Is this weather normal in Chaffee County?

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Chaffee County is in extreme drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -5.1. 11 of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual there.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 47°, lows near 22°

That is the 1991 to 2020 average for these dates in Chaffee County. The Weather Service forecast fills in below.

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The last 12 months

Oct: +1.6°OctNov: +5.6°NovDec: +8.2°DecJan 2026: +2.0°JanFeb: +6.5°FebMar: +9.3°MarApr: +2.5°AprMay: -0.2°MayJun: +2.8°JunJul: +2.8°JulAug: +3.9°AugSep: +2.5°Sepwarmercooler

Each bar is a month's average temperature against the usual for that month (1991 to 2020). Ranks compare the same month in every year since 1895.

Every year since 1895

18952025

Rain and drought

Oct: +0.2 inOctNov: -0.5 inNovDec: -0.3 inDecJan 2026: -0.4 inJanFeb: -0.5 inFebMar: -0.9 inMarApr: -0.7 inAprMay: -0.3 inMayJun: -0.7 inJunJul: -0.2 inJulAug: -0.9 inAugSep: +1.3 inSepwetterdrier

Rain and melted snow against the usual for each month. The drought reading is NOAA's Palmer index for the county.

Month by month in Chaffee County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January33° / 8°1.1 in27.5° 191110.9° 1930
February35° / 10°1.2 in30.5° 190711.0° 1903
March43° / 16°1.6 in38.5° 202619.9° 1965
April49° / 23°2.0 in41.0° 194328.5° 1983
May58° / 31°1.6 in50.0° 193437.2° 1917
June69° / 39°0.9 in58.4° 201248.9° 1912
July74° / 44°1.9 in62.3° 200354.3° 1906
August71° / 43°2.0 in60.8° 202652.5° 1925
September65° / 37°1.4 in54.3° 201943.7° 1912
October53° / 27°1.3 in45.8° 195031.9° 1969
November41° / 17°1.1 in35.5° 201719.8° 1979
December32° / 9°1.1 in30.7° 198010.3° 1913

Warmest and coldest are the month's whole-month average temperature, with the year it happened.

Towns in Chaffee County

Crime Radar: Buena Vista, Salida

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