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.
| Aug 26 morning low 41 °F, clear Aug 25 low 42 °F, high 78 °F, max wind gust 14 mph, 0.13" rain Aug 24 low 49 °F, high 82 °F, max wind gust 30 mph Aug 23 low 45 °F, high 82 °F, max wind gust 21 mph, 0.01" rain Aug 22 low 48 °F, high 85 °F, max wind gust 21 mph, 0.35" rain Aug 21 low 44 °F, high 90 °F, max wind gust 21 mph Aug 20 low 45 °F, high 88 °F, max wind gust 17 mph TODAY, Wed 08/26 36% Precip. / 0.01 in Sunny early then increasing clouds with some scattered thunderstorms this afternoon. Gusty winds and small hail are possible. High near 75 °F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph. TONIGHT 20% Precip. / 0.00 in Some clouds. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. Low 51 °F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph. TOMORROW, Thu 08/27 45% Precip. / 0.03 in Mostly sunny skies during the morning hours. Scattered showers and thunderstorms developing in the afternoon. High 76 °F. NW winds shifting to SSE 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 22 years | Last year, 2025 | This year, 2026 |
| Jan. | 1243.3 | 1447.5 | 1170.0 |
| Feb. | 1107.4 | 935.0 | 908.5 |
| March | 998.1 | 886.0 | 693.5 |
| April | 791.8 | 759.5 | 696.5 |
| May | 586.4 | 542.5 | 532.5 |
| June | 229.9 | 139.0 | 145.0 |
| July | 87.7 | 83.5 | 23.0 |
| Aug. | 138.1 | 109.0 | |
| Sept. | 310.6 | 361.0 | |
| Oct. | 678.6 | 610.0 | |
| Nov. | 942.0 | 773.5 | |
| Dec. | 1199.6 | 948.0 | |
| Totals | 8313.5 | 7594.5 | 4169.0 |
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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Average Snow for the Past 22 Years | Average Rain for the Past 22 Years | Last year, 2025, Snow/Rain | This year, 2026, Snow/Rain |
| Jan. | 8.178" | 0.010" | 5.5" S/0.0" R | 6.25" S/0.0" R |
| Feb. | 7.858" | 0.000" | 6.0" S/0.0" R | 1.25" S/0.0" R |
| March | 9.778" | 0.008" | 0.5" S/0.0" R | 9.5" S/0.0" R |
| April | 11.614" | 0.013" | 13.0" S/0.0" R | 13.75" S/0.1" R |
| May | 5.643" | 0.975" | 3.75" S/1.17" R | 10.0" S/0.34" R |
| June | 0" | 0.827" | 0.00" S/1.53" R | 0.0" S/0.26" R |
| July | 0" | 2.75" | 0.00" S/1.83" R | 0.0" S/1.74" R |
| Aug. | 0" | 2.302" | 0.00" S/2.38" R | |
| Sept. | 0.567" | 1.957" | 0.00" S/1.02" R | |
| Oct. | 2.949" | 0.322" | 2.00" S/0.28" R | |
| Nov. | 5.421" | 0.053" | 1.5" S/0.12" R | |
| Dec. | 7.454" | 0.046" | 12.25" S/0" R | |
| 58.136" yearly snow average | 9.12" yearly rain average | 44.5" Snow/8.33" Rain for 2025 | 40.75" Snow/0.70" Rain for 2026. Total snow for '25-'26 snow season is 56.5" | |
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) |