# Wray, Colorado

Wray (/ˈreɪ/) is the home rule municipality that is the county seat of Yuma County, Colorado, United States. The population was 2,358 at the 2020 United States census. It is located 9 miles west of the Nebraska state line in the northeast Colorado Plains.

## History

A post office called Wray has been in operation since 1882. The community was named after John Wray, a cattleman.
Wray was named an "All-America City" in 1993 by the National Civic League.

## Geography

Wray is located at 40°4′36″N 102°13′33″W﻿ / ﻿40.07667°N 102.22583°W﻿ / 40.07667; -102.22583 (40.076721, -102.225873), near the intersection of U.S. Highway 34 and U.S. Highway 385. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.0 square miles (7.8 km$^2$), all land.

### Climate

Wray has a semi-arid continental climate.
Climate data for Wray, Colorado (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1893–present) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 80 (27) | 80 (27) | 88 (31) | 94 (34) | 103 (39) | 110 (43) | 112 (44) | 110 (43) | 105 (41) | 96 (36) | 90 (32) | 78 (26) | 112 (44) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 43.2 (6.2) | 45.8 (7.7) | 56.3 (13.5) | 64.0 (17.8) | 73.2 (22.9) | 84.9 (29.4) | 90.7 (32.6) | 88.2 (31.2) | 80.7 (27.1) | 67.2 (19.6) | 54.0 (12.2) | 43.8 (6.6) | 66.0 (18.9) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 29.3 (−1.5) | 31.8 (−0.1) | 41.0 (5.0) | 48.7 (9.3) | 59.0 (15.0) | 70.2 (21.2) | 75.9 (24.4) | 73.4 (23.0) | 64.8 (18.2) | 51.2 (10.7) | 39.1 (3.9) | 30.0 (−1.1) | 51.2 (10.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 15.5 (−9.2) | 17.7 (−7.9) | 25.7 (−3.5) | 33.4 (0.8) | 44.8 (7.1) | 55.5 (13.1) | 61.1 (16.2) | 58.7 (14.8) | 48.8 (9.3) | 35.1 (1.7) | 24.2 (−4.3) | 16.1 (−8.8) | 36.4 (2.4) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −28 (−33) | −32 (−36) | −24 (−31) | −5 (−21) | 10 (−12) | 25 (−4) | 39 (4) | 34 (1) | 18 (−8) | 0 (−18) | −15 (−26) | −33 (−36) | −33 (−36) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.43 (11) | 0.59 (15) | 0.80 (20) | 1.88 (48) | 2.88 (73) | 2.33 (59) | 3.43 (87) | 2.47 (63) | 1.22 (31) | 1.37 (35) | 0.59 (15) | 0.40 (10) | 18.39 (467) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 5.0 (13) | 6.2 (16) | 4.4 (11) | 2.4 (6.1) | 0.3 (0.76) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.2 (0.51) | 1.9 (4.8) | 3.3 (8.4) | 4.4 (11) | 28.1 (71) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 2.9 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 7.0 | 10.2 | 8.7 | 9.6 | 7.9 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 72.1 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 2.4 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 14.8 |
| Source: NOAA ||||||||||||||

## Education

The school mascot is the Eagles for high school and Eaglets in the lower grades. School colors are purple and white and the Eaglets were blue and white but were changed to purple and white to match the high school in 2011. The school was recently renovated and now encompasses K-12 at the same location.

## Healthcare

The town and surrounding area are served by the Wray Community District Hospital. The Wray Community District Hospital is one of the only hospitals on the Eastern Plains that has Obstetric Care on the Eastern Plains.

## Notable People

* Harold Tabor (1897-1977) - politician