R
Sept.0.624"2.036"0" S/1.33" R
Oct.3.044"0.31"2.0" S/0.24" R
Nov.5.188"0.052"8.5" S/0.0" R
Dec.7.512"0.005"8.75" S/0.0" R
58.212" yearly snow average9.346" yearly rain average63.0" Snow/9.36" Rain for 202317.75" Snow/0.00" Rain for 2024. Total snow for '23-'24 snow season is 37.0"

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.
MonthAvg. HighAvg. LowMeanAvg. Precip.Record HighRecord Low
Jan.31ºF-2ºF15ºF0.32"61ºF (1997)-50ºF (1962)
Feb.36ºF2ºF19ºF0.29"60ºF (1986)-42ºF (1989)
March42ºF14ºF28ºF0.81"68ºF (1997)-30ºF (1965)
April49ºF22ºF36ºF0.95"73ºF (1992)-14ºF (1973)
May59ºF32ºF46ºF1.4"83ºF (2003)10ºF (1982)
June70ºF40ºF55ºF1.32"87ºF (1990)24ºF (1975)
July75ºF46ºF61ºF2.29"88ºF (2005)32ºF (1992)
Aug.73ºF45ºF59ºF2.50"87ºF (2000)30ºF (1992)
Sept.67ºF37ºF52ºF1.08"83ºF (1978)8ºF (1965)
Oct.57ºF26ºF41ºF0.74"79ºF (1980)-2ºF (1979)
Nov.42ºF14ºF28ºF0.49"65ºF (1999)-33ºF (1972)
Dec.32ºF2ºF17ºF0.39"58ºF (1995)-40ºF (1978)

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