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Colombia Weather Records in 2021

22 weather records set or tied in Colombia in 2021, by type, with the calendar of record highs and lows and the records that still stand.

Key Facts for Colombia in 2021

  • 22 weather records were set or tied in Colombia in 2021.
  • 14 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • 137 records set in 2021 still stand in Colombia.

Records per Year, by Type

2021 outlined
Weather records per year in Colombia, stacked by type, 2021 outlined Records set or tied in Colombia each year from 1988 to 2025, stacked by type. 2021 had 22. 01002003004001988, Heaviest daily rainfall: 121989, Heaviest daily rainfall: 191990, Heaviest daily rainfall: 61991, Heaviest daily rainfall: 101992, Heaviest daily rainfall: 71993, Heaviest daily rainfall: 261994, Heaviest daily rainfall: 221995, Heaviest daily rainfall: 271996, Highest daily minimum: 31996, Lowest daily minimum: 71996, Heaviest daily rainfall: 241997, Highest daily minimum: 161997, Lowest daily minimum: 61997, Heaviest daily rainfall: 91998, Highest daily minimum: 351998, Lowest daily minimum: 21998, Heaviest daily rainfall: 191999, Highest daily minimum: 131999, Lowest daily minimum: 71999, Heaviest daily rainfall: 492000, Highest daily minimum: 82000, Lowest daily minimum: 62000, Heaviest daily rainfall: 82001, Highest daily minimum: 222001, Lowest daily minimum: 82001, Heaviest daily rainfall: 52002, Highest daily maximum: 62002, Highest daily minimum: 322002, Lowest daily minimum: 62002, Heaviest daily rainfall: 72003, Highest daily maximum: 92003, Lowest daily maximum: 42003, Highest daily minimum: 132003, Lowest daily minimum: 32003, Heaviest daily rainfall: 192004, Highest daily maximum: 62004, Highest daily minimum: 62004, Lowest daily minimum: 32004, Heaviest daily rainfall: 182005, Highest daily maximum: 222005, Lowest daily maximum: 22005, Highest daily minimum: 122005, Lowest daily minimum: 22005, Heaviest daily rainfall: 222006, Highest daily maximum: 52006, Lowest daily maximum: 42006, Highest daily minimum: 122006, Lowest daily minimum: 52006, Heaviest daily rainfall: 232007, Highest daily maximum: 62007, Lowest daily maximum: 62007, Highest daily minimum: 62007, Lowest daily minimum: 112007, Heaviest daily rainfall: 252008, Highest daily maximum: 12008, Heaviest daily rainfall: 12010, Highest daily maximum: 382010, Lowest daily maximum: 52010, Highest daily minimum: 662010, Lowest daily minimum: 92010, Heaviest daily rainfall: 452011, Highest daily maximum: 262011, Lowest daily maximum: 72011, Highest daily minimum: 342011, Lowest daily minimum: 92011, Heaviest daily rainfall: 432012, Highest daily maximum: 182012, Lowest daily maximum: 42012, Highest daily minimum: 402012, Lowest daily minimum: 182012, Heaviest daily rainfall: 222013, Highest daily maximum: 142013, Lowest daily maximum: 12013, Highest daily minimum: 312013, Lowest daily minimum: 102013, Heaviest daily rainfall: 292014, Highest daily maximum: 232014, Lowest daily maximum: 12014, Highest daily minimum: 742014, Lowest daily minimum: 32014, Heaviest daily rainfall: 342015, Highest daily maximum: 282015, Highest daily minimum: 1262015, Lowest daily minimum: 52015, Heaviest daily rainfall: 182016, Highest daily maximum: 122016, Highest daily minimum: 922016, Lowest daily minimum: 52016, Heaviest daily rainfall: 162017, Highest daily maximum: 72017, Highest daily minimum: 742017, Lowest daily minimum: 122017, Heaviest daily rainfall: 302018, Highest daily maximum: 102018, Lowest daily maximum: 22018, Highest daily minimum: 552018, Lowest daily minimum: 102018, Heaviest daily rainfall: 162019, Highest daily maximum: 572019, Lowest daily maximum: 22019, Highest daily minimum: 1292019, Lowest daily minimum: 92019, Heaviest daily rainfall: 212020, Highest daily maximum: 722020, Highest daily minimum: 862020, Lowest daily minimum: 142020, Heaviest daily rainfall: 312021, Highest daily maximum: 62021, Lowest daily maximum: 12021, Highest daily minimum: 82021, Lowest daily minimum: 22021, Heaviest daily rainfall: 52022, Highest daily maximum: 92022, Lowest daily maximum: 32022, Highest daily minimum: 252022, Lowest daily minimum: 152022, Heaviest daily rainfall: 392023, Highest daily maximum: 112023, Highest daily minimum: 2012023, Lowest daily minimum: 92023, Heaviest daily rainfall: 112024, Highest daily maximum: 172024, Highest daily minimum: 2782024, Lowest daily minimum: 52024, Heaviest daily rainfall: 152025, Highest daily minimum: 422025, Lowest daily minimum: 32025, Heaviest daily rainfall: 61988199219962000200420082013201720212025
Records set or tied in Colombia each year from 1988 to 2025, stacked by type. 2021 had 22.
Weather records per year in Colombia, stacked by type, 2021 outlined
YearHighest daily maximumLowest daily maximumHighest daily minimumLowest daily minimumHeaviest daily rainfallHeaviest daily snowfallDeepest snow coverTotal
19880000120012
19890000190019
199000006006
19910000100010
199200007007
19930000260026
19940000220022
19950000270027
19960037240034
19970016690031
199800352190056
199900137490069
2000008680022
20010022850035
20026032670051
200394133190048
20046063180033
2005222122220060
200654125230049
200766611250054
200810001002
20103856694500163
20112673494300119
201218440182200102
20131413110290085
20142317433400135
201528012651800177
20161209251600125
20177074123000123
20181025510160093
201957212992100218
202072086143100203
2021618250022
2022932515390091
202311020191100232
202417027851500315
20250042360051

Warm to Cold Ratio by Decade

Record highs per record low in Colombia, by decade Record highs per record low by decade in Colombia: 1990s 3.0 to 1, 2000s 2.8 to 1, 2010s 8.6 to 1, 2020s 15 to 1. 0.05.010.015.01990s: 2.96 to 12000s: 2.80 to 12010s: 8.59 to 12020s: 15.00 to 11990s2000s2010s2020s
Record highs per record low by decade in Colombia: 1990s 3.0 to 1, 2000s 2.8 to 1, 2010s 8.6 to 1, 2020s 15 to 1.
Record highs per record low in Colombia, by decade
DecadeHighs per low
1990s2.96 to 1
2000s2.80 to 1
2010s8.59 to 1
2020s15.00 to 1

Standing Records by Year Set

2021: 137
Standing records in Colombia by the year they were set, 2021 highlighted Records still standing in Colombia by the year they were set. 137 of them were set in 2021. 05001,0001,5002,0001957: 51958: 1231959: 11960: 141961: 5581962: 4391963: 3831964: 7001965: 1,1181966: 9091967: 7741968: 5511969: 3131970: 3321971: 941972: 361973: 1,2841974: 1,1891975: 1,6601976: 1,7211977: 1,5361978: 1,3121979: 1,1701980: 8311981: 8481982: 5561983: 4191984: 3891985: 4471986: 3821987: 3391988: 3181989: 3181990: 4871991: 5361992: 4321993: 6211994: 5481995: 6101996: 6271997: 7281998: 7571999: 5742000: 6672001: 6852002: 6452003: 5882004: 2972005: 5482006: 3192007: 2882008: 172009: 62010: 1,3862011: 1,0692012: 1,4502013: 1,2512014: 8592015: 1,8332016: 1,1802017: 8622018: 8922019: 1,6092020: 1,0162021: 1372022: 1,1522023: 1,6352024: 1,7882025: 4401957196719771987199720072017
Records still standing in Colombia by the year they were set. 137 of them were set in 2021.
Standing records in Colombia by the year they were set, 2021 highlighted
Year setStanding records
19575
1958123
19591
196014
1961558
1962439
1963383
1964700
19651,118
1966909
1967774
1968551
1969313
1970332
197194
197236
19731,284
19741,189
19751,660
19761,721
19771,536
19781,312
19791,170
1980831
1981848
1982556
1983419
1984389
1985447
1986382
1987339
1988318
1989318
1990487
1991536
1992432
1993621
1994548
1995610
1996627
1997728
1998757
1999574
2000667
2001685
2002645
2003588
2004297
2005548
2006319
2007288
200817
20096
20101,386
20111,069
20121,450
20131,251
2014859
20151,833
20161,180
2017862
2018892
20191,609
20201,016
2021137
20221,152
20231,635
20241,788
2025440

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

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