Sheridan Lake, CO

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from SHERIDAN LAKE, CO US.

BSk Semi-arid (cold) climate 6b USDA hardiness Zone 6b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Sheridan Lake has an annual average temperature of 52.4°F with about 16.3 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 92.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 13.7°F). July is typically the wettest month (3.00 in) and January the driest (0.30 in).

Annual swing
48.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,487
Cooling need
939

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Climate change signal

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180 of 366 (49.2%) of Sheridan Lake'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.

2000s
186
2020s
180

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 44.2°F 13.7°F 29.0°F 0.30 in
February 47.4°F 17.9°F 32.7°F 0.42 in
March 56.6°F 26.1°F 41.4°F 0.66 in
April 65.0°F 34.5°F 49.8°F 1.46 in
May 75.5°F 45.5°F 60.5°F 2.17 in
June 87.0°F 56.7°F 71.9°F 2.41 in
July 92.4°F 62.2°F 77.3°F 3.00 in
August 89.2°F 60.8°F 75.0°F 2.62 in
September 82.2°F 52.0°F 67.1°F 1.02 in
October 68.8°F 37.2°F 53.0°F 1.36 in
November 54.7°F 25.7°F 40.2°F 0.41 in
December 45.3°F 15.7°F 30.5°F 0.44 in

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