USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
385129104544601 MANITOU SPRINGS METEOROLOGICAL STATION BELOW RUXTON CREEK AT MANITOU SPRINGS, CO
LOCATION - Lat 38°51'28.8", long 104°54'46.5" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NW 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.05, T.14 S., R.67 W., El Paso County, CO, Hydrologic Unit 11020003, at Manitou Springs City Hall near right bank of Fountain Creek and 0.4 mi southeast of Ruxton Creek mouth.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - April 2011 to current year (seasonal records only).
INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping-bucket rain gage with satellite telemetry. Elevation of gage is 6,285 ft above NAVD of 1988, from topographic map.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum daily precipitation, 4.88 inches, Sept. 12, 2013.