Columbine Weather Records (USC00051792)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Columbine (USC00051792), Colorado, United States, with 41 years of record.

Key Facts for Columbine

Columbine (USC00051792) is a weather station in Colorado, United States at 40.85 latitude and -106.97 longitude, 2,654 m (8,707 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1909 to 1949, 41 years of record.
1,168 records set at Columbine still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Columbine set a daily record precipitation of 22.1 mm (0.9 in) on 11 September 1949.

About the Station

Location: Colorado, United States, 40.85 latitude, -106.97 longitude.
Elevation: 2,654 m (8,707 ft).
Period of record: 1909 to 1949, 41 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Columbine. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Columbine, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	8.3 C (46.9 F)	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	8.9 C (48.0 F)	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	15.0 C (59.0 F)	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	23.3 C (73.9 F)	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sep	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Oct	22.8 C (73.0 F)	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	15.6 C (60.1 F)	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	9.4 C (48.9 F)	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,168 standing records

1,168 records at Columbine still stand. 1943 holds the most, with 840.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 50.3 mm (2.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Columbine. The most was 50.3 mm (2.0 in) on 8 September 1915.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Columbine
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 January 1911
Feb	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 February 1937
Mar	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 March 1937
Apr	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	6 April 1941
May	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	11 May 1922
Jun	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	3 June 1928
Jul	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 July 1912
Aug	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	14 August 1923
Sep	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	8 September 1915
Oct	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 October 1927
Nov	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	10 November 1915
Dec	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	22 December 1909

Period of Record Coverage

1942 to 1943

2 years of record at Columbine, 1942 to 1943. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1942, 1943.

Latest Records

Latest records at Columbine
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 September 1949	Columbine, US	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 September 1949	Columbine, US	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	24 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1949	Columbine, US	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	36 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1949	Columbine, US	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	24 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1943	Columbine, US	daily rain	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	14 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 1943	Columbine, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
2 June 1943	Columbine, US	monthly snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	14 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 June 1943	Columbine, US	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	17 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1943	Columbine, US	daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	32 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1943	Columbine, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	32 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1943	Columbine, US	daily rain	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	0 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1943	Columbine, US	daily rain	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	8 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1943	Columbine, US	daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	1.5 cm (0.6 in)	8 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1943	Columbine, US	daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	2.8 cm (1.1 in)	22 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1943	Columbine, US	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	2 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1943	Columbine, US	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	20 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1943	Columbine, US	daily rain	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	32 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1943	Columbine, US	daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	30 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1943	Columbine, US	daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	8 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1943	Columbine, US	daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	1.8 cm (0.7 in)	21 years	11 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1909 to 1949

Yearly extremes at Columbine: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	31.1 C (88.0 F)	1943	27.0 C (80.5 F)	2
Coldest night (TNn)	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	1943	-34.4 C (-30.0 F)	2
Wettest day (Rx1day)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	1915	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	37
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	1925	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	37
Longest dry spell (CDD)	37 days	1939	23 days	37

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Columbine, 1909 to 1949. The record is 31.1 C (88.0 F) in 1943, marked on the chart; the median year is 27.0 C (80.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Columbine by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	22.8 C (73.0 F)
1943	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1948	n/a
1949	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Columbine, 1909 to 1949. The record is -40.6 C (-41.1 F) in 1943, marked on the chart; the median year is -34.4 C (-30.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Columbine by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1943	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1948	n/a
1949	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Columbine, 1909 to 1949. The record is 50.3 mm (2.0 in) in 1915, marked on the chart; the median year is 26.4 mm (1.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Columbine by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1909	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1910	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1911	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1912	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1913	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1914	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1915	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1916	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1917	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1918	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1919	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1920	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1921	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1922	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1923	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1924	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1925	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1926	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1927	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1928	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1929	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1930	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1931	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1932	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1933	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1934	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1935	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1936	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1937	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1938	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1939	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1940	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1941	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1942	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1943	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1948	12.4 mm (0.5 in)
1949	22.1 mm (0.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Columbine, 1909 to 1949. The record is 83.2 mm (3.3 in) in 1925, marked on the chart; the median year is 52.0 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Columbine by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1909	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1910	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
1911	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1912	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1913	55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1914	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1915	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1916	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1917	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1918	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1919	32.2 mm (1.3 in)
1920	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1921	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1922	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1923	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1924	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1925	83.2 mm (3.3 in)
1926	55.7 mm (2.2 in)
1927	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1928	31.3 mm (1.2 in)
1929	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1930	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1931	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1932	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1933	37.2 mm (1.5 in)
1934	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1935	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1936	42.1 mm (1.7 in)
1937	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1938	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1939	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1940	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1941	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1942	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1943	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1948	13.9 mm (0.5 in)
1949	37.6 mm (1.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Columbine, 1909 to 1949. The record is 37 days in 1939, marked on the chart; the median year is 23 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Columbine by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1909	30 days
1910	17 days
1911	14 days
1912	26 days
1913	20 days
1914	26 days
1915	34 days
1916	16 days
1917	25 days
1918	18 days
1919	23 days
1920	14 days
1921	18 days
1922	24 days
1923	17 days
1924	31 days
1925	13 days
1926	25 days
1927	22 days
1928	20 days
1929	14 days
1930	25 days
1931	24 days
1932	23 days
1933	35 days
1934	18 days
1935	23 days
1936	33 days
1937	27 days
1938	25 days
1939	37 days
1940	26 days
1941	15 days
1942	32 days
1943	18 days
1948	12 days
1949	29 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Download the Data

Data for Columbine standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Columbine threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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)) Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).

Days with data per year at Columbine
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1942	79	22%	No
1943	209	57%	No