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Beulah, Colorado

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are mild and can feature days with temperatures exceeding 70 °F - the most recent of which occurred February 6, 2015 (high of 72 °F) - but periods of several consecutive days below freezing can occur and snow can fall from September through late May. Thunderstorms are common in warm months, averaging 42 days per year; hail falls on about five days. Severe thunderstorms can affect the valley, mostly with large hail (notably June 20, 2001, with hail to over two inches in diameter falling in the valley) but tornadoes have been sighted near the valley, especially in the moist months of July and August. As of June 2015 no tornado has directly struck Beulah itself.
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humid subtropical or subtropical highland climate, though such climates do exist especially to the immediate south and southeast in areas including the neighboring towns at similar elevations of Rye and Colorado City. Per the Trewartha climate classification system, Beulah clearly falls into class D
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Summers are mild with cool nights; daily minimum temperatures at or above 60 °F occur on only about six days per year. High temperatures of 90 °F or higher occur on about 33 days. The growing season is about 140 days in length from the first half of May until the end of September. Winters
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The record high in Beulah is 101 °F, set June 26, 1994 and tied August 2, 2008. The record low is -18 °F, set on February 2, 2011; though colder temps are much more likely from lower creek-bottom locations within the valley. Annual average precipitation is about 19.3 inches (580 mm)
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Due to its location along the east-facing foothills of the Wet Mountains, Beulah is prone to significant orographic enhancement of precipitation in the form of heavy cold-season snowfall as well as significant rain in warm months mostly (in the latter case) due to effects of the North American
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opened on April 23, 1873. A local preacher took umbrage at the town's name and suggested the biblical name Beulah as a more wholesome alternative. The name of the town was changed to Beulah on October 25, 1876. The name is a reference to Isaiah 62:4; it comes from the Hebrew for "married."
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designation. December and January average just below freezing (31.4 °F); by many American interpretations of the Köppen climate system this makes it just barely too cold to qualify as a
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The town of Mace's Hole was settled in 1862. The town was named for Juan Maes, anglicized to "Mace," a bandit who used the valley for a hideout. The Mace's Hole
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Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin
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Monsoon. Per the Köppen climate classification, Beulah has a humid continental climate (
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while average yearly/seasonal snowfall is about 120 inches (305 cm.)
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Unincorporated community in Pueblo County, Colorado, United States
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Bauer, William H.; James L. Ozment; John H. Willard (1990).
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about 21 miles southwest of Pueblo, in the foothills of the
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Unincorporated community in State of Colorado, United States
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A picture of the town taken from the south facing mountain.
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Beulah's gas station, general store, and post office
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Mace's Hole, Colorado
Unincorporated community
Beulah's gas station, general store, and post office
Beulah, Colorado is located in Colorado
38°04′33″N 104°59′10″W / 38.07583°N 104.98611°W / 38.07583; -104.98611
Country
United States
State
State of Colorado
County
Pueblo County
Time zone
UTC-7
MST
DST
UTC-6
MDT
ZIP Code
Area code
719
unincorporated community
post office
Beulah Valley
census-designated place
Pueblo County
Colorado
ZIP code
Beulah Valley CDP (census-designated place)
State Highway 78
Wet Mountains

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