Rico, CO
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Scotch Creek, CO US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
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All-time records →116 of 366 (31.7%) of Rico's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.
| 1980s | 15 | |
| 1990s | 74 | |
| 2000s | 137 | |
| 2010s | 72 | |
| 2020s | 68 |
Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.
Monthly averages
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Avg Temp | Precipitation | Snow | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | °F | °F | °F | 3.10 in | — | 12 |
| February | °F | °F | °F | 2.99 in | — | 12 |
| March | °F | °F | °F | 2.86 in | — | 12 |
| April | °F | °F | °F | 2.42 in | — | 11 |
| May | °F | °F | °F | 1.97 in | — | 9 |
| June | °F | °F | °F | 0.80 in | — | 4 |
| July | °F | °F | °F | 2.29 in | — | 10 |
| August | °F | °F | °F | 2.17 in | — | 10 |
| September | °F | °F | °F | 2.14 in | — | 9 |
| October | °F | °F | °F | 2.35 in | — | 9 |
| November | °F | °F | °F | 2.48 in | — | 10 |
| December | °F | °F | °F | 2.70 in | — | 11 |
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