Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Durango (USC00052432), Colorado, United States, with 98 years of record.
Key Facts for Durango
Durango (USC00052432) is a weather station in Colorado, United States at 37.28 latitude and -107.88 longitude, 2,012 m (6,600 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1894 to 1991, 98 years of record.
1,464 records set at Durango still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Durango set a daily record high minimum temperature of -0.6 C (30.9 F) on 5 January 1991.
About the Station
Location: Colorado, United States, 37.28 latitude, -107.88 longitude.
Elevation: 2,012 m (6,600 ft).
Period of record: 1894 to 1991, 98 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
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 Durango. 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 Durango, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
18.3 C (64.9 F)
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
21.7 C (71.1 F)
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
38.9 C (102.0 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
23.3 C (73.9 F)
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
17.8 C (64.0 F)
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Durango still stand. 1901 holds the most, with 73.
Standing records at Durango by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1894
7
1895
17
1896
29
1897
23
1898
13
1899
11
1900
42
1901
73
1902
18
1903
8
1904
14
1905
13
1906
16
1907
14
1908
4
1909
24
1910
21
1911
25
1912
8
1913
14
1914
9
1915
9
1916
10
1917
13
1918
25
1919
17
1920
16
1921
14
1922
16
1923
6
1924
12
1925
16
1926
22
1927
27
1928
27
1929
20
1930
18
1931
29
1932
8
1933
24
1934
11
1935
17
1936
16
1937
10
1938
13
1939
12
1940
3
1941
7
1942
8
1943
11
1944
9
1945
10
1946
10
1947
12
1948
13
1949
17
1950
16
1951
13
1952
17
1953
10
1954
24
1955
11
1956
28
1957
12
1958
19
1959
19
1960
19
1961
12
1962
26
1963
22
1964
5
1965
8
1966
15
1967
16
1968
6
1969
8
1970
10
1971
21
1972
17
1973
12
1974
10
1975
4
1976
7
1977
9
1978
8
1979
9
1980
11
1981
10
1982
16
1983
7
1984
15
1985
6
1986
16
1987
6
1988
5
1989
22
1990
25
1991
1
All-Time Record Progression
8 new records
8 all-time records were set at Durango between 28 June 1927 and 5 July 1989. Each dot is a new record.
When Durango set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1927-06-28
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1930-01-22
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1933-02-08
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1937-02-14
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 53.3 cm (21.0 in)
1963-01-13
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1972-10-19
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1989-07-04
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 38.3 C (100.9 F)
1989-07-05
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 38.9 C (102.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Oct: 92.7 mm (3.6 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Durango. The most was 92.7 mm (3.6 in) on 19 October 1972.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Durango
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
28 January 1916
Feb
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
19 February 1911
Mar
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
17 March 1922
Apr
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
28 April 1952
May
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
8 May 1955
Jun
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
28 June 1927
Jul
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
21 July 1930
Aug
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
30 August 1936
Sep
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
5 September 1970
Oct
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
19 October 1972
Nov
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1 November 1986
Dec
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
6 December 1966
Period of Record Coverage
1894 to 1991
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
98 years of record at Durango, 1894 to 1991. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1894, 1910, 1911, 1922, 1974, 1991.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 88 complete years at Durango, 1897 to 1990. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.0 C (46.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1928, at 6.2 C (43.2 F), and the warmest was 1954, at 9.4 C (48.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Durango as warming stripes, 1897 to 1990
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1897
8.2 C
+0.22 C
1898
8.1 C
+0.07 C
1899
8.3 C
+0.33 C
1900
8.5 C
+0.46 C
1902
8.9 C
+0.87 C
1903
8.1 C
+0.07 C
1904
8.8 C
+0.76 C
1905
7.7 C
-0.27 C
1906
8.2 C
+0.22 C
1907
8.5 C
+0.52 C
1908
7.6 C
-0.38 C
1909
7.5 C
-0.50 C
1910
9.2 C
+1.16 C
1913
7.3 C
-0.67 C
1914
8.2 C
+0.19 C
1915
7.4 C
-0.55 C
1916
7.8 C
-0.15 C
1917
7.5 C
-0.46 C
1918
7.9 C
-0.13 C
1919
7.4 C
-0.55 C
1920
7.3 C
-0.66 C
1921
8.6 C
+0.57 C
1923
7.6 C
-0.44 C
1924
7.7 C
-0.33 C
1925
7.4 C
-0.55 C
1926
6.7 C
-1.28 C
1927
6.4 C
-1.55 C
1928
6.2 C
-1.77 C
1929
6.8 C
-1.18 C
1930
8.0 C
-0.01 C
1931
8.7 C
+0.70 C
1932
7.9 C
-0.12 C
1933
7.9 C
-0.08 C
1934
9.3 C
+1.30 C
1935
6.6 C
-1.44 C
1936
8.0 C
0.00 C
1937
7.2 C
-0.80 C
1938
7.3 C
-0.66 C
1939
7.3 C
-0.65 C
1940
7.9 C
-0.10 C
1941
7.7 C
-0.27 C
1942
7.3 C
-0.74 C
1943
8.0 C
+0.02 C
1944
6.9 C
-1.12 C
1945
6.9 C
-1.08 C
1946
8.1 C
+0.14 C
1947
7.8 C
-0.16 C
1948
7.5 C
-0.49 C
1949
7.4 C
-0.60 C
1950
8.4 C
+0.36 C
1951
7.6 C
-0.40 C
1952
7.7 C
-0.28 C
1953
8.3 C
+0.34 C
1954
9.4 C
+1.42 C
1955
7.6 C
-0.42 C
1956
8.4 C
+0.43 C
1957
8.3 C
+0.31 C
1958
8.9 C
+0.88 C
1959
8.5 C
+0.52 C
1960
8.2 C
+0.16 C
1961
8.1 C
+0.11 C
1962
8.8 C
+0.76 C
1963
8.8 C
+0.77 C
1964
7.6 C
-0.38 C
1965
8.2 C
+0.23 C
1966
8.6 C
+0.57 C
1967
8.2 C
+0.16 C
1968
7.5 C
-0.47 C
1969
8.1 C
+0.14 C
1970
7.9 C
-0.13 C
1971
7.8 C
-0.21 C
1972
8.7 C
+0.67 C
1974
8.1 C
+0.10 C
1975
7.2 C
-0.77 C
1976
8.3 C
+0.35 C
1977
8.9 C
+0.93 C
1978
8.2 C
+0.18 C
1980
8.5 C
+0.52 C
1981
9.3 C
+1.27 C
1982
7.6 C
-0.40 C
1983
8.3 C
+0.27 C
1984
8.3 C
+0.26 C
1985
8.4 C
+0.43 C
1986
9.0 C
+1.04 C
1987
8.4 C
+0.40 C
1988
8.5 C
+0.46 C
1989
9.3 C
+1.27 C
1990
8.4 C
+0.45 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.07 C (0.01 to 0.12) per decade over 1897 to 1990. In Fahrenheit: 0.12 F (0.03 to 0.21) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 88 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Durango
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.07 C (0.01 to 0.12) per decade
0.12 F (0.03 to 0.21) per decade
1897 to 1990
88
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
0.3 F (0.2 to 0.5) per decade
1897 to 1990
88
Rise
Mean daily minimum
-0.06 C (-0.13 to 0.01) per decade
-0.11 F (-0.23 to 0.01) per decade
1897 to 1990
88
Not 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
1894 to 1991
Yearly extremes at Durango: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1989
33.9 C (93.0 F)
98
Coldest night (TNn)
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1963
-24.1 C (-11.5 F)
98
Wettest day (Rx1day)
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1972
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
98
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
166.7 mm (6.6 in)
1972
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
98
Longest dry spell (CDD)
81 days
1903
34 days
98
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Durango, 1894 to 1991. The record is 38.9 C (102.0 F) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.9 C (93.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Durango by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1894
22.2 C (72.0 F)
1895
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1896
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1897
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1898
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1899
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1900
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1901
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1902
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1903
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1904
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1905
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1906
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1907
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1908
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1909
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1910
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1911
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1912
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1913
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1914
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1915
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1916
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1917
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1918
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1919
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1920
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1921
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1922
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1923
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1924
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1925
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1926
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1927
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1928
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1929
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1930
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1931
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1932
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1933
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1934
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1935
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1936
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1937
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1938
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1939
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1940
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1941
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1942
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1943
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1944
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1945
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1946
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1947
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1948
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1949
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1950
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1951
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1952
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1953
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1954
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1955
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1956
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1957
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1958
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1959
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1960
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1961
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1962
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1963
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1964
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1965
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1966
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1967
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1968
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1969
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1970
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1971
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1972
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1973
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1974
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1975
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1976
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1977
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1978
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1979
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1980
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1981
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1982
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1983
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1984
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1985
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1986
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1987
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1988
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1989
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1990
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1991
14.4 C (57.9 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Durango, 1894 to 1991. The record is -34.4 C (-29.9 F) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is -24.1 C (-11.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Durango by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1894
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1895
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1896
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1897
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1898
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1899
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1900
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1901
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1902
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1903
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1904
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1905
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1906
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1907
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1908
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1909
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1910
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1911
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1912
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1913
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1914
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1915
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1916
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1917
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1918
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1919
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1920
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1921
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1922
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1923
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1924
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1925
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1926
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1927
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1928
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1929
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1930
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1931
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1932
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1933
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1934
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1935
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1936
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1937
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1938
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1939
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1940
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1941
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1942
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1943
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1944
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1945
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1946
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1947
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1948
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1949
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1950
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1951
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1952
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1953
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1954
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1955
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1956
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1957
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1958
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1959
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1960
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1961
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1962
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1963
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1964
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1965
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1966
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1967
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1968
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1969
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1970
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1971
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1972
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1973
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1974
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1975
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1976
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1977
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1978
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1979
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1980
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1981
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1982
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1983
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1984
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1985
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1986
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1987
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1988
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1989
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1990
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1991
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Durango, 1894 to 1991. The record is 92.7 mm (3.6 in) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.5 mm (1.4 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Durango by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1894
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1895
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1896
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1897
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1898
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1899
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1900
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1901
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1902
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1903
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1904
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1905
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1906
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1907
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1908
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1909
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1910
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1911
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1912
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1913
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1914
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1915
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1916
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1917
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1918
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1919
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1920
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1921
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1922
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1923
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1924
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1925
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1926
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1927
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1928
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1929
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1930
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1931
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1932
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1933
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1934
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1935
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1936
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1937
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1938
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1939
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1940
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1941
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1942
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1943
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1944
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1945
14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1946
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1947
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1948
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1949
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1950
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1951
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1952
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1953
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1954
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1955
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1956
20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1957
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1958
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1959
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1960
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1961
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1962
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1963
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1964
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1965
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1966
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1967
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1968
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1969
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1970
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1971
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1972
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1973
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1974
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1975
21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1976
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1977
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1978
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1979
27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1980
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1981
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1982
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1983
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1984
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1985
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1986
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1987
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1988
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1989
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1990
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1991
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Durango, 1894 to 1991. The record is 166.7 mm (6.6 in) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 59.4 mm (2.3 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Durango by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1894
49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1895
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1896
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1897
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1898
76.3 mm (3.0 in)
1899
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1900
55.2 mm (2.2 in)
1901
28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1902
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1903
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1904
86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1905
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1906
49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1907
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1908
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1909
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1910
53.7 mm (2.1 in)
1911
88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1912
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1913
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1914
52.4 mm (2.1 in)
1915
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1916
99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1917
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1918
60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1919
75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1920
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1921
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1922
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1923
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1924
37.7 mm (1.5 in)
1925
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1926
48.4 mm (1.9 in)
1927
108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1928
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1929
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1930
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1931
38.8 mm (1.5 in)
1932
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1933
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1934
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1935
53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1936
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1937
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1938
76.9 mm (3.0 in)
1939
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1940
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1941
59.3 mm (2.3 in)
1942
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1943
71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1944
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1945
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1946
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1947
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1948
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1949
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1950
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1951
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1952
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1953
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1954
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1955
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1956
58.3 mm (2.3 in)
1957
68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1958
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1959
88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1960
74.6 mm (2.9 in)
1961
46.4 mm (1.8 in)
1962
66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1963
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1964
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1965
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1966
118.2 mm (4.7 in)
1967
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1968
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1969
69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1970
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1971
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1972
166.7 mm (6.6 in)
1973
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1974
75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1975
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1976
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1977
33.9 mm (1.3 in)
1978
65.2 mm (2.6 in)
1979
62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1980
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1981
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1982
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1983
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1984
43.1 mm (1.7 in)
1985
30.6 mm (1.2 in)
1986
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1987
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1988
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1989
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1990
62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1991
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Durango, 1894 to 1991. The record is 81 days in 1903, marked on the chart; the median year is 34 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Durango by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1894
18 days
1895
66 days
1896
41 days
1897
29 days
1898
42 days
1899
64 days
1900
42 days
1901
44 days
1902
27 days
1903
81 days
1904
54 days
1905
32 days
1906
32 days
1907
19 days
1908
25 days
1909
30 days
1910
38 days
1911
30 days
1912
42 days
1913
31 days
1914
48 days
1915
40 days
1916
47 days
1917
55 days
1918
61 days
1919
20 days
1920
33 days
1921
31 days
1922
27 days
1923
52 days
1924
33 days
1925
27 days
1926
40 days
1927
26 days
1928
50 days
1929
40 days
1930
39 days
1931
37 days
1932
39 days
1933
26 days
1934
34 days
1935
32 days
1936
32 days
1937
36 days
1938
43 days
1939
42 days
1940
28 days
1941
16 days
1942
31 days
1943
23 days
1944
31 days
1945
40 days
1946
36 days
1947
26 days
1948
33 days
1949
28 days
1950
29 days
1951
53 days
1952
40 days
1953
43 days
1954
32 days
1955
54 days
1956
34 days
1957
28 days
1958
30 days
1959
36 days
1960
26 days
1961
41 days
1962
25 days
1963
30 days
1964
44 days
1965
29 days
1966
46 days
1967
57 days
1968
25 days
1969
26 days
1970
39 days
1971
44 days
1972
81 days
1973
39 days
1974
72 days
1975
25 days
1976
69 days
1977
47 days
1978
33 days
1979
30 days
1980
45 days
1981
27 days
1982
30 days
1983
19 days
1984
26 days
1985
21 days
1986
25 days
1987
19 days
1988
35 days
1989
66 days
1990
21 days
1991
41 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
88 years with a frost
Across 88 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Durango falls on 2 June and the median first autumn frost on 22 September, which leaves a median of 113 days between them.
In 1959 to 1990 the median growing season was 114 days. That is 5 days fewer than in 1897 to 1930.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -0.9 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Durango
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1897 to 1930)
Recent period (1959 to 1990)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
2 June
30 May
2 June
3 days later
+0.7 days per decade
First autumn frost
22 September
24 September
21 September
3 days earlier
-0.2 days per decade
Growing days
113 days
119 days
114 days
5 days fewer
-0.9 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
93 years, 1895 to 1990
A day with at least 33.9 mm (1.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 77.7 mm (3.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Durango: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
33.9 mm (1.3 in)
5 years
44.8 mm (1.8 in)
10 years
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
25 years
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
50 years
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
100 years
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
Longer than the 93 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, 93 years of values from 1895 to 1990.
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: 92.7 mm (3.6 in) in 1972; 68.1 mm (2.7 in) in 1927; 66.5 mm (2.6 in) in 1970.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Durango, at 1952. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1952 ran 0.4 C (0.8 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Durango, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1952
+0.4
+0.8
likely
5
Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.
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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.