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Colorado
Springs & The Pikes Peak Region
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Pikes Peak Cam
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Altitude
- 6,035 feet
Pikes Peak - 14,112 feet
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Business
- High-tech electronics, aerospace, tourism, military.
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Transportation - airport has 12 airlines
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Medical -
5 hospitals, 30 nursing homes, over 650 physicians and surgeons, over 282 dentists
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Proximity - 68 mi. south of Denver on I-25
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Climate - sunshine 250 days/yr average
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Humidity
- 49% average
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Precipitation - 15.42" annual
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Temperatures - mild, lack of extreme cold or heat, warm days
with cool evenings.
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Population - City - 372,437 (2006)
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Cost of Living - 91% of national average
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TEMPERATURES |
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AVG
HIGH |
AVG
LOW |
REC
HIGH |
REC
LOW |
MEAN |
| Jan |
41.4 |
16.1 |
72 |
-26 |
29.1 |
| Feb |
44.6 |
19.3 |
76 |
-27 |
32.2 |
| Mar |
50.0 |
24.6 |
81 |
-11 |
37.1 |
| Apr |
59.8 |
33.0 |
87 |
-3 |
46.2 |
| May |
68.7 |
42.1 |
93 |
21 |
55.5 |
| Jun |
79.0 |
51.1 |
100 |
32 |
65.4 |
| Jul |
84.4 |
57.1 |
100 |
42 |
72.3 |
| Aug |
81.3 |
55.2 |
99 |
39 |
70.2 |
| Sep |
73.6 |
47.1 |
94 |
22 |
62.3 |
| Oct |
63.5 |
36.3 |
86 |
5 |
51.4 |
| Nov |
50.7 |
24.9 |
78 |
-8 |
38.4 |
| Dec |
42.2 |
17.4 |
77 |
-24 |
31.5 |
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YEARLY FIGURES |
| Avg High Temp |
61.6 |
| Avg Low Temp |
35.4 |
| Total Precip |
16.24 |
| Total Snow |
51.4 |
| Avg Wind (mph) |
9.8 |
| Clear Days |
112.0 |
| Partly Cloudy |
69.0 |
| Cloudy Days |
59.5 |
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AVG
PRECIP |
AVG
SNOW |
DAYS WITH
T/STORMS |
CLEAR
DAYS |
PARTLY
CLOUDY |
CLOUDY
DAYS |
AVG
WIND |
| Jan |
0.29 |
6.7 |
0.0 |
14.5 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
8.9 |
| Feb |
0.40 |
7.1 |
0.0 |
12.5 |
7.0 |
6.0 |
9.7 |
| Mar |
0.94 |
12.1 |
0.5 |
5.5 |
2.5 |
5.5 |
11.1 |
| Apr |
1.19 |
4.5 |
2.3 |
7.5 |
6.5 |
9.0 |
11.6 |
| May |
2.15 |
2.5 |
8.2 |
4.0 |
8.0 |
6.0 |
11.0 |
| Jun |
2.25 |
0.0 |
11.0 |
10.5 |
7.5 |
3.0 |
10.1 |
| Jul |
2.90 |
0.0 |
15.5 |
9.0 |
10.0 |
3.5 |
9.2 |
| Aug |
3.02 |
0.0 |
13.1 |
5.0 |
9.5 |
9.5 |
9.1 |
| Sep |
1.33 |
0.2 |
4.6 |
7.5 |
2.5 |
3.0 |
9.5 |
| Oct |
0.84 |
2.8 |
0.9 |
11.0 |
3.5 |
5.5 |
9.7 |
| Nov |
0.47 |
5.3 |
0.0 |
10.0 |
3.5 |
2.5 |
9.1 |
| Dec |
0.46 |
10.2 |
0.0 |
15.0 |
4.0 |
1.5 |
9.0 |
Facts About Colorado Springs
Did you know that
Colorado Springs:
- Is located at the base of PIKES PEAK, America's 14,110 foot high
mountain, about which Katherine Lee Bates wrote "America the
Beautiful".
- Sits at about 6,000 ft. elevation which is slightly higher than
the "mile high city" to the north.
- Has a metropolitan area of over 550,000. Our population is
expected to grow at a moderate 1.9% over the next 5 years according to
the Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments.
- Gets only 48 inches of snowfall each year - most of which comes in
the springtime and melts quickly in the warm mountain sun.
- Has almost 300 days of sunshine according to the US Weather
Service.
- Has an average high winter temperature of 40 + degrees. In
combination with our sunshine this makes golf possible on many winter
days.
- Has almost 28 acres of parkland and open space for every 1,000
residents.
- Was named by Parents Magazine as one of the top 10 places to raise
a family!
- Is last on a list of 271 metro areas rated for urban sprawl
according to a USA Today index.
- And Colorado Springs has the second cleanest air of any large City
in the US according to the American Lung Association.
- Has the second lowest municipal sales tax rate in the State at
2.4%.
- Has a low property tax rate which equals only about 1% of your
homes market value on an annual basis.
- Is also one of America's safest cities. According to FBI crime
statistics the Springs has the 11th lowest crime rate per 1000
population of all larger cities in the country.
- Has a below average Cost of Living Index of 97.6 according to the
American Chamber of Commerce Research Association. An index of 100 is
average.
- Is one of America's best mountain biking towns. Bike Magazine gave
Colorado Springs this honor in 2003.
- El Paso County was one of 4 Colorado counties to receive a best
quality-of-life rating according to a State of the Rockies Conference
held this Spring.
Did you know the following about Colorado?
- Colorado is the 7th healthiest state in the nation according to a
study by the United Health Group.
- The same Health foundation also cited Colorado . tied with Utah .
as having the lowest risk of heart disease according to a 2003 study.
- Colorado ranks 2nd in the nation in the percentage of the
population with a college degree according to the 2000 Census.
- Colorado is ranked # 4 as the tax friendliest state according to
the Tax Foundation.
- Colorado has been picked as the 4th most desired state in which to
live according to a Harris Poll survey.
- Colorado is the nations #1 ski state. It is also ranked #1 for
scuba divers per capita.
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