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14th Annual Pickin' on the Plains
Bluegrass and Folk Festival
Colby, Kansas — July 17-19, 2009

7th Annual Pickin' on the Plains

It wasn't your imagination. 2009 was the coolest we've had for Pickin' on the Plains! The temperatures shown below are from the nearest official reporting station (Goodland, 30 miles west of Colby). But even when the temperature is high, it's comfortable at the festival. We provide 4,800 square feet of shade despite Mother Nature's attempts to prevent it. When appropriate, we even cool the air with mist.

Friday Saturday Sunday weekend
average
weekend
record
Average90.5
65
93.1
64.9
93.9
64.9
92.5
64.9
 
Record102
56
100
57
102
60
 102
56
199686
66
91
66
93
64
90
65.3
93
64
199791
64
88
59
87
64
88.7
62.3
91
59
199893
66
95
66
99
66
95.7
66
99
66
199978
64
82
64
91
64
83.7
64
91
64
200097
69
99
68
81
66
92.3
67.7
99
66
200195
68
98
64
97
66
96.7
66
98
64
2002100
72
100
66
95
69
98.3
69
100
66
2003102
71
96
71
100
70
99.3
70.7
102
70
200482
63
85
66
90
62
85.7
63.7
90
62
200593
64
96
68
93
63
94
65
96
63
2006
(warmest)
98
59
100
66
102
65
100
63.3
102
59
200793
67
95
64
96
64
94.7
65
96
64
200882
61
95
63
98
65
91.7
63
98
61
2009
(coolest)
77
56
84
57
93
60
84.7
57.7
93
56