Rustic, Colorado

Coordinates: 40°41′57″N 105°34′53″W / 40.69917°N 105.58139°W / 40.69917; -105.58139
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Rustic, Colorado
UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code970
GNIS feature ID177128[1]

Rustic is an

Cache La Poudre River 27.3 miles (43.9 km) west-northwest of Fort Collins. The community borders Glen Echo
to the west.

In 1881, S.B. Stewart built the Rustic Hotel at this location. It soon became a popular summer tourist resort.[2]

The town of Rustic was established in 1882.[3]

  • Rustic Hotel, c. 1910
    Rustic Hotel, c. 1910

Climate

According to the

Köppen Climate Classification system, Rustic has an oceanic climate, abbreviated "Cfb" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Rustic was 92 °F (33 °C) on July 22, 2005 and June 17, 2021, while the coldest temperature recorded was −27 °F (−33 °C) on March 4, 2019.[4]

Climate data for Rustic, Colorado, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1993–present
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 60
(16) 		60
(16) 		70
(21) 		74
(23) 		84
(29) 		92
(33) 		92
(33) 		90
(32) 		90
(32) 		78
(26) 		69
(21) 		64
(18) 		92
(33)
Mean maximum °F (°C) 52.4
(11.3) 		51.7
(10.9) 		61.8
(16.6) 		68.2
(20.1) 		75.5
(24.2) 		84.9
(29.4) 		86.7
(30.4) 		85.4
(29.7) 		81.7
(27.6) 		72.5
(22.5) 		62.5
(16.9) 		53.1
(11.7) 		87.6
(30.9)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 35.7
(2.1) 		36.4
(2.4) 		43.7
(6.5) 		49.3
(9.6) 		59.3
(15.2) 		71.7
(22.1) 		77.9
(25.5) 		76.2
(24.6) 		68.9
(20.5) 		55.8
(13.2) 		43.8
(6.6) 		35.7
(2.1) 		54.5
(12.5)
Daily mean °F (°C) 25.6
(−3.6) 		25.4
(−3.7) 		32.1
(0.1) 		37.0
(2.8) 		45.9
(7.7) 		56.0
(13.3) 		62.7
(17.1) 		61.1
(16.2) 		53.7
(12.1) 		42.5
(5.8) 		32.6
(0.3) 		25.3
(−3.7) 		41.7
(5.4)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 15.4
(−9.2) 		14.5
(−9.7) 		20.4
(−6.4) 		24.8
(−4.0) 		32.4
(0.2) 		40.3
(4.6) 		47.5
(8.6) 		46.1
(7.8) 		38.4
(3.6) 		29.2
(−1.6) 		21.4
(−5.9) 		14.8
(−9.6) 		28.8
(−1.8)
Mean minimum °F (°C) −6.7
(−21.5) 		−8.3
(−22.4) 		1.8
(−16.8) 		10.3
(−12.1) 		19.7
(−6.8) 		32.0
(0.0) 		38.8
(3.8) 		37.6
(3.1) 		27.3
(−2.6) 		13.5
(−10.3) 		3.7
(−15.7) 		−7.0
(−21.7) 		−14.7
(−25.9)
Record low °F (°C) −19
(−28) 		−26
(−32) 		−27
(−33) 		−5
(−21) 		7
(−14) 		26
(−3) 		33
(1) 		34
(1) 		19
(−7) 		−10
(−23) 		−18
(−28) 		−25
(−32) 		−27
(−33)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 0.47
(12) 		0.50
(13) 		0.91
(23) 		1.52
(39) 		1.72
(44) 		1.39
(35) 		1.63
(41) 		1.43
(36) 		1.36
(35) 		1.05
(27) 		0.69
(18) 		0.50
(13) 		13.17
(336)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 6.4
(16) 		7.9
(20) 		13.0
(33) 		15.7
(40) 		5.5
(14) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		1.7
(4.3) 		6.7
(17) 		8.2
(21) 		8.1
(21) 		73.2
(186.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 4.3 5.4 5.7 8.1 9.7 7.2 9.9 9.9 7.9 6.3 5.1 5.4 84.9
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) 3.5 4.4 4.5 5.1 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 2.1 3.9 4.5 29.8
Source 1: NOAA[5]
Source 2: National Weather Service (mean maxima and minima 2006–2020)[4]

References

  1. ^ "Rustic". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Marcus P. Grant; Christian J. Zier & Robert G. Rosenberg (1988). "SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT: CULTURAL RESOURCE INVESTIGATIONS IN STAGE ONE AREAS OF THE BASIN STUDY EXTENSION, CACHE LA POUDRE HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT, LARIMER COUNTY, COLORADO" (PDF). Centennial Archaeology, Inc.
  3. ISBN 9781555663339
    .
  4. ^ a b "NOAA Online Weather Data". National Weather Service. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
  5. ^ "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved September 7, 2022.

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