Built 2026-10-19 (19 October 2026)

Great Sand Dunes Np & Preserve Threshold Days by Year (USC00053541)

13 fixed thresholds counted per year at Great Sand Dunes Np & Preserve (USC00053541): hot days, frost, tropical nights and heavy rain, with the most days in a year.

Key Facts for Great Sand Dunes Np & Preserve Thresholds

  • Great Sand Dunes Np & Preserve: days with 10 mm (0.39 in) or more of precipitation in 74 years, most in 2024 with 17.
  • Great Sand Dunes Np & Preserve: nights with a minimum temperature at or below 0 C (32 F) in 73 years, most in 1968 with 214.
  • Great Sand Dunes Np & Preserve: nights with a minimum temperature at or below -10 C (14 F) in 73 years, most in 1992 with 99.
  • Great Sand Dunes Np & Preserve: days with a maximum temperature at or below 0 C (32 F) in 72 years, most in 2013 with 70.
  • 13 fixed thresholds have at least one qualifying day at Great Sand Dunes Np & Preserve.
68 years with a qualifying day
Days at or above 30 C (86 F) per year at Great Sand Dunes Np & Preserve Days per year at Great Sand Dunes Np & Preserve with a maximum temperature at or above 30 C (86 F), with the decade average as a line. The most was 31 in 2023. 0102030401951: 171952: 71953: 61954: 191955: 51957: 31958: 91960: 141961: 51962: 51963: 181964: 51965: 11966: 81967: 11968: 41969: 11970: 51971: 61972: 61973: 121974: 71976: 61977: 41980: 251981: 131982: 101984: 11985: 81986: 61989: 171990: 161991: 71992: 21993: 41994: 101995: 61996: 91997: 31998: 71999: 32000: 152001: 82002: 242003: 242004: 62005: 102006: 52007: 92008: 52009: 112010: 112011: 172012: 132013: 72014: 62015: 42016: 182017: 62018: 122019: 82020: 102021: 72022: 122023: 312024: 122025: 142026: 391951196019671974198519942001200820152022
Days per year at Great Sand Dunes Np & Preserve with a maximum temperature at or above 30 C (86 F), with the decade average as a line. The most was 31 in 2023.
Days at or above 30 C (86 F) per year at Great Sand Dunes Np & Preserve
YearDaysDecade average
1951179.4
195279.4
195369.4
1954199.4
195559.4
195739.4
195899.4
1960146.2
196156.2
196256.2
1963186.2
196456.2
196516.2
196686.2
196716.2
196846.2
196916.2
197056.6
197166.6
197266.6
1973126.6
197476.6
197666.6
197746.6
19802511.4
19811311.4
19821011.4
1984111.4
1985811.4
1986611.4
19891711.4
1990166.7
199176.7
199226.7
199346.7
1994106.7
199566.7
199696.7
199736.7
199876.7
199936.7
20001511.7
2001811.7
20022411.7
20032411.7
2004611.7
20051011.7
2006511.7
2007911.7
2008511.7
20091111.7
20101110.2
20111710.2
20121310.2
2013710.2
2014610.2
2015410.2
20161810.2
2017610.2
20181210.2
2019810.2
20201017.9
2021717.9
20221217.9
20233117.9
20241217.9
20251417.9
20263917.9
First to last qualifying date each year at Great Sand Dunes Np & Preserve For each year, a bar from the first to the last day at Great Sand Dunes Np & Preserve meeting 30 C (86 F). 1951: 3 July 1951 to 30 July 19511952: 9 June 1952 to 23 July 19521953: 13 June 1953 to 25 July 19531954: 18 June 1954 to 3 August 19541955: 6 July 1955 to 14 July 19551957: 28 June 1957 to 3 July 19571958: 9 July 1958 to 14 August 19581960: 17 June 1960 to 5 September 19601961: 22 June 1961 to 27 July 19611962: 10 July 1962 to 14 August 19621963: 12 June 1963 to 2 August 19631964: 3 July 1964 to 23 July 19641965: 22 July 1965 to 22 July 19651966: 4 July 1966 to 22 September 19661967: 5 July 1967 to 5 July 19671968: 21 June 1968 to 28 June 19681969: 1 July 1969 to 1 July 19691970: 27 June 1970 to 31 July 19701971: 25 June 1971 to 17 July 19711972: 14 July 1972 to 12 August 19721973: 26 June 1973 to 7 July 19731974: 19 June 1974 to 30 June 19741976: 28 June 1976 to 30 August 19761977: 27 June 1977 to 7 August 19771980: 25 June 1980 to 11 August 19801981: 9 June 1981 to 5 August 19811982: 27 June 1982 to 22 July 19821984: 22 July 1984 to 22 July 19841985: 6 July 1985 to 1 September 19851986: 13 July 1986 to 21 August 19861989: 17 June 1989 to 19 July 19891990: 19 June 1990 to 14 September 19901991: 26 June 1991 to 20 July 19911992: 26 June 1992 to 7 July 19921993: 3 July 1993 to 1 August 19931994: 25 June 1994 to 1 August 19941995: 27 July 1995 to 8 August 19951996: 6 July 1996 to 15 August 19961997: 3 July 1997 to 17 July 19971998: 28 June 1998 to 9 August 19981999: 29 June 1999 to 3 July 19992000: 24 May 2000 to 10 August 20002001: 24 June 2001 to 5 August 20012002: 1 June 2002 to 26 August 20022003: 2 July 2003 to 21 August 20032004: 15 June 2004 to 16 July 20042005: 19 June 2005 to 31 July 20052006: 6 June 2006 to 17 July 20062007: 26 June 2007 to 22 August 20072008: 21 July 2008 to 4 August 20082009: 10 July 2009 to 6 August 20092010: 6 June 2010 to 21 July 20102011: 24 June 2011 to 19 August 20112012: 19 June 2012 to 1 August 20122013: 14 June 2013 to 5 September 20132014: 30 June 2014 to 28 July 20142015: 21 June 2015 to 24 June 20152016: 19 June 2016 to 1 August 20162017: 18 June 2017 to 11 July 20172018: 27 June 2018 to 2 August 20182019: 12 July 2019 to 3 September 20192020: 9 July 2020 to 7 September 20202021: 14 June 2021 to 10 July 20212022: 11 June 2022 to 24 July 20222023: 5 July 2023 to 22 August 20232024: 14 June 2024 to 6 August 20242025: 16 June 2025 to 23 August 20252026: 18 June 2026 to 29 August 202619511962197119841995200420132022JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
For each year, a bar from the first to the last day at Great Sand Dunes Np & Preserve meeting 30 C (86 F).
First to last qualifying date each year at Great Sand Dunes Np & Preserve
YearFirst dateLast date
19511951-07-031951-07-30
19521952-06-091952-07-23
19531953-06-131953-07-25
19541954-06-181954-08-03
19551955-07-061955-07-14
19571957-06-281957-07-03
19581958-07-091958-08-14
19601960-06-171960-09-05
19611961-06-221961-07-27
19621962-07-101962-08-14
19631963-06-121963-08-02
19641964-07-031964-07-23
19651965-07-221965-07-22
19661966-07-041966-09-22
19671967-07-051967-07-05
19681968-06-211968-06-28
19691969-07-011969-07-01
19701970-06-271970-07-31
19711971-06-251971-07-17
19721972-07-141972-08-12
19731973-06-261973-07-07
19741974-06-191974-06-30
19761976-06-281976-08-30
19771977-06-271977-08-07
19801980-06-251980-08-11
19811981-06-091981-08-05
19821982-06-271982-07-22
19841984-07-221984-07-22
19851985-07-061985-09-01
19861986-07-131986-08-21
19891989-06-171989-07-19
19901990-06-191990-09-14
19911991-06-261991-07-20
19921992-06-261992-07-07
19931993-07-031993-08-01
19941994-06-251994-08-01
19951995-07-271995-08-08
19961996-07-061996-08-15
19971997-07-031997-07-17
19981998-06-281998-08-09
19991999-06-291999-07-03
20002000-05-242000-08-10
20012001-06-242001-08-05
20022002-06-012002-08-26
20032003-07-022003-08-21
20042004-06-152004-07-16
20052005-06-192005-07-31
20062006-06-062006-07-17
20072007-06-262007-08-22
20082008-07-212008-08-04
20092009-07-102009-08-06
20102010-06-062010-07-21
20112011-06-242011-08-19
20122012-06-192012-08-01
20132013-06-142013-09-05
20142014-06-302014-07-28
20152015-06-212015-06-24
20162016-06-192016-08-01
20172017-06-182017-07-11
20182018-06-272018-08-02
20192019-07-122019-09-03
20202020-07-092020-09-07
20212021-06-142021-07-10
20222022-06-112022-07-24
20232023-07-052023-08-22
20242024-06-142024-08-06
20252025-06-162025-08-23
20262026-06-182026-08-29

Every Fixed Threshold

Fixed thresholds at Great Sand Dunes Np & Preserve
ThresholdYears with a qualifying dayMost days in a yearYearLatest year days
30 C (86 F): Days6831202339
35 C (95 F): Days1119821
90 F (32.2 C): Days278199010
0 C (32 F): Ice days (max727020138
0 C (32 F): Frost days (min73214196893
-10 C (14 F): Days with min7399199218
-20 C (-4 F): Days with min661719521
-30 C (-22 F): Days with min3219711
10 mm (0.39 in): Days with 10 mm or more rain741720242
25 mm (0.98 in): Days with 25 mm or more rain41520241
50 mm (1.97 in): Days with 50 mm or more rain4119851
10 cm (3.9 in): Days with 10 cm or more snowfall62619891
25 cm (9.8 in): Days with 25 cm or more snowfall15119571

Years with under 90 percent of days observed are left out of the most days column. Threshold history at this station starts in 1951.

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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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Threshold counts are computed by this site.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-17).