La Veta Pass Weather Records (USC00054870)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for La Veta Pass (USC00054870), Colorado, United States, with 46 years of record.

Key Facts for La Veta Pass

La Veta Pass (USC00054870) is a weather station in Colorado, United States at 37.47 latitude and -105.17 longitude, 2,817 m (9,242 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1909 to 1954, 46 years of record.
320 records set at La Veta Pass still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
La Veta Pass set a daily record precipitation of 15.2 mm (0.6 in) on 27 December 1953.

About the Station

Location: Colorado, United States, 37.47 latitude, -105.17 longitude.
Elevation: 2,817 m (9,242 ft).
Period of record: 1909 to 1954, 46 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at La Veta Pass. 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 La Veta Pass, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	3.3 C (37.9 F)	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	15.6 C (60.1 F)	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	10.0 C (50.0 F)	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
May	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jun	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sep	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

320 standing records

320 records at La Veta Pass still stand. 1939 holds the most, with 224.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at La Veta Pass between 12 February 1940 and 12 February 1940. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Nov: 159.5 mm (6.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at La Veta Pass. The most was 159.5 mm (6.3 in) on 20 November 1930.

Record daily precipitation for each month at La Veta Pass
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	26 January 1948
Feb	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	28 February 1931
Mar	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	18 March 1922
Apr	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	16 April 1940
May	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	8 May 1936
Jun	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	18 June 1947
Jul	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	22 July 1930
Aug	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	8 August 1915
Sep	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	25 September 1917
Oct	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 October 1929
Nov	159.5 mm (6.3 in)	20 November 1930
Dec	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	13 December 1940

Period of Record Coverage

1922 to 1939

2 years of record at La Veta Pass, 1922 to 1939. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1922, 1939.

Latest Records

Latest records at La Veta Pass
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 December 1953	La Veta Pass, US	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	38 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1953	La Veta Pass, US	daily rain	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	10 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1953	La Veta Pass, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	19 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1953	La Veta Pass, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1953	La Veta Pass, US	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	13 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1953	La Veta Pass, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	18 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1953	La Veta Pass, US	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	22 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1953	La Veta Pass, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	tie	14 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1952	La Veta Pass, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	13 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1952	La Veta Pass, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	12 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1952	La Veta Pass, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	5 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1952	La Veta Pass, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	5 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1952	La Veta Pass, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1952	La Veta Pass, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	12 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1952	La Veta Pass, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	24 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1952	La Veta Pass, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	tie	29 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1952	La Veta Pass, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	21 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1952	La Veta Pass, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1952	La Veta Pass, US	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	12 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1951	La Veta Pass, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	4 years	10 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1909 to 1954

Yearly extremes at La Veta Pass: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1922	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2
Coldest night (TNn)	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	1939	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	3
Wettest day (Rx1day)	159.5 mm (6.3 in)	1930	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	46
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	209.5 mm (8.2 in)	1930	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	46
Longest dry spell (CDD)	118 days	1935	33 days	46

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at La Veta Pass, 1909 to 1954. The record is 15.6 C (60.1 F) in 1922, marked on the chart; the median year is 12.8 C (55.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at La Veta Pass by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	15.6 C (60.1 F)
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at La Veta Pass, 1909 to 1954. The record is -27.8 C (-18.0 F) in 1939, marked on the chart; the median year is -24.4 C (-11.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at La Veta Pass by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1939	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at La Veta Pass, 1909 to 1954. The record is 159.5 mm (6.3 in) in 1930, marked on the chart; the median year is 47.1 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at La Veta Pass by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1909	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1910	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1911	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1912	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1913	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1914	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1915	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1916	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1917	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1918	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1919	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1920	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1921	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1922	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1923	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1924	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1925	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1926	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1927	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1928	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1929	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1930	159.5 mm (6.3 in)
1931	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1932	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1933	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1934	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1935	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1936	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1937	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1938	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1939	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1940	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1941	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1942	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1943	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1944	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1945	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1946	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1947	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1948	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1949	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1950	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1951	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1952	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1953	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1954	8.9 mm (0.35 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at La Veta Pass, 1909 to 1954. The record is 209.5 mm (8.2 in) in 1930, marked on the chart; the median year is 62.5 mm (2.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at La Veta Pass by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1909	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1910	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1911	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1912	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1913	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1914	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1915	80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1916	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1917	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1918	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1919	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1920	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1921	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1922	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1923	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1924	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1925	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1926	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1927	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1928	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1929	97.9 mm (3.9 in)
1930	209.5 mm (8.2 in)
1931	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1932	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1933	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1934	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1935	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1936	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1937	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1938	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1939	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1940	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1941	80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1942	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1943	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1944	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1945	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1946	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1947	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1948	144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1949	58.8 mm (2.3 in)
1950	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1951	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1952	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1953	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1954	12.2 mm (0.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at La Veta Pass, 1909 to 1954. The record is 118 days in 1935, marked on the chart; the median year is 33 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at La Veta Pass by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1909	33 days
1910	36 days
1911	24 days
1912	33 days
1913	31 days
1914	44 days
1915	35 days
1916	58 days
1917	35 days
1918	36 days
1919	23 days
1920	33 days
1921	17 days
1922	31 days
1923	24 days
1924	32 days
1925	30 days
1926	48 days
1927	35 days
1928	46 days
1929	38 days
1930	57 days
1931	31 days
1932	34 days
1933	39 days
1934	68 days
1935	118 days
1936	87 days
1937	40 days
1938	24 days
1939	27 days
1940	34 days
1941	28 days
1942	26 days
1943	17 days
1944	17 days
1945	29 days
1946	20 days
1947	17 days
1948	25 days
1949	28 days
1950	26 days
1951	34 days
1952	48 days
1953	26 days
1954	8 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.

Rainfall Return Levels

36 years, 1911 to 1952

A day with at least 47.9 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 165.6 mm (6.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at La Veta Pass: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	47.9 mm (1.9 in)
5 years	69.2 mm (2.7 in)
10 years	86.7 mm (3.4 in)
25 years	113.5 mm (4.5 in)
50 years	137.6 mm (5.4 in)	Longer than the 36 years of record
100 years	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	Longer than the 36 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, 36 years of values from 1911 to 1952.

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: 159.5 mm (6.3 in) in 1930; 109.2 mm (4.3 in) in 1947; 101.6 mm (4.0 in) in 1948.

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Data for La Veta Pass standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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).