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Climatic Conditions

Annual Precipitation:

Normal	14.38 in
Maximum - 1986	21.48 in
Minimum - 1989	6.92 in
Ignacio, Colorado 1961-1990

Temperature:

Mean Annual	45.8 °F
Daily Maximum - 07/08/1966	102 °F
Daily Minimum - 01/12/1963	-34 °F
Ignacio, Colorado 1948-1993
Growing Season	110 days
Elevation of irrigable area	6,500 ft

Real Time Weather Conditions: National Weather Service Station KDRO -- Durango, Colorado

Water Supply

Los Pinos River

Drainage area at Vallecito Dam	270 mi²
Annual discharge
Maximum	acre-ft
Minimum	acre-ft
Average	acre-ft

Historical Flows: - USGS Station 09353500 -- Los Pinos River near Bayfield, Colorado

Real-Time Flows: - USGS Station 09352900 -- Vallecito Creek near Bayfield, Colorado

Real-Time Water Data

Real-Time Precipitation: -- Graphs from Natural Resources Conservation Service SNOTEL Data -- Basins in Upper Colorado Region -- San Miguel, Dolores, Animas, San Juan River Basins

Teacup Diagram: - Major Storage Reservoirs in the Upper Colorado Basin

Current Reservior Levels: - USGS Station 09353000 -- Vallecito Reservoir near Bayfield, Colorado

Streamflow Forecast Map - Western Climate Center - USDA

Spring and Summer

Snowpack Information - Western Climate Center - USDA

Mountain Snowpack Maps for Colorado River Basin

Water Quality Information - EPA - Surf Your Watershed

Upper San Juan

Drought Information

Palmer Drought Index Map: - Most recent map from Climate Prediction Center, NOAA
Explanation of Palmer Drought Severity Index (Text) -
Third selection in list of Drought Indices from National Drought Mitigation Center