Raymer, Colorado#History

The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad platted the Raymer townsite in Weld County in 1888.{{cite book |last=Eichler |first= Geo. R. |title=Colorado Place Names |location=Boulder, Colo. |publisher=Johnson Publishing Company |year=1977 |lccn=77-89726}} The town was named for George Raymer, an assistant chief engineer for the railroad. The Raymer Post Office opened on June 27, 1888.{{cite book | last = Bauer | first = William H. |author2=James L. Ozment |author3=John H. Willard | title = Colorado Post Offices 1859-1989 |location=Denver, Co. |publisher = The Colorado Railroad Museum | year = 1990 | pages = 105, 120 | isbn = 0-918654-42-4 |lccn= 90-034759}} The town flourished for a while, but families eventually moved away and the Post Office closed on May 14, 1895.

The town was given a second life when it was replatted in 1909. On November 13, 1909, the United States Post Office Department open a new post office named New Raymer to distinguish it from the old Raymer post office. The town was incorporated in 1919 under its original name as the Town of Raymer.

The State of Colorado uses the name Raymer for the town, but the United States Postal Service uses the name New Raymer (ZIP code 80742) and refuses to accept the name Raymer for postal delivery.{{cite web | date = December 8, 2006 | url = http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown.jsp | title = ZIP Code Lookup| format = JavaScript/HTML | publisher = United States Postal Service | accessdate = December 8, 2006}} Either name may appear on maps or in gazetteers.

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Raymer (New Raymer) is located at {{coord|40|36|31|N|103|50|35|W|type:city}} (40.608649, -103.842963).{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of {{convert|0.7|sqmi|km2}}, all of it land.

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According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Raymer has a cold semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Raymer was {{convert|104|°F}} on June 26, 2012, June 27, 2012, and July 17, 2006, while the coldest temperature recorded was {{convert|-31|°F}} on December 22, 1990.

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|location = New Raymer, Colorado, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1987–present

|single line = Yes

|Jan record high F = 72

|Feb record high F = 77

|Mar record high F = 80

|Apr record high F = 89

|May record high F = 94

|Jun record high F = 104

|Jul record high F = 104

|Aug record high F = 101

|Sep record high F = 99

|Oct record high F = 87

|Nov record high F = 80

|Dec record high F = 68

|Jan avg record high F = 59.8

|Feb avg record high F = 63.1

|Mar avg record high F = 72.0

|Apr avg record high F = 78.8

|May avg record high F = 86.8

|Jun avg record high F = 93.3

|Jul avg record high F = 97.9

|Aug avg record high F = 95.9

|Sep avg record high F = 91.2

|Oct avg record high F = 81.4

|Nov avg record high F = 70.2

|Dec avg record high F = 60.7

|year avg record high F = 98.6

|Jan high F = 40.7

|Feb high F = 42.3

|Mar high F = 51.9

|Apr high F = 59.0

|May high F = 68.5

|Jun high F = 80.3

|Jul high F = 87.5

|Aug high F = 85.5

|Sep high F = 76.6

|Oct high F = 62.4

|Nov high F = 49.8

|Dec high F = 40.7

|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 27.3

|Feb mean F = 28.7

|Mar mean F = 37.2

|Apr mean F = 44.1

|May mean F = 53.8

|Jun mean F = 64.7

|Jul mean F = 71.5

|Aug mean F = 69.3

|Sep mean F = 60.5

|Oct mean F = 47.1

|Nov mean F = 35.6

|Dec mean F = 27.4

|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 13.9

|Feb low F = 15.0

|Mar low F = 22.6

|Apr low F = 29.2

|May low F = 39.1

|Jun low F = 49.1

|Jul low F = 55.4

|Aug low F = 53.1

|Sep low F = 44.3

|Oct low F = 31.8

|Nov low F = 21.5

|Dec low F = 14.2

|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = -8.0

|Feb avg record low F = -6.1

|Mar avg record low F = 3.6

|Apr avg record low F = 15.6

|May avg record low F = 25.1

|Jun avg record low F = 37.6

|Jul avg record low F = 46.2

|Aug avg record low F = 43.9

|Sep avg record low F = 30.6

|Oct avg record low F = 14.1

|Nov avg record low F = 1.2

|Dec avg record low F = -6.0

|year avg record low F = -15.1

|Jan record low F = -21

|Feb record low F = -26

|Mar record low F = -20

|Apr record low F = 0

|May record low F = 14

|Jun record low F = 22

|Jul record low F = 41

|Aug record low F = 36

|Sep record low F = 22

|Oct record low F = -2

|Nov record low F = -17

|Dec record low F = -31

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation inch = 0.27

|Feb precipitation inch = 0.42

|Mar precipitation inch = 0.93

|Apr precipitation inch = 1.87

|May precipitation inch = 2.82

|Jun precipitation inch = 2.35

|Jul precipitation inch = 2.40

|Aug precipitation inch = 2.14

|Sep precipitation inch = 1.51

|Oct precipitation inch = 1.26

|Nov precipitation inch = 0.57

|Dec precipitation inch = 0.44

|year precipitation inch =

|Jan snow inch = 4.6

|Feb snow inch = 6.4

|Mar snow inch = 6.3

|Apr snow inch = 5.6

|May snow inch = 1.7

|Jun snow inch = 0.0

|Jul snow inch = 0.0

|Aug snow inch = 0.0

|Sep snow inch = 0.6

|Oct snow inch = 4.2

|Nov snow inch = 6.2

|Dec snow inch = 6.6

|year snow inch =

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in

|Jan precipitation days = 3.9

|Feb precipitation days = 5.2

|Mar precipitation days = 6.1

|Apr precipitation days = 9.2

|May precipitation days = 11.8

|Jun precipitation days = 10.0

|Jul precipitation days = 9.9

|Aug precipitation days = 9.0

|Sep precipitation days = 7.5

|Oct precipitation days = 6.5

|Nov precipitation days = 4.6

|Dec precipitation days = 3.9

|unit snow days = 0.1 in

|Jan snow days = 4.0

|Feb snow days = 5.0

|Mar snow days = 4.1

|Apr snow days = 3.5

|May snow days = 0.7

|Jun snow days = 0.0

|Jul snow days = 0.0

|Aug snow days = 0.0

|Sep snow days = 0.3

|Oct snow days = 1.9

|Nov snow days = 3.7

|Dec snow days = 4.2

|source 1 = NOAA

{{cite web

|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00055934&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL

|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access

|access-date = August 9, 2022

}}

|source 2 = National Weather Service

{{cite web

|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=bou

|publisher = National Weather Service

|title = NOAA Online Weather Data

|access-date = August 9, 2022

}}

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{{US Census population

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|1920= 267

|1930= 254

|1940= 169

|1950= 130

|1960= 91

|1970= 68

|1980= 80

|1990= 98

|2000= 91

|2010= 96

|2020= 110

}}

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• State of Colorado
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• Front Range Urban Corridor
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• Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO Combined Statistical Area
• Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

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• [http://dtdapps.coloradodot.info/staticdata/Downloads/CityMaps/RAYMER.pdf CDOT map of the Town of Raymer]

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