Colorado City Weather Records (USC00411903)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Colorado City (USC00411903), Texas, United States, with 111 years of record.

Key Facts for Colorado City

Colorado City (USC00411903) is a weather station in Texas, United States at 32.40 latitude and -100.86 longitude, 643 m (2,110 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1898 to 2008, 111 years of record.
1,464 records set at Colorado City still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Colorado City tied a daily record low maximum temperature of 28.3 C (82.9 F) on 21 August 2008.

About the Station

Location: Texas, United States, 32.40 latitude, -100.86 longitude.
Elevation: 643 m (2,110 ft).
Period of record: 1898 to 2008, 111 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, 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 Colorado City. 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 Colorado City, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	37.2 C (99.0 F)	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	36.7 C (98.1 F)	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	38.3 C (100.9 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	43.3 C (109.9 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	46.1 C (115.0 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	44.4 C (111.9 F)	10.6 C (51.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	43.3 C (109.9 F)	10.6 C (51.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	41.7 C (107.1 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	39.4 C (102.9 F)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Colorado City still stand. 1911 holds the most, with 51.

Standing records at Colorado City by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1900	14
1901	4
1902	29
1903	24
1904	33
1905	21
1906	25
1907	34
1908	27
1909	22
1910	28
1911	51
1912	26
1913	18
1914	18
1915	26
1916	7
1917	6
1918	5
1919	28
1920	23
1939	14
1940	18
1941	18
1942	18
1943	18
1944	33
1945	20
1946	20
1947	17
1948	28
1949	12
1950	25
1951	35
1952	24
1953	34
1954	20
1955	21
1956	19
1957	26
1958	14
1959	25
1960	25
1961	15
1962	22
1963	19
1964	11
1965	22
1966	26
1967	18
1968	7
1969	14
1970	12
1971	19
1972	25
1973	19
1974	22
1975	12
1993	14
1994	14
1995	26
1996	24
1997	13
1998	23
1999	9
2000	27
2001	8
2002	17
2003	16
2004	15
2005	16
2006	14
2007	7
2008	5

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Colorado City between 10 January 1962 and 29 November 2001. Each dot is a new record.

When Colorado City set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1962-01-10	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature -10.0 C (14.0 F)
2001-11-29	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 20.3 cm (8.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 219.7 mm (8.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Colorado City. The most was 219.7 mm (8.6 in) on 6 April 1900.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Colorado City
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	8 January 1939
Feb	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	20 February 1997
Mar	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	23 March 2000
Apr	219.7 mm (8.6 in)	6 April 1900
May	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	19 May 1961
Jun	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	15 June 1919
Jul	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	20 July 1919
Aug	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	1 August 1971
Sep	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	4 September 1926
Oct	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	6 October 1924
Nov	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	8 November 1920
Dec	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	2 December 1913

Period of Record Coverage

1900 to 2008

74 years of record at Colorado City, 1900 to 2008. 20 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1909, 1910, 1914, 1915 and others.

Days with data per year at Colorado City
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1900	210	58%	No
1901	150	41%	No
1902	321	88%	No
1903	283	78%	No
1904	359	98%	Yes
1905	333	91%	Yes
1906	365	100%	Yes
1907	364	100%	Yes
1908	366	100%	Yes
1909	301	82%	No
1910	274	75%	No
1911	350	96%	Yes
1912	359	98%	Yes
1913	339	93%	Yes
1914	326	89%	No
1915	328	90%	No
1916	143	39%	No
1917	67	18%	No
1918	71	19%	No
1919	357	98%	Yes
1920	359	98%	Yes
1939	365	100%	Yes
1940	364	99%	Yes
1941	365	100%	Yes
1942	364	100%	Yes
1943	364	100%	Yes
1944	366	100%	Yes
1945	364	100%	Yes
1946	364	100%	Yes
1947	199	55%	No
1948	356	97%	Yes
1949	365	100%	Yes
1950	364	100%	Yes
1951	363	99%	Yes
1952	364	99%	Yes
1953	364	100%	Yes
1954	365	100%	Yes
1955	365	100%	Yes
1956	366	100%	Yes
1957	365	100%	Yes
1958	361	99%	Yes
1959	364	100%	Yes
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	363	99%	Yes
1964	365	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	352	96%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	364	100%	Yes
1971	314	86%	No
1972	358	98%	Yes
1973	335	92%	Yes
1974	336	92%	Yes
1975	280	77%	No
1993	214	59%	No
1994	361	99%	Yes
1995	363	99%	Yes
1996	363	99%	Yes
1997	363	99%	Yes
1998	363	99%	Yes
1999	332	91%	Yes
2000	360	98%	Yes
2001	360	99%	Yes
2002	356	98%	Yes
2003	339	93%	Yes
2004	326	89%	No
2005	280	77%	No
2006	223	61%	No
2007	205	56%	No
2008	126	34%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Colorado City
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 August 2008	Colorado City, US	daily low max (Tie)	28.3 C (82.9 F)	tie	4 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 2008	Colorado City, US	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	68 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 2008	Colorado City, US	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	54 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 2008	Colorado City, US	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	10 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 2008	Colorado City, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	11 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 2008	Colorado City, US	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	11 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 2008	Colorado City, US	daily high max (Tie)	27.2 C (81.0 F)	tie	34 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
25 November 2007	Colorado City, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	108 years	70 of 100 (Major)
25 November 2007	Colorado City, US	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	100 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 November 2007	Colorado City, US	daily low min (Tie)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	tie	56 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
25 November 2007	Colorado City, US	daily low max (Tie)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	tie	13 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 2007	Colorado City, US	daily low max	2.2 C (36.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 November 2007	Colorado City, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	108 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 November 2007	Colorado City, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	96 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 2007	Colorado City, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	56 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 2007	Colorado City, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	48 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 2007	Colorado City, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 2007	Colorado City, US	daily low min (Tie)	17.2 C (63.0 F)	tie	36 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 2007	Colorado City, US	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	1 year	11 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 2007	Colorado City, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	32 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

48 complete years, 1904 to 2004

One stripe for each of 48 complete years at Colorado City, 1904 to 2004. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 18.4 C (65.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2002, at 16.9 C (62.4 F), and the warmest was 1956, at 19.7 C (67.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).

Annual mean temperature at Colorado City as warming stripes, 1904 to 2004
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1904	18.8 C	+0.38 C
1906	17.3 C	-1.06 C
1907	18.8 C	+0.38 C
1908	18.6 C	+0.18 C
1911	18.5 C	+0.05 C
1919	17.9 C	-0.55 C
1920	17.9 C	-0.52 C
1939	19.5 C	+1.13 C
1940	18.2 C	-0.25 C
1941	18.3 C	-0.10 C
1942	18.6 C	+0.16 C
1943	18.5 C	+0.08 C
1944	18.9 C	+0.53 C
1945	18.7 C	+0.27 C
1946	19.3 C	+0.93 C
1949	18.3 C	-0.14 C
1950	18.8 C	+0.35 C
1952	18.9 C	+0.53 C
1953	18.6 C	+0.18 C
1954	19.3 C	+0.90 C
1955	19.4 C	+0.96 C
1956	19.7 C	+1.33 C
1957	18.7 C	+0.27 C
1958	18.2 C	-0.16 C
1959	18.7 C	+0.25 C
1960	18.7 C	+0.34 C
1961	18.0 C	-0.36 C
1962	19.1 C	+0.73 C
1963	19.1 C	+0.69 C
1964	19.1 C	+0.66 C
1965	19.0 C	+0.61 C
1966	18.1 C	-0.26 C
1967	19.1 C	+0.70 C
1969	18.8 C	+0.35 C
1970	18.3 C	-0.10 C
1972	18.0 C	-0.38 C
1973	17.6 C	-0.81 C
1974	18.2 C	-0.19 C
1994	17.0 C	-1.43 C
1995	17.0 C	-1.40 C
1996	18.5 C	+0.06 C
1997	16.9 C	-1.46 C
1998	18.7 C	+0.29 C
2000	18.5 C	+0.10 C
2001	17.9 C	-0.55 C
2002	16.9 C	-1.53 C
2003	17.4 C	-1.04 C
2004	17.3 C	-1.06 C

The annual mean temperature here has fallen by 0.09 C (0.02 to 0.16) per decade over 1904 to 2004. In Fahrenheit: 0.17 F (0.04 to 0.30) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 48 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Colorado City
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	-0.09 C (-0.16 to -0.02) per decade	-0.17 F (-0.30 to -0.04) per decade	1904 to 2004	48	Fall
Mean daily maximum	-0.13 C (-0.23 to -0.03) per decade	-0.2 F (-0.4 to -0.1) per decade	1904 to 2004	48	Fall
Mean daily minimum	-0.06 C (-0.14 to 0.03) per decade	-0.1 F (-0.3 to 0.1) per decade	1904 to 2004	48	Not clearly different from zero

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1898 to 2008

Yearly extremes at Colorado City: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	46.1 C (115.0 F)	1907	41.1 C (106.0 F)	74
Coldest night (TNn)	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	1947	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	74
Wettest day (Rx1day)	219.7 mm (8.6 in)	1900	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	85
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	292.1 mm (11.5 in)	1902	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	85
Longest dry spell (CDD)	96 days	1950	40 days	85

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Colorado City, 1898 to 2008. The record is 46.1 C (115.0 F) in 1907, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.1 C (106.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Colorado City by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1898	n/a
1900	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1901	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1902	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1903	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1904	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1905	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1906	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1907	46.1 C (115.0 F)
1908	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1909	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1910	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1911	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1912	44.4 C (111.9 F)
1913	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1914	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1915	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1916	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1917	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1918	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1919	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1920	40.6 C (105.1 F)
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
1938	n/a
1939	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1940	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1941	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1942	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1943	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1944	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1945	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1946	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1947	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1948	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1949	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1950	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1951	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1952	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1953	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1954	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1955	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1956	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1957	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1958	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1959	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1960	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1961	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1962	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1963	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1964	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1965	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1966	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1967	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1968	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1969	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1970	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1971	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1972	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1973	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1974	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1975	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1993	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1994	44.4 C (111.9 F)
1995	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1996	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1997	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1998	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1999	40.6 C (105.1 F)
2000	43.3 C (109.9 F)
2001	41.7 C (107.1 F)
2002	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2003	40.6 C (105.1 F)
2004	40.6 C (105.1 F)
2005	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2006	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2007	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2008	40.0 C (104.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Colorado City, 1898 to 2008. The record is -21.7 C (-7.1 F) in 1947, marked on the chart; the median year is -11.7 C (10.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Colorado City by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1898	n/a
1900	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1901	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1902	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1903	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1904	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1905	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1906	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1907	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1908	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1909	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1910	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1911	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1912	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1913	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1914	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1915	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1916	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1917	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1918	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1919	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1920	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
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
1938	n/a
1939	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1940	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1941	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1942	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1943	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1944	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1945	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1946	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1947	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1948	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1949	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1950	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1951	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1952	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1953	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1954	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1955	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1956	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1957	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1958	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1959	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1960	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1961	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1962	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1963	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1964	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1965	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1966	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1967	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1968	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1969	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1970	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1971	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1972	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1973	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1974	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1975	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1993	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1994	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1995	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1996	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1997	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1998	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1999	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2000	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2001	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2002	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2003	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2004	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2005	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2006	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2007	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2008	-7.8 C (18.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Colorado City, 1898 to 2008. The record is 219.7 mm (8.6 in) in 1900, marked on the chart; the median year is 56.4 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Colorado City by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1898	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1900	219.7 mm (8.6 in)
1901	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1902	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1903	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1904	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1905	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1906	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1907	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1908	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1909	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1910	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1911	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1912	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1913	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1914	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1915	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1916	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1917	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1918	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1919	156.0 mm (6.1 in)
1920	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1921	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1922	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1923	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1924	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1925	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1926	174.8 mm (6.9 in)
1927	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1928	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1929	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1938	2.0 mm (0.08 in)
1939	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1940	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1941	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1942	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1943	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1944	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1945	121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1946	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1947	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1948	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1949	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1950	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1951	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1952	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1953	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1954	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1955	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1956	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1957	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1958	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1959	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1960	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1961	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1962	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1963	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1964	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1965	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1966	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1967	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1968	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1969	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1970	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1971	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1972	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1973	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1974	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1975	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1993	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1994	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1995	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1996	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1997	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1998	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1999	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
2000	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
2001	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
2002	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
2003	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
2004	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
2005	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
2006	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
2007	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
2008	14.0 mm (0.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Colorado City, 1898 to 2008. The record is 292.1 mm (11.5 in) in 1902, marked on the chart; the median year is 85.1 mm (3.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Colorado City by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1898	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1900	223.5 mm (8.8 in)
1901	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1902	292.1 mm (11.5 in)
1903	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1904	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1905	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1906	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1907	157.9 mm (6.2 in)
1908	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1909	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1910	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1911	86.8 mm (3.4 in)
1912	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1913	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1914	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1915	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1916	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1917	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1918	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1919	167.7 mm (6.6 in)
1920	127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1921	65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1922	191.0 mm (7.5 in)
1923	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1924	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1925	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1926	217.2 mm (8.6 in)
1927	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1928	145.6 mm (5.7 in)
1929	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1938	2.0 mm (0.08 in)
1939	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1940	78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1941	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1942	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1943	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1944	160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1945	246.5 mm (9.7 in)
1946	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1947	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1948	113.7 mm (4.5 in)
1949	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1950	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1951	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1952	101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1953	51.4 mm (2.0 in)
1954	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1955	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1956	71.7 mm (2.8 in)
1957	123.7 mm (4.9 in)
1958	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1959	113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1960	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1961	123.7 mm (4.9 in)
1962	243.9 mm (9.6 in)
1963	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1964	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1965	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1966	89.6 mm (3.5 in)
1967	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1968	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1969	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1970	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1971	144.0 mm (5.7 in)
1972	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1973	133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1974	141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1975	173.0 mm (6.8 in)
1993	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1994	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1995	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1996	62.4 mm (2.5 in)
1997	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1998	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1999	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2000	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
2001	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
2002	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
2003	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
2004	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
2005	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
2006	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
2007	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
2008	14.0 mm (0.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Colorado City, 1898 to 2008. The record is 96 days in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 40 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Colorado City by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1898	57 days
1900	42 days
1901	44 days
1902	27 days
1903	65 days
1904	70 days
1905	30 days
1906	32 days
1907	51 days
1908	36 days
1909	70 days
1910	33 days
1911	46 days
1912	42 days
1913	37 days
1914	32 days
1915	50 days
1916	30 days
1917	84 days
1918	33 days
1919	30 days
1920	41 days
1921	72 days
1922	57 days
1923	36 days
1924	39 days
1925	94 days
1926	31 days
1927	23 days
1928	32 days
1929	31 days
1938	17 days
1939	47 days
1940	24 days
1941	21 days
1942	64 days
1943	43 days
1944	34 days
1945	32 days
1946	41 days
1947	30 days
1948	45 days
1949	66 days
1950	96 days
1951	44 days
1952	41 days
1953	53 days
1954	37 days
1955	40 days
1956	74 days
1957	25 days
1958	44 days
1959	32 days
1960	26 days
1961	48 days
1962	72 days
1963	44 days
1964	33 days
1965	26 days
1966	39 days
1967	41 days
1968	33 days
1969	28 days
1970	52 days
1971	53 days
1972	47 days
1973	43 days
1974	33 days
1975	32 days
1993	24 days
1994	32 days
1995	59 days
1996	87 days
1997	32 days
1998	39 days
1999	63 days
2000	81 days
2001	31 days
2002	41 days
2003	37 days
2004	25 days
2005	49 days
2006	35 days
2007	41 days
2008	31 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.

Frost Dates and Growing Season

48 years with a frost

Across 48 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Colorado City falls on 1 April and the median first autumn frost on 8 November, which leaves a median of 221 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.5 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Colorado City
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1953 to 2004)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	1 April	n/a	1 April	n/a	-0.6 days per decade
First autumn frost	8 November	n/a	8 November	n/a	+0.9 days per decade
Growing days	221 days	n/a	223 days	n/a	+1.5 days per decade

A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.

Rainfall Return Levels

67 years, 1904 to 2004

A day with at least 58.6 mm (2.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 168.6 mm (6.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Colorado City: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	58.6 mm (2.3 in)
5 years	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
10 years	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
25 years	124.8 mm (4.9 in)
50 years	145.7 mm (5.7 in)
100 years	168.6 mm (6.6 in)	Longer than the 67 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 67 years of values from 1904 to 2004.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 174.8 mm (6.9 in) in 1926; 156.0 mm (6.1 in) in 1919; 121.2 mm (4.8 in) in 1945.

Station Changes

2 suspected

2 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Colorado City, at 1955 and 1972. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1955 ran 0.5 C (0.8 F) higher than in the years before (possible change).
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1972 ran 0.9 C (1.5 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).

Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Colorado City, against neighbouring stations
Year	Shift (C)	Shift (F)	Strength	Neighbours
1955	+0.5	+0.8	possible	5
1972	-0.8	-1.5	likely	5

Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.

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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).