Cumbres Weather Records (USC00052048)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cumbres (USC00052048), Colorado, United States, with 59 years of record.

Key Facts for Cumbres

Cumbres (USC00052048) is a weather station in Colorado, United States at 37.02 latitude and -106.45 longitude, 3,053 m (10,015 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 1951, 59 years of record.
1,464 records set at Cumbres still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Cumbres set a daily record precipitation of 24.6 mm (1.0 in) on 24 August 1951.

About the Station

Location: Colorado, United States, 37.02 latitude, -106.45 longitude.
Elevation: 3,053 m (10,015 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 1951, 59 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow, snwd.

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 Cumbres. 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 Cumbres, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	11.1 C (52.0 F)	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	9.4 C (48.9 F)	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	10.0 C (50.0 F)	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	16.7 C (62.1 F)	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	25.0 C (77.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	20.6 C (69.1 F)	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	15.0 C (59.0 F)	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	11.7 C (53.1 F)	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Cumbres still stand. 1948 holds the most, with 166.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 88.6 mm (3.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cumbres. The most was 88.6 mm (3.5 in) on 4 February 1940.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Cumbres
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 January 1922
Feb	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	4 February 1940
Mar	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	3 March 1938
Apr	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	7 April 1946
May	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	7 May 1938
Jun	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	8 June 1941
Jul	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	26 July 1915
Aug	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	21 August 1911
Sep	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	23 September 1934
Oct	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	4 October 1911
Nov	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	23 November 1918
Dec	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 December 1944

Period of Record Coverage

1893 to 1951

12 years of record at Cumbres, 1893 to 1951. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1939, 1942, 1947, 1951.

Days with data per year at Cumbres
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1893	181	50%	No
1939	57	16%	No
1942	183	50%	No
1943	363	99%	Yes
1944	366	100%	Yes
1945	365	100%	Yes
1946	362	99%	Yes
1947	121	33%	No
1948	346	95%	Yes
1949	363	99%	Yes
1950	330	90%	Yes
1951	243	67%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Cumbres
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 August 1951	Cumbres, US	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1951	Cumbres, US	daily rain (Tie)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	tie	22 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1951	Cumbres, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1951	Cumbres, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	tie	28 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1950	Cumbres, US	daily rain	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	40 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1950	Cumbres, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	1 year	16 of 100 (Routine)
22 June 1950	Cumbres, US	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	1 year	11 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1950	Cumbres, US	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1950	Cumbres, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	35 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1950	Cumbres, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1949	Cumbres, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	18 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
10 September 1949	Cumbres, US	daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 July 1949	Cumbres, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1949	Cumbres, US	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	8 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
19 June 1949	Cumbres, US	daily rain	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1949	Cumbres, US	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	19 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1949	Cumbres, US	daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	35 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1949	Cumbres, US	daily rain (Tie)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	tie	3 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1949	Cumbres, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	8 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1949	Cumbres, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	36 years	18 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1893 to 1951

Yearly extremes at Cumbres: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1951	23.6 C (74.5 F)	12
Coldest night (TNn)	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	1951	-26.9 C (-16.5 F)	12
Wettest day (Rx1day)	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	1940	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	44
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	242.6 mm (9.6 in)	1932	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	44
Longest dry spell (CDD)	51 days	1917	28 days	44

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Cumbres, 1893 to 1951. The record is 25.0 C (77.0 F) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 23.6 C (74.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Cumbres by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1893	23.3 C (73.9 F)
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	21.1 C (70.0 F)
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	22.8 C (73.0 F)
1943	23.9 C (75.0 F)
1944	23.9 C (75.0 F)
1945	23.9 C (75.0 F)
1946	24.4 C (75.9 F)
1947	18.9 C (66.0 F)
1948	23.9 C (75.0 F)
1949	23.3 C (73.9 F)
1950	22.8 C (73.0 F)
1951	25.0 C (77.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Cumbres, 1893 to 1951. The record is -33.9 C (-29.0 F) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is -26.9 C (-16.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Cumbres by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1893	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
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	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1943	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1944	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1945	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1946	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1947	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1948	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1949	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1950	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1951	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Cumbres, 1893 to 1951. The record is 88.6 mm (3.5 in) in 1940, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.1 mm (1.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cumbres by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1909	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1910	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1911	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1912	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1913	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1914	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1915	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1916	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1917	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1918	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1919	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1920	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1921	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1922	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1923	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1924	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1925	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1926	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1927	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1928	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1929	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1930	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1931	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1932	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1933	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1934	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1935	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1936	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1937	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1938	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1939	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1940	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1941	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1942	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1943	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1944	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1945	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1946	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1947	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1948	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1949	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1950	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1951	29.0 mm (1.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Cumbres, 1893 to 1951. The record is 242.6 mm (9.6 in) in 1932, marked on the chart; the median year is 87.2 mm (3.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cumbres by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893	76.1 mm (3.0 in)
1909	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1910	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1911	130.2 mm (5.1 in)
1912	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1913	80.9 mm (3.2 in)
1914	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1915	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1916	130.2 mm (5.1 in)
1917	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1918	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1919	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1920	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1921	56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1922	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1923	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1924	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1925	171.2 mm (6.7 in)
1926	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1927	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1928	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1929	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1930	115.5 mm (4.5 in)
1931	131.3 mm (5.2 in)
1932	242.6 mm (9.6 in)
1933	63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1934	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1935	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1936	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1937	95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1938	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1939	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1940	97.2 mm (3.8 in)
1941	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1942	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1943	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1944	149.9 mm (5.9 in)
1945	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1946	109.3 mm (4.3 in)
1947	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1948	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1949	84.2 mm (3.3 in)
1950	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1951	56.5 mm (2.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Cumbres, 1893 to 1951. The record is 51 days in 1917, marked on the chart; the median year is 28 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cumbres by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893	48 days
1909	34 days
1910	33 days
1911	13 days
1912	28 days
1913	33 days
1914	37 days
1915	24 days
1916	40 days
1917	51 days
1918	35 days
1919	21 days
1920	35 days
1921	6 days
1922	29 days
1923	23 days
1924	33 days
1925	17 days
1926	25 days
1927	34 days
1928	31 days
1929	41 days
1930	38 days
1931	37 days
1932	22 days
1933	23 days
1934	37 days
1935	23 days
1936	26 days
1937	21 days
1938	15 days
1939	43 days
1940	27 days
1941	19 days
1942	28 days
1943	22 days
1944	20 days
1945	24 days
1946	19 days
1947	21 days
1948	17 days
1949	27 days
1950	28 days
1951	39 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 Cumbres standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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).