Breckenridge Weather Records (USC00050909)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Breckenridge (USC00050909), Colorado, United States, with 134 years of record.

Key Facts for Breckenridge

Breckenridge (USC00050909) is a weather station in Colorado, United States at 39.49 latitude and -106.04 longitude, 2,926 m (9,598 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 2026, 134 years of record.
1,464 records set at Breckenridge still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Breckenridge set a daily record precipitation of 30.0 mm (1.2 in) on 30 July 2026.

About the Station

Location: Colorado, United States, 39.49 latitude, -106.04 longitude.
Elevation: 2,926 m (9,598 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 2026, 134 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 Breckenridge. 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 Breckenridge, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	21.7 C (71.1 F)	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	16.1 C (61.0 F)	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	20.6 C (69.1 F)	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	20.6 C (69.1 F)	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	15.6 C (60.1 F)	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Breckenridge still stand. 1896 holds the most, with 173.

Standing records at Breckenridge by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1893	94
1894	90
1895	170
1896	173
1897	77
1898	103
1899	57
1900	50
1901	66
1902	68
1903	40
1904	35
1905	36
1906	64
1907	44
1908	47
1909	41
1910	56
1911	47
1912	26
1913	34
1977	20
1978	26

All-Time Record Progression

5 new records

5 all-time records were set at Breckenridge between 17 March 2008 and 9 March 2019. Each dot is a new record.

When Breckenridge set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
2008-03-17	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 142.2 cm (56.0 in)
2011-07-19	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 80.5 mm (3.2 in)
2019-03-07	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 167.6 cm (66.0 in)
2019-03-08	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 177.8 cm (70.0 in)
2019-03-09	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 195.6 cm (77.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 80.5 mm (3.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Breckenridge. The most was 80.5 mm (3.2 in) on 19 July 2011.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Breckenridge
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 January 1969
Feb	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	16 February 1894
Mar	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 March 1899
Apr	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 April 1908
May	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 May 1895
Jun	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	6 June 1984
Jul	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	19 July 2011
Aug	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	18 August 1909
Sep	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	8 September 1980
Oct	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	18 October 1908
Nov	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	10 November 1896
Dec	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	7 December 1893

Period of Record Coverage

1893 to 1978

23 years of record at Breckenridge, 1893 to 1978. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1903, 1904, 1909, 1912, 1913, 1977, 1978.

Days with data per year at Breckenridge
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1893	360	99%	Yes
1894	353	97%	Yes
1895	362	99%	Yes
1896	362	99%	Yes
1897	363	99%	Yes
1898	364	100%	Yes
1899	363	99%	Yes
1900	365	100%	Yes
1901	359	98%	Yes
1902	363	99%	Yes
1903	307	84%	No
1904	297	81%	No
1905	356	98%	Yes
1906	359	98%	Yes
1907	364	100%	Yes
1908	366	100%	Yes
1909	271	74%	No
1910	351	96%	Yes
1911	349	96%	Yes
1912	264	72%	No
1913	168	46%	No
1977	108	30%	No
1978	180	49%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Breckenridge
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 July 2026	Breckenridge, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2026	Breckenridge, US	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 2025	Breckenridge, US	daily snow depth (Tie)	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	tie	5 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 2025	Breckenridge, US	daily snow depth	129.5 cm (51.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	11 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 2025	Breckenridge, US	daily snow depth	129.5 cm (51.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	11 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 2025	Breckenridge, US	daily snow depth	121.9 cm (48.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	11 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 2025	Breckenridge, US	daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	49 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 2025	Breckenridge, US	daily snow depth	124.5 cm (49.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	5 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 2025	Breckenridge, US	daily snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	19 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 2025	Breckenridge, US	daily snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	19 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 2025	Breckenridge, US	daily snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	19 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 2025	Breckenridge, US	daily snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	19 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 2025	Breckenridge, US	daily snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 2025	Breckenridge, US	daily snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	19 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 2025	Breckenridge, US	daily snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 2025	Breckenridge, US	daily snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	73 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2025	Breckenridge, US	daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2025	Breckenridge, US	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 2024	Breckenridge, US	daily snow depth (Tie)	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	tie	73 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 2024	Breckenridge, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	19 years	19 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

15 complete years, 1893 to 1911

One stripe for each of 15 complete years at Breckenridge, 1893 to 1911. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 0.7 C (33.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1899, at -0.7 C (30.8 F), and the warmest was 1896, at 2.2 C (35.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.5 C (2.7 F).

Annual mean temperature at Breckenridge as warming stripes, 1893 to 1911
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1893	0.2 C	-0.52 C
1894	0.6 C	-0.14 C
1895	-0.1 C	-0.80 C
1896	2.2 C	+1.48 C
1897	0.3 C	-0.40 C
1898	-0.6 C	-1.30 C
1899	-0.7 C	-1.38 C
1900	0.3 C	-0.45 C
1901	0.6 C	-0.10 C
1902	0.7 C	+0.02 C
1905	1.8 C	+1.04 C
1906	2.1 C	+1.43 C
1907	2.1 C	+1.34 C
1908	1.3 C	+0.62 C
1911	-0.1 C	-0.83 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

1893 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Breckenridge: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	32.2 C (90.0 F)	1903	26.7 C (80.1 F)	23
Coldest night (TNn)	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	1913	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	23
Wettest day (Rx1day)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	2011	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	101
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	128.2 mm (5.0 in)	1894	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	101
Longest dry spell (CDD)	50 days	1907	21 days	101

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Breckenridge, 1893 to 2026. The record is 32.2 C (90.0 F) in 1903, marked on the chart; the median year is 26.7 C (80.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Breckenridge by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1893	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1894	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1895	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1896	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1897	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1898	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1899	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1900	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1901	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1902	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1903	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1904	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1905	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1906	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1907	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1908	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1909	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1910	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1911	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1912	23.3 C (73.9 F)
1913	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
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1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1978	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
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2011	n/a
2012	n/a
2013	n/a
2014	n/a
2015	n/a
2016	n/a
2017	n/a
2018	n/a
2019	n/a
2020	n/a
2021	n/a
2022	n/a
2023	n/a
2024	n/a
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Breckenridge, 1893 to 2026. The record is -40.0 C (-40.0 F) in 1913, marked on the chart; the median year is -33.3 C (-27.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Breckenridge by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1893	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1894	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1895	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1896	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1897	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1898	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1899	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1900	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1901	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1902	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1903	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1904	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1905	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1906	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1907	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1908	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1909	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1910	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1911	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1912	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1913	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1978	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
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2011	n/a
2012	n/a
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2014	n/a
2015	n/a
2016	n/a
2017	n/a
2018	n/a
2019	n/a
2020	n/a
2021	n/a
2022	n/a
2023	n/a
2024	n/a
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Breckenridge, 1893 to 2026. The record is 80.5 mm (3.2 in) in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is 26.9 mm (1.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Breckenridge by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1894	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1895	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1896	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1897	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1898	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1899	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1900	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1901	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1902	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1903	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1904	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1905	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1906	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1907	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1908	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1909	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1910	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1911	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1912	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1913	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1947	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1948	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1949	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1950	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1951	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1952	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1953	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1954	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1955	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1956	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1957	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1958	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1959	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1960	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1961	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1962	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1963	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1964	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1965	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1966	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1967	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1968	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1969	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1970	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1971	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1972	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1973	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1974	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1975	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1976	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1977	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1978	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1979	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1980	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1981	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1982	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1983	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1984	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1985	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1986	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1987	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1988	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1989	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1990	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1991	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1992	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1993	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1994	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1995	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1996	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1997	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1998	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1999	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
2000	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
2001	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
2002	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
2003	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
2004	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
2005	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
2006	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
2007	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
2008	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
2009	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
2010	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
2011	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
2012	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
2013	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
2014	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
2015	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
2016	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
2017	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
2018	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
2019	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
2020	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
2021	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
2022	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
2023	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
2024	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
2025	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
2026	30.0 mm (1.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Breckenridge, 1893 to 2026. The record is 128.2 mm (5.0 in) in 1894, marked on the chart; the median year is 47.7 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Breckenridge by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893	116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1894	128.2 mm (5.0 in)
1895	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1896	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1897	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1898	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1899	117.8 mm (4.6 in)
1900	47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1901	58.6 mm (2.3 in)
1902	33.1 mm (1.3 in)
1903	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1904	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1905	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1906	46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1907	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1908	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1909	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1910	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1911	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1912	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1913	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1947	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1948	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1949	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1950	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1951	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1952	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1953	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1954	55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1955	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1956	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1957	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1958	27.8 mm (1.1 in)
1959	62.6 mm (2.5 in)
1960	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1961	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1962	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1963	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1964	44.9 mm (1.8 in)
1965	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1966	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1967	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1968	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1969	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1970	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1971	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1972	34.2 mm (1.3 in)
1973	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1974	101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1975	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1976	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1977	40.3 mm (1.6 in)
1978	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1979	47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1980	47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1981	29.9 mm (1.2 in)
1982	39.8 mm (1.6 in)
1983	66.7 mm (2.6 in)
1984	55.7 mm (2.2 in)
1985	42.8 mm (1.7 in)
1986	46.4 mm (1.8 in)
1987	26.8 mm (1.1 in)
1988	23.8 mm (0.9 in)
1989	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1990	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1991	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1992	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1993	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1994	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1995	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1996	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1997	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1998	48.1 mm (1.9 in)
1999	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
2000	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
2001	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
2002	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2003	63.7 mm (2.5 in)
2004	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
2005	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
2006	47.7 mm (1.9 in)
2007	49.2 mm (1.9 in)
2008	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
2009	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
2010	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2011	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
2012	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
2013	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
2014	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
2015	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
2016	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
2017	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
2018	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
2019	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
2020	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
2021	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
2022	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
2023	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
2024	45.3 mm (1.8 in)
2025	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
2026	71.6 mm (2.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Breckenridge, 1893 to 2026. The record is 50 days in 1907, marked on the chart; the median year is 21 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Breckenridge by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893	35 days
1894	22 days
1895	13 days
1896	18 days
1897	18 days
1898	28 days
1899	29 days
1900	31 days
1901	31 days
1902	19 days
1903	18 days
1904	13 days
1905	29 days
1906	26 days
1907	50 days
1908	19 days
1909	24 days
1910	25 days
1911	28 days
1912	15 days
1913	11 days
1947	14 days
1948	32 days
1949	15 days
1950	30 days
1951	22 days
1952	28 days
1953	24 days
1954	21 days
1955	23 days
1956	36 days
1957	20 days
1958	17 days
1959	20 days
1960	18 days
1961	24 days
1962	21 days
1963	26 days
1964	16 days
1965	23 days
1966	24 days
1967	13 days
1968	19 days
1969	23 days
1970	25 days
1971	18 days
1972	14 days
1973	17 days
1974	16 days
1975	19 days
1976	22 days
1977	15 days
1978	30 days
1979	20 days
1980	38 days
1981	21 days
1982	23 days
1983	24 days
1984	17 days
1985	18 days
1986	14 days
1987	26 days
1988	21 days
1989	26 days
1990	18 days
1991	38 days
1992	29 days
1993	19 days
1994	22 days
1995	12 days
1996	22 days
1997	21 days
1998	28 days
1999	18 days
2000	18 days
2001	21 days
2002	18 days
2003	24 days
2004	16 days
2005	17 days
2006	18 days
2007	23 days
2008	22 days
2009	14 days
2010	22 days
2011	17 days
2012	26 days
2013	15 days
2014	17 days
2015	20 days
2016	16 days
2017	32 days
2018	20 days
2019	30 days
2020	31 days
2021	17 days
2022	17 days
2023	17 days
2024	26 days
2025	19 days
2026	18 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.

Rainfall Return Levels

88 years, 1895 to 2025

A day with at least 26.6 mm (1.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 62.1 mm (2.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Breckenridge: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	26.6 mm (1.0 in)
5 years	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
10 years	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
25 years	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
50 years	55.8 mm (2.2 in)
100 years	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	Longer than the 88 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, 88 years of values from 1895 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: 80.5 mm (3.2 in) in 2011; 52.1 mm (2.1 in) in 1965; 50.8 mm (2.0 in) in 1908.

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Data for Breckenridge standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Breckenridge threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).