Average Temperature: Upper Colorado River Basin

2026-02-21 • 1 min read

Chart of average air temperature for the Upper Colorado River Basin.

Average Air Temperature: Upper Colorado River Basin

Upper Colorado Region Average Temperature, mapped to radial distance from chart center by water-year day.

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Water-Year Average TAVG (Stacked Rows, Prototype): One row per water year, positioned by annual average temperature, colored early→recent.

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Slope note: the slope readout reflects between-year change in the selected rolling window at the hovered water-year day, not raw daily temperature change.

Data Source

Data source / inspiration: USDA NWCC Upper Colorado Region TAVG basin plot.

Inspiration

Radial chart inspiration: NASA SVS 5190.