Rustic, Colorado

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|official_name = Rustic, Colorado

|settlement_type = Unincorporated community

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|image_caption = Rustic and Poudre Canyon Road, looking west

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|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Larimer

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|timezone = Mountain (MST)

|utc_offset = -7

|timezone_DST = MDT

|utc_offset_DST = -6

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|elevation_ft = 7165

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|area_code = 970

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Rustic is an unincorporated community in Larimer County, Colorado, United States. Rustic is located on State Highway 14 and the Cache La Poudre River {{convert|27.3|mi|km}} west-northwest of Fort Collins. The community borders Glen Echo to the west.

In 1881, S.B. Stewart built the Rustic Hotel at this location. It soon became a popular summer tourist resort.{{cite web |author1=Marcus P. Grant |author2=Christian J. Zier |author3=Robert G. Rosenberg |name-list-style=amp | title = SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT: CULTURAL RESOURCE INVESTIGATIONS IN STAGE ONE AREAS OF THE BASIN STUDY EXTENSION, CACHE LA POUDRE HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT, LARIMER COUNTY, COLORADO | publisher = Centennial Archaeology, Inc. | year = 1988 | url = http://digitool.library.colostate.edu///exlibris/dtl/d3_1/apache_media/L2V4bGlicmlzL2R0bC9kM18xL2FwYWNoZV9tZWRpYS8zOTEyOQ==.pdf}}

The town of Rustic was established in 1882.{{cite book | last = Bright | first = William | title = Colorado Place Names | publisher = Johnson Books | year = 2004 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=jW3SlDq8JmUC&pg=PP1| isbn = 9781555663339 }}

File:Rustic Hotel.jpg|Rustic Hotel, c. 1910

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Rustic has an oceanic climate, abbreviated "Cfb" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Rustic was {{convert|92|°F}} on July 22, 2005 and June 17, 2021, while the coldest temperature recorded was {{convert|-27|°F}} on March 4, 2019.

{{Weather box

|location = Rustic, Colorado, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1993–present

|single line = Yes

|collapsed = Yes

|Jan record high F = 60

|Feb record high F = 60

|Mar record high F = 70

|Apr record high F = 74

|May record high F = 84

|Jun record high F = 92

|Jul record high F = 92

|Aug record high F = 90

|Sep record high F = 90

|Oct record high F = 78

|Nov record high F = 69

|Dec record high F = 64

|Jan avg record high F = 52.4

|Feb avg record high F = 51.7

|Mar avg record high F = 61.8

|Apr avg record high F = 68.2

|May avg record high F = 75.5

|Jun avg record high F = 84.9

|Jul avg record high F = 86.7

|Aug avg record high F = 85.4

|Sep avg record high F = 81.7

|Oct avg record high F = 72.5

|Nov avg record high F = 62.5

|Dec avg record high F = 53.1

|year avg record high F = 87.6

|Jan high F = 35.7

|Feb high F = 36.4

|Mar high F = 43.7

|Apr high F = 49.3

|May high F = 59.3

|Jun high F = 71.7

|Jul high F = 77.9

|Aug high F = 76.2

|Sep high F = 68.9

|Oct high F = 55.8

|Nov high F = 43.8

|Dec high F = 35.7

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|Jan mean F = 25.6

|Feb mean F = 25.4

|Mar mean F = 32.1

|Apr mean F = 37.0

|May mean F = 45.9

|Jun mean F = 56.0

|Jul mean F = 62.7

|Aug mean F = 61.1

|Sep mean F = 53.7

|Oct mean F = 42.5

|Nov mean F = 32.6

|Dec mean F = 25.3

|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 15.4

|Feb low F = 14.5

|Mar low F = 20.4

|Apr low F = 24.8

|May low F = 32.4

|Jun low F = 40.3

|Jul low F = 47.5

|Aug low F = 46.1

|Sep low F = 38.4

|Oct low F = 29.2

|Nov low F = 21.4

|Dec low F = 14.8

|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = -6.7

|Feb avg record low F = -8.3

|Mar avg record low F = 1.8

|Apr avg record low F = 10.3

|May avg record low F = 19.7

|Jun avg record low F = 32.0

|Jul avg record low F = 38.8

|Aug avg record low F = 37.6

|Sep avg record low F = 27.3

|Oct avg record low F = 13.5

|Nov avg record low F = 3.7

|Dec avg record low F = -7.0

|year avg record low F = -14.7

|Jan record low F = -19

|Feb record low F = -26

|Mar record low F = -27

|Apr record low F = -5

|May record low F = 7

|Jun record low F = 26

|Jul record low F = 33

|Aug record low F = 34

|Sep record low F = 19

|Oct record low F = -10

|Nov record low F = -18

|Dec record low F = -25

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation inch = 0.47

|Feb precipitation inch = 0.50

|Mar precipitation inch = 0.91

|Apr precipitation inch = 1.52

|May precipitation inch = 1.72

|Jun precipitation inch = 1.39

|Jul precipitation inch = 1.63

|Aug precipitation inch = 1.43

|Sep precipitation inch = 1.36

|Oct precipitation inch = 1.05

|Nov precipitation inch = 0.69

|Dec precipitation inch = 0.50

|year precipitation inch =

|Jan snow inch = 6.4

|Feb snow inch = 7.9

|Mar snow inch = 13.0

|Apr snow inch = 15.7

|May snow inch = 5.5

|Jun snow inch = 0.0

|Jul snow inch = 0.0

|Aug snow inch = 0.0

|Sep snow inch = 1.7

|Oct snow inch = 6.7

|Nov snow inch = 8.2

|Dec snow inch = 8.1

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|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in

|Jan precipitation days = 4.3

|Feb precipitation days = 5.4

|Mar precipitation days = 5.7

|Apr precipitation days = 8.1

|May precipitation days = 9.7

|Jun precipitation days = 7.2

|Jul precipitation days = 9.9

|Aug precipitation days = 9.9

|Sep precipitation days = 7.9

|Oct precipitation days = 6.3

|Nov precipitation days = 5.1

|Dec precipitation days = 5.4

|unit snow days = 0.1 in

|Jan snow days = 3.5

|Feb snow days = 4.4

|Mar snow days = 4.5

|Apr snow days = 5.1

|May snow days = 1.3

|Jun snow days = 0.0

|Jul snow days = 0.0

|Aug snow days = 0.0

|Sep snow days = 0.5

|Oct snow days = 2.1

|Nov snow days = 3.9

|Dec snow days = 4.5

|source 1 = NOAA

{{cite web

|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00057296&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 = September 7, 2022

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|source 2 = National Weather Service (mean maxima and minima 2006–2020)

{{cite web

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

|publisher = National Weather Service

|title = NOAA Online Weather Data

|access-date = September 7, 2022

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References

External links

[http://www.colorado.com/cities-and-towns/rustic Colorado Tourism Office page on Rustic]

Category:Unincorporated communities in Larimer County, Colorado

Category:Unincorporated communities in Colorado