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"The coldest official temperate in Colorado was -61."

"According to the Wikipedia, that was in 1985 at Maybell, elevation 5992 ft, population 70, in northwest Colorado. I would have expected the summit of Pikes Peak or such."

There aren't many properly covered temperature sensors up here, and the reporting can be a little off (tourism: of utmost importance). I saw -39 F once at a little above 9,000 ft. a couple of years ago (just downwind from some 14-ers). There are small area cold spots like this here and there on the Range. Only a few miles to the east, for example, it's much warmer. There are no reporting stations here (too far from less costly grid energy).

We'll see if it gets more interesting between 3 and 9 years from now (extended solar minimum so far and possible unusual weather pattern shifts with the deviated flux field). I'll be working on getting a little more power installed (powerlines too far away) and continue work on getting transducers installed.

High winter winds and spraying ice make that a challenge. It's difficult to find time with the many other preparations needed to get through winters. Non-standard, unapproved (re. corporate-government regulations) power, heating and other utility systems will be necessary. Systems and components that work well at lower elevations will be useless here sometimes in December, January and February (useless: forced air, propane for some appliances, low oxygen shut-off switches, standard vehicle coolant mix, standard oil weights, large, passive battery intake and exhaust vents, etc.).

There aren't many properly covered temperature...

Sounds like you are much better prepared than the world class scientists in the artice.

There aren’t many properly covered temperature...

Sounds like you are much better prepared than the world class scientists in the article.