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History of Weather Statistics For Pikes Peak Summit
Pikes Peak is a 14,115 foot/4302 meter peak in Colorado.
US Army Corps of Engineers/Signal Corps ran the weather station on the summit. A weather station on the summit of Pikes Peak is functioning again in recent years and data is taken by the Manitou and Pikes Peak Railway:
Pikes Peak Weather Station
Weather Statistics
During the period of measurement, the extreme low was -39 in December and the extreme high was 64 in July. Snow was recorded in every month except one very warm August. Most lightning was accompanied by snow. Late spring and late summer are the cloudiest times of year while September through January is the sunniest.
| Month | Ave High | Ave Low | Rec High | Rec Low | Ave Wind MPH 6AM | Ave Wind MPH 3PM | Ave Wind MPH 9PM | Average Days of Precipitation | Precip (in) |
| Jan | 8.1 | -3.7 | 30 | -37 | 27.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 9 days of snow | 1.56 |
| Feb | 10.6 | -2.9 | 29 | -37 | 26.3 | 22.5 | 24.8 | 9-10 days of snow | 1.39 |
| Mar | 14.0 | -0.8 | 43 | -29 | 28.8 | 24.5 | 26.8 | 10 days of snow | 2.11 |
| Apr | 19.7 | 4.6 | 39 | -21 | 25.0 | 19.8 | 23.8 | 12-13 days of snow | 3.78 |
| May | 28.4 | 14.3 | 47 | -8 | 25.3 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 17 days of snow; some rain | 3.68 |
| Jun | 38.5 | 24.6 | 63 | 2 | 23.3 | 17.3 | 18.8 | 9 days of snow; 9 days of hail | 1.77 |
| Jul | 47.6 | 33.7 | 64 | 18 | 15.0 | 11.8 | 12.3 | 7 days of snow; 15 days of hail or rain | 4.46 |
| Aug | 48.1 | 32.9 | 62 | 15 | 15.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 9 days of snow; 19 days of hail or rain | 3.92 |
| Sep | 39.2 | 24.3 | 55 | 6 | 17.5 | 15.0 | 18.8 | 10 days of snow; 5 days of hail or rain | 1.77 |
| Oct | 28.4 | 14.2 | 47 | -17 | 22.8 | 17.3 | 22.3 | 8-9 days of snow | 1.41 |
| Nov | 16.0 | 3.9 | 36 | -36 | 23.5 | 22.3 | 22.3 | 9-10 days of snow | 1.84 |
| Dec | 10.7 | -2.7 | 30 | -39 | 22.8 | 20.8 | 22.0 | 10-11 days of snow | 1.49 |
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