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Crested Butte Weather Records (USC00051959)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Crested Butte (USC00051959), Colorado, United States, with 118 years of record.

Key Facts for Crested Butte

  • Crested Butte (USC00051959) is a weather station in Colorado, United States at 38.87 latitude and -106.98 longitude, 2,703 m (8,867 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1909 to 2026, 118 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Crested Butte still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Crested Butte tied a daily record high maximum temperature of 22.2 C (72.0 F) on 5 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, 38.87 latitude, -106.98 longitude.
  • Elevation: 2,703 m (8,867 ft).
  • Period of record: 1909 to 2026, 118 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

22 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Crested Butte, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Crested Butte. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 22 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -60-40-2002040 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Crested Butte. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 22 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Crested Butte, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan12.2 C (54.0 F)-41.7 C (-43.1 F)5.6 C (42.1 F)-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
Feb11.1 C (52.0 F)-43.9 C (-47.0 F)8.3 C (46.9 F)-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
Mar21.1 C (70.0 F)-35.6 C (-32.1 F)21.1 C (70.0 F)-15.0 C (5.0 F)
Apr22.2 C (72.0 F)-27.2 C (-17.0 F)17.8 C (64.0 F)-11.1 C (12.0 F)
May26.7 C (80.1 F)-18.3 C (-0.9 F)23.3 C (73.9 F)-8.3 C (17.1 F)
Jun31.7 C (89.1 F)-9.4 C (15.1 F)27.2 C (81.0 F)-2.8 C (27.0 F)
Jul31.7 C (89.1 F)-8.3 C (17.1 F)30.0 C (86.0 F)-2.2 C (28.0 F)
Aug32.8 C (91.0 F)-8.3 C (17.1 F)30.6 C (87.1 F)0.6 C (33.1 F)
Sep30.6 C (87.1 F)-16.1 C (3.0 F)25.6 C (78.1 F)-2.8 C (27.0 F)
Oct25.6 C (78.1 F)-25.0 C (-13.0 F)22.8 C (73.0 F)-2.2 C (28.0 F)
Nov20.6 C (69.1 F)-34.4 C (-29.9 F)n/an/a
Dec15.6 C (60.1 F)-39.4 C (-38.9 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Crested Butte by the year they were set 1,464 records at Crested Butte still stand. 1920 holds the most, with 79. 0204060801910: 91911: 231912: 101913: 141914: 261915: 261916: 131917: 341918: 31919: 111920: 791921: 311922: 231923: 61924: 61925: 111926: 151927: 321928: 91929: 81930: 31931: 11932: 41933: 101934: 151935: 21936: 171937: 61938: 111939: 181940: 91941: 81942: 91943: 111944: 81945: 41946: 81947: 51948: 141949: 71950: 181951: 71952: 111953: 151954: 211955: 91956: 121957: 101958: 151959: 131960: 81961: 141962: 101963: 101964: 71965: 91966: 111967: 151968: 81969: 111970: 91971: 201972: 111973: 61974: 151975: 111976: 61977: 71978: 101979: 111980: 121981: 101982: 131983: 131984: 131985: 131986: 141987: 71988: 91989: 241990: 161991: 81992: 161993: 71994: 71995: 131996: 201997: 71998: 121999: 92000: 92001: 52002: 132003: 122004: 62005: 142006: 122007: 182008: 112009: 82010: 242011: 172012: 182013: 252014: 112015: 42016: 92017: 72018: 82019: 92020: 82021: 142022: 102023: 132024: 92025: 72026: 211910192219341946195819701982199420062018
1,464 records at Crested Butte still stand. 1920 holds the most, with 79.
Standing records at Crested Butte by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
19109
191123
191210
191314
191426
191526
191613
191734
19183
191911
192079
192131
192223
19236
19246
192511
192615
192732
19289
19298
19303
19311
19324
193310
193415
19352
193617
19376
193811
193918
19409
19418
19429
194311
19448
19454
19468
19475
194814
19497
195018
19517
195211
195315
195421
19559
195612
195710
195815
195913
19608
196114
196210
196310
19647
19659
196611
196715
19688
196911
19709
197120
197211
19736
197415
197511
19766
19777
197810
197911
198012
198110
198213
198313
198413
198513
198614
19877
19889
198924
199016
19918
199216
19937
19947
199513
199620
19977
199812
19999
20009
20015
200213
200312
20046
200514
200612
200718
200811
20098
201024
201117
201218
201325
201411
20154
20169
20177
20188
20199
20208
202114
202210
202313
20249
20257
202621

All-Time Record Progression

10 new records
When Crested Butte set new all-time records 10 all-time records were set at Crested Butte between 25 June 1943 and 6 February 1982. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitationRecord snow depthRecord low minimum temperatureRecord low maximum temperatureRecord daily snowfall25 June 1943: Record daily precipitation 88.4 mm (3.5 in)30 December 1951: Record daily precipitation 92.5 mm (3.6 in)7 January 1952: Record snow depth 236.2 cm (93.0 in)25 January 1952: Record snow depth 238.8 cm (94.0 in)26 January 1952: Record snow depth 251.5 cm (99.0 in)20 March 1952: Record snow depth 256.5 cm (101.0 in)13 January 1963: Record low minimum temperature -41.7 C (-43.1 F)7 January 1971: Record low maximum temperature -22.8 C (-9.0 F)1 January 1982: Record daily snowfall 78.7 cm (31.0 in)6 February 1982: Record low minimum temperature -43.9 C (-47.0 F)19451950195519601965197019751980
10 all-time records were set at Crested Butte between 25 June 1943 and 6 February 1982. Each dot is a new record.
When Crested Butte set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1943-06-25Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1951-12-30Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1952-01-07Record snow depthRecord snow depth 236.2 cm (93.0 in)
1952-01-25Record snow depthRecord snow depth 238.8 cm (94.0 in)
1952-01-26Record snow depthRecord snow depth 251.5 cm (99.0 in)
1952-03-20Record snow depthRecord snow depth 256.5 cm (101.0 in)
1963-01-13Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1971-01-07Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1982-01-01Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 78.7 cm (31.0 in)
1982-02-06Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -43.9 C (-47.0 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 92.5 mm (3.6 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Crested Butte The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Crested Butte. The most was 92.5 mm (3.6 in) on 30 December 1951. 0255075100 Jan: 53.3 mm (2.1 in), 20 January 1930 Jan Feb: 48.8 mm (1.9 in), 21 February 1996 Feb Mar: 51.6 mm (2.0 in), 11 March 2023 Mar Apr: 41.1 mm (1.6 in), 6 April 1911 Apr May: 42.2 mm (1.7 in), 14 May 1925 May Jun: 88.4 mm (3.5 in), 25 June 1943 Jun Jul: 45.7 mm (1.8 in), 29 July 2018 Jul Aug: 42.9 mm (1.7 in), 4 August 2000 Aug Sep: 50.8 mm (2.0 in), 8 September 1918 Sep Oct: 38.4 mm (1.5 in), 5 October 1911 Oct Nov: 47.8 mm (1.9 in), 28 November 2004 Nov Dec: 92.5 mm (3.6 in), 30 December 1951 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Crested Butte. The most was 92.5 mm (3.6 in) on 30 December 1951.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Crested Butte
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan53.3 mm (2.1 in)20 January 1930
Feb48.8 mm (1.9 in)21 February 1996
Mar51.6 mm (2.0 in)11 March 2023
Apr41.1 mm (1.6 in)6 April 1911
May42.2 mm (1.7 in)14 May 1925
Jun88.4 mm (3.5 in)25 June 1943
Jul45.7 mm (1.8 in)29 July 2018
Aug42.9 mm (1.7 in)4 August 2000
Sep50.8 mm (2.0 in)8 September 1918
Oct38.4 mm (1.5 in)5 October 1911
Nov47.8 mm (1.9 in)28 November 2004
Dec92.5 mm (3.6 in)30 December 1951

Period of Record Coverage

1910 to 2026
Days with data per year at Crested Butte 117 years of record at Crested Butte, 1910 to 2026. 12 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1910, 1918, 1919, 1924, 1929, 1939, 1952, 1977 and others. 1910: 318 of 365 days1911: 362 of 365 days1912: 349 of 366 days1913: 364 of 365 days1914: 364 of 365 days1915: 364 of 365 days1916: 365 of 366 days1917: 333 of 365 days1918: 304 of 365 days1919: 91 of 365 days1920: 363 of 366 days1921: 364 of 365 days1922: 349 of 365 days1923: 363 of 365 days1924: 260 of 366 days1925: 363 of 365 days1926: 333 of 365 days1927: 365 of 365 days1928: 363 of 366 days1929: 243 of 365 days1930: 361 of 365 days1931: 365 of 365 days1932: 355 of 366 days1933: 353 of 365 days1934: 363 of 365 days1935: 364 of 365 days1936: 364 of 366 days1937: 365 of 365 days1938: 365 of 365 days1939: 306 of 365 days1940: 365 of 366 days1941: 363 of 365 days1942: 363 of 365 days1943: 365 of 365 days1944: 366 of 366 days1945: 364 of 365 days1946: 364 of 365 days1947: 364 of 365 days1948: 365 of 366 days1949: 364 of 365 days1950: 359 of 365 days1951: 360 of 365 days1952: 319 of 366 days1953: 359 of 365 days1954: 349 of 365 days1955: 338 of 365 days1956: 360 of 366 days1957: 365 of 365 days1958: 364 of 365 days1959: 365 of 365 days1960: 366 of 366 days1961: 360 of 365 days1962: 333 of 365 days1963: 365 of 365 days1964: 366 of 366 days1965: 365 of 365 days1966: 365 of 365 days1967: 363 of 365 days1968: 365 of 366 days1969: 365 of 365 days1970: 365 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 366 of 366 days1973: 364 of 365 days1974: 362 of 365 days1975: 363 of 365 days1976: 366 of 366 days1977: 245 of 365 days1978: 304 of 365 days1979: 311 of 365 days1980: 365 of 366 days1981: 357 of 365 days1982: 336 of 365 days1983: 326 of 365 days1984: 335 of 366 days1985: 355 of 365 days1986: 354 of 365 days1987: 360 of 365 days1988: 360 of 366 days1989: 361 of 365 days1990: 365 of 365 days1991: 364 of 365 days1992: 366 of 366 days1993: 364 of 365 days1994: 365 of 365 days1995: 365 of 365 days1996: 364 of 366 days1997: 364 of 365 days1998: 365 of 365 days1999: 365 of 365 days2000: 366 of 366 days2001: 365 of 365 days2002: 365 of 365 days2003: 364 of 365 days2004: 365 of 366 days2005: 365 of 365 days2006: 365 of 365 days2007: 364 of 365 days2008: 366 of 366 days2009: 333 of 365 days2010: 365 of 365 days2011: 364 of 365 days2012: 361 of 366 days2013: 361 of 365 days2014: 361 of 365 days2015: 362 of 365 days2016: 362 of 366 days2017: 361 of 365 days2018: 364 of 365 days2019: 365 of 365 days2020: 366 of 366 days2021: 364 of 365 days2022: 363 of 365 days2023: 359 of 365 days2024: 362 of 366 days2025: 357 of 365 days2026: 284 of 365 days19201935195019651980199520102025
117 years of record at Crested Butte, 1910 to 2026. 12 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1910, 1918, 1919, 1924, 1929, 1939, 1952, 1977 and others.
Days with data per year at Crested Butte
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
191031887%No
191136299%Yes
191234995%Yes
1913364100%Yes
1914364100%Yes
1915364100%Yes
1916365100%Yes
191733391%Yes
191830483%No
19199125%No
192036399%Yes
1921364100%Yes
192234996%Yes
192336399%Yes
192426071%No
192536399%Yes
192633391%Yes
1927365100%Yes
192836399%Yes
192924367%No
193036199%Yes
1931365100%Yes
193235597%Yes
193335397%Yes
193436399%Yes
1935364100%Yes
193636499%Yes
1937365100%Yes
1938365100%Yes
193930684%No
1940365100%Yes
194136399%Yes
194236399%Yes
1943365100%Yes
1944366100%Yes
1945364100%Yes
1946364100%Yes
1947364100%Yes
1948365100%Yes
1949364100%Yes
195035998%Yes
195136099%Yes
195231987%No
195335998%Yes
195434996%Yes
195533893%Yes
195636098%Yes
1957365100%Yes
1958364100%Yes
1959365100%Yes
1960366100%Yes
196136099%Yes
196233391%Yes
1963365100%Yes
1964366100%Yes
1965365100%Yes
1966365100%Yes
196736399%Yes
1968365100%Yes
1969365100%Yes
1970365100%Yes
1971365100%Yes
1972366100%Yes
1973364100%Yes
197436299%Yes
197536399%Yes
1976366100%Yes
197724567%No
197830483%No
197931185%No
1980365100%Yes
198135798%Yes
198233692%Yes
198332689%No
198433592%Yes
198535597%Yes
198635497%Yes
198736099%Yes
198836098%Yes
198936199%Yes
1990365100%Yes
1991364100%Yes
1992366100%Yes
1993364100%Yes
1994365100%Yes
1995365100%Yes
199636499%Yes
1997364100%Yes
1998365100%Yes
1999365100%Yes
2000366100%Yes
2001365100%Yes
2002365100%Yes
2003364100%Yes
2004365100%Yes
2005365100%Yes
2006365100%Yes
2007364100%Yes
2008366100%Yes
200933391%Yes
2010365100%Yes
2011364100%Yes
201236199%Yes
201336199%Yes
201436199%Yes
201536299%Yes
201636299%Yes
201736199%Yes
2018364100%Yes
2019365100%Yes
2020366100%Yes
2021364100%Yes
202236399%Yes
202335998%Yes
202436299%Yes
202535798%Yes
202628478%No

Latest Records

20
Latest records at Crested Butte
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
5 October 2026Crested Butte, USdaily high max (Tie, Provisional)22.2 C (72.0 F)tie116 years10 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 2026Crested Butte, USdaily high min (Provisional)5.6 C (42.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)85 years36 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 2026Crested Butte, USdaily high min (Provisional)8.3 C (46.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)100 years46 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2026Crested Butte, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)7.2 C (45.0 F)tie71 years7 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 2026Crested Butte, USdaily rain (Provisional)15.2 mm (0.6 in)1.7 mm (0.07 in)20 years18 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 2026Crested Butte, USdaily high min (Provisional)7.2 C (45.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)19 years16 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 2026Crested Butte, USdaily rain (Provisional)18.5 mm (0.7 in)5.0 mm (0.20 in)113 years20 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 2026Crested Butte, USdaily high min (Provisional)10.0 C (50.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)12 years20 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 2026Crested Butte, USdaily high min (Provisional)9.4 C (48.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)100 years41 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2026Crested Butte, USdaily high min10.6 C (51.1 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)72 years38 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2026Crested Butte, USdaily high max30.6 C (87.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)97 years43 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2026Crested Butte, USdaily high max (Tie)29.4 C (84.9 F)tie68 years7 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 2026Crested Butte, USdaily high min11.7 C (53.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)57 years29 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 2026Crested Butte, USdaily high min12.2 C (54.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)43 years29 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 2026Crested Butte, USdaily high min11.1 C (52.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)16 years18 of 100 (Routine)
29 June 2026Crested Butte, USmonthly high min (Tie)10.0 C (50.0 F)tie99 years12 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 2026Crested Butte, USdaily high max23.3 C (73.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)37 years22 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 2026Crested Butte, USdaily high max (Tie)17.8 C (64.0 F)tie92 years9 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 2026Crested Butte, USdaily low max (Tie)-1.1 C (30.0 F)tie12 years3 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 2026Crested Butte, USdaily high min (Tie)0.6 C (33.1 F)tie72 years7 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

100 complete years, 1911 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Crested Butte as warming stripes, 1911 to 2025 One stripe for each of 100 complete years at Crested Butte, 1911 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 1.5 C (34.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1920, at -1.0 C (30.1 F), and the warmest was 1963, at 3.9 C (39.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.6 C (4.7 F). 1911: 0.9 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1912: -0.2 C, -1.7 C from the station mean1913: 0.5 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1914: 0.9 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1915: 1.0 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1916: 0.4 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1920: -1.0 C, -2.5 C from the station mean1921: 0.7 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1922: 0.1 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1923: -0.6 C, -2.1 C from the station mean1925: 2.0 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1927: 2.8 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1930: 1.4 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1931: 1.7 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1932: 1.2 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1933: 2.3 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1934: 3.4 C, +1.9 C from the station mean1935: 2.0 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1936: 3.1 C, +1.6 C from the station mean1937: 2.4 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1938: 2.2 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1940: 2.4 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1942: 1.9 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1943: 2.4 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1944: 1.5 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1945: 1.7 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1946: 2.1 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1947: 1.8 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1948: 1.4 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1949: 1.8 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1950: 1.6 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1951: 1.2 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1953: 2.2 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1954: 3.7 C, +2.2 C from the station mean1955: 1.6 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1956: 2.0 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1957: 1.9 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1958: 2.9 C, +1.4 C from the station mean1959: 2.7 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1960: 2.6 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1961: 2.1 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1963: 3.9 C, +2.4 C from the station mean1964: 1.6 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1965: 2.1 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1966: 2.1 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1967: 2.6 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1968: 1.3 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1969: 1.8 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1970: 1.2 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1971: 1.6 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1972: 2.0 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1973: 0.7 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1974: -0.1 C, -1.6 C from the station mean1975: -0.1 C, -1.6 C from the station mean1976: 1.1 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1980: 0.8 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1981: 2.7 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1982: 0.6 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1983: 1.9 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1984: 0.2 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1985: 0.9 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1986: 1.3 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1987: 1.0 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1988: 0.7 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1989: 1.2 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1990: 1.7 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1991: 0.4 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1992: 1.0 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1993: 0.2 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1994: 1.2 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1995: 1.2 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1996: 1.2 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1997: 0.5 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1998: 1.0 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1999: 1.6 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2000: 2.0 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2001: 1.7 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2002: 0.7 C, -0.8 C from the station mean2003: 1.7 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2004: 1.2 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2005: 1.2 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2006: 1.2 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2007: 2.0 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2008: 0.4 C, -1.1 C from the station mean2010: 1.5 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2011: 1.0 C, -0.5 C from the station mean2012: 2.8 C, +1.3 C from the station mean2013: 0.7 C, -0.8 C from the station mean2014: 1.7 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2015: 2.2 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2016: 1.5 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2017: 2.6 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2018: 1.8 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2019: 0.8 C, -0.7 C from the station mean2020: 1.6 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2021: 2.3 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2022: 1.0 C, -0.5 C from the station mean2023: 0.6 C, -0.9 C from the station mean2024: 1.7 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2025: 2.3 C, +0.8 C from the station mean191119201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 100 complete years at Crested Butte, 1911 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 1.5 C (34.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1920, at -1.0 C (30.1 F), and the warmest was 1963, at 3.9 C (39.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.6 C (4.7 F).
Annual mean temperature at Crested Butte as warming stripes, 1911 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
19110.9 C-0.65 C
1912-0.2 C-1.69 C
19130.5 C-1.05 C
19140.9 C-0.63 C
19151.0 C-0.54 C
19160.4 C-1.11 C
1920-1.0 C-2.54 C
19210.7 C-0.79 C
19220.1 C-1.40 C
1923-0.6 C-2.08 C
19252.0 C+0.51 C
19272.8 C+1.29 C
19301.4 C-0.06 C
19311.7 C+0.22 C
19321.2 C-0.35 C
19332.3 C+0.84 C
19343.4 C+1.93 C
19352.0 C+0.47 C
19363.1 C+1.57 C
19372.4 C+0.94 C
19382.2 C+0.67 C
19402.4 C+0.88 C
19421.9 C+0.44 C
19432.4 C+0.86 C
19441.5 C-0.01 C
19451.7 C+0.21 C
19462.1 C+0.62 C
19471.8 C+0.33 C
19481.4 C-0.14 C
19491.8 C+0.26 C
19501.6 C+0.11 C
19511.2 C-0.35 C
19532.2 C+0.69 C
19543.7 C+2.21 C
19551.6 C+0.05 C
19562.0 C+0.45 C
19571.9 C+0.42 C
19582.9 C+1.40 C
19592.7 C+1.23 C
19602.6 C+1.14 C
19612.1 C+0.64 C
19633.9 C+2.43 C
19641.6 C+0.09 C
19652.1 C+0.61 C
19662.1 C+0.59 C
19672.6 C+1.05 C
19681.3 C-0.23 C
19691.8 C+0.33 C
19701.2 C-0.27 C
19711.6 C+0.07 C
19722.0 C+0.52 C
19730.7 C-0.76 C
1974-0.1 C-1.65 C
1975-0.1 C-1.62 C
19761.1 C-0.38 C
19800.8 C-0.72 C
19812.7 C+1.15 C
19820.6 C-0.92 C
19831.9 C+0.39 C
19840.2 C-1.33 C
19850.9 C-0.65 C
19861.3 C-0.24 C
19871.0 C-0.48 C
19880.7 C-0.77 C
19891.2 C-0.28 C
19901.7 C+0.19 C
19910.4 C-1.15 C
19921.0 C-0.49 C
19930.2 C-1.26 C
19941.2 C-0.34 C
19951.2 C-0.28 C
19961.2 C-0.28 C
19970.5 C-1.02 C
19981.0 C-0.47 C
19991.6 C+0.14 C
20002.0 C+0.49 C
20011.7 C+0.22 C
20020.7 C-0.85 C
20031.7 C+0.20 C
20041.2 C-0.27 C
20051.2 C-0.28 C
20061.2 C-0.34 C
20072.0 C+0.52 C
20080.4 C-1.15 C
20101.5 C-0.03 C
20111.0 C-0.55 C
20122.8 C+1.28 C
20130.7 C-0.78 C
20141.7 C+0.19 C
20152.2 C+0.69 C
20161.5 C+0.02 C
20172.6 C+1.11 C
20181.8 C+0.32 C
20190.8 C-0.67 C
20201.6 C+0.08 C
20212.3 C+0.82 C
20221.0 C-0.54 C
20230.6 C-0.93 C
20241.7 C+0.17 C
20252.3 C+0.84 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1911 to 2025 is 0.00 C (-0.06 to 0.05) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.00 F (-0.10 to 0.10) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 100 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Crested Butte
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.00 C (-0.06 to 0.05) per decade0.00 F (-0.10 to 0.10) per decade1911 to 2025100Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum-0.08 C (-0.15 to -0.02) per decade-0.15 F (-0.26 to -0.03) per decade1911 to 2025100Fall
Mean daily minimum0.08 C (0.01 to 0.14) per decade0.14 F (0.02 to 0.26) per decade1911 to 2025100Rise

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

1909 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Crested Butte: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)32.8 C (91.0 F)193628.9 C (84.0 F)117
Coldest night (TNn)-43.9 C (-47.0 F)1982-34.4 C (-29.9 F)117
Wettest day (Rx1day)92.5 mm (3.6 in)195130.0 mm (1.2 in)118
Wettest five days (Rx5day)186.0 mm (7.3 in)195263.1 mm (2.5 in)118
Longest dry spell (CDD)72 days192326 days118

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Crested Butte by year The hottest day of the year at Crested Butte, 1909 to 2026. The record is 32.8 C (91.0 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 28.9 C (84.0 F). 1520253035192019401960198020002020Record: 32.8 C (91.0 F) in 1936
The hottest day of the year at Crested Butte, 1909 to 2026. The record is 32.8 C (91.0 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 28.9 C (84.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Crested Butte by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
1909n/a
191028.3 C (82.9 F)
191126.1 C (79.0 F)
191225.0 C (77.0 F)
191327.2 C (81.0 F)
191425.6 C (78.1 F)
191526.1 C (79.0 F)
191627.2 C (81.0 F)
191722.2 C (72.0 F)
191827.8 C (82.0 F)
191915.6 C (60.1 F)
192027.2 C (81.0 F)
192126.7 C (80.1 F)
192230.6 C (87.1 F)
192327.2 C (81.0 F)
192431.1 C (88.0 F)
192531.1 C (88.0 F)
192631.7 C (89.1 F)
192730.6 C (87.1 F)
192831.7 C (89.1 F)
192927.2 C (81.0 F)
193030.0 C (86.0 F)
193130.6 C (87.1 F)
193228.9 C (84.0 F)
193331.1 C (88.0 F)
193428.3 C (82.9 F)
193528.9 C (84.0 F)
193632.8 C (91.0 F)
193731.7 C (89.1 F)
193830.0 C (86.0 F)
193930.6 C (87.1 F)
194029.4 C (84.9 F)
194131.7 C (89.1 F)
194228.3 C (82.9 F)
194326.7 C (80.1 F)
194426.7 C (80.1 F)
194526.1 C (79.0 F)
194627.8 C (82.0 F)
194728.9 C (84.0 F)
194827.8 C (82.0 F)
194928.3 C (82.9 F)
195027.8 C (82.0 F)
195128.9 C (84.0 F)
195228.3 C (82.9 F)
195328.9 C (84.0 F)
195431.1 C (88.0 F)
195529.4 C (84.9 F)
195628.9 C (84.0 F)
195729.4 C (84.9 F)
195829.4 C (84.9 F)
195930.6 C (87.1 F)
196031.1 C (88.0 F)
196128.9 C (84.0 F)
196228.9 C (84.0 F)
196330.6 C (87.1 F)
196430.0 C (86.0 F)
196527.8 C (82.0 F)
196630.6 C (87.1 F)
196727.8 C (82.0 F)
196830.0 C (86.0 F)
196930.0 C (86.0 F)
197030.0 C (86.0 F)
197130.0 C (86.0 F)
197230.0 C (86.0 F)
197328.9 C (84.0 F)
197426.7 C (80.1 F)
197526.1 C (79.0 F)
197630.0 C (86.0 F)
197728.3 C (82.9 F)
197828.9 C (84.0 F)
197926.1 C (79.0 F)
198027.2 C (81.0 F)
198127.8 C (82.0 F)
198227.8 C (82.0 F)
198326.7 C (80.1 F)
198426.1 C (79.0 F)
198528.9 C (84.0 F)
198629.4 C (84.9 F)
198728.3 C (82.9 F)
198827.8 C (82.0 F)
198931.1 C (88.0 F)
199029.4 C (84.9 F)
199127.8 C (82.0 F)
199226.7 C (80.1 F)
199327.8 C (82.0 F)
199428.9 C (84.0 F)
199528.3 C (82.9 F)
199628.9 C (84.0 F)
199727.2 C (81.0 F)
199829.4 C (84.9 F)
199927.8 C (82.0 F)
200028.9 C (84.0 F)
200128.3 C (82.9 F)
200230.0 C (86.0 F)
200330.6 C (87.1 F)
200428.3 C (82.9 F)
200530.6 C (87.1 F)
200628.3 C (82.9 F)
200728.9 C (84.0 F)
200828.3 C (82.9 F)
200927.8 C (82.0 F)
201031.1 C (88.0 F)
201130.0 C (86.0 F)
201231.7 C (89.1 F)
201331.7 C (89.1 F)
201430.6 C (87.1 F)
201530.6 C (87.1 F)
201629.4 C (84.9 F)
201728.3 C (82.9 F)
201829.4 C (84.9 F)
201928.3 C (82.9 F)
202030.0 C (86.0 F)
202130.6 C (87.1 F)
202229.4 C (84.9 F)
202329.4 C (84.9 F)
202430.0 C (86.0 F)
202529.4 C (84.9 F)
202630.6 C (87.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Crested Butte by year The coldest night of the year at Crested Butte, 1909 to 2026. The record is -43.9 C (-47.0 F) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is -34.4 C (-29.9 F). -45-40-35-30-25192019401960198020002020Record: -43.9 C (-47.0 F) in 1982
The coldest night of the year at Crested Butte, 1909 to 2026. The record is -43.9 C (-47.0 F) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is -34.4 C (-29.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Crested Butte by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1909n/a
1910-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1911-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1912-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1913-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1914-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1915-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1916-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1917-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1918-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1919-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1920-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1921-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1922-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1923-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1924-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1925-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1926-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1927-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1928-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1929-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1930-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1931-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1932-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1933-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1934-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1935-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1936-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1937-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1938-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1939-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1940-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1941-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1942-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1943-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1944-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1945-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1946-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1947-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1948-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1949-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1950-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1951-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1952-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1953-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1954-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1955-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1956-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1957-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1958-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1959-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1960-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1961-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1962-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1963-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1964-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1965-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1966-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1967-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1968-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1969-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1970-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1971-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1972-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1973-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1974-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1975-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1976-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1977-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1978-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1979-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1980-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1981-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1982-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1983-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1984-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1985-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1986-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1987-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1988-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1989-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1990-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1991-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1992-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1993-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1994-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1995-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1996-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1997-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1998-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1999-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
2000-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
2001-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
2002-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
2003-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
2004-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
2005-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
2006-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
2007-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
2008-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
2009-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
2010-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
2011-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
2012-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
2013-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
2014-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
2015-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
2016-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
2017-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
2018-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2019-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
2020-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
2021-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
2022-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
2023-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
2024-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2025-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
2026-33.9 C (-29.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Crested Butte by year The wettest day of the year at Crested Butte, 1909 to 2026. The record is 92.5 mm (3.6 in) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.0 mm (1.2 in). 020406080100192019401960198020002020Record: 92.5 mm (3.6 in) in 1951
The wettest day of the year at Crested Butte, 1909 to 2026. The record is 92.5 mm (3.6 in) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.0 mm (1.2 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Crested Butte by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
190947.0 mm (1.9 in)
191020.3 mm (0.8 in)
191141.1 mm (1.6 in)
191227.9 mm (1.1 in)
191331.0 mm (1.2 in)
191438.1 mm (1.5 in)
191536.3 mm (1.4 in)
191624.6 mm (1.0 in)
191722.6 mm (0.9 in)
191850.8 mm (2.0 in)
191917.8 mm (0.7 in)
192025.4 mm (1.0 in)
192127.9 mm (1.1 in)
192243.2 mm (1.7 in)
192333.8 mm (1.3 in)
192415.2 mm (0.6 in)
192542.2 mm (1.7 in)
192630.5 mm (1.2 in)
192733.0 mm (1.3 in)
192825.4 mm (1.0 in)
192938.1 mm (1.5 in)
193053.3 mm (2.1 in)
193119.3 mm (0.8 in)
193234.8 mm (1.4 in)
193319.8 mm (0.8 in)
193432.3 mm (1.3 in)
193536.6 mm (1.4 in)
193647.2 mm (1.9 in)
193745.2 mm (1.8 in)
193828.7 mm (1.1 in)
193924.1 mm (0.9 in)
194013.0 mm (0.5 in)
194125.7 mm (1.0 in)
194222.9 mm (0.9 in)
194388.4 mm (3.5 in)
194425.4 mm (1.0 in)
194528.4 mm (1.1 in)
194622.9 mm (0.9 in)
194735.6 mm (1.4 in)
194824.6 mm (1.0 in)
194934.5 mm (1.4 in)
195037.1 mm (1.5 in)
195192.5 mm (3.6 in)
195240.6 mm (1.6 in)
195344.5 mm (1.8 in)
195432.3 mm (1.3 in)
195529.7 mm (1.2 in)
195627.4 mm (1.1 in)
195741.1 mm (1.6 in)
195827.4 mm (1.1 in)
195924.6 mm (1.0 in)
196024.9 mm (1.0 in)
196129.5 mm (1.2 in)
196242.7 mm (1.7 in)
196322.4 mm (0.9 in)
196437.3 mm (1.5 in)
196526.4 mm (1.0 in)
196657.4 mm (2.3 in)
196734.5 mm (1.4 in)
196820.1 mm (0.8 in)
196929.2 mm (1.1 in)
197035.1 mm (1.4 in)
197126.4 mm (1.0 in)
197233.8 mm (1.3 in)
197323.1 mm (0.9 in)
197429.2 mm (1.1 in)
197522.6 mm (0.9 in)
197621.8 mm (0.9 in)
197728.7 mm (1.1 in)
197833.3 mm (1.3 in)
197923.9 mm (0.9 in)
198036.8 mm (1.4 in)
198119.1 mm (0.8 in)
198239.4 mm (1.6 in)
198321.6 mm (0.9 in)
198426.9 mm (1.1 in)
198529.0 mm (1.1 in)
198630.5 mm (1.2 in)
198731.8 mm (1.3 in)
198837.1 mm (1.5 in)
198927.9 mm (1.1 in)
199031.2 mm (1.2 in)
199121.3 mm (0.8 in)
199220.6 mm (0.8 in)
199329.0 mm (1.1 in)
199429.0 mm (1.1 in)
199533.0 mm (1.3 in)
199648.8 mm (1.9 in)
199738.6 mm (1.5 in)
199824.9 mm (1.0 in)
199926.7 mm (1.1 in)
200042.9 mm (1.7 in)
200131.2 mm (1.2 in)
200229.2 mm (1.1 in)
200323.1 mm (0.9 in)
200447.8 mm (1.9 in)
200531.2 mm (1.2 in)
200626.7 mm (1.1 in)
200735.8 mm (1.4 in)
200836.6 mm (1.4 in)
200930.0 mm (1.2 in)
201027.7 mm (1.1 in)
201124.6 mm (1.0 in)
201230.0 mm (1.2 in)
201333.0 mm (1.3 in)
201429.5 mm (1.2 in)
201517.5 mm (0.7 in)
201631.8 mm (1.3 in)
201736.1 mm (1.4 in)
201845.7 mm (1.8 in)
201940.4 mm (1.6 in)
202020.3 mm (0.8 in)
202150.0 mm (2.0 in)
202225.1 mm (1.0 in)
202351.6 mm (2.0 in)
202444.5 mm (1.8 in)
202532.8 mm (1.3 in)
202621.8 mm (0.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Crested Butte by year The wettest five days of the year at Crested Butte, 1909 to 2026. The record is 186.0 mm (7.3 in) in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 63.1 mm (2.5 in). 050100150200192019401960198020002020Record: 186.0 mm (7.3 in) in 1952
The wettest five days of the year at Crested Butte, 1909 to 2026. The record is 186.0 mm (7.3 in) in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 63.1 mm (2.5 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Crested Butte by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
190952.1 mm (2.1 in)
191067.3 mm (2.6 in)
191174.0 mm (2.9 in)
191282.5 mm (3.2 in)
191365.3 mm (2.6 in)
1914103.3 mm (4.1 in)
191543.2 mm (1.7 in)
191676.2 mm (3.0 in)
191747.2 mm (1.9 in)
191883.9 mm (3.3 in)
191950.7 mm (2.0 in)
192063.4 mm (2.5 in)
192140.1 mm (1.6 in)
1922108.2 mm (4.3 in)
192368.9 mm (2.7 in)
192424.8 mm (1.0 in)
192567.3 mm (2.6 in)
192678.7 mm (3.1 in)
1927145.3 mm (5.7 in)
192833.3 mm (1.3 in)
192979.3 mm (3.1 in)
193097.6 mm (3.8 in)
193128.6 mm (1.1 in)
193250.5 mm (2.0 in)
193350.6 mm (2.0 in)
193455.4 mm (2.2 in)
193562.8 mm (2.5 in)
193683.5 mm (3.3 in)
193755.1 mm (2.2 in)
193867.2 mm (2.6 in)
193944.9 mm (1.8 in)
194029.0 mm (1.1 in)
194145.0 mm (1.8 in)
194235.6 mm (1.4 in)
1943106.7 mm (4.2 in)
194441.7 mm (1.6 in)
194548.2 mm (1.9 in)
194644.7 mm (1.8 in)
194777.5 mm (3.1 in)
194861.4 mm (2.4 in)
194966.0 mm (2.6 in)
195068.1 mm (2.7 in)
1951184.0 mm (7.2 in)
1952186.0 mm (7.3 in)
195376.6 mm (3.0 in)
195451.4 mm (2.0 in)
195569.7 mm (2.7 in)
195680.0 mm (3.1 in)
195799.3 mm (3.9 in)
195846.8 mm (1.8 in)
195965.1 mm (2.6 in)
196050.5 mm (2.0 in)
196184.5 mm (3.3 in)
196286.1 mm (3.4 in)
196369.7 mm (2.7 in)
1964125.2 mm (4.9 in)
196569.8 mm (2.7 in)
1966133.2 mm (5.2 in)
196748.0 mm (1.9 in)
196850.8 mm (2.0 in)
1969106.4 mm (4.2 in)
197048.3 mm (1.9 in)
197143.0 mm (1.7 in)
197271.6 mm (2.8 in)
197352.8 mm (2.1 in)
197457.6 mm (2.3 in)
197546.5 mm (1.8 in)
197647.4 mm (1.9 in)
197749.7 mm (2.0 in)
197860.1 mm (2.4 in)
197968.0 mm (2.7 in)
198083.8 mm (3.3 in)
198144.9 mm (1.8 in)
198265.2 mm (2.6 in)
198358.1 mm (2.3 in)
198438.8 mm (1.5 in)
198556.0 mm (2.2 in)
198683.0 mm (3.3 in)
198767.8 mm (2.7 in)
198864.3 mm (2.5 in)
198945.5 mm (1.8 in)
199043.6 mm (1.7 in)
199153.6 mm (2.1 in)
199245.7 mm (1.8 in)
199368.7 mm (2.7 in)
199448.0 mm (1.9 in)
1995106.9 mm (4.2 in)
199695.2 mm (3.7 in)
199768.4 mm (2.7 in)
199840.2 mm (1.6 in)
199979.6 mm (3.1 in)
200049.3 mm (1.9 in)
200140.6 mm (1.6 in)
200255.6 mm (2.2 in)
200363.7 mm (2.5 in)
200465.4 mm (2.6 in)
2005100.9 mm (4.0 in)
200648.0 mm (1.9 in)
200776.0 mm (3.0 in)
200877.3 mm (3.0 in)
200953.1 mm (2.1 in)
201090.2 mm (3.6 in)
201149.2 mm (1.9 in)
201246.1 mm (1.8 in)
201345.7 mm (1.8 in)
201453.6 mm (2.1 in)
201551.0 mm (2.0 in)
201654.9 mm (2.2 in)
201795.6 mm (3.8 in)
201848.0 mm (1.9 in)
201980.1 mm (3.2 in)
202030.2 mm (1.2 in)
2021116.2 mm (4.6 in)
202270.8 mm (2.8 in)
202366.0 mm (2.6 in)
202467.1 mm (2.6 in)
202562.5 mm (2.5 in)
202659.7 mm (2.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Crested Butte by year The longest dry spell of the year at Crested Butte, 1909 to 2026. The record is 72 days in 1923, marked on the chart; the median year is 26 days. 020406080192019401960198020002020Record: 72 days in 1923
The longest dry spell of the year at Crested Butte, 1909 to 2026. The record is 72 days in 1923, marked on the chart; the median year is 26 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Crested Butte by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
190923 days
191025 days
191128 days
191225 days
191319 days
191435 days
191547 days
191647 days
191751 days
191820 days
191919 days
192023 days
192153 days
192257 days
192372 days
192471 days
192527 days
192625 days
192733 days
192826 days
192949 days
193042 days
193126 days
193254 days
193328 days
193426 days
193539 days
193631 days
193728 days
193821 days
193962 days
194055 days
194126 days
194228 days
194342 days
194425 days
194535 days
194622 days
194716 days
194824 days
194927 days
195018 days
195125 days
195236 days
195320 days
195425 days
195517 days
195625 days
195721 days
195824 days
195922 days
196022 days
196124 days
196229 days
196327 days
196426 days
196521 days
196624 days
196719 days
196829 days
196930 days
197017 days
197124 days
197225 days
197324 days
197428 days
197520 days
197635 days
197723 days
197831 days
197921 days
198038 days
198123 days
198218 days
198314 days
198424 days
198518 days
198618 days
198725 days
198821 days
198924 days
199018 days
199123 days
199231 days
199319 days
199420 days
199516 days
199634 days
199734 days
199829 days
199922 days
200023 days
200125 days
200235 days
200324 days
200427 days
200522 days
200621 days
200730 days
200819 days
200918 days
201023 days
201139 days
201241 days
201345 days
201427 days
201522 days
201616 days
201730 days
201844 days
201929 days
202030 days
202126 days
202237 days
202339 days
202428 days
202527 days
202628 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

100 years with a frost

Across 100 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Crested Butte falls on 27 June and the median first autumn frost on 7 July, which leaves a median of 12 days between them.

In 1995 to 2025 the median growing season was 20 days. That is 10 days more than in 1911 to 1949.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +0.8 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Crested Butte
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1911 to 1949)Recent period (1995 to 2025)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost27 June28 June27 June1 day earlier-0.1 days per decade
First autumn frost7 July6 July13 July7 days later+0.7 days per decade
Growing days12 days10 days20 days10 days more+0.8 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

109 years, 1910 to 2025

A day with at least 30.2 mm (1.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 72.1 mm (2.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Crested Butte: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years30.2 mm (1.2 in)
5 years39.4 mm (1.6 in)
10 years46.2 mm (1.8 in)
25 years55.8 mm (2.2 in)
50 years63.7 mm (2.5 in)
100 years72.1 mm (2.8 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 109 years of values from 1910 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: 92.5 mm (3.6 in) in 1951; 88.4 mm (3.5 in) in 1943; 57.4 mm (2.3 in) in 1966.

Station Changes

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

Climate Twins

2011 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2011 to 2025, Crested Butte had a mean temperature of 1.6 C (35.0 F) and 574.6 mm (22.6 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Lakeview (United States, 752 km away), Pitea (Sweden, 7,606 km away) and Padany (Russia, 8,128 km away).

Climate twins of Crested Butte: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2011 to 2025 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
LakeviewUnited States752 km (467 mi)1.7 C (35.1 F)494.8 mm (19.5 in)0.80
PiteaSweden7,606 km (4,726 mi)1.9 C (35.4 F)529.7 mm (20.9 in)0.99
PadanyRussia8,128 km (5,051 mi)1.5 C (34.7 F)529.5 mm (20.8 in)1.00

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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  • Data for Crested Butte standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

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