Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Craig (USC00051928), Colorado, United States, with 83 years of record.
Key Facts for Craig
Craig (USC00051928) is a weather station in Colorado, United States at 40.53 latitude and -107.55 longitude, 1,914 m (6,280 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1894 to 1976, 83 years of record.
1,464 records set at Craig still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Craig set a daily record low minimum temperature of -15.6 C (3.9 F) on 28 October 1976.
About the Station
Location: Colorado, United States, 40.53 latitude, -107.55 longitude.
Elevation: 1,914 m (6,280 ft).
Period of record: 1894 to 1976, 83 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, 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 Craig. 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 Craig, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
11.7 C (53.1 F)
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
15.6 C (60.1 F)
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
21.7 C (71.1 F)
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
21.7 C (71.1 F)
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
17.8 C (64.0 F)
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Craig still stand. 1939 holds the most, with 58.
Standing records at Craig by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1910
14
1911
47
1912
39
1913
3
1936
57
1937
40
1938
43
1939
58
1940
42
1941
25
1942
27
1943
30
1944
27
1945
40
1946
30
1947
35
1948
46
1949
52
1950
47
1951
25
1952
37
1953
31
1954
31
1955
41
1956
32
1957
23
1958
24
1959
23
1960
26
1961
31
1962
40
1963
39
1964
27
1965
31
1966
16
1967
23
1968
27
1969
31
1970
24
1971
33
1972
56
1973
25
1974
27
1975
19
1976
20
All-Time Record Progression
1 new records
1 all-time records were set at Craig between 7 August 1970 and 7 August 1970. Each dot is a new record.
When Craig set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1970-08-07
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 49.8 mm (2.0 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 49.8 mm (2.0 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Craig. The most was 49.8 mm (2.0 in) on 7 August 1970.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Craig
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
11 January 1911
Feb
19.3 mm (0.8 in)
3 February 1945
Mar
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
15 March 1945
Apr
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
28 April 1950
May
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
17 May 1944
Jun
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
3 June 1945
Jul
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
17 July 1967
Aug
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
7 August 1970
Sep
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
21 September 1961
Oct
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
5 October 1911
Nov
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
3 November 1973
Dec
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
30 December 1951
Period of Record Coverage
1910 to 1976
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
45 years of record at Craig, 1910 to 1976. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1936, 1975, 1976.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 34 complete years at Craig, 1938 to 1974. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 5.8 C (42.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1968, at 4.5 C (40.1 F), and the warmest was 1954, at 7.2 C (45.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.4 C (2.5 F).
Annual mean temperature at Craig as warming stripes, 1938 to 1974
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1938
5.7 C
-0.13 C
1939
5.6 C
-0.27 C
1940
6.6 C
+0.74 C
1941
5.9 C
+0.03 C
1942
4.8 C
-1.04 C
1943
6.2 C
+0.34 C
1944
5.1 C
-0.77 C
1945
5.4 C
-0.44 C
1946
6.4 C
+0.60 C
1947
5.8 C
-0.08 C
1948
5.4 C
-0.43 C
1949
5.6 C
-0.28 C
1950
6.4 C
+0.58 C
1951
5.6 C
-0.22 C
1952
4.9 C
-0.97 C
1953
6.2 C
+0.33 C
1954
7.2 C
+1.38 C
1955
5.2 C
-0.61 C
1956
5.4 C
-0.46 C
1957
5.4 C
-0.49 C
1958
6.7 C
+0.90 C
1959
6.3 C
+0.49 C
1960
6.1 C
+0.30 C
1961
6.1 C
+0.21 C
1962
5.9 C
+0.08 C
1963
6.9 C
+1.03 C
1966
6.2 C
+0.36 C
1967
5.9 C
+0.09 C
1968
4.5 C
-1.33 C
1969
6.2 C
+0.32 C
1970
5.7 C
-0.12 C
1971
5.5 C
-0.39 C
1972
6.4 C
+0.56 C
1974
5.4 C
-0.46 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1938 to 1974 is 0.04 C (-0.16 to 0.25) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.1 F (-0.3 to 0.4) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 34 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Craig
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.04 C (-0.16 to 0.25) per decade
0.1 F (-0.3 to 0.4) per decade
1938 to 1974
34
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.4 C (-0.7 to -0.2) per decade
-0.8 F (-1.2 to -0.4) per decade
1938 to 1974
34
Fall
Mean daily minimum
0.5 C (0.3 to 0.8) per decade
1.0 F (0.5 to 1.4) per decade
1938 to 1974
34
Rise
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
1894 to 1976
Yearly extremes at Craig: 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)
1936
33.9 C (93.0 F)
45
Coldest night (TNn)
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1913
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
45
Wettest day (Rx1day)
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1970
25.2 mm (1.0 in)
48
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1945
37.7 mm (1.5 in)
48
Longest dry spell (CDD)
64 days
1952
27 days
48
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Craig, 1894 to 1976. The record is 37.8 C (100.0 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.9 C (93.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Craig by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1894
n/a
1895
n/a
1896
n/a
1910
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1911
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1912
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1913
8.9 C (48.0 F)
1936
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1937
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1938
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1939
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1940
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1941
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1942
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1943
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1944
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1945
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1946
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1947
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1948
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1949
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1950
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1951
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1952
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1953
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1954
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1955
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1956
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1957
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1958
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1959
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1960
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1961
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1962
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1963
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1964
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1965
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1966
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1967
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1968
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1969
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1970
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1971
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1972
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1973
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1974
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1975
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1976
36.7 C (98.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Craig, 1894 to 1976. The record is -42.8 C (-45.0 F) in 1913, marked on the chart; the median year is -33.3 C (-27.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Craig by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1894
n/a
1895
n/a
1896
n/a
1910
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1911
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1912
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1913
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1936
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1937
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1938
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1939
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1940
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1941
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1942
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1943
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1944
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1945
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1946
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1947
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1948
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1949
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1950
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1951
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1952
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1953
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1954
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1955
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1956
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1957
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1958
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1959
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1960
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1961
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1962
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1963
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1964
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1965
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1966
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1967
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1968
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1969
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1970
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1971
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1972
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1973
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1974
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1975
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1976
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Craig, 1894 to 1976. The record is 49.8 mm (2.0 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 25.2 mm (1.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Craig by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1894
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1895
17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1896
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1910
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1911
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1912
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1913
7.1 mm (0.28 in)
1936
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1937
16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1938
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1939
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1940
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1941
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1942
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1943
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1944
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1945
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1946
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1947
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1948
16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1949
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1950
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1951
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1952
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1953
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1954
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1955
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1956
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1957
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1958
17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1959
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1960
9.9 mm (0.39 in)
1961
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1962
16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1963
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1964
20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1965
18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1966
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1967
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1968
15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1969
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1970
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1971
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1972
13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1973
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1974
21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1975
10.9 mm (0.4 in)
1976
20.8 mm (0.8 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Craig, 1894 to 1976. The record is 89.9 mm (3.5 in) in 1945, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.7 mm (1.5 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Craig by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1894
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1895
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1896
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1910
38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1911
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1912
24.2 mm (1.0 in)
1913
10.9 mm (0.4 in)
1936
23.7 mm (0.9 in)
1937
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1938
51.9 mm (2.0 in)
1939
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1940
33.6 mm (1.3 in)
1941
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1942
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1943
44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1944
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1945
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1946
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1947
41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1948
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1949
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1950
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1951
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1952
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1953
62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1954
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1955
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1956
29.8 mm (1.2 in)
1957
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1958
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1959
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1960
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1961
56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1962
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1963
29.4 mm (1.2 in)
1964
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1965
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1966
43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1967
43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1968
33.1 mm (1.3 in)
1969
46.9 mm (1.8 in)
1970
62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1971
25.2 mm (1.0 in)
1972
26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1973
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1974
39.8 mm (1.6 in)
1975
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1976
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Craig, 1894 to 1976. The record is 64 days in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 27 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Craig by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1894
21 days
1895
40 days
1896
28 days
1910
27 days
1911
39 days
1912
25 days
1913
18 days
1936
31 days
1937
24 days
1938
22 days
1939
34 days
1940
39 days
1941
19 days
1942
23 days
1943
30 days
1944
33 days
1945
19 days
1946
19 days
1947
14 days
1948
21 days
1949
28 days
1950
29 days
1951
27 days
1952
64 days
1953
30 days
1954
25 days
1955
22 days
1956
32 days
1957
22 days
1958
25 days
1959
35 days
1960
23 days
1961
24 days
1962
28 days
1963
29 days
1964
17 days
1965
27 days
1966
26 days
1967
22 days
1968
25 days
1969
40 days
1970
28 days
1971
54 days
1972
26 days
1973
21 days
1974
45 days
1975
22 days
1976
28 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
34 years with a frost
Across 34 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Craig falls on 13 June and the median first autumn frost on 9 September, which leaves a median of 92 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +12.0 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Craig
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1942 to 1974)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
13 June
n/a
11 June
n/a
-6.4 days per decade
First autumn frost
9 September
n/a
9 September
n/a
+5.7 days per decade
Growing days
92 days
n/a
93 days
n/a
+12.0 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
39 years, 1911 to 1974
A day with at least 26.0 mm (1.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 52.8 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Craig: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
26.0 mm (1.0 in)
5 years
34.7 mm (1.4 in)
10 years
39.8 mm (1.6 in)
25 years
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
50 years
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
Longer than the 39 years of record
100 years
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
Longer than the 39 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, 39 years of values from 1911 to 1974.
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: 49.8 mm (2.0 in) in 1970; 43.7 mm (1.7 in) in 1953; 41.7 mm (1.6 in) in 1944.
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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.