USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
385259104410801 MIDDLE SAND CREEK METEOROLOGICAL STATION NEAR CAREFREE CIRCLE AT COLORADO SPRINGS, CO
LOCATION - Lat 38°52'58.6", long 104°41'08.2" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in SE 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.029, T.13 S., R.65 W., El Paso County, CO, Hydrologic Unit 11020003, 0.3 mi southeast of intersection of North Carefree Circle and North Marksheffel Road, 1.4 mi southeast of North Carefree Circle Bridge over Middle Fork Sand Creek, and 9.4 mi northeast of courthouse in Colorado Springs.
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 6,607 ft above NAVD of 1988, from topographic map.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum daily precipitation, 3.82 inches, Sept. 14, 2011.