USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
375852107455200 GOVERNOR BASIN METEOROLOGICAL STATION NEAR TELLURIDE, CO
LOCATION - Lat 37°58'44", long 107°45'55" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Ouray County, CO, Hydrologic Unit 14020006, 0.4 mi east of Stony Mountain, 3.8 mi northeast of Telluride, and 6.0 mi southwest of Ouray.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1992 to October 2005, May 2006 to September 2015, October 2017 to current year (seasonal records only).
INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping-bucket rain gage with satellite telemetry. Elevation of gage is 11,080 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum daily precipitation, 2.81 inches, Sept. 9, 2014.