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Boulder Weather Records (USC00050848)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Boulder (USC00050848), Colorado, United States, with 134 years of record.

Key Facts for Boulder

  • Boulder (USC00050848) is a weather station in Colorado, United States at 39.99 latitude and -105.27 longitude, 1,673 m (5,489 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1893 to 2026, 134 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Boulder still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Boulder tied a daily record high maximum temperature of 30.0 C (86.0 F) on 9 October 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

  • Location: Colorado, United States, 39.99 latitude, -105.27 longitude.
  • Elevation: 1,673 m (5,489 ft).
  • Period of record: 1893 to 2026, 134 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

32 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Boulder, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Boulder. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 32 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -40-2002040 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Boulder. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 32 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Boulder, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan22.8 C (73.0 F)-36.1 C (-33.0 F)21.1 C (70.0 F)-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
Feb26.1 C (79.0 F)-33.3 C (-27.9 F)22.2 C (72.0 F)-12.2 C (10.0 F)
Mar31.7 C (89.1 F)-25.0 C (-13.0 F)31.7 C (89.1 F)-8.3 C (17.1 F)
Apr31.1 C (88.0 F)-19.4 C (-2.9 F)28.9 C (84.0 F)-3.9 C (25.0 F)
May35.0 C (95.0 F)-8.3 C (17.1 F)31.1 C (88.0 F)-2.2 C (28.0 F)
Jun40.0 C (104.0 F)-6.7 C (19.9 F)34.4 C (93.9 F)7.2 C (45.0 F)
Jul40.0 C (104.0 F)4.4 C (39.9 F)38.9 C (102.0 F)11.7 C (53.1 F)
Aug40.0 C (104.0 F)4.4 C (39.9 F)40.0 C (104.0 F)7.8 C (46.0 F)
Sep37.8 C (100.0 F)-9.4 C (15.1 F)35.0 C (95.0 F)7.8 C (46.0 F)
Oct32.2 C (90.0 F)-18.9 C (-2.0 F)31.7 C (89.1 F)6.1 C (43.0 F)
Nov27.2 C (81.0 F)-24.4 C (-11.9 F)n/an/a
Dec24.4 C (75.9 F)-31.1 C (-24.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Boulder by the year they were set 1,464 records at Boulder still stand. 1954 holds the most, with 31. 0102030401893: 11894: 51895: 111897: 101898: 171899: 151900: 131901: 101902: 171903: 191904: 121905: 61906: 171907: 131908: 161909: 101910: 131911: 121912: 51913: 61914: 61915: 131916: 161917: 151918: 101919: 271920: 61921: 41922: 81923: 51924: 191925: 131926: 151927: 91928: 21929: 81930: 121931: 111932: 221933: 161934: 91935: 271936: 101937: 81938: 81939: 131940: 81941: 31942: 41943: 121944: 41945: 101946: 71947: 211948: 141949: 121950: 191951: 151952: 151953: 201954: 311955: 91956: 91957: 71958: 71959: 101960: 81961: 81962: 191963: 171964: 61965: 191966: 71967: 151968: 41969: 131970: 61971: 61972: 141973: 101974: 91975: 81976: 21977: 41978: 31979: 71980: 131981: 131982: 51983: 141984: 61985: 151986: 101987: 101988: 71989: 141990: 191991: 101992: 81993: 81994: 41995: 141996: 101997: 131998: 31999: 52000: 132001: 32002: 122003: 102004: 102005: 62006: 212007: 52008: 112009: 122010: 72011: 52012: 132013: 62014: 132015: 72016: 102017: 122018: 82019: 162020: 152021: 162022: 92023: 82024: 82025: 162026: 291893190819221936195019641978199220062020
1,464 records at Boulder still stand. 1954 holds the most, with 31.
Standing records at Boulder by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
18931
18945
189511
189710
189817
189915
190013
190110
190217
190319
190412
19056
190617
190713
190816
190910
191013
191112
19125
19136
19146
191513
191616
191715
191810
191927
19206
19214
19228
19235
192419
192513
192615
19279
19282
19298
193012
193111
193222
193316
19349
193527
193610
19378
19388
193913
19408
19413
19424
194312
19444
194510
19467
194721
194814
194912
195019
195115
195215
195320
195431
19559
19569
19577
19587
195910
19608
19618
196219
196317
19646
196519
19667
196715
19684
196913
19706
19716
197214
197310
19749
19758
19762
19774
19783
19797
198013
198113
19825
198314
19846
198515
198610
198710
19887
198914
199019
199110
19928
19938
19944
199514
199610
199713
19983
19995
200013
20013
200212
200310
200410
20056
200621
20075
200811
200912
20107
20115
201213
20136
201413
20157
201610
201712
20188
201916
202015
202116
20229
20238
20248
202516
202629

All-Time Record Progression

12 new records
When Boulder set new all-time records 12 all-time records were set at Boulder between 17 January 1930 and 12 September 2013. Each dot is a new record. Record low minimum temperatureRecord high maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperatureRecord high minimum temperatureRecord daily snowfallRecord daily precipitation17 January 1930: Record low minimum temperature -36.1 C (-33.0 F)22 July 1931: Record high maximum temperature 38.9 C (102.0 F)9 December 1932: Record low maximum temperature -18.9 C (-2.0 F)7 February 1933: Record low maximum temperature -19.4 C (-2.9 F)9 February 1933: Record low maximum temperature -20.6 C (-5.1 F)23 June 1954: Record high maximum temperature 40.0 C (104.0 F)24 June 1954: Record high minimum temperature 26.7 C (80.1 F)2 April 1957: Record daily snowfall 52.3 cm (20.6 in)20 November 1979: Record daily snowfall 55.9 cm (22.0 in)4 February 1989: Record low maximum temperature -24.4 C (-11.9 F)25 October 1997: Record daily snowfall 56.1 cm (22.1 in)12 September 2013: Record daily precipitation 230.6 mm (9.1 in)193519501965198019952010
12 all-time records were set at Boulder between 17 January 1930 and 12 September 2013. Each dot is a new record.
When Boulder set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1930-01-17Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1931-07-22Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 38.9 C (102.0 F)
1932-12-09Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1933-02-07Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1933-02-09Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1954-06-23Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 40.0 C (104.0 F)
1954-06-24Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 26.7 C (80.1 F)
1957-04-02Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 52.3 cm (20.6 in)
1979-11-20Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 55.9 cm (22.0 in)
1989-02-04Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1997-10-25Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 56.1 cm (22.1 in)
2013-09-12Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 230.6 mm (9.1 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 230.6 mm (9.1 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Boulder The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Boulder. The most was 230.6 mm (9.1 in) on 12 September 2013. 0100200300 Jan: 26.4 mm (1.0 in), 6 January 1998 Jan Feb: 40.1 mm (1.6 in), 3 February 2024 Feb Mar: 67.8 mm (2.7 in), 24 March 1909 Mar Apr: 90.4 mm (3.6 in), 3 April 1986 Apr May: 89.2 mm (3.5 in), 17 May 1995 May Jun: 86.4 mm (3.4 in), 4 June 1949 Jun Jul: 121.9 mm (4.8 in), 31 July 1919 Jul Aug: 77.7 mm (3.1 in), 3 August 1951 Aug Sep: 230.6 mm (9.1 in), 12 September 2013 Sep Oct: 63.5 mm (2.5 in), 15 October 1916 Oct Nov: 33.8 mm (1.3 in), 26 November 2019 Nov Dec: 37.3 mm (1.5 in), 5 December 1913 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Boulder. The most was 230.6 mm (9.1 in) on 12 September 2013.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Boulder
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan26.4 mm (1.0 in)6 January 1998
Feb40.1 mm (1.6 in)3 February 2024
Mar67.8 mm (2.7 in)24 March 1909
Apr90.4 mm (3.6 in)3 April 1986
May89.2 mm (3.5 in)17 May 1995
Jun86.4 mm (3.4 in)4 June 1949
Jul121.9 mm (4.8 in)31 July 1919
Aug77.7 mm (3.1 in)3 August 1951
Sep230.6 mm (9.1 in)12 September 2013
Oct63.5 mm (2.5 in)15 October 1916
Nov33.8 mm (1.3 in)26 November 2019
Dec37.3 mm (1.5 in)5 December 1913

Period of Record Coverage

1893 to 2026
Days with data per year at Boulder 133 years of record at Boulder, 1893 to 2026. 12 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1894, 1895, 1897, 1910, 1912, 1947, 1979 and others. 1893: 89 of 365 days1894: 192 of 365 days1895: 181 of 365 days1897: 232 of 365 days1898: 358 of 365 days1899: 365 of 365 days1900: 364 of 365 days1901: 362 of 365 days1902: 362 of 365 days1903: 356 of 365 days1904: 363 of 366 days1905: 358 of 365 days1906: 364 of 365 days1907: 355 of 365 days1908: 362 of 366 days1909: 361 of 365 days1910: 298 of 365 days1911: 330 of 365 days1912: 284 of 366 days1913: 354 of 365 days1914: 336 of 365 days1915: 360 of 365 days1916: 359 of 366 days1917: 363 of 365 days1918: 363 of 365 days1919: 332 of 365 days1920: 357 of 366 days1921: 362 of 365 days1922: 361 of 365 days1923: 364 of 365 days1924: 361 of 366 days1925: 356 of 365 days1926: 358 of 365 days1927: 363 of 365 days1928: 364 of 366 days1929: 364 of 365 days1930: 363 of 365 days1931: 363 of 365 days1932: 366 of 366 days1933: 364 of 365 days1934: 360 of 365 days1935: 365 of 365 days1936: 336 of 366 days1937: 365 of 365 days1938: 363 of 365 days1939: 361 of 365 days1940: 357 of 366 days1941: 356 of 365 days1942: 352 of 365 days1943: 358 of 365 days1944: 359 of 366 days1945: 347 of 365 days1946: 340 of 365 days1947: 324 of 365 days1948: 344 of 366 days1949: 364 of 365 days1950: 364 of 365 days1951: 363 of 365 days1952: 365 of 366 days1953: 364 of 365 days1954: 361 of 365 days1955: 363 of 365 days1956: 366 of 366 days1957: 365 of 365 days1958: 365 of 365 days1959: 365 of 365 days1960: 366 of 366 days1961: 365 of 365 days1962: 365 of 365 days1963: 364 of 365 days1964: 365 of 366 days1965: 364 of 365 days1966: 362 of 365 days1967: 365 of 365 days1968: 366 of 366 days1969: 364 of 365 days1970: 361 of 365 days1971: 364 of 365 days1972: 366 of 366 days1973: 365 of 365 days1974: 365 of 365 days1975: 365 of 365 days1976: 366 of 366 days1977: 364 of 365 days1978: 329 of 365 days1979: 270 of 365 days1980: 366 of 366 days1981: 365 of 365 days1982: 332 of 365 days1983: 297 of 365 days1984: 360 of 366 days1985: 335 of 365 days1986: 364 of 365 days1987: 364 of 365 days1988: 366 of 366 days1989: 212 of 365 days1990: 274 of 365 days1991: 364 of 365 days1992: 363 of 366 days1993: 333 of 365 days1994: 362 of 365 days1995: 364 of 365 days1996: 364 of 366 days1997: 364 of 365 days1998: 365 of 365 days1999: 364 of 365 days2000: 355 of 366 days2001: 362 of 365 days2002: 364 of 365 days2003: 365 of 365 days2004: 364 of 366 days2005: 364 of 365 days2006: 365 of 365 days2007: 365 of 365 days2008: 365 of 366 days2009: 334 of 365 days2010: 365 of 365 days2011: 364 of 365 days2012: 366 of 366 days2013: 365 of 365 days2014: 365 of 365 days2015: 365 of 365 days2016: 366 of 366 days2017: 334 of 365 days2018: 365 of 365 days2019: 365 of 365 days2020: 366 of 366 days2021: 365 of 365 days2022: 365 of 365 days2023: 365 of 365 days2024: 366 of 366 days2025: 365 of 365 days2026: 282 of 365 days1900192019401960198020002020
133 years of record at Boulder, 1893 to 2026. 12 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1894, 1895, 1897, 1910, 1912, 1947, 1979 and others.
Days with data per year at Boulder
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
18938924%No
189419253%No
189518150%No
189723264%No
189835898%Yes
1899365100%Yes
1900364100%Yes
190136299%Yes
190236299%Yes
190335698%Yes
190436399%Yes
190535898%Yes
1906364100%Yes
190735597%Yes
190836299%Yes
190936199%Yes
191029882%No
191133090%Yes
191228478%No
191335497%Yes
191433692%Yes
191536099%Yes
191635998%Yes
191736399%Yes
191836399%Yes
191933291%Yes
192035798%Yes
192136299%Yes
192236199%Yes
1923364100%Yes
192436199%Yes
192535698%Yes
192635898%Yes
192736399%Yes
192836499%Yes
1929364100%Yes
193036399%Yes
193136399%Yes
1932366100%Yes
1933364100%Yes
193436099%Yes
1935365100%Yes
193633692%Yes
1937365100%Yes
193836399%Yes
193936199%Yes
194035798%Yes
194135698%Yes
194235296%Yes
194335898%Yes
194435998%Yes
194534795%Yes
194634093%Yes
194732489%No
194834494%Yes
1949364100%Yes
1950364100%Yes
195136399%Yes
1952365100%Yes
1953364100%Yes
195436199%Yes
195536399%Yes
1956366100%Yes
1957365100%Yes
1958365100%Yes
1959365100%Yes
1960366100%Yes
1961365100%Yes
1962365100%Yes
1963364100%Yes
1964365100%Yes
1965364100%Yes
196636299%Yes
1967365100%Yes
1968366100%Yes
1969364100%Yes
197036199%Yes
1971364100%Yes
1972366100%Yes
1973365100%Yes
1974365100%Yes
1975365100%Yes
1976366100%Yes
1977364100%Yes
197832990%Yes
197927074%No
1980366100%Yes
1981365100%Yes
198233291%Yes
198329781%No
198436098%Yes
198533592%Yes
1986364100%Yes
1987364100%Yes
1988366100%Yes
198921258%No
199027475%No
1991364100%Yes
199236399%Yes
199333391%Yes
199436299%Yes
1995364100%Yes
199636499%Yes
1997364100%Yes
1998365100%Yes
1999364100%Yes
200035597%Yes
200136299%Yes
2002364100%Yes
2003365100%Yes
200436499%Yes
2005364100%Yes
2006365100%Yes
2007365100%Yes
2008365100%Yes
200933492%Yes
2010365100%Yes
2011364100%Yes
2012366100%Yes
2013365100%Yes
2014365100%Yes
2015365100%Yes
2016366100%Yes
201733492%Yes
2018365100%Yes
2019365100%Yes
2020366100%Yes
2021365100%Yes
2022365100%Yes
2023365100%Yes
2024366100%Yes
2025365100%Yes
202628277%No

Latest Records

20
Latest records at Boulder
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
9 October 2026Boulder, USdaily high max (Tie, Provisional)30.0 C (86.0 F)tie116 years10 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 2026Boulder, USdaily high max (Tie, Provisional)30.0 C (86.0 F)tie47 years6 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 2026Boulder, USdaily high max (Provisional)31.7 C (89.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)5 years13 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 2026Boulder, USdaily high min (Provisional)18.9 C (66.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)71 years34 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 2026Boulder, USdaily high max (Tie, Provisional)35.0 C (95.0 F)tie36 years5 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 2026Boulder, USdaily high max (Provisional)36.1 C (97.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)77 years34 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 2026Boulder, USdaily high max (Tie, Provisional)36.7 C (98.1 F)tie15 years3 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 2026Boulder, USdaily high max (Provisional)38.3 C (100.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)3 years14 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 2026Boulder, USdaily high max (Tie)36.1 C (97.0 F)tie56 years6 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 2026Boulder, USdaily high max (Tie)38.3 C (100.9 F)tie56 years6 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 2026Boulder, USdaily low min8.9 C (48.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)115 years43 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2026Boulder, USdaily low min7.8 C (46.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)115 years41 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2026Boulder, USall-time high max (Tie)40.0 C (104.0 F)tie72 years12 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 2026Boulder, USdaily high max38.3 C (100.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)17 years18 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 2026Boulder, USdaily high min23.9 C (75.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)127 years49 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2026Boulder, USdaily high max38.9 C (102.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)91 years42 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 2026Boulder, USdaily high max37.8 C (100.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)95 years40 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2026Boulder, USdaily high max38.3 C (100.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)28 years19 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 2026Boulder, USdaily high min16.7 C (62.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)37 years23 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 2026Boulder, USdaily high max (Tie)31.1 C (88.0 F)tie29 years4 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

114 complete years, 1898 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Boulder as warming stripes, 1898 to 2025 One stripe for each of 114 complete years at Boulder, 1898 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 10.8 C (51.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1923, at 9.2 C (48.5 F), and the warmest was 1954, at 13.4 C (56.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.6 C (4.7 F). 1898: 9.9 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1899: 9.8 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1900: 11.5 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1901: 11.1 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1902: 10.9 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1903: 10.0 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1904: 11.2 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1905: 10.0 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1906: 10.3 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1907: 11.0 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1908: 10.9 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1909: 9.6 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1913: 9.3 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1914: 11.0 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1915: 9.8 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1916: 10.8 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1917: 10.5 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1918: 11.2 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1920: 9.5 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1921: 11.4 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1922: 10.4 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1923: 9.2 C, -1.7 C from the station mean1924: 9.8 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1925: 10.5 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1926: 10.4 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1927: 10.3 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1928: 9.7 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1929: 9.4 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1930: 10.3 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1931: 11.2 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1932: 9.9 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1933: 11.9 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1934: 12.6 C, +1.7 C from the station mean1935: 10.1 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1937: 9.8 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1938: 10.5 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1939: 10.7 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1940: 9.8 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1941: 9.2 C, -1.6 C from the station mean1942: 9.6 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1943: 10.9 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1944: 9.5 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1945: 9.9 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1946: 11.1 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1947: 11.2 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1948: 11.5 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1949: 11.7 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1950: 11.9 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1951: 10.5 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1952: 12.0 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1953: 12.7 C, +1.8 C from the station mean1954: 13.4 C, +2.5 C from the station mean1955: 11.3 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1956: 12.4 C, +1.6 C from the station mean1957: 11.3 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1958: 11.8 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1959: 10.6 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1960: 11.5 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1961: 10.7 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1962: 11.3 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1963: 12.0 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1964: 11.2 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1965: 10.9 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1966: 11.5 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1967: 11.0 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1968: 10.8 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1969: 11.0 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1970: 10.7 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1971: 10.3 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1972: 10.4 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1973: 10.1 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1974: 10.7 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1975: 10.2 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1976: 10.6 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1977: 11.3 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1980: 11.5 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1981: 11.8 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1984: 10.1 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1985: 10.0 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1986: 11.5 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1987: 10.9 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1988: 11.1 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1991: 10.6 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1992: 10.6 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1994: 11.0 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1995: 10.5 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1996: 10.6 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1997: 10.2 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1998: 10.8 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1999: 11.3 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2000: 11.1 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2001: 11.3 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2002: 11.0 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2003: 11.3 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2004: 10.7 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2005: 11.4 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2006: 11.6 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2007: 11.2 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2008: 10.7 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2010: 10.9 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2011: 10.9 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2012: 12.6 C, +1.7 C from the station mean2013: 10.4 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2014: 10.7 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2015: 11.4 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2016: 11.8 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2018: 11.2 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2019: 10.2 C, -0.7 C from the station mean2020: 11.5 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2021: 11.3 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2022: 10.8 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2023: 10.7 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2024: 12.0 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2025: 11.8 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1898191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 114 complete years at Boulder, 1898 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 10.8 C (51.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1923, at 9.2 C (48.5 F), and the warmest was 1954, at 13.4 C (56.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.6 C (4.7 F).
Annual mean temperature at Boulder as warming stripes, 1898 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
18989.9 C-0.98 C
18999.8 C-1.05 C
190011.5 C+0.63 C
190111.1 C+0.22 C
190210.9 C+0.11 C
190310.0 C-0.82 C
190411.2 C+0.37 C
190510.0 C-0.80 C
190610.3 C-0.55 C
190711.0 C+0.19 C
190810.9 C+0.09 C
19099.6 C-1.26 C
19139.3 C-1.52 C
191411.0 C+0.14 C
19159.8 C-1.03 C
191610.8 C-0.06 C
191710.5 C-0.29 C
191811.2 C+0.38 C
19209.5 C-1.31 C
192111.4 C+0.56 C
192210.4 C-0.40 C
19239.2 C-1.67 C
19249.8 C-1.02 C
192510.5 C-0.32 C
192610.4 C-0.39 C
192710.3 C-0.57 C
19289.7 C-1.10 C
19299.4 C-1.42 C
193010.3 C-0.57 C
193111.2 C+0.34 C
19329.9 C-0.95 C
193311.9 C+1.11 C
193412.6 C+1.75 C
193510.1 C-0.73 C
19379.8 C-1.04 C
193810.5 C-0.38 C
193910.7 C-0.15 C
19409.8 C-1.05 C
19419.2 C-1.62 C
19429.6 C-1.27 C
194310.9 C+0.10 C
19449.5 C-1.29 C
19459.9 C-0.89 C
194611.1 C+0.28 C
194711.2 C+0.32 C
194811.5 C+0.63 C
194911.7 C+0.83 C
195011.9 C+1.05 C
195110.5 C-0.36 C
195212.0 C+1.13 C
195312.7 C+1.83 C
195413.4 C+2.52 C
195511.3 C+0.50 C
195612.4 C+1.58 C
195711.3 C+0.44 C
195811.8 C+0.99 C
195910.6 C-0.20 C
196011.5 C+0.62 C
196110.7 C-0.12 C
196211.3 C+0.45 C
196312.0 C+1.18 C
196411.2 C+0.38 C
196510.9 C+0.11 C
196611.5 C+0.70 C
196711.0 C+0.18 C
196810.8 C-0.01 C
196911.0 C+0.13 C
197010.7 C-0.09 C
197110.3 C-0.53 C
197210.4 C-0.42 C
197310.1 C-0.78 C
197410.7 C-0.11 C
197510.2 C-0.60 C
197610.6 C-0.24 C
197711.3 C+0.45 C
198011.5 C+0.64 C
198111.8 C+0.99 C
198410.1 C-0.74 C
198510.0 C-0.85 C
198611.5 C+0.68 C
198710.9 C+0.06 C
198811.1 C+0.24 C
199110.6 C-0.27 C
199210.6 C-0.26 C
199411.0 C+0.14 C
199510.5 C-0.33 C
199610.6 C-0.21 C
199710.2 C-0.62 C
199810.8 C-0.07 C
199911.3 C+0.45 C
200011.1 C+0.24 C
200111.3 C+0.49 C
200211.0 C+0.15 C
200311.3 C+0.47 C
200410.7 C-0.11 C
200511.4 C+0.52 C
200611.6 C+0.75 C
200711.2 C+0.36 C
200810.7 C-0.18 C
201010.9 C+0.04 C
201110.9 C+0.08 C
201212.6 C+1.72 C
201310.4 C-0.43 C
201410.7 C-0.12 C
201511.4 C+0.56 C
201611.8 C+0.97 C
201811.2 C+0.37 C
201910.2 C-0.65 C
202011.5 C+0.62 C
202111.3 C+0.51 C
202210.8 C-0.07 C
202310.7 C-0.15 C
202412.0 C+1.14 C
202511.8 C+1.01 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.07 C (0.03 to 0.11) per decade over 1898 to 2025. In Fahrenheit: 0.1 F (0.1 to 0.2) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 114 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Boulder
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.07 C (0.03 to 0.11) per decade0.1 F (0.1 to 0.2) per decade1898 to 2025114Rise
Mean daily maximum0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade0.3 F (0.2 to 0.4) per decade1898 to 2025114Rise
Mean daily minimum-0.02 C (-0.06 to 0.01) per decade-0.05 F (-0.12 to 0.03) per decade1898 to 2025114Not 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

1893 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Boulder: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)40.0 C (104.0 F)195436.7 C (98.1 F)133
Coldest night (TNn)-36.1 C (-33.0 F)1930-22.8 C (-9.0 F)133
Wettest day (Rx1day)230.6 mm (9.1 in)201343.7 mm (1.7 in)133
Wettest five days (Rx5day)391.0 mm (15.4 in)201363.1 mm (2.5 in)133
Longest dry spell (CDD)61 days194331 days133

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Boulder by year The hottest day of the year at Boulder, 1893 to 2026. The record is 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F). 253035401900192019401960198020002020Record: 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 1954
The hottest day of the year at Boulder, 1893 to 2026. The record is 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Boulder by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
189325.6 C (78.1 F)
189431.7 C (89.1 F)
189530.0 C (86.0 F)
189732.2 C (90.0 F)
189835.0 C (95.0 F)
189935.0 C (95.0 F)
190035.0 C (95.0 F)
190135.0 C (95.0 F)
190236.1 C (97.0 F)
190334.4 C (93.9 F)
190433.3 C (91.9 F)
190535.0 C (95.0 F)
190631.7 C (89.1 F)
190733.9 C (93.0 F)
190833.3 C (91.9 F)
190932.8 C (91.0 F)
191032.2 C (90.0 F)
191136.7 C (98.1 F)
191232.8 C (91.0 F)
191334.4 C (93.9 F)
191433.3 C (91.9 F)
191533.3 C (91.9 F)
191635.0 C (95.0 F)
191737.2 C (99.0 F)
191836.1 C (97.0 F)
191935.6 C (96.1 F)
192035.6 C (96.1 F)
192134.4 C (93.9 F)
192236.7 C (98.1 F)
192333.3 C (91.9 F)
192435.6 C (96.1 F)
192537.8 C (100.0 F)
192635.6 C (96.1 F)
192734.4 C (93.9 F)
192835.0 C (95.0 F)
192935.6 C (96.1 F)
193036.1 C (97.0 F)
193138.9 C (102.0 F)
193235.0 C (95.0 F)
193336.1 C (97.0 F)
193437.8 C (100.0 F)
193537.2 C (99.0 F)
193638.9 C (102.0 F)
193735.0 C (95.0 F)
193837.8 C (100.0 F)
193936.1 C (97.0 F)
194035.6 C (96.1 F)
194133.9 C (93.0 F)
194235.0 C (95.0 F)
194337.2 C (99.0 F)
194435.0 C (95.0 F)
194533.9 C (93.0 F)
194636.7 C (98.1 F)
194738.3 C (100.9 F)
194836.1 C (97.0 F)
194936.7 C (98.1 F)
195035.6 C (96.1 F)
195137.8 C (100.0 F)
195237.8 C (100.0 F)
195338.3 C (100.9 F)
195440.0 C (104.0 F)
195537.2 C (99.0 F)
195636.7 C (98.1 F)
195736.7 C (98.1 F)
195837.2 C (99.0 F)
195936.1 C (97.0 F)
196036.1 C (97.0 F)
196135.6 C (96.1 F)
196236.7 C (98.1 F)
196336.7 C (98.1 F)
196436.7 C (98.1 F)
196536.1 C (97.0 F)
196636.1 C (97.0 F)
196735.6 C (96.1 F)
196835.6 C (96.1 F)
196938.3 C (100.9 F)
197034.4 C (93.9 F)
197137.8 C (100.0 F)
197235.6 C (96.1 F)
197337.8 C (100.0 F)
197435.0 C (95.0 F)
197537.2 C (99.0 F)
197637.2 C (99.0 F)
197736.1 C (97.0 F)
197836.7 C (98.1 F)
197938.3 C (100.9 F)
198037.8 C (100.0 F)
198136.1 C (97.0 F)
198236.7 C (98.1 F)
198337.8 C (100.0 F)
198436.7 C (98.1 F)
198536.7 C (98.1 F)
198636.1 C (97.0 F)
198735.0 C (95.0 F)
198836.7 C (98.1 F)
198937.8 C (100.0 F)
199037.8 C (100.0 F)
199135.6 C (96.1 F)
199236.7 C (98.1 F)
199335.6 C (96.1 F)
199438.3 C (100.9 F)
199537.2 C (99.0 F)
199637.2 C (99.0 F)
199735.6 C (96.1 F)
199837.8 C (100.0 F)
199935.6 C (96.1 F)
200036.7 C (98.1 F)
200137.2 C (99.0 F)
200238.3 C (100.9 F)
200338.3 C (100.9 F)
200435.6 C (96.1 F)
200538.3 C (100.9 F)
200637.8 C (100.0 F)
200736.7 C (98.1 F)
200837.2 C (99.0 F)
200935.6 C (96.1 F)
201036.7 C (98.1 F)
201136.7 C (98.1 F)
201238.9 C (102.0 F)
201336.7 C (98.1 F)
201436.1 C (97.0 F)
201535.6 C (96.1 F)
201637.2 C (99.0 F)
201737.8 C (100.0 F)
201836.7 C (98.1 F)
201937.8 C (100.0 F)
202037.8 C (100.0 F)
202137.2 C (99.0 F)
202237.8 C (100.0 F)
202336.7 C (98.1 F)
202437.2 C (99.0 F)
202538.3 C (100.9 F)
202640.0 C (104.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Boulder by year The coldest night of the year at Boulder, 1893 to 2026. The record is -36.1 C (-33.0 F) in 1930, marked on the chart; the median year is -22.8 C (-9.0 F). -40-30-20-101900192019401960198020002020Record: -36.1 C (-33.0 F) in 1930
The coldest night of the year at Boulder, 1893 to 2026. The record is -36.1 C (-33.0 F) in 1930, marked on the chart; the median year is -22.8 C (-9.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Boulder by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1893-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1894-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1895-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1897-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1898-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1899-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1900-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1901-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1902-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1903-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1904-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1905-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1906-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1907-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1908-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1909-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1910-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1911-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1912-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1913-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1914-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1915-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1916-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1917-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1918-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1919-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1920-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1921-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1922-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1923-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1924-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1925-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1926-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1927-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1928-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1929-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1930-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1931-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1932-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1933-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1934-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1935-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1936-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1937-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1938-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1939-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1940-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1941-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1942-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1943-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1944-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1945-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1946-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1947-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1948-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1949-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1950-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1951-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1952-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1953-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1954-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1955-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1956-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1957-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1958-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1959-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1960-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1961-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1962-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1963-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1964-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1965-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1966-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1967-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1968-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1969-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1970-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1971-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1972-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1973-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1974-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1975-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1976-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1977-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1978-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1979-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1980-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1981-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1982-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1983-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1984-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1985-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1986-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1987-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1988-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1989-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1990-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1991-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1992-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1993-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1994-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1995-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1996-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1997-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1998-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1999-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2000-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2001-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2002-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2003-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2004-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2005-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2006-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2007-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2008-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2009-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2010-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2011-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2012-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2013-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2014-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2015-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2016-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2017-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2018-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2019-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2020-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2021-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2022-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2023-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2024-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2025-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2026-21.1 C (-6.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Boulder by year The wettest day of the year at Boulder, 1893 to 2026. The record is 230.6 mm (9.1 in) in 2013, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.7 mm (1.7 in). 01002003001900192019401960198020002020Record: 230.6 mm (9.1 in) in 2013
The wettest day of the year at Boulder, 1893 to 2026. The record is 230.6 mm (9.1 in) in 2013, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.7 mm (1.7 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Boulder by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
189323.9 mm (0.9 in)
189458.4 mm (2.3 in)
189538.9 mm (1.5 in)
189751.6 mm (2.0 in)
189825.7 mm (1.0 in)
189949.5 mm (1.9 in)
190056.4 mm (2.2 in)
190137.1 mm (1.5 in)
190268.6 mm (2.7 in)
190358.4 mm (2.3 in)
190440.6 mm (1.6 in)
190540.6 mm (1.6 in)
190652.8 mm (2.1 in)
190746.7 mm (1.8 in)
190831.5 mm (1.2 in)
190977.5 mm (3.1 in)
191038.9 mm (1.5 in)
191130.5 mm (1.2 in)
191238.9 mm (1.5 in)
191337.3 mm (1.5 in)
191449.8 mm (2.0 in)
191543.7 mm (1.7 in)
191663.5 mm (2.5 in)
191741.9 mm (1.6 in)
191831.2 mm (1.2 in)
1919121.9 mm (4.8 in)
192033.5 mm (1.3 in)
192183.3 mm (3.3 in)
192222.9 mm (0.9 in)
192360.7 mm (2.4 in)
192433.0 mm (1.3 in)
192526.2 mm (1.0 in)
192630.0 mm (1.2 in)
192753.8 mm (2.1 in)
192845.7 mm (1.8 in)
192974.9 mm (2.9 in)
193051.8 mm (2.0 in)
193139.6 mm (1.6 in)
193220.3 mm (0.8 in)
193327.9 mm (1.1 in)
193432.0 mm (1.3 in)
193549.8 mm (2.0 in)
193642.2 mm (1.7 in)
193738.4 mm (1.5 in)
193860.5 mm (2.4 in)
193925.1 mm (1.0 in)
194028.2 mm (1.1 in)
194134.5 mm (1.4 in)
194259.9 mm (2.4 in)
194333.5 mm (1.3 in)
194472.9 mm (2.9 in)
194543.9 mm (1.7 in)
194623.9 mm (0.9 in)
194741.9 mm (1.6 in)
194823.9 mm (0.9 in)
194986.4 mm (3.4 in)
195050.5 mm (2.0 in)
195177.7 mm (3.1 in)
195251.3 mm (2.0 in)
195337.8 mm (1.5 in)
195416.3 mm (0.6 in)
195524.1 mm (0.9 in)
195637.6 mm (1.5 in)
195784.1 mm (3.3 in)
195833.3 mm (1.3 in)
195936.6 mm (1.4 in)
196048.3 mm (1.9 in)
196138.1 mm (1.5 in)
196227.7 mm (1.1 in)
196367.3 mm (2.6 in)
196426.9 mm (1.1 in)
196532.0 mm (1.3 in)
196623.4 mm (0.9 in)
196746.5 mm (1.8 in)
196835.6 mm (1.4 in)
196985.6 mm (3.4 in)
197053.6 mm (2.1 in)
197147.2 mm (1.9 in)
197244.2 mm (1.7 in)
197356.9 mm (2.2 in)
197444.2 mm (1.7 in)
197548.5 mm (1.9 in)
197622.4 mm (0.9 in)
197755.4 mm (2.2 in)
197852.1 mm (2.1 in)
197933.0 mm (1.3 in)
198029.0 mm (1.1 in)
198125.4 mm (1.0 in)
198248.3 mm (1.9 in)
198370.4 mm (2.8 in)
198446.5 mm (1.8 in)
198531.2 mm (1.2 in)
198690.4 mm (3.6 in)
198779.5 mm (3.1 in)
198847.2 mm (1.9 in)
198921.1 mm (0.8 in)
199053.8 mm (2.1 in)
199159.2 mm (2.3 in)
199250.8 mm (2.0 in)
199348.0 mm (1.9 in)
199448.5 mm (1.9 in)
199589.2 mm (3.5 in)
199648.5 mm (1.9 in)
199781.3 mm (3.2 in)
199851.3 mm (2.0 in)
199945.5 mm (1.8 in)
200046.0 mm (1.8 in)
200139.1 mm (1.5 in)
200243.4 mm (1.7 in)
200362.7 mm (2.5 in)
200442.2 mm (1.7 in)
200539.4 mm (1.6 in)
200632.5 mm (1.3 in)
200731.0 mm (1.2 in)
200839.6 mm (1.6 in)
200965.8 mm (2.6 in)
201037.6 mm (1.5 in)
201135.6 mm (1.4 in)
201250.3 mm (2.0 in)
2013230.6 mm (9.1 in)
201465.0 mm (2.6 in)
201549.8 mm (2.0 in)
201661.0 mm (2.4 in)
201779.0 mm (3.1 in)
201836.6 mm (1.4 in)
201933.8 mm (1.3 in)
202041.9 mm (1.6 in)
202141.4 mm (1.6 in)
202232.0 mm (1.3 in)
202339.1 mm (1.5 in)
202459.2 mm (2.3 in)
202535.8 mm (1.4 in)
202627.7 mm (1.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Boulder by year The wettest five days of the year at Boulder, 1893 to 2026. The record is 391.0 mm (15.4 in) in 2013, marked on the chart; the median year is 63.1 mm (2.5 in). 01002003004001900192019401960198020002020Record: 391.0 mm (15.4 in) in 2013
The wettest five days of the year at Boulder, 1893 to 2026. The record is 391.0 mm (15.4 in) in 2013, marked on the chart; the median year is 63.1 mm (2.5 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Boulder by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
189324.9 mm (1.0 in)
189458.4 mm (2.3 in)
1895104.2 mm (4.1 in)
189765.3 mm (2.6 in)
189869.1 mm (2.7 in)
189952.0 mm (2.0 in)
190082.4 mm (3.2 in)
190166.5 mm (2.6 in)
1902112.8 mm (4.4 in)
190358.4 mm (2.3 in)
190473.9 mm (2.9 in)
190570.9 mm (2.8 in)
190658.7 mm (2.3 in)
190738.3 mm (1.5 in)
190853.6 mm (2.1 in)
1909104.2 mm (4.1 in)
191024.4 mm (1.0 in)
191144.8 mm (1.8 in)
191283.5 mm (3.3 in)
191389.9 mm (3.5 in)
191460.7 mm (2.4 in)
191553.6 mm (2.1 in)
191677.7 mm (3.1 in)
191748.0 mm (1.9 in)
191846.5 mm (1.8 in)
1919140.9 mm (5.5 in)
192035.5 mm (1.4 in)
192177.5 mm (3.1 in)
192243.6 mm (1.7 in)
192386.9 mm (3.4 in)
192468.6 mm (2.7 in)
192551.6 mm (2.0 in)
192643.8 mm (1.7 in)
192772.6 mm (2.9 in)
192877.2 mm (3.0 in)
192977.9 mm (3.1 in)
193052.3 mm (2.1 in)
193148.3 mm (1.9 in)
193239.4 mm (1.6 in)
193357.9 mm (2.3 in)
193441.0 mm (1.6 in)
193575.7 mm (3.0 in)
193673.9 mm (2.9 in)
193779.5 mm (3.1 in)
193892.3 mm (3.6 in)
193924.4 mm (1.0 in)
194045.7 mm (1.8 in)
194162.5 mm (2.5 in)
1942106.6 mm (4.2 in)
194353.8 mm (2.1 in)
1944102.9 mm (4.1 in)
194553.9 mm (2.1 in)
194662.3 mm (2.5 in)
194769.1 mm (2.7 in)
194844.5 mm (1.8 in)
1949141.6 mm (5.6 in)
195057.2 mm (2.3 in)
1951128.1 mm (5.0 in)
195257.7 mm (2.3 in)
195349.3 mm (1.9 in)
195438.3 mm (1.5 in)
195542.2 mm (1.7 in)
195656.8 mm (2.2 in)
1957113.1 mm (4.5 in)
195839.7 mm (1.6 in)
195974.2 mm (2.9 in)
196056.1 mm (2.2 in)
196175.5 mm (3.0 in)
196237.4 mm (1.5 in)
196384.0 mm (3.3 in)
196454.5 mm (2.1 in)
196577.1 mm (3.0 in)
196642.2 mm (1.7 in)
196771.7 mm (2.8 in)
196862.7 mm (2.5 in)
1969189.1 mm (7.4 in)
197080.2 mm (3.2 in)
197196.5 mm (3.8 in)
197248.5 mm (1.9 in)
197358.2 mm (2.3 in)
197448.8 mm (1.9 in)
197574.9 mm (2.9 in)
197635.0 mm (1.4 in)
1977103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1978105.3 mm (4.1 in)
197939.3 mm (1.5 in)
198037.4 mm (1.5 in)
198147.7 mm (1.9 in)
198291.6 mm (3.6 in)
198393.0 mm (3.7 in)
198454.2 mm (2.1 in)
198541.3 mm (1.6 in)
198691.9 mm (3.6 in)
198783.7 mm (3.3 in)
198876.4 mm (3.0 in)
198953.1 mm (2.1 in)
199066.5 mm (2.6 in)
199175.1 mm (3.0 in)
199262.2 mm (2.4 in)
199367.8 mm (2.7 in)
199453.6 mm (2.1 in)
199593.1 mm (3.7 in)
1996101.8 mm (4.0 in)
199798.4 mm (3.9 in)
199856.2 mm (2.2 in)
1999103.2 mm (4.1 in)
200063.1 mm (2.5 in)
200166.3 mm (2.6 in)
200249.0 mm (1.9 in)
2003120.6 mm (4.7 in)
200460.5 mm (2.4 in)
200557.7 mm (2.3 in)
200645.5 mm (1.8 in)
200737.4 mm (1.5 in)
200865.1 mm (2.6 in)
2009105.0 mm (4.1 in)
201080.0 mm (3.1 in)
201163.9 mm (2.5 in)
201293.3 mm (3.7 in)
2013391.0 mm (15.4 in)
201483.0 mm (3.3 in)
201581.9 mm (3.2 in)
201662.5 mm (2.5 in)
201799.8 mm (3.9 in)
201843.2 mm (1.7 in)
201942.1 mm (1.7 in)
202071.8 mm (2.8 in)
202160.2 mm (2.4 in)
202241.1 mm (1.6 in)
2023109.2 mm (4.3 in)
202476.0 mm (3.0 in)
202559.7 mm (2.4 in)
202643.5 mm (1.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Boulder by year The longest dry spell of the year at Boulder, 1893 to 2026. The record is 61 days in 1943, marked on the chart; the median year is 31 days. 0204060801900192019401960198020002020Record: 61 days in 1943
The longest dry spell of the year at Boulder, 1893 to 2026. The record is 61 days in 1943, marked on the chart; the median year is 31 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Boulder by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
189332 days
189431 days
189519 days
189720 days
189828 days
189938 days
190036 days
190151 days
190229 days
190335 days
190447 days
190556 days
190638 days
190723 days
190833 days
190931 days
191036 days
191127 days
191220 days
191333 days
191452 days
191527 days
191629 days
191742 days
191831 days
191942 days
192024 days
192118 days
192230 days
192332 days
192447 days
192533 days
192648 days
192725 days
192834 days
192931 days
193032 days
193142 days
193229 days
193336 days
193456 days
193551 days
193630 days
193729 days
193831 days
193957 days
194031 days
194132 days
194234 days
194361 days
194435 days
194518 days
194623 days
194726 days
194840 days
194941 days
195047 days
195126 days
195244 days
195336 days
195430 days
195526 days
195653 days
195724 days
195825 days
195926 days
196024 days
196121 days
196239 days
196339 days
196433 days
196538 days
196626 days
196717 days
196830 days
196936 days
197059 days
197129 days
197246 days
197324 days
197438 days
197522 days
197622 days
197732 days
197831 days
197927 days
198037 days
198125 days
198231 days
198320 days
198451 days
198531 days
198628 days
198726 days
198854 days
198915 days
199020 days
199131 days
199248 days
199324 days
199425 days
199524 days
199623 days
199723 days
199840 days
199933 days
200028 days
200124 days
200236 days
200341 days
200428 days
200530 days
200620 days
200720 days
200841 days
200923 days
201030 days
201128 days
201239 days
201327 days
201429 days
201540 days
201635 days
201737 days
201828 days
201935 days
202042 days
202157 days
202222 days
202342 days
202437 days
202557 days
202623 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

114 years with a frost

Across 114 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Boulder falls on 4 May and the median first autumn frost on 9 October, which leaves a median of 155 days between them.

In 1994 to 2025 the median growing season was 157 days. That is 4 days more than in 1898 to 1931.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +0.6 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Boulder
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1898 to 1931)Recent period (1994 to 2025)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost4 May6 May5 May1 day earlier-0.6 days per decade
First autumn frost9 October9 October10 October1 day later0.0 days per decade
Growing days155 days153 days157 days4 days more+0.6 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

112 years, 1898 to 2025

A day with at least 42.8 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 126.7 mm (5.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Boulder: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years42.8 mm (1.7 in)
5 years60.1 mm (2.4 in)
10 years73.3 mm (2.9 in)
25 years92.5 mm (3.6 in)
50 years108.7 mm (4.3 in)
100 years126.7 mm (5.0 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 112 years of values from 1898 to 2025.

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: 230.6 mm (9.1 in) in 2013; 90.4 mm (3.6 in) in 1986; 89.2 mm (3.5 in) in 1995.

Station Changes

No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.

Climate Twins

2010 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2010 to 2025, Boulder had a mean temperature of 11.2 C (52.2 F) and 539.0 mm (21.2 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are New Harmony (United States, 750 km away), Black Rvr Pumps (United States, 827 km away) and Walsenburg 1 NW (United States, 266 km away).

Climate twins of Boulder: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2010 to 2025 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
New HarmonyUnited States750 km (466 mi)11.1 C (51.9 F)469.0 mm (18.5 in)0.96
Black Rvr PumpsUnited States827 km (514 mi)11.1 C (52.0 F)492.3 mm (19.4 in)0.99
Walsenburg 1 NWUnited States266 km (165 mi)10.8 C (51.4 F)413.6 mm (16.3 in)1.09

Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.

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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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-13).