Cripple Creek Weather Records (USC00051973)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cripple Creek (USC00051973), Colorado, United States, with 108 years of record.

Key Facts for Cripple Creek

Cripple Creek (USC00051973) is a weather station in Colorado, United States at 38.75 latitude and -105.18 longitude, 2,911 m (9,550 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1896 to 2003, 108 years of record.
1,464 records set at Cripple Creek still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Cripple Creek set a daily record precipitation of 2.3 mm (0.09 in) on 14 January 1984.

About the Station

Location: Colorado, United States, 38.75 latitude, -105.18 longitude.
Elevation: 2,911 m (9,550 ft).
Period of record: 1896 to 2003, 108 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 Cripple Creek. 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 Cripple Creek, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	19.4 C (66.9 F)	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	15.6 C (60.1 F)	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	15.6 C (60.1 F)	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	20.6 C (69.1 F)	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	26.1 C (79.0 F)	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	23.3 C (73.9 F)	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Cripple Creek still stand. 1900 holds the most, with 118.

Standing records at Cripple Creek by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1896	74
1897	44
1899	51
1900	118
1939	79
1940	92
1941	31
1942	92
1943	43
1944	53
1945	82
1946	105
1947	67
1948	101
1949	66
1950	94
1951	97
1952	54
1982	20
1983	67
1984	15
2002	8
2003	11

Wettest Day of Each Month

May: 79.0 mm (3.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cripple Creek. The most was 79.0 mm (3.1 in) on 3 May 1904.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Cripple Creek
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	24 January 1948
Feb	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	8 February 1918
Mar	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 March 1916
Apr	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	18 April 1942
May	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	3 May 1904
Jun	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	22 June 1918
Jul	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	23 July 1918
Aug	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	4 August 1983
Sep	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 September 1906
Oct	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 October 1910
Nov	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	4 November 1946
Dec	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	4 December 1913

Period of Record Coverage

1896 to 2003

23 years of record at Cripple Creek, 1896 to 2003. 14 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1896, 1897, 1899, 1900, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1943 and others.

Days with data per year at Cripple Creek
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1896	118	32%	No
1897	109	30%	No
1899	132	36%	No
1900	211	58%	No
1939	315	86%	No
1940	335	92%	Yes
1941	215	59%	No
1942	300	82%	No
1943	305	84%	No
1944	362	99%	Yes
1945	364	100%	Yes
1946	365	100%	Yes
1947	364	100%	Yes
1948	366	100%	Yes
1949	365	100%	Yes
1950	357	98%	Yes
1951	365	100%	Yes
1952	243	66%	No
1982	92	25%	No
1983	292	80%	No
1984	29	8%	No
2002	60	16%	No
2003	23	6%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Cripple Creek
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 January 1984	Cripple Creek, US	daily rain	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	77 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1983	Cripple Creek, US	daily rain	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	0 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1983	Cripple Creek, US	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	82 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1983	Cripple Creek, US	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1983	Cripple Creek, US	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	76 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1983	Cripple Creek, US	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	66 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1983	Cripple Creek, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1983	Cripple Creek, US	daily rain (Tie)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	tie	38 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1983	Cripple Creek, US	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1983	Cripple Creek, US	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1982	Cripple Creek, US	daily rain	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	75 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1982	Cripple Creek, US	daily rain	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1982	Cripple Creek, US	daily rain	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	71 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1952	Cripple Creek, US	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1952	Cripple Creek, US	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1952	Cripple Creek, US	daily rain	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	5 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
12 September 1952	Cripple Creek, US	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1952	Cripple Creek, US	daily rain	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	3 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1952	Cripple Creek, US	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1952	Cripple Creek, US	daily rain	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	37 years	18 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1896 to 2003

Yearly extremes at Cripple Creek: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	34.4 C (93.9 F)	1899	26.7 C (80.1 F)	23
Coldest night (TNn)	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	1951	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	23
Wettest day (Rx1day)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	1904	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	39
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	133.8 mm (5.3 in)	1904	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	39
Longest dry spell (CDD)	59 days	1900	33 days	39

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Cripple Creek, 1896 to 2003. The record is 34.4 C (93.9 F) in 1899, marked on the chart; the median year is 26.7 C (80.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Cripple Creek by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1896	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1897	19.4 C (66.9 F)
1899	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1900	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
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
1939	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1940	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1941	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1942	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1943	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1944	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1945	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1946	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1947	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1948	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1949	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1950	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1951	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1952	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1982	14.4 C (57.9 F)
1983	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1984	11.7 C (53.1 F)
2002	13.9 C (57.0 F)
2003	15.0 C (59.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Cripple Creek, 1896 to 2003. The record is -32.8 C (-27.0 F) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is -23.9 C (-11.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Cripple Creek by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1896	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1897	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1899	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1900	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
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
1939	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1940	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1941	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1942	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1943	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1944	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1945	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1946	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1947	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1948	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1949	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1950	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1951	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1952	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1982	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1983	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1984	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2002	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2003	-12.8 C (9.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Cripple Creek, 1896 to 2003. The record is 79.0 mm (3.1 in) in 1904, marked on the chart; the median year is 26.4 mm (1.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cripple Creek by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1896	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1897	10.9 mm (0.4 in)
1899	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1900	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1903	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1904	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1905	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1906	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1907	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1908	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1909	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1910	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1911	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1912	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1913	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1914	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1915	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1916	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1917	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1918	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1939	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1940	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1941	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1942	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1943	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1944	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1945	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1946	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1947	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1948	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1949	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1950	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1951	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1952	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1982	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1983	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1984	2.3 mm (0.09 in)
2002	2.3 mm (0.09 in)
2003	2.5 mm (0.10 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Cripple Creek, 1896 to 2003. The record is 133.8 mm (5.3 in) in 1904, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.0 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cripple Creek by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1896	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1897	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1899	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1900	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1903	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1904	133.8 mm (5.3 in)
1905	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1906	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1907	36.4 mm (1.4 in)
1908	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
1909	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1910	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1911	52.4 mm (2.1 in)
1912	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1913	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1914	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1915	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1916	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1917	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1918	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1939	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1940	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1941	44.1 mm (1.7 in)
1942	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1943	58.3 mm (2.3 in)
1944	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1945	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1946	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1947	88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1948	39.2 mm (1.5 in)
1949	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1950	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1951	25.3 mm (1.0 in)
1952	25.6 mm (1.0 in)
1982	11.5 mm (0.5 in)
1983	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1984	4.3 mm (0.17 in)
2002	2.3 mm (0.09 in)
2003	2.5 mm (0.10 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Cripple Creek, 1896 to 2003. The record is 59 days in 1900, marked on the chart; the median year is 33 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cripple Creek by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1896	35 days
1897	14 days
1899	36 days
1900	59 days
1903	50 days
1904	46 days
1905	33 days
1906	42 days
1907	27 days
1908	33 days
1909	23 days
1910	43 days
1911	46 days
1912	35 days
1913	29 days
1914	44 days
1915	25 days
1916	50 days
1917	24 days
1918	26 days
1939	26 days
1940	17 days
1941	43 days
1942	24 days
1943	26 days
1944	26 days
1945	27 days
1946	36 days
1947	25 days
1948	42 days
1949	51 days
1950	26 days
1951	42 days
1952	42 days
1982	42 days
1983	30 days
1984	15 days
2002	43 days
2003	20 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.

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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).