Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Branson (USC00050898), Colorado, United States, with 57 years of record.
Key Facts for Branson
Branson (USC00050898) is a weather station in Colorado, United States at 37.02 latitude and -103.88 longitude, 1,914 m (6,280 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1918 to 1974, 57 years of record.
1,464 records set at Branson still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Branson tied a daily record snowfall of 5.1 cm (2.0 in) on 27 January 1974.
About the Station
Location: Colorado, United States, 37.02 latitude, -103.88 longitude.
Elevation: 1,914 m (6,280 ft).
Period of record: 1918 to 1974, 57 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Branson. 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 Branson, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
21.7 C (71.1 F)
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
23.3 C (73.9 F)
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
37.8 C (100.0 F)
4.4 C (39.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
36.1 C (97.0 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Branson still stand. 1960 holds the most, with 74.
Standing records at Branson by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1918
39
1919
28
1940
53
1941
29
1942
71
1943
55
1944
29
1945
11
1951
33
1952
59
1953
62
1954
58
1955
52
1956
72
1957
29
1958
41
1959
54
1960
74
1961
41
1962
63
1963
61
1964
31
1965
53
1966
41
1967
51
1968
17
1969
65
1970
52
1971
55
1972
57
1973
19
1974
9
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 148.3 mm (5.8 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Branson. The most was 148.3 mm (5.8 in) on 1 September 1942.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Branson
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
14 January 1960
Feb
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
19 February 1919
Mar
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
16 March 1946
Apr
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
20 April 1942
May
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
18 May 1955
Jun
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
13 June 1969
Jul
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
26 July 1941
Aug
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
22 August 1945
Sep
148.3 mm (5.8 in)
1 September 1942
Oct
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
17 October 1942
Nov
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
4 November 1946
Dec
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
9 December 1943
Period of Record Coverage
1918 to 1974
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
32 years of record at Branson, 1918 to 1974. 14 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1918, 1919, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1945, 1951, 1956 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 13 complete years at Branson, 1943 to 1970. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 11.1 C (51.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1961, at 10.0 C (50.0 F), and the warmest was 1954, at 12.9 C (55.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.9 C (3.4 F).
Annual mean temperature at Branson as warming stripes, 1943 to 1970
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1943
11.9 C
+0.78 C
1944
10.5 C
-0.56 C
1952
11.0 C
-0.04 C
1953
11.8 C
+0.75 C
1954
12.9 C
+1.84 C
1959
10.5 C
-0.53 C
1960
10.2 C
-0.84 C
1961
10.0 C
-1.09 C
1965
10.9 C
-0.19 C
1966
11.1 C
+0.03 C
1967
11.1 C
+0.01 C
1969
11.0 C
-0.09 C
1970
10.9 C
-0.13 C
This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.
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
1918 to 1974
Yearly extremes at Branson: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1952
35.6 C (96.1 F)
32
Coldest night (TNn)
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1963
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
32
Wettest day (Rx1day)
148.3 mm (5.8 in)
1942
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
37
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
177.5 mm (7.0 in)
1942
59.0 mm (2.3 in)
37
Longest dry spell (CDD)
74 days
1970
40 days
37
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Branson, 1918 to 1974. The record is 37.8 C (100.0 F) in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 C (96.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Branson by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1918
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1919
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1940
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1941
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1942
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1943
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1944
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1945
22.8 C (73.0 F)
1946
n/a
1947
n/a
1948
n/a
1949
n/a
1950
n/a
1951
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1952
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1953
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1954
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1955
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1956
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1957
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1958
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1959
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1960
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1961
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1962
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1963
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1964
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1965
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1966
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1967
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1968
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1969
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1970
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1971
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1972
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1973
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1974
26.7 C (80.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Branson, 1918 to 1974. The record is -31.7 C (-25.1 F) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is -20.0 C (-4.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Branson by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1918
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1919
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1940
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1941
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1942
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1943
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1944
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1945
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1946
n/a
1947
n/a
1948
n/a
1949
n/a
1950
n/a
1951
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1952
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1953
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1954
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1955
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1956
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1957
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1958
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1959
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1960
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1961
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1962
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1963
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1964
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1965
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1966
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1967
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1968
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1969
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1970
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1971
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1972
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1973
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1974
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Branson, 1918 to 1974. The record is 148.3 mm (5.8 in) in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.1 mm (1.5 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Branson by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1918
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1919
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1940
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1941
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1942
148.3 mm (5.8 in)
1943
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1944
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1945
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1946
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1947
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1948
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1949
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1950
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1951
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1952
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1953
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1954
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1955
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1956
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1957
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1958
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1959
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1960
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1961
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1962
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1963
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1964
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1965
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1966
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1967
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1968
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1969
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1970
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1971
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1972
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1973
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1974
9.7 mm (0.38 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Branson, 1918 to 1974. The record is 177.5 mm (7.0 in) in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is 59.0 mm (2.3 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Branson by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1918
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1919
59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1940
55.7 mm (2.2 in)
1941
87.8 mm (3.5 in)
1942
177.5 mm (7.0 in)
1943
31.1 mm (1.2 in)
1944
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1945
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1946
114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1947
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1948
43.1 mm (1.7 in)
1949
46.8 mm (1.8 in)
1950
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1951
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1952
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1953
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1954
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1955
146.5 mm (5.8 in)
1956
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1957
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1958
45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1959
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1960
63.6 mm (2.5 in)
1961
38.3 mm (1.5 in)
1962
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1963
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1964
28.9 mm (1.1 in)
1965
110.8 mm (4.4 in)
1966
32.2 mm (1.3 in)
1967
83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1968
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1969
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1970
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1971
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1972
53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1973
18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1974
9.7 mm (0.38 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Branson, 1918 to 1974. The record is 74 days in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 40 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Branson by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1918
38 days
1919
25 days
1940
49 days
1941
47 days
1942
63 days
1943
35 days
1944
25 days
1945
22 days
1946
41 days
1947
52 days
1948
42 days
1949
39 days
1950
37 days
1951
61 days
1952
47 days
1953
43 days
1954
38 days
1955
43 days
1956
68 days
1957
37 days
1958
52 days
1959
36 days
1960
25 days
1961
32 days
1962
40 days
1963
66 days
1964
47 days
1965
53 days
1966
36 days
1967
34 days
1968
30 days
1969
43 days
1970
74 days
1971
31 days
1972
47 days
1973
39 days
1974
30 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.