USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
383159104540701 SULLIVAN PARK METEOROLOGICAL STATION AT FORT CARSON, CO
LOCATION - Lat 38°31'59", long 104°54'07" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.33, T.17 S., R.67 W., El Paso County, CO, Hydrologic Unit 11020002, on Fort Carson Military Reservation, 0.4 mi east of Military Route 11, 1.0 mi north of Military Route 8, 1.1 mi northeast of Camp Red Devil, and 9 mi northeast of Penrose.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - May 1999 to November 2013, May 2014 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Weighing-plate rain gage with satellite telemetry, air-temperature probe, and a combination wind speed/direction sensor. Elevation of gage is 6,010 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map. Prior to Dec. 1, 2021, tipping-bucket rain gage at site.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD -
Maximum daily precipitation, 5.44 inches, Aug. 3, 2013.
Maximum instantaneous air temperature, 39.4 deg C, July 25, 2023. Minimum instantaneous air temperature, -29.2 deg C, Feb. 15, 2021.