Editing Windsor, Colorado (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|25.6|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|24.33|sqmi|km2}}  is land and {{convert|1.27|sqmi|km2}}  is water.

The [[Cache la Poudre River]] runs through the western and southern sides of town.

The main business district of town is east-west, along [[State Highway 392 (Colorado)|State Highway 392]], which also serves as Windsor's Main Street. The BNSF line runs north of Main Street. The historic early grid of the town extends for roughly six blocks north and south of Main, and less than 10 blocks east and west, with a vibrant square green, called Main Park southeast of downtown.  The park is surrounded by residences, and by the Town Hall (formerly Park School), at the north end.

Commercial development extends to the Water Valley development, along [[State Highway 257 (Colorado)|State Highway 257]], near the intersection with Windsor Lake,<ref>[http://msrmaps.com/image.aspx?T=2&S=15&Z=13&X=79&Y=700&W=1 Topographic map] from [[USGS]] via [[Microsoft Research Maps]]</ref> a small [[reservoir (water)|reservoir]] in the irrigation system of Weld County, is one block north of the BNSF tracks. The lake is a popular spot for fishing. In the last decade, a 2.25 mile bike path was completed which circumscribes the lake. In addition to this reservoir, there are a number of other lakes and reservoirs that are former gravel mines along the [[Cache la Poudre]] river.  These lakes have spurred housing developments and a golf course along their banks.

The [[Poudre Trail]] bicycle and pedestrian trail along the north bank of the [[Cache la Poudre|Poudre]] includes a segment within the town of Windsor that connects the town with the City of Greeley.

===Climate===

Windsor experiences a [[semi-arid climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''BSk''). High temperatures are generally around 85&nbsp;°F (29&nbsp;°C) in the summer and 42&nbsp;°F (5&nbsp;°C) in the winter, although there is significant variation. The hottest days generally occur in late July and the coldest in January. Nighttime lows are near 57&nbsp;°F (14&nbsp;°C) in the summer and around 15&nbsp;°F (-9&nbsp;°C) in the winter. Record high temperatures of 103&nbsp;°F (39&nbsp;°C) have been recorded, as have record low temperatures of -41&nbsp;°F (-40&nbsp;°C). The first freeze typically occurs around September 17, and the last often occurs in mid-May. The most precipitation typically occurs in May.

[[Extratropical cyclone]]s which disrupt the weather for the eastern two-thirds of the US often originate in or near Colorado, which means Windsor does not experience many fully developed storm systems. [[Thunderstorms]] are frequent during summer afternoons. Windsor typically experience between 6 and 12 [[hail]] days per year and one of the highest concentrations of tornadic activity anywhere. The area where Colorado, Nebraska and Wyoming meet receives the most hail of any location in the United States.<ref>[http://www.ucar.edu/communications/factsheets/Hail.html UCAR: Hail].</ref>

Some days in the winter and spring can be warm and extremely dry, with [[Chinook wind]]s often raising temperatures to near 70&nbsp;°F (21&nbsp;°C) in January and February, and sometimes to near 90&nbsp;°F (32&nbsp;°C) in April. Windsor's elevation and low year-round humidity means that nighttime low temperatures are practically never above 68&nbsp;°F (20&nbsp;°C), even in the very hottest part of the summer. The diurnal temperature range is usually rather wide, with a 50-degree (Fahrenheit) difference between daytime high and nighttime low not uncommon, especially in the spring and fall months. Rapid fluctuation in temperature is also common – a sunny 80&nbsp;°F (27&nbsp;°C) October afternoon can easily give way to a 28&nbsp;°F (-2&nbsp;°C) blizzard within 12 hours.

{{Weather box
|location = Windsor, Colorado
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 74
|Feb record high F = 76
|Mar record high F = 82
|Apr record high F = 91
|May record high F = 96
|Jun record high F = 103
|Jul record high F = 106
|Aug record high F = 102
|Sep record high F = 99
|Oct record high F = 91
|Nov record high F = 80
|Dec record high F = 75
|year record high F = 106
|Jan high F = 41.9
|Feb high F = 46.6
|Mar high F = 53.9
|Apr high F = 61.4
|May high F = 70.6
|Jun high F = 80.9
|Jul high F = 86.2
|Aug high F = 84.4
|Sep high F = 76.5
|Oct high F = 64.9
|Nov high F = 50.6
|Dec high F = 44.0
|Jan low F = 14.5
|Feb low F = 19.2
|Mar low F = 25.7
|Apr low F = 33.2
|May low F = 42.7
|Jun low F = 51.4
|Jul low F = 56.8
|Aug low F = 55.0
|Sep low F = 46.2
|Oct low F = 35.2
|Nov low F = 22.8
|Dec low F = 16.1
|Jan record low F = −25
|Feb record low F = −20
|Mar record low F = −4
|Apr record low F = −3
|May record low F = 25
|Jun record low F = 35
|Jul record low F = 42
|Aug record low F = 41
|Sep record low F = 17
|Oct record low F = 5
|Nov record low F = −7
|Dec record low F = −24
|year record low F = −25
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.31
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.23
|Mar precipitation inch = 0.84
|Apr precipitation inch = 1.79
|May precipitation inch = 2.20
|Jun precipitation inch = 2.03
|Jul precipitation inch = 1.33
|Aug precipitation inch = 1.01
|Sep precipitation inch = 1.07
|Oct precipitation inch = 0.89
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.61
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.41
|Jan snow inch = 6.8
|Feb snow inch = 5.9
|Mar snow inch = 10.8
|Apr snow inch = 4.9
|May snow inch = 1.1
|Jun snow inch = 0
|Jul snow inch = 0
|Aug snow inch = 0
|Sep snow inch = 0.9
|Oct snow inch = 3.9
|Nov snow inch = 5.8
|Dec snow inch = 7.6
|source 1= [[NOAA]]<ref name= NOAA >{{cite web |url=http://cdo.ncdc.noaa.gov/climatenormals/clim81/COnorm.pdf |title=Climatography of the United States NO.81 |publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |access-date=February 25, 2011 }}</ref>
|date=February 2011
}}