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Buford, Colorado
Entering Buford from the west along County Road 8, June 2021

Buford is an unincorporated community in Rio Blanco County, Colorado, United States.

History

A post office called Buford was in operation from 1890 until 1961. The community was named after John Buford, an officer in the American Civil War.

Climate

Marvine Ranch is a weather station near Buford, situated at an elevation of 7800 ft (2377 m).

Climate data for Marvine Ranch, Colorado, 1981–2010 normals, 1972–1998 extremes: 7800ft (2377m)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 53
(12)
56
(13)
63
(17)
75
(24)
86
(30)
92
(33)
89
(32)
90
(32)
87
(31)
76
(24)
65
(18)
63
(17)
92
(33)
Mean maximum °F (°C) 47.8
(8.8)
49.9
(9.9)
55.1
(12.8)
64.6
(18.1)
74.0
(23.3)
82.3
(27.9)
84.2
(29.0)
83.4
(28.6)
79.2
(26.2)
70.5
(21.4)
56.3
(13.5)
48.5
(9.2)
86.0
(30.0)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 34.4
(1.3)
36.1
(2.3)
42.7
(5.9)
50.3
(10.2)
60.4
(15.8)
71.3
(21.8)
78.1
(25.6)
76.2
(24.6)
68.6
(20.3)
56.3
(13.5)
41.6
(5.3)
32.2
(0.1)
54.0
(12.2)
Daily mean °F (°C) 18.5
(−7.5)
19.7
(−6.8)
27.4
(−2.6)
34.7
(1.5)
43.5
(6.4)
52.6
(11.4)
58.7
(14.8)
57.4
(14.1)
50.3
(10.2)
39.5
(4.2)
26.5
(−3.1)
16.6
(−8.6)
37.1
(2.8)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 2.7
(−16.3)
3.4
(−15.9)
12.1
(−11.1)
19.0
(−7.2)
26.6
(−3.0)
33.9
(1.1)
39.3
(4.1)
38.6
(3.7)
32.1
(0.1)
22.6
(−5.2)
11.3
(−11.5)
1.1
(−17.2)
20.2
(−6.5)
Mean minimum °F (°C) −21.5
(−29.7)
−18.2
(−27.9)
−9.3
(−22.9)
0.1
(−17.7)
15.2
(−9.3)
23.1
(−4.9)
30.2
(−1.0)
30.0
(−1.1)
20.1
(−6.6)
5.4
(−14.8)
−9.8
(−23.2)
−19.2
(−28.4)
−32.3
(−35.7)
Record low °F (°C) −38
(−39)
−45
(−43)
−32
(−36)
−16
(−27)
6
(−14)
15
(−9)
23
(−5)
21
(−6)
11
(−12)
−10
(−23)
−30
(−34)
−44
(−42)
−45
(−43)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 2.37
(60)
2.08
(53)
2.18
(55)
2.37
(60)
2.30
(58)
1.81
(46)
1.94
(49)
1.78
(45)
2.53
(64)
2.29
(58)
2.41
(61)
2.53
(64)
26.59
(673)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 36.4
(92)
30.3
(77)
30.2
(77)
21.1
(54)
5.5
(14)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.3
(0.76)
6.2
(16)
34.9
(89)
41.2
(105)
206.1
(524.76)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 8.7 7.7 8.8 6.9 7.1 5.3 7.6 6.7 7.0 5.4 7.2 8.7 87.1
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) 8.8 7.6 8.4 5.6 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.2 5.6 9.0 47.7
Source 1: NOAA
Source 2: WRCC (extremes)
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