New Raymer, Colorado
The community has two official names:
- Raymer - The legal name of the incorporated Town of Raymer.
- New Raymer - The official United States Postal Service designation.
Raymer hosts a Minuteman III Missile Alert Facility from Warren Air Force Base.
History
The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad platted the Raymer townsite in Weld County in 1888. The town was named for George Raymer, an assistant chief engineer for the railroad. The Raymer Post Office opened on June 27, 1888. 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. Either name may appear on maps or in gazetteers.
Geography
Raymer (New Raymer) is located at 40°36′31″N 103°50′35″W / 40.60861°N 103.84306°W (40.608649, -103.842963).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km), all of it land.
Climate
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 104 °F (40 °C) on June 26, 2012, June 27, 2012, and July 17, 2006, while the coldest temperature recorded was −31 °F (−35 °C) on December 22, 1990.
| Climate data for New Raymer, Colorado, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1987–present | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 72 (22) |
77 (25) |
80 (27) |
89 (32) |
94 (34) |
104 (40) |
104 (40) |
101 (38) |
99 (37) |
87 (31) |
80 (27) |
68 (20) |
104 (40) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 59.8 (15.4) |
63.1 (17.3) |
72.0 (22.2) |
78.8 (26.0) |
86.8 (30.4) |
93.3 (34.1) |
97.9 (36.6) |
95.9 (35.5) |
91.2 (32.9) |
81.4 (27.4) |
70.2 (21.2) |
60.7 (15.9) |
98.6 (37.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 40.7 (4.8) |
42.3 (5.7) |
51.9 (11.1) |
59.0 (15.0) |
68.5 (20.3) |
80.3 (26.8) |
87.5 (30.8) |
85.5 (29.7) |
76.6 (24.8) |
62.4 (16.9) |
49.8 (9.9) |
40.7 (4.8) |
62.1 (16.7) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 27.3 (−2.6) |
28.7 (−1.8) |
37.2 (2.9) |
44.1 (6.7) |
53.8 (12.1) |
64.7 (18.2) |
71.5 (21.9) |
69.3 (20.7) |
60.5 (15.8) |
47.1 (8.4) |
35.6 (2.0) |
27.4 (−2.6) |
47.3 (8.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 13.9 (−10.1) |
15.0 (−9.4) |
22.6 (−5.2) |
29.2 (−1.6) |
39.1 (3.9) |
49.1 (9.5) |
55.4 (13.0) |
53.1 (11.7) |
44.3 (6.8) |
31.8 (−0.1) |
21.5 (−5.8) |
14.2 (−9.9) |
32.4 (0.2) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −8.0 (−22.2) |
−6.1 (−21.2) |
3.6 (−15.8) |
15.6 (−9.1) |
25.1 (−3.8) |
37.6 (3.1) |
46.2 (7.9) |
43.9 (6.6) |
30.6 (−0.8) |
14.1 (−9.9) |
1.2 (−17.1) |
−6.0 (−21.1) |
−15.1 (−26.2) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −21 (−29) |
−26 (−32) |
−20 (−29) |
0 (−18) |
14 (−10) |
22 (−6) |
41 (5) |
36 (2) |
22 (−6) |
−2 (−19) |
−17 (−27) |
−31 (−35) |
−31 (−35) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.27 (6.9) |
0.42 (11) |
0.93 (24) |
1.87 (47) |
2.82 (72) |
2.35 (60) |
2.40 (61) |
2.14 (54) |
1.51 (38) |
1.26 (32) |
0.57 (14) |
0.44 (11) |
16.98 (430.9) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 4.6 (12) |
6.4 (16) |
6.3 (16) |
5.6 (14) |
1.7 (4.3) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.6 (1.5) |
4.2 (11) |
6.2 (16) |
6.6 (17) |
42.2 (107.8) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 3.9 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 9.2 | 11.8 | 10.0 | 9.9 | 9.0 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 87.6 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 27.4 |
| Source 1: NOAA | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 267 | — | |
| 1930 | 254 | −4.9% | |
| 1940 | 169 | −33.5% | |
| 1950 | 130 | −23.1% | |
| 1960 | 91 | −30.0% | |
| 1970 | 68 | −25.3% | |
| 1980 | 80 | 17.6% | |
| 1990 | 98 | 22.5% | |
| 2000 | 91 | −7.1% | |
| 2010 | 96 | 5.5% | |
| 2020 | 110 | 14.6% |
