Kit Carson 9NNE Weather Records (USC00054606)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Kit Carson 9NNE (USC00054606), Colorado, United States, with 31 years of record.

Key Facts for Kit Carson 9NNE

Kit Carson 9NNE (USC00054606) is a weather station in Colorado, United States at 38.89 latitude and -102.72 longitude, 1,325 m (4,346 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1996 to 2026, 31 years of record.
1,464 records set at Kit Carson 9NNE still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Colorado, United States, 38.89 latitude, -102.72 longitude.
Elevation: 1,325 m (4,346 ft).
Period of record: 1996 to 2026, 31 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

21 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Kit Carson 9NNE. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 21 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Kit Carson 9NNE, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	24.4 C (75.9 F)	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	13.3 C (55.9 F)	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
Feb	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
Mar	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
Apr	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
May	38.3 C (100.9 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
Jun	42.2 C (108.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	38.9 C (102.0 F)	7.8 C (46.0 F)
Jul	41.7 C (107.1 F)	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35.6 C (96.1 F)	11.7 C (53.1 F)
Aug	40.6 C (105.1 F)	6.7 C (44.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	38.3 C (100.9 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	24.4 C (75.9 F)	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Kit Carson 9NNE still stand. 2009 holds the most, with 75.

Standing records at Kit Carson 9NNE by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1996	17
1997	62
1998	74
1999	57
2000	69
2001	62
2002	58
2003	70
2004	64
2005	67
2006	70
2007	60
2008	57
2009	75
2010	30
2011	62
2012	58
2013	65
2014	67
2015	50
2016	38
2017	46
2018	31
2019	42
2023	26
2024	55
2025	32

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 106.7 mm (4.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kit Carson 9NNE. The most was 106.7 mm (4.2 in) on 7 August 2008.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Kit Carson 9NNE
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 January 2006
Feb	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	3 February 2024
Mar	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	9 March 2010
Apr	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	16 April 2016
May	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 May 2024
Jun	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	8 June 2001
Jul	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	30 July 2017
Aug	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	7 August 2008
Sep	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	4 September 2018
Oct	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	12 October 2008
Nov	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	29 November 1997
Dec	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 December 2006

Period of Record Coverage

1996 to 2025

27 years of record at Kit Carson 9NNE, 1996 to 2025. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1996, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2025.

Days with data per year at Kit Carson 9NNE
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1996	60	16%	No
1997	362	99%	Yes
1998	361	99%	Yes
1999	362	99%	Yes
2000	363	99%	Yes
2001	362	99%	Yes
2002	354	97%	Yes
2003	359	98%	Yes
2004	361	99%	Yes
2005	363	99%	Yes
2006	361	99%	Yes
2007	357	98%	Yes
2008	358	98%	Yes
2009	359	98%	Yes
2010	326	89%	No
2011	342	94%	Yes
2012	343	94%	Yes
2013	346	95%	Yes
2014	342	94%	Yes
2015	339	93%	Yes
2016	300	82%	No
2017	310	85%	No
2018	310	85%	No
2019	282	77%	No
2023	239	65%	No
2024	348	95%	Yes
2025	192	53%	No

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Climate Trend

20 complete years, 1997 to 2024

One stripe for each of 20 complete years at Kit Carson 9NNE, 1997 to 2024. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 10.7 C (51.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1997, at 9.4 C (49.0 F), and the warmest was 2024, at 11.7 C (53.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.3 C (2.3 F).

Annual mean temperature at Kit Carson 9NNE as warming stripes, 1997 to 2024
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1997	9.4 C	-1.24 C
1998	10.7 C	+0.05 C
1999	10.7 C	+0.06 C
2000	10.9 C	+0.24 C
2001	10.9 C	+0.27 C
2002	10.6 C	-0.05 C
2003	10.9 C	+0.19 C
2004	10.4 C	-0.28 C
2005	10.9 C	+0.22 C
2006	10.9 C	+0.20 C
2007	9.9 C	-0.79 C
2008	10.0 C	-0.68 C
2009	9.8 C	-0.85 C
2012	11.6 C	+0.91 C
2014	10.0 C	-0.65 C
2015	11.2 C	+0.53 C
2016	11.2 C	+0.48 C
2017	11.2 C	+0.54 C
2018	10.5 C	-0.16 C
2024	11.7 C	+1.00 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

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

1996 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Kit Carson 9NNE: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	42.2 C (108.0 F)	2012	39.4 C (102.9 F)	28
Coldest night (TNn)	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	2024	-22.5 C (-8.5 F)	28
Wettest day (Rx1day)	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	2008	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	163.3 mm (6.4 in)	2008	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	27
Longest dry spell (CDD)	68 days	2010	42 days	29

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Kit Carson 9NNE, 1996 to 2026. The record is 42.2 C (108.0 F) in 2012, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.4 C (102.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Kit Carson 9NNE by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1996	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1997	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1998	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1999	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2000	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2001	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2002	40.6 C (105.1 F)
2003	40.6 C (105.1 F)
2004	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2005	41.7 C (107.1 F)
2006	40.6 C (105.1 F)
2007	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2008	40.6 C (105.1 F)
2009	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2010	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2011	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2012	42.2 C (108.0 F)
2013	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2014	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2015	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2016	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2017	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2018	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2019	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2020	24.4 C (75.9 F)
2023	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2024	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2025	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2026	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Kit Carson 9NNE, 1996 to 2026. The record is -34.4 C (-29.9 F) in 2024, marked on the chart; the median year is -22.5 C (-8.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Kit Carson 9NNE by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1996	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1997	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1998	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1999	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2000	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2001	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2002	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2003	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2004	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2005	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2006	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2007	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2008	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2009	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2010	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2011	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2012	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2013	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2014	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2015	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2016	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2017	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2018	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2019	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2020	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2023	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2024	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
2025	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2026	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Kit Carson 9NNE, 1996 to 2026. The record is 106.7 mm (4.2 in) in 2008, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.9 mm (1.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kit Carson 9NNE by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1996	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1997	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1998	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1999	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2000	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
2001	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
2002	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
2003	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
2004	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
2005	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
2006	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
2007	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
2008	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
2009	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
2010	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2011	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2012	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
2013	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
2014	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
2015	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
2016	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2017	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
2018	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
2019	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
2020	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2023	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
2024	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
2025	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
2026	0.0 mm (0.00 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Kit Carson 9NNE, 1996 to 2026. The record is 163.3 mm (6.4 in) in 2008, marked on the chart; the median year is 60.8 mm (2.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kit Carson 9NNE by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1996	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1997	119.2 mm (4.7 in)
1998	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1999	74.6 mm (2.9 in)
2000	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
2001	63.7 mm (2.5 in)
2002	61.3 mm (2.4 in)
2003	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
2004	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
2005	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
2006	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
2007	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
2008	163.3 mm (6.4 in)
2009	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
2010	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2011	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
2012	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
2013	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
2014	50.4 mm (2.0 in)
2015	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
2016	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
2017	119.5 mm (4.7 in)
2018	60.8 mm (2.4 in)
2019	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
2020	n/a
2023	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
2024	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
2025	33.6 mm (1.3 in)
2026	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Kit Carson 9NNE, 1996 to 2026. The record is 68 days in 2010, marked on the chart; the median year is 42 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kit Carson 9NNE by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1996	61 days
1997	55 days
1998	42 days
1999	47 days
2000	51 days
2001	65 days
2002	51 days
2003	53 days
2004	34 days
2005	42 days
2006	58 days
2007	22 days
2008	30 days
2009	42 days
2010	68 days
2011	28 days
2012	39 days
2013	55 days
2014	49 days
2015	31 days
2016	32 days
2017	35 days
2018	34 days
2019	25 days
2020	4 days
2023	61 days
2024	55 days
2025	45 days
2026	2 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

20 years with a frost

Across 20 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Kit Carson 9NNE falls on 14 May and the median first autumn frost on 9 October, which leaves a median of 152 days between them.

Frost dates and growing season at Kit Carson 9NNE
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1997 to 2024)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	14 May	n/a	14 May	n/a	n/a
First autumn frost	9 October	n/a	9 October	n/a	n/a
Growing days	152 days	n/a	152 days	n/a	n/a

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.

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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.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).