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Karval, Colorado
Karval's K–12 public school
Karval's K–12 public school
Karval, Colorado is located in Colorado
Karval, Colorado
Karval, Colorado
Location in Colorado
Karval, Colorado is located in the United States
Karval, Colorado
Karval, Colorado
Location in the United States
Country  United States
State  Colorado
County Lincoln
Elevation
5,115 ft (1,559 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
80823
Area code(s) 719
GNIS feature ID 0196395

Karval is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office in Lincoln County, Colorado, United States. The Karval Post Office has the ZIP Code 80823.

Description

A post office called Karval has been in operation since 1911. The community derives its name from G. K. Kravig, a pioneer settler.

Geography

Karval is located at 38°44′00″N 103°32′13″W / 38.73333°N 103.53694°W / 38.73333; -103.53694 (38.733197,-103.537045).

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Karval has a cold semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.

Climate data for Karval, Colorado, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1980–present
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 77
(25)
80
(27)
86
(30)
91
(33)
98
(37)
104
(40)
103
(39)
103
(39)
100
(38)
93
(34)
83
(28)
78
(26)
104
(40)
Mean maximum °F (°C) 68.1
(20.1)
69.6
(20.9)
77.0
(25.0)
82.5
(28.1)
89.7
(32.1)
86.2
(30.1)
98.5
(36.9)
96.7
(35.9)
93.3
(34.1)
86.3
(30.2)
74.3
(23.5)
66.9
(19.4)
99.7
(37.6)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 45.6
(7.6)
47.6
(8.7)
56.4
(13.6)
63.7
(17.6)
72.5
(22.5)
83.7
(28.7)
88.9
(31.6)
86.4
(30.2)
79.7
(26.5)
66.8
(19.3)
54.1
(12.3)
44.9
(7.2)
65.9
(18.8)
Daily mean °F (°C) 30.4
(−0.9)
32.2
(0.1)
40.6
(4.8)
47.6
(8.7)
57.2
(14.0)
67.9
(19.9)
73.3
(22.9)
71.1
(21.7)
63.3
(17.4)
50.3
(10.2)
38.6
(3.7)
30.2
(−1.0)
50.2
(10.1)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 15.2
(−9.3)
16.9
(−8.4)
24.8
(−4.0)
31.6
(−0.2)
41.9
(5.5)
52.1
(11.2)
57.6
(14.2)
55.8
(13.2)
46.9
(8.3)
33.8
(1.0)
23.1
(−4.9)
15.6
(−9.1)
34.6
(1.5)
Mean minimum °F (°C) −1.1
(−18.4)
0.1
(−17.7)
10.1
(−12.2)
19.4
(−7.0)
29.2
(−1.6)
42.9
(6.1)
50.9
(10.5)
49.4
(9.7)
35.7
(2.1)
18.0
(−7.8)
8.0
(−13.3)
−1.7
(−18.7)
−7.6
(−22.0)
Record low °F (°C) −29
(−34)
−24
(−31)
−5
(−21)
6
(−14)
20
(−7)
31
(−1)
43
(6)
41
(5)
18
(−8)
−4
(−20)
−12
(−24)
−28
(−33)
−29
(−34)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 0.18
(4.6)
0.24
(6.1)
0.68
(17)
1.26
(32)
1.93
(49)
1.85
(47)
2.98
(76)
2.34
(59)
1.09
(28)
0.99
(25)
0.31
(7.9)
0.23
(5.8)
14.08
(357.4)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 3.1
(7.9)
3.1
(7.9)
4.0
(10)
2.4
(6.1)
0.2
(0.51)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
2.1
(5.3)
2.7
(6.9)
3.4
(8.6)
21.0
(53)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 2.4 2.5 4.2 4.7 6.7 6.7 8.7 7.7 4.1 3.8 2.6 2.7 56.8
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) 2.1 2.1 2.0 1.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.7 2.3 12.2
Source 1: NOAA
Source 2: National Weather Service
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