Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Fruita (USC00053146), Colorado, United States, with 133 years of record.
Key Facts for Fruita
Fruita (USC00053146) is a weather station in Colorado, United States at 39.14 latitude and -108.73 longitude, 1,371 m (4,498 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 2025, 133 years of record.
1,464 records set at Fruita still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Fruita set a daily record high minimum temperature of 17.2 C (63.0 F) on 12 September 2025.
About the Station
Location: Colorado, United States, 39.14 latitude, -108.73 longitude.
Elevation: 1,371 m (4,498 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 2025, 133 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
11 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 Fruita. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 11 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Fruita, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
16.7 C (62.1 F)
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
13.3 C (55.9 F)
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
Feb
21.1 C (70.0 F)
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
20.0 C (68.0 F)
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
Mar
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
Apr
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
May
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
Jun
41.1 C (106.0 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
37.8 C (100.0 F)
9.4 C (48.9 F)
Jul
43.9 C (111.0 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
38.9 C (102.0 F)
10.6 C (51.1 F)
Aug
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
39.4 C (102.9 F)
10.6 C (51.1 F)
Sep
38.9 C (102.0 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
34.4 C (93.9 F)
6.1 C (43.0 F)
Oct
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
24.4 C (75.9 F)
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
20.0 C (68.0 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 Fruita still stand. 1934 holds the most, with 38.
Standing records at Fruita by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1893
9
1903
35
1904
10
1905
18
1906
13
1907
14
1908
20
1909
25
1910
13
1911
16
1912
18
1913
27
1914
6
1915
13
1916
13
1917
25
1918
8
1919
24
1920
13
1921
18
1922
6
1923
10
1924
18
1925
6
1926
13
1927
12
1928
6
1929
20
1930
18
1931
23
1932
13
1933
21
1934
38
1935
12
1936
17
1937
11
1938
10
1939
10
1940
7
1941
5
1942
7
1943
14
1944
8
1945
11
1946
10
1947
9
1948
10
1949
15
1950
24
1951
16
1952
10
1953
9
1954
11
1955
25
1956
20
1957
11
1958
9
1959
10
1960
12
1961
6
1962
19
1963
18
1964
7
1965
12
1966
13
1967
5
1968
7
1969
13
1970
8
1971
15
1972
11
1973
11
1974
8
1975
9
1976
4
1977
6
1978
12
1979
12
1980
12
1981
6
1982
4
1983
8
1984
14
1985
6
1986
8
1987
7
1988
8
1989
16
1990
11
1991
4
1992
7
1993
6
1994
6
1995
14
1996
10
1997
9
1998
9
1999
9
2000
17
2001
7
2002
16
2003
16
2004
11
2005
7
2006
18
2007
1
2008
5
2009
8
2010
7
2011
5
2012
3
2018
12
2019
19
2020
20
2021
18
2022
18
2023
10
2024
8
2025
13
All-Time Record Progression
3 new records
3 all-time records were set at Fruita between 12 January 1963 and 14 July 2002. Each dot is a new record.
When Fruita set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1963-01-12
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1989-02-06
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -37.8 C (-36.0 F)
2002-07-14
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 43.9 C (111.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Oct: 55.9 mm (2.2 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Fruita. The most was 55.9 mm (2.2 in) on 15 October 1928.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Fruita
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
27 January 1927
Feb
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
12 February 1903
Mar
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
13 March 2001
Apr
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
4 April 2009
May
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
24 May 1906
Jun
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
7 June 1984
Jul
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
22 July 1911
Aug
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
21 August 1893
Sep
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
22 September 1941
Oct
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
15 October 1928
Nov
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
2 November 1992
Dec
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
6 December 1966
Period of Record Coverage
1893 to 2025
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
120 years of record at Fruita, 1893 to 2025. 21 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1902, 1907, 1911, 1920, 1922, 1923, 1948 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 95 complete years at Fruita, 1903 to 2023. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 10.3 C (50.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1903, at 8.5 C (47.3 F), and the warmest was 1934, at 13.3 C (55.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 3.0 C (5.4 F).
Annual mean temperature at Fruita as warming stripes, 1903 to 2023
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1903
8.5 C
-1.84 C
1904
10.0 C
-0.32 C
1905
9.6 C
-0.74 C
1906
10.3 C
+0.01 C
1908
9.1 C
-1.27 C
1909
9.3 C
-1.07 C
1910
10.9 C
+0.53 C
1913
9.1 C
-1.23 C
1914
10.0 C
-0.36 C
1915
9.7 C
-0.59 C
1916
9.0 C
-1.34 C
1917
8.9 C
-1.48 C
1918
10.2 C
-0.18 C
1919
9.4 C
-0.92 C
1921
11.1 C
+0.81 C
1924
9.4 C
-0.97 C
1925
10.2 C
-0.11 C
1926
10.9 C
+0.60 C
1927
10.0 C
-0.37 C
1928
10.4 C
+0.03 C
1929
9.4 C
-0.95 C
1930
9.7 C
-0.62 C
1931
11.1 C
+0.80 C
1932
10.4 C
+0.10 C
1933
10.4 C
+0.06 C
1934
13.3 C
+2.97 C
1935
11.6 C
+1.31 C
1936
11.7 C
+1.34 C
1937
10.7 C
+0.39 C
1938
10.9 C
+0.61 C
1939
10.7 C
+0.37 C
1940
11.7 C
+1.37 C
1941
11.3 C
+0.94 C
1942
10.7 C
+0.37 C
1943
11.7 C
+1.33 C
1944
10.7 C
+0.39 C
1945
10.7 C
+0.33 C
1946
10.9 C
+0.58 C
1947
10.5 C
+0.17 C
1948
9.9 C
-0.40 C
1949
9.4 C
-0.97 C
1950
10.4 C
+0.02 C
1951
8.9 C
-1.39 C
1952
9.8 C
-0.51 C
1953
10.2 C
-0.16 C
1954
10.8 C
+0.51 C
1955
9.4 C
-0.90 C
1956
10.1 C
-0.27 C
1957
9.5 C
-0.83 C
1958
11.0 C
+0.67 C
1959
10.6 C
+0.28 C
1960
10.6 C
+0.29 C
1961
10.3 C
-0.01 C
1962
10.4 C
+0.09 C
1963
10.4 C
+0.07 C
1964
9.7 C
-0.60 C
1965
10.3 C
0.00 C
1966
10.4 C
+0.07 C
1967
10.1 C
-0.23 C
1968
9.3 C
-1.00 C
1969
10.7 C
+0.39 C
1970
10.5 C
+0.20 C
1971
9.7 C
-0.60 C
1972
10.7 C
+0.35 C
1973
9.0 C
-1.31 C
1974
9.7 C
-0.67 C
1975
9.3 C
-1.00 C
1976
10.5 C
+0.21 C
1977
11.3 C
+0.95 C
1978
10.6 C
+0.28 C
1979
9.0 C
-1.38 C
1980
11.1 C
+0.74 C
1981
11.8 C
+1.44 C
1982
9.9 C
-0.40 C
1984
9.0 C
-1.33 C
1987
10.2 C
-0.14 C
1988
10.0 C
-0.38 C
1989
9.5 C
-0.80 C
1990
10.2 C
-0.09 C
1991
9.1 C
-1.19 C
1992
10.1 C
-0.24 C
1993
10.1 C
-0.23 C
1994
10.3 C
0.00 C
1996
10.3 C
-0.05 C
1997
10.0 C
-0.32 C
2002
11.5 C
+1.17 C
2003
12.3 C
+2.00 C
2005
11.7 C
+1.36 C
2006
11.2 C
+0.86 C
2009
10.0 C
-0.33 C
2010
10.6 C
+0.27 C
2019
10.9 C
+0.58 C
2020
11.5 C
+1.14 C
2021
12.1 C
+1.72 C
2023
11.5 C
+1.18 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.07 C (0.02 to 0.13) per decade over 1903 to 2023. In Fahrenheit: 0.13 F (0.03 to 0.23) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 95 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Fruita
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.07 C (0.02 to 0.13) per decade
0.13 F (0.03 to 0.23) per decade
1903 to 2023
95
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.04 C (-0.02 to 0.11) per decade
0.07 F (-0.04 to 0.19) per decade
1903 to 2023
95
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.11 C (0.04 to 0.17) per decade
0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
1903 to 2023
95
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
1893 to 2025
Yearly extremes at Fruita: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
43.9 C (111.0 F)
2002
38.3 C (100.9 F)
120
Coldest night (TNn)
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1989
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
120
Wettest day (Rx1day)
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1928
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
121
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
81.2 mm (3.2 in)
1908
32.2 mm (1.3 in)
119
Longest dry spell (CDD)
128 days
1972
39 days
121
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Fruita, 1893 to 2025. The record is 43.9 C (111.0 F) in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.3 C (100.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Fruita by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1893
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1902
20.0 C (68.0 F)
1903
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1904
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1905
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1906
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1907
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1908
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1909
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1910
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1911
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1912
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1913
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1914
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1915
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1916
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1917
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1918
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1919
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1920
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1921
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1922
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1923
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1924
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1925
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1926
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1927
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1928
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1929
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1930
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1931
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1932
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1933
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1934
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1935
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1936
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1937
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1938
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1939
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1940
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1941
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1942
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1943
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1944
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1945
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1946
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1947
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1948
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1949
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1950
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1951
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1952
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1953
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1954
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1955
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1956
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1957
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1958
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1959
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1960
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1961
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1962
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1963
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1964
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1965
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1966
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1967
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1968
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1969
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1970
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1971
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1972
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1973
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1974
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1975
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1976
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1977
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1978
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1979
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1980
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1981
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1982
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1983
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1984
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1985
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1986
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1987
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1988
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1989
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1990
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1991
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1992
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1993
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1994
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1995
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1996
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1997
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1998
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1999
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2000
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2001
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2002
43.9 C (111.0 F)
2003
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2004
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2005
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2006
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2007
27.2 C (81.0 F)
2008
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2009
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2010
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2011
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2012
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2017
n/a
2018
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2019
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2020
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2021
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2022
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2023
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2024
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2025
39.4 C (102.9 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Fruita, 1893 to 2025. The record is -37.8 C (-36.0 F) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is -22.8 C (-9.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Fruita by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1893
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1902
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1903
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1904
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1905
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1906
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1907
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1908
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1909
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1910
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1911
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1912
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1913
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1914
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1915
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1916
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1917
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1918
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1919
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1920
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1921
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1922
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1923
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1924
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1925
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1926
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1927
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1928
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1929
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1930
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1931
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1932
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1933
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1934
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1935
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1936
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1937
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1938
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1939
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1940
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1941
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1942
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1943
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1944
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1945
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1946
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1947
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1948
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1949
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1950
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1951
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1952
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1953
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1954
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1955
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1956
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1957
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1958
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1959
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1960
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1961
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1962
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1963
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1964
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1965
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1966
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1967
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1968
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1969
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1970
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1971
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1972
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1973
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1974
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1975
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1976
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1977
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1978
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1979
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1980
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1981
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1982
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1983
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1984
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1985
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1986
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1987
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1988
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1989
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1990
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1991
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1992
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1993
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1994
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1995
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1996
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1997
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1998
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1999
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2000
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2001
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2002
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2003
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2004
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2005
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2006
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2007
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2008
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2009
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2010
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2011
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2012
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2017
n/a
2018
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2019
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2020
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2021
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2022
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2023
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2024
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2025
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Fruita, 1893 to 2025. The record is 55.9 mm (2.2 in) in 1928, marked on the chart; the median year is 21.6 mm (0.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Fruita by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1902
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1903
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1904
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1905
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1906
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1907
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1908
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1909
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1910
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1911
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1912
27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1913
17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1914
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1915
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1916
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1917
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1918
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1919
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1920
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1921
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1922
8.1 mm (0.32 in)
1923
17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1924
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1925
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1926
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1927
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1928
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1929
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1930
14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1931
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1932
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1933
10.7 mm (0.4 in)
1934
13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1935
15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1936
16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1937
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1938
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1939
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1940
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1941
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1942
10.9 mm (0.4 in)
1943
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1944
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1945
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1946
22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1947
15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1948
15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1949
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1950
19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1951
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1952
10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1953
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1954
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1955
15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1956
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1957
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1958
17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1959
19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1960
10.4 mm (0.4 in)
1961
15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1962
9.1 mm (0.36 in)
1963
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1964
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1965
23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1966
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1967
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1968
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1969
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1970
18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1971
13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1972
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1973
19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1974
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1975
17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1976
12.4 mm (0.5 in)
1977
18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1978
17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1979
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1980
22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1981
18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1982
11.7 mm (0.5 in)
1983
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1984
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1985
20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1986
20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1987
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1988
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1989
13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1990
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1991
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1992
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1993
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1994
15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1995
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1996
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1997
15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1998
12.2 mm (0.5 in)
1999
17.0 mm (0.7 in)
2000
18.3 mm (0.7 in)
2001
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
2002
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
2003
17.5 mm (0.7 in)
2004
20.6 mm (0.8 in)
2005
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
2006
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
2007
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
2008
20.6 mm (0.8 in)
2009
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
2010
15.5 mm (0.6 in)
2011
17.0 mm (0.7 in)
2012
5.8 mm (0.23 in)
2017
0.3 mm (0.01 in)
2018
16.8 mm (0.7 in)
2019
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
2020
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
2021
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
2022
20.6 mm (0.8 in)
2023
14.0 mm (0.6 in)
2024
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
2025
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Fruita, 1893 to 2025. The record is 81.2 mm (3.2 in) in 1908, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.2 mm (1.3 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Fruita by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893
50.1 mm (2.0 in)
1902
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1903
29.3 mm (1.2 in)
1904
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1905
32.2 mm (1.3 in)
1906
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1907
39.2 mm (1.5 in)
1908
81.2 mm (3.2 in)
1909
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1910
34.1 mm (1.3 in)
1911
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1912
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1913
18.6 mm (0.7 in)
1914
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1915
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1916
35.9 mm (1.4 in)
1917
25.2 mm (1.0 in)
1918
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1919
30.1 mm (1.2 in)
1920
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1921
47.1 mm (1.9 in)
1922
12.3 mm (0.5 in)
1923
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1924
45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1925
49.2 mm (1.9 in)
1926
51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1927
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1928
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1929
47.6 mm (1.9 in)
1930
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1931
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1932
44.8 mm (1.8 in)
1933
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1934
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1935
27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1936
20.4 mm (0.8 in)
1937
34.9 mm (1.4 in)
1938
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1939
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1940
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1941
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1942
20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1943
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1944
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1945
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1946
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1947
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1948
22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1949
29.4 mm (1.2 in)
1950
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1951
37.9 mm (1.5 in)
1952
37.9 mm (1.5 in)
1953
49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1954
24.7 mm (1.0 in)
1955
21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1956
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1957
46.8 mm (1.8 in)
1958
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1959
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1960
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1961
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1962
14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1963
37.7 mm (1.5 in)
1964
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1965
35.9 mm (1.4 in)
1966
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1967
36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1968
49.7 mm (2.0 in)
1969
37.9 mm (1.5 in)
1970
29.9 mm (1.2 in)
1971
23.2 mm (0.9 in)
1972
21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1973
28.8 mm (1.1 in)
1974
37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1975
34.7 mm (1.4 in)
1976
18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1977
18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1978
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1979
40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1980
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1981
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1982
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1983
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1984
64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1985
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1986
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1987
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1988
29.3 mm (1.2 in)
1989
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1990
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1991
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1992
41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1993
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1994
20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1995
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1996
37.9 mm (1.5 in)
1997
28.8 mm (1.1 in)
1998
11.0 mm (0.4 in)
1999
25.6 mm (1.0 in)
2000
18.6 mm (0.7 in)
2001
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
2002
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
2003
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
2004
27.1 mm (1.1 in)
2005
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
2006
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
2007
32.2 mm (1.3 in)
2008
23.1 mm (0.9 in)
2009
29.1 mm (1.1 in)
2010
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
2011
n/a
2012
n/a
2017
0.3 mm (0.01 in)
2018
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
2019
27.7 mm (1.1 in)
2020
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
2021
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
2022
45.1 mm (1.8 in)
2023
18.3 mm (0.7 in)
2024
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
2025
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Fruita, 1893 to 2025. The record is 128 days in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 39 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Fruita by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893
50 days
1902
25 days
1903
81 days
1904
54 days
1905
62 days
1906
39 days
1907
22 days
1908
33 days
1909
48 days
1910
51 days
1911
42 days
1912
47 days
1913
38 days
1914
36 days
1915
61 days
1916
48 days
1917
48 days
1918
42 days
1919
51 days
1920
35 days
1921
6 days
1922
28 days
1923
51 days
1924
75 days
1925
41 days
1926
52 days
1927
34 days
1928
49 days
1929
45 days
1930
43 days
1931
28 days
1932
43 days
1933
36 days
1934
38 days
1935
35 days
1936
37 days
1937
59 days
1938
39 days
1939
62 days
1940
39 days
1941
38 days
1942
68 days
1943
37 days
1944
37 days
1945
32 days
1946
31 days
1947
31 days
1948
32 days
1949
55 days
1950
69 days
1951
46 days
1952
54 days
1953
42 days
1954
32 days
1955
40 days
1956
83 days
1957
24 days
1958
67 days
1959
35 days
1960
75 days
1961
76 days
1962
41 days
1963
39 days
1964
50 days
1965
26 days
1966
43 days
1967
36 days
1968
45 days
1969
32 days
1970
38 days
1971
73 days
1972
128 days
1973
50 days
1974
47 days
1975
34 days
1976
46 days
1977
32 days
1978
61 days
1979
37 days
1980
39 days
1981
24 days
1982
30 days
1983
24 days
1984
62 days
1985
35 days
1986
34 days
1987
39 days
1988
39 days
1989
41 days
1990
32 days
1991
40 days
1992
34 days
1993
34 days
1994
34 days
1995
30 days
1996
37 days
1997
39 days
1998
20 days
1999
24 days
2000
38 days
2001
76 days
2002
62 days
2003
49 days
2004
57 days
2005
25 days
2006
54 days
2007
43 days
2008
50 days
2009
70 days
2010
28 days
2011
2 days
2012
2 days
2017
16 days
2018
69 days
2019
38 days
2020
58 days
2021
29 days
2022
32 days
2023
45 days
2024
26 days
2025
44 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
95 years with a frost
Across 95 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Fruita falls on 9 May and the median first autumn frost on 2 October, which leaves a median of 146 days between them.
In 1974 to 2023 the median growing season was 155 days. That is 12 days more than in 1903 to 1938.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.1 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Fruita
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1903 to 1938)
Recent period (1974 to 2023)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
9 May
9 May
6 May
3 days earlier
-1.0 days per decade
First autumn frost
2 October
28 September
6 October
8 days later
+1.1 days per decade
Growing days
146 days
143 days
155 days
12 days more
+2.1 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
101 years, 1903 to 2024
A day with at least 21.2 mm (0.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 51.9 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Fruita: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
21.2 mm (0.8 in)
5 years
28.8 mm (1.1 in)
10 years
34.1 mm (1.3 in)
25 years
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
50 years
46.4 mm (1.8 in)
100 years
51.9 mm (2.0 in)
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 101 years of values from 1903 to 2024.
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: 55.9 mm (2.2 in) in 1928; 53.3 mm (2.1 in) in 1908; 50.3 mm (2.0 in) in 1941.
Station Changes
2 suspected
2 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Fruita, at 1984 and 2002. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1984 ran 0.4 C (0.8 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 2002 ran 0.7 C (1.3 F) higher than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Fruita, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1984
-0.4
-0.8
likely
5
2002
+0.7
+1.3
possible
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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Data for Fruita standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Fruita 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.