Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Kit Carson (USC00054603), Colorado, United States, with 134 years of record.
Key Facts for Kit Carson
Kit Carson (USC00054603) is a weather station in Colorado, United States at 38.76 latitude and -102.80 longitude, 1,311 m (4,302 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 2026, 134 years of record.
1,464 records set at Kit Carson still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Kit Carson set a daily record high maximum temperature of 32.8 C (91.0 F) on 13 April 2025.
About the Station
Location: Colorado, United States, 38.76 latitude, -102.80 longitude.
Elevation: 1,311 m (4,302 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 2026, 134 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 Kit Carson. 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 Kit Carson, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
25.0 C (77.0 F)
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
41.1 C (106.0 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
42.8 C (109.0 F)
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
38.9 C (102.0 F)
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
26.1 C (79.0 F)
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Kit Carson still stand. 1943 holds the most, with 38.
Standing records at Kit Carson by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1939
14
1940
20
1941
22
1942
19
1943
38
1944
13
1945
32
1946
23
1947
31
1948
21
1949
10
1950
28
1951
15
1952
31
1953
22
1954
27
1955
24
1956
14
1957
12
1958
15
1959
11
1960
23
1961
11
1962
26
1963
26
1964
31
1965
22
1966
18
1967
16
1968
9
1969
10
1970
16
1971
17
1972
28
1973
15
1974
22
1975
14
1976
9
1977
9
1978
33
1979
18
1980
24
1981
20
1982
12
1983
23
1984
15
1985
20
1986
13
1987
6
1988
19
1989
31
1990
22
1991
17
1992
3
1993
17
1994
5
1995
29
1996
21
1997
27
1998
14
1999
9
2000
14
2001
7
2002
13
2003
25
2004
22
2005
13
2006
16
2007
9
2008
12
2009
17
2010
6
2011
9
2012
21
2013
19
2014
18
2015
13
2016
7
2020
12
2021
4
2022
8
2023
11
2024
14
2025
12
All-Time Record Progression
2 new records
2 all-time records were set at Kit Carson between 24 December 1983 and 5 February 1989. Each dot is a new record.
When Kit Carson set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1983-12-24
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1989-02-05
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -22.2 C (-8.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 138.4 mm (5.4 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kit Carson. The most was 138.4 mm (5.4 in) on 19 August 1965.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Kit Carson
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
27 January 1973
Feb
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
15 February 1987
Mar
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
13 March 1895
Apr
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
16 April 2016
May
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
16 May 1962
Jun
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
10 June 1997
Jul
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
23 July 2004
Aug
138.4 mm (5.4 in)
19 August 1965
Sep
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
22 September 1941
Oct
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
12 October 2008
Nov
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
5 November 1946
Dec
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
20 December 2006
Period of Record Coverage
1939 to 2025
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
85 years of record at Kit Carson, 1939 to 2025. 26 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1939, 1940, 1954, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 53 complete years at Kit Carson, 1941 to 2015. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 10.4 C (50.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1988, at 8.9 C (48.0 F), and the warmest was 2012, at 12.1 C (53.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Kit Carson as warming stripes, 1941 to 2015
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1941
10.3 C
-0.04 C
1942
9.7 C
-0.67 C
1943
10.5 C
+0.15 C
1944
9.6 C
-0.76 C
1945
9.6 C
-0.78 C
1946
10.5 C
+0.15 C
1947
9.9 C
-0.49 C
1948
9.6 C
-0.80 C
1949
10.0 C
-0.38 C
1950
10.3 C
-0.06 C
1951
9.6 C
-0.80 C
1953
11.3 C
+0.90 C
1964
10.7 C
+0.32 C
1965
10.5 C
+0.15 C
1966
11.0 C
+0.64 C
1967
11.3 C
+0.95 C
1968
10.4 C
+0.06 C
1969
10.9 C
+0.50 C
1970
10.6 C
+0.23 C
1971
10.6 C
+0.25 C
1972
10.6 C
+0.23 C
1973
10.7 C
+0.30 C
1974
11.4 C
+0.99 C
1975
10.8 C
+0.45 C
1976
10.8 C
+0.43 C
1979
9.8 C
-0.53 C
1982
10.2 C
-0.20 C
1983
10.2 C
-0.17 C
1985
9.4 C
-0.99 C
1986
11.3 C
+0.89 C
1988
8.9 C
-1.45 C
1989
8.9 C
-1.42 C
1990
9.5 C
-0.85 C
1991
9.6 C
-0.77 C
1994
10.5 C
+0.17 C
1995
9.6 C
-0.74 C
1996
9.8 C
-0.52 C
1997
9.5 C
-0.88 C
1998
10.5 C
+0.17 C
1999
10.8 C
+0.44 C
2000
10.8 C
+0.44 C
2003
11.3 C
+0.96 C
2005
11.1 C
+0.71 C
2006
11.0 C
+0.61 C
2007
9.9 C
-0.42 C
2008
10.1 C
-0.31 C
2009
9.6 C
-0.72 C
2010
10.7 C
+0.34 C
2011
10.5 C
+0.09 C
2012
12.1 C
+1.72 C
2013
10.5 C
+0.13 C
2014
10.4 C
+0.05 C
2015
11.8 C
+1.46 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1941 to 2015 is 0.06 C (-0.03 to 0.14) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.10 F (-0.05 to 0.25) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 53 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Kit Carson
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.06 C (-0.03 to 0.14) per decade
0.10 F (-0.05 to 0.25) per decade
1941 to 2015
53
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
0.02 C (-0.11 to 0.14) per decade
0.03 F (-0.20 to 0.26) per decade
1941 to 2015
53
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.10 C (0.01 to 0.18) per decade
0.17 F (0.02 to 0.33) per decade
1941 to 2015
53
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 2026
Yearly extremes at Kit Carson: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1954
40.0 C (104.0 F)
85
Coldest night (TNn)
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1942
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
86
Wettest day (Rx1day)
138.4 mm (5.4 in)
1965
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
91
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
188.4 mm (7.4 in)
1965
56.7 mm (2.2 in)
89
Longest dry spell (CDD)
79 days
1954
39 days
91
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Kit Carson, 1893 to 2026. The record is 42.8 C (109.0 F) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.0 C (104.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Kit Carson by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1893
n/a
1894
n/a
1895
n/a
1896
n/a
1939
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1940
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1941
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1942
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1943
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1944
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1945
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1946
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1947
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1948
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1949
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1950
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1951
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1952
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1953
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1954
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1955
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1956
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1957
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1958
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1959
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1960
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1961
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1962
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1963
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1964
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1965
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1966
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1967
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1968
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1969
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1970
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1971
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1972
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1973
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1974
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1975
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1976
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1977
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1978
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1979
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1980
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1981
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1982
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1983
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1984
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1985
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1986
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1987
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1988
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1989
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1990
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1991
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1992
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1993
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1994
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1995
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1996
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1997
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1998
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1999
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2000
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2001
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2002
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2003
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2004
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2005
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2006
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2007
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2008
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2009
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2010
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2011
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2012
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2013
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2014
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2015
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2016
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2018
31.1 C (88.0 F)
2019
22.8 C (73.0 F)
2020
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2021
n/a
2022
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2023
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2024
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2025
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2026
n/a
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Kit Carson, 1893 to 2026. The record is -35.6 C (-32.1 F) in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is -25.0 C (-13.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Kit Carson by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1893
n/a
1894
n/a
1895
n/a
1896
n/a
1939
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1940
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1941
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1942
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1943
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1944
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1945
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1946
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1947
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1948
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1949
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1950
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1951
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1952
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1953
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1954
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1955
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1956
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1957
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1958
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1959
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1960
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1961
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1962
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1963
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1964
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1965
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1966
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1967
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1968
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1969
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1970
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1971
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1972
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1973
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1974
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1975
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1976
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1977
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1978
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1979
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1980
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1981
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1982
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1983
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1984
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1985
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1986
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1987
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1988
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1989
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1990
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1991
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1992
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1993
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1994
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1995
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1996
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1997
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1998
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1999
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2000
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2001
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2002
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2003
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2004
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
2005
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2006
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2007
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2008
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2009
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2010
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2011
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2012
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2013
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2014
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2015
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2016
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2018
11.1 C (52.0 F)
2019
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2020
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2021
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
2022
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2023
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2024
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
2025
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2026
n/a
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Kit Carson, 1893 to 2026. The record is 138.4 mm (5.4 in) in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.1 mm (1.5 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kit Carson by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893
10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1894
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1895
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1896
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1939
7.6 mm (0.30 in)
1940
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1941
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1942
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1943
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1944
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1945
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1946
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1947
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1948
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1949
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1950
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1951
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1952
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1953
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1954
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1955
13.7 mm (0.5 in)
1956
15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1957
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1958
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1959
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1960
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1961
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1962
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1963
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1964
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1965
138.4 mm (5.4 in)
1966
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1967
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1968
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1969
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1970
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1971
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1972
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1973
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1974
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1975
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1976
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1977
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1978
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1979
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1980
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1981
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1982
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1983
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1984
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1985
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1986
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1987
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1988
21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1989
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1990
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1991
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1992
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1993
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1994
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1995
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1996
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1997
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1998
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1999
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2000
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
2001
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2002
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
2003
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
2004
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
2005
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
2006
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
2007
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
2008
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
2009
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
2010
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
2011
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
2012
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
2013
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
2014
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
2015
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
2016
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
2018
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2019
2.5 mm (0.10 in)
2020
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2021
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2022
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
2023
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
2024
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
2025
11.4 mm (0.4 in)
2026
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Kit Carson, 1893 to 2026. The record is 188.4 mm (7.4 in) in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 56.7 mm (2.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kit Carson by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893
10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1894
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1895
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1896
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1939
7.6 mm (0.30 in)
1940
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1941
114.1 mm (4.5 in)
1942
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1943
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1944
71.8 mm (2.8 in)
1945
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1946
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1947
48.7 mm (1.9 in)
1948
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1949
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1950
59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1951
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1952
93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1953
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1954
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1955
26.1 mm (1.0 in)
1956
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1957
42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1958
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1959
56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1960
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1961
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1962
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1963
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1964
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1965
188.4 mm (7.4 in)
1966
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1967
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1968
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1969
48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1970
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1971
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1972
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1973
51.4 mm (2.0 in)
1974
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1975
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1976
63.6 mm (2.5 in)
1977
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1978
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1979
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1980
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1981
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1982
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1983
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1984
46.8 mm (1.8 in)
1985
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1986
68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1987
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1988
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1989
77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1990
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1991
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1992
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1993
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1994
60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1995
73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1996
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1997
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1998
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1999
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
2000
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
2001
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
2002
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
2003
45.6 mm (1.8 in)
2004
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
2005
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
2006
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
2007
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
2008
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
2009
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
2010
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
2011
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
2012
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
2013
38.3 mm (1.5 in)
2014
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
2015
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
2016
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
2018
n/a
2019
2.5 mm (0.10 in)
2020
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2021
68.4 mm (2.7 in)
2022
98.0 mm (3.9 in)
2023
51.9 mm (2.0 in)
2024
34.6 mm (1.4 in)
2025
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
2026
n/a
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Kit Carson, 1893 to 2026. The record is 79 days in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 39 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kit Carson by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893
65 days
1894
59 days
1895
30 days
1896
29 days
1939
46 days
1940
25 days
1941
40 days
1942
38 days
1943
50 days
1944
26 days
1945
41 days
1946
37 days
1947
35 days
1948
30 days
1949
50 days
1950
59 days
1951
43 days
1952
46 days
1953
35 days
1954
79 days
1955
43 days
1956
36 days
1957
36 days
1958
36 days
1959
56 days
1960
35 days
1961
34 days
1962
39 days
1963
48 days
1964
57 days
1965
52 days
1966
70 days
1967
48 days
1968
42 days
1969
44 days
1970
68 days
1971
34 days
1972
46 days
1973
43 days
1974
51 days
1975
42 days
1976
42 days
1977
60 days
1978
61 days
1979
37 days
1980
65 days
1981
48 days
1982
34 days
1983
35 days
1984
33 days
1985
20 days
1986
30 days
1987
28 days
1988
40 days
1989
37 days
1990
58 days
1991
44 days
1992
39 days
1993
47 days
1994
36 days
1995
50 days
1996
41 days
1997
29 days
1998
42 days
1999
41 days
2000
63 days
2001
64 days
2002
55 days
2003
33 days
2004
32 days
2005
47 days
2006
58 days
2007
32 days
2008
38 days
2009
45 days
2010
38 days
2011
25 days
2012
38 days
2013
36 days
2014
30 days
2015
19 days
2016
35 days
2018
1 day
2019
16 days
2020
25 days
2021
24 days
2022
24 days
2023
47 days
2024
26 days
2025
24 days
2026
1 day
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
53 years with a frost
Across 53 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Kit Carson falls on 12 May and the median first autumn frost on 29 September, which leaves a median of 140 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.8 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Kit Carson
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1975 to 2015)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
12 May
n/a
11 May
n/a
-0.6 days per decade
First autumn frost
29 September
n/a
30 September
n/a
+1.3 days per decade
Growing days
140 days
n/a
145 days
n/a
+1.8 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
64 years, 1941 to 2015
A day with at least 41.4 mm (1.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 108.6 mm (4.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Kit Carson: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
5 years
58.0 mm (2.3 in)
10 years
69.5 mm (2.7 in)
25 years
84.7 mm (3.3 in)
50 years
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
100 years
108.6 mm (4.3 in)
Longer than the 64 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, 64 years of values from 1941 to 2015.
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: 138.4 mm (5.4 in) in 1965; 88.4 mm (3.5 in) in 1941; 81.3 mm (3.2 in) in 1997.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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Data for Kit Carson standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Kit Carson 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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.