Full Definition of DETACHMENT. 1. : the action or process of detaching: separation. 2. a: the dispatch of a body of troops or part of a fleet from the main body for a special mission or service b: the part so dispatched c: a permanently organized separate unit usually smaller than a platoon and of special composition.
Northern parts of Montana, North Dakota and Minnesota are in the coldest zone in the U.S., Zone 3. Colorado Springs is in Zone 5b. Black Forest is in Zone 5a. Teller County, like most of our mountain areas, is in Zone 4. But there are other important factors that affect our growing season. Some 40 years ago Sunset magazine developed zone maps which cover Colorado and 12 other Western states.
Colorado Springs, Colorado, gets 18 inches of rain per year. The US average is 39. Snowfall is 68 inches. The average US city gets 26 inches of snow per year. The number of days with any measurable precipitation is 43. On average, there are 243 sunny days per year in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The July high is around 84 degrees. The January low is 16. Sperling's comfort index for Colorado Springs is a 69 out of 100, where a higher score indicates a more comfortable year-around climate. The US average for the comfort index is 54.