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Arvada Weather
The weather
of Arvada, Colorado is marked by four distinct seasons. Summers
can be very hot and winters can be very cold. Oftentimes it will
snow in Arvada during the winter. Temperatures are mild in
Arvada during spring and fall. Rain and thunderstorms often
occur during the late spring throughout the summer months.
January is
typically the coldest month for Arvada. The average high in
January is 47 degrees, while a chilly 16 degrees is the average
low. There is an average of about .63 inches of precipitation in
Arvada during January, usually falling as snow.
February in
Arvada is only slightly warmer than January, with a average high
of 50 degrees and an average low of 19 degrees. Precipitation is
almost exactly the same, averaging about .64 inches.
March is
the month when temperatures noticeably start to rise in Arvada.
The average high in March is 56 degrees, and the average low is
25 degrees. March is also a wetter month in Arvada. Average
precipitation jumps up to 1.83 inches, usually falling as a
mixture of snow and rain.
Things
continue to get warmer and wetter in Arvada during the month of
April. The average high temperature is 62 degrees, and the
average low finally hits freezing at 32 degrees. An average of
2.25 inches of precipitation falls on Arvada in April. This can
come in the form of rain or snow.
May is
typically the wettest month in Arvada. An average of 2.60 inches
of precipitation falls during this month, usually as rain.
Temperatures can be quite warm, with average highs of 72 degrees
and lows of 41 degrees.
June marks
the beginning of summer weather in Arvada, with highs averaging
at 83 degrees and lows averaging at 49 degrees. June also holds
the highest recorded temperature in Arvada, a scorching 103
degrees in 1990. Arvada typically receives about 2.05 inches of
precipitation in June.
July is
usually the hottest month in Arvada. Highs average at 88
degrees, but have reached up to 103 degrees. Average lows are
not actually very low, averaging 55 degrees. On average, Arvada
receives 1.78 inches of rainfall in July.
August in
Arvada is also hot, with average high temperatures of 86 degrees
and average lows of 52 degrees. An average of 1.87 inches of
rainfall hit Arvada in August.
Things
start to cool off again in September. During this month, the
average high in Arvada is 79 degrees and the average low is 44
degrees. Precipitation also drops off during this month, with an
average of 1.16 inches.
October
highs in Arvada average at 68 degrees and lows average at 33
degrees. An average of 1.32 inches of precipitation hit Arvada
in October.
November
can be very cold in Arvada. Average highs are only 54 degrees,
with average lows of 23 degrees. Only about 1.18 inches of
precipitation fall in Arvada in November.
December in
Arvada is almost as cold as January. The average high
temperature is only 48 degrees. Lows average at a chilly 17
degrees. The lowest temperature ever to be recorded in Arvada
occurred in December, a bone-chilling -24 degrees. December
averages about .86 inches of snowfall.
Arvada
occasionally sees severe weather. Thunderstorms are a common
summertime occurrence in Arvada. Tornados have also been known
to occur in Arvada. In fact, the Arvada historical tornado
average is greater than that of Colorado state, and 45% above
the national historic average. The worst of these in recent
history occurred in 1988, when a class three tornado swept
through Arvada, injuring 7 people and causing hundreds of
thousands dollars worth of damage.
Obviously,
the weather in Arvada is quite varied. Temperatures can be well
below zero, or above 100 degrees. Snow, rain, and sunny days are
all common. If you don’t like the weather in Arvada, wait five
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