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Palisade Weather Records (USC00056266)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Palisade (USC00056266), Colorado, United States, with 116 years of record.

Key Facts for Palisade

  • Palisade (USC00056266) is a weather station in Colorado, United States at 39.11 latitude and -108.35 longitude, 1,446 m (4,745 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1911 to 2026, 116 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Palisade still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Palisade set a daily record high minimum temperature of 12.8 C (55.0 F) on 13 October 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

  • Location: Colorado, United States, 39.11 latitude, -108.35 longitude.
  • Elevation: 1,446 m (4,745 ft).
  • Period of record: 1911 to 2026, 116 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

9 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Palisade, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Palisade. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 9 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -40-200204060 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Palisade. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 9 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Palisade, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan17.8 C (64.0 F)-30.6 C (-23.1 F)12.8 C (55.0 F)-10.6 C (12.9 F)
Feb23.3 C (73.9 F)-25.0 C (-13.0 F)18.3 C (64.9 F)-8.9 C (16.0 F)
Mar30.0 C (86.0 F)-15.6 C (3.9 F)30.0 C (86.0 F)-1.7 C (28.9 F)
Apr32.2 C (90.0 F)-11.1 C (12.0 F)27.2 C (81.0 F)-1.7 C (28.9 F)
May36.7 C (98.1 F)-2.8 C (27.0 F)33.3 C (91.9 F)1.7 C (35.1 F)
Jun43.3 C (109.9 F)1.1 C (34.0 F)36.1 C (97.0 F)10.6 C (51.1 F)
Jul43.9 C (111.0 F)6.1 C (43.0 F)39.4 C (102.9 F)12.8 C (55.0 F)
Aug41.1 C (106.0 F)4.4 C (39.9 F)39.4 C (102.9 F)15.6 C (60.1 F)
Sep38.3 C (100.9 F)-2.2 C (28.0 F)31.7 C (89.1 F)11.1 C (52.0 F)
Oct33.3 C (91.9 F)-11.7 C (10.9 F)28.9 C (84.0 F)12.2 C (54.0 F)
Nov32.2 C (90.0 F)-16.1 C (3.0 F)n/an/a
Dec20.6 C (69.1 F)-27.8 C (-18.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Palisade by the year they were set 1,464 records at Palisade still stand. 1934 holds the most, with 47. 02040601911: 71912: 91913: 411914: 81915: 181916: 261917: 321918: 191919: 181921: 141922: 131923: 91924: 211925: 151926: 51927: 151928: 131929: 181930: 231931: 221932: 101933: 381934: 471935: 111936: 211937: 181938: 91939: 301940: 131941: 121942: 71943: 121944: 51945: 101946: 71947: 131948: 131949: 91950: 201951: 111952: 161953: 71954: 81955: 291956: 191957: 41958: 81959: 91960: 61961: 131962: 91963: 161964: 71965: 181966: 151967: 111968: 71969: 131970: 101971: 101972: 51973: 31974: 31975: 221976: 101977: 161978: 151979: 171980: 91981: 191982: 31983: 61984: 131985: 161986: 191987: 111988: 41989: 191990: 201991: 121993: 31994: 31995: 151996: 91997: 101998: 41999: 62000: 112001: 42002: 62003: 132004: 152005: 152006: 142007: 72008: 32009: 192010: 52011: 92012: 102013: 222014: 82015: 92016: 62017: 132018: 72019: 102020: 152021: 122022: 72023: 62024: 32025: 102026: 161911192419361948196019721984199720092021
1,464 records at Palisade still stand. 1934 holds the most, with 47.
Standing records at Palisade by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
19117
19129
191341
19148
191518
191626
191732
191819
191918
192114
192213
19239
192421
192515
19265
192715
192813
192918
193023
193122
193210
193338
193447
193511
193621
193718
19389
193930
194013
194112
19427
194312
19445
194510
19467
194713
194813
19499
195020
195111
195216
19537
19548
195529
195619
19574
19588
19599
19606
196113
19629
196316
19647
196518
196615
196711
19687
196913
197010
197110
19725
19733
19743
197522
197610
197716
197815
197917
19809
198119
19823
19836
198413
198516
198619
198711
19884
198919
199020
199112
19933
19943
199515
19969
199710
19984
19996
200011
20014
20026
200313
200415
200515
200614
20077
20083
200919
20105
20119
201210
201322
20148
20159
20166
201713
20187
201910
202015
202112
20227
20236
20243
202510
202616

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records
When Palisade set new all-time records 2 all-time records were set at Palisade between 12 January 1963 and 18 July 2003. Each dot is a new record. Record low maximum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature12 January 1963: Record low maximum temperature -16.1 C (3.0 F)18 July 2003: Record high minimum temperature 25.6 C (78.1 F)1970198019902000
2 all-time records were set at Palisade between 12 January 1963 and 18 July 2003. Each dot is a new record.
When Palisade set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1963-01-12Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -16.1 C (3.0 F)
2003-07-18Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 25.6 C (78.1 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 49.0 mm (1.9 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Palisade The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Palisade. The most was 49.0 mm (1.9 in) on 4 October 1914. 0204060 Jan: 24.6 mm (1.0 in), 12 January 2005 Jan Feb: 26.2 mm (1.0 in), 5 February 1989 Feb Mar: 28.7 mm (1.1 in), 28 March 1993 Mar Apr: 47.0 mm (1.9 in), 27 April 1917 Apr May: 36.3 mm (1.4 in), 20 May 1916 May Jun: 38.6 mm (1.5 in), 25 June 1983 Jun Jul: 40.1 mm (1.6 in), 27 July 1916 Jul Aug: 31.8 mm (1.3 in), 27 August 1932 Aug Sep: 44.7 mm (1.8 in), 13 September 1958 Sep Oct: 49.0 mm (1.9 in), 4 October 1914 Oct Nov: 24.1 mm (0.9 in), 2 November 1986 Nov Dec: 30.7 mm (1.2 in), 7 December 2007 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Palisade. The most was 49.0 mm (1.9 in) on 4 October 1914.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Palisade
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan24.6 mm (1.0 in)12 January 2005
Feb26.2 mm (1.0 in)5 February 1989
Mar28.7 mm (1.1 in)28 March 1993
Apr47.0 mm (1.9 in)27 April 1917
May36.3 mm (1.4 in)20 May 1916
Jun38.6 mm (1.5 in)25 June 1983
Jul40.1 mm (1.6 in)27 July 1916
Aug31.8 mm (1.3 in)27 August 1932
Sep44.7 mm (1.8 in)13 September 1958
Oct49.0 mm (1.9 in)4 October 1914
Nov24.1 mm (0.9 in)2 November 1986
Dec30.7 mm (1.2 in)7 December 2007

Period of Record Coverage

1911 to 2026
Days with data per year at Palisade 116 years of record at Palisade, 1911 to 2026. 19 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1911, 1912, 1919, 1920, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1934 and others. 1911: 212 of 365 days1912: 270 of 366 days1913: 365 of 365 days1914: 358 of 365 days1915: 363 of 365 days1916: 361 of 366 days1917: 359 of 365 days1918: 358 of 365 days1919: 267 of 365 days1920: 31 of 366 days1921: 363 of 365 days1922: 355 of 365 days1923: 364 of 365 days1924: 366 of 366 days1925: 351 of 365 days1926: 364 of 365 days1927: 363 of 365 days1928: 361 of 366 days1929: 292 of 365 days1930: 364 of 365 days1931: 270 of 365 days1932: 211 of 366 days1933: 351 of 365 days1934: 318 of 365 days1935: 364 of 365 days1936: 226 of 366 days1937: 334 of 365 days1938: 316 of 365 days1939: 352 of 365 days1940: 322 of 366 days1941: 291 of 365 days1942: 266 of 365 days1943: 365 of 365 days1944: 363 of 366 days1945: 362 of 365 days1946: 365 of 365 days1947: 364 of 365 days1948: 366 of 366 days1949: 364 of 365 days1950: 359 of 365 days1951: 361 of 365 days1952: 361 of 366 days1953: 364 of 365 days1954: 359 of 365 days1955: 365 of 365 days1956: 364 of 366 days1957: 361 of 365 days1958: 363 of 365 days1959: 357 of 365 days1960: 359 of 366 days1961: 356 of 365 days1962: 360 of 365 days1963: 355 of 365 days1964: 365 of 366 days1965: 365 of 365 days1966: 364 of 365 days1967: 365 of 365 days1968: 366 of 366 days1969: 365 of 365 days1970: 364 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 182 of 366 days1973: 92 of 365 days1974: 361 of 365 days1975: 359 of 365 days1976: 366 of 366 days1977: 362 of 365 days1978: 360 of 365 days1979: 363 of 365 days1980: 366 of 366 days1981: 364 of 365 days1982: 333 of 365 days1983: 363 of 365 days1984: 366 of 366 days1985: 362 of 365 days1986: 365 of 365 days1987: 364 of 365 days1988: 364 of 366 days1989: 362 of 365 days1990: 365 of 365 days1991: 329 of 365 days1992: 119 of 366 days1993: 361 of 365 days1994: 362 of 365 days1995: 363 of 365 days1996: 366 of 366 days1997: 362 of 365 days1998: 358 of 365 days1999: 361 of 365 days2000: 360 of 366 days2001: 361 of 365 days2002: 328 of 365 days2003: 356 of 365 days2004: 354 of 366 days2005: 356 of 365 days2006: 363 of 365 days2007: 363 of 365 days2008: 366 of 366 days2009: 273 of 365 days2010: 364 of 365 days2011: 365 of 365 days2012: 364 of 366 days2013: 365 of 365 days2014: 365 of 365 days2015: 365 of 365 days2016: 366 of 366 days2017: 365 of 365 days2018: 359 of 365 days2019: 363 of 365 days2020: 348 of 366 days2021: 347 of 365 days2022: 348 of 365 days2023: 364 of 365 days2024: 365 of 366 days2025: 361 of 365 days2026: 257 of 365 days19201935195019651980199520102025
116 years of record at Palisade, 1911 to 2026. 19 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1911, 1912, 1919, 1920, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1934 and others.
Days with data per year at Palisade
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
191121258%No
191227074%No
1913365100%Yes
191435898%Yes
191536399%Yes
191636199%Yes
191735998%Yes
191835898%Yes
191926773%No
1920318%No
192136399%Yes
192235597%Yes
1923364100%Yes
1924366100%Yes
192535196%Yes
1926364100%Yes
192736399%Yes
192836199%Yes
192929280%No
1930364100%Yes
193127074%No
193221158%No
193335196%Yes
193431887%No
1935364100%Yes
193622662%No
193733492%Yes
193831687%No
193935296%Yes
194032288%No
194129180%No
194226673%No
1943365100%Yes
194436399%Yes
194536299%Yes
1946365100%Yes
1947364100%Yes
1948366100%Yes
1949364100%Yes
195035998%Yes
195136199%Yes
195236199%Yes
1953364100%Yes
195435998%Yes
1955365100%Yes
195636499%Yes
195736199%Yes
195836399%Yes
195935798%Yes
196035998%Yes
196135698%Yes
196236099%Yes
196335597%Yes
1964365100%Yes
1965365100%Yes
1966364100%Yes
1967365100%Yes
1968366100%Yes
1969365100%Yes
1970364100%Yes
1971365100%Yes
197218250%No
19739225%No
197436199%Yes
197535998%Yes
1976366100%Yes
197736299%Yes
197836099%Yes
197936399%Yes
1980366100%Yes
1981364100%Yes
198233391%Yes
198336399%Yes
1984366100%Yes
198536299%Yes
1986365100%Yes
1987364100%Yes
198836499%Yes
198936299%Yes
1990365100%Yes
199132990%Yes
199211933%No
199336199%Yes
199436299%Yes
199536399%Yes
1996366100%Yes
199736299%Yes
199835898%Yes
199936199%Yes
200036098%Yes
200136199%Yes
200232890%No
200335698%Yes
200435497%Yes
200535698%Yes
200636399%Yes
200736399%Yes
2008366100%Yes
200927375%No
2010364100%Yes
2011365100%Yes
201236499%Yes
2013365100%Yes
2014365100%Yes
2015365100%Yes
2016366100%Yes
2017365100%Yes
201835998%Yes
201936399%Yes
202034895%Yes
202134795%Yes
202234895%Yes
2023364100%Yes
2024365100%Yes
202536199%Yes
202625770%No

Latest Records

20
Latest records at Palisade
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
13 October 2026Palisade, USdaily high min (Provisional)12.8 C (55.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)39 years22 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 2026Palisade, USdaily high min (Provisional)14.4 C (57.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)44 years24 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 2026Palisade, USdaily high min (Provisional)13.3 C (55.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)96 years39 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2026Palisade, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)15.0 C (59.0 F)tie52 years6 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 2026Palisade, USdaily high min (Provisional)20.6 C (69.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)56 years28 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 2026Palisade, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)20.6 C (69.1 F)tie44 years5 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 2026Palisade, USdaily high min (Provisional)21.7 C (71.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)80 years38 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2026Palisade, USdaily high min22.8 C (73.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)44 years27 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 2026Palisade, USdaily high max (Tie)39.4 C (102.9 F)tie56 years6 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 2026Palisade, USdaily high max39.4 C (102.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)85 years36 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2026Palisade, USdaily high min23.9 C (75.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)25 years21 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 2026Palisade, USdaily high min (Tie)22.2 C (72.0 F)tie85 years8 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 2026Palisade, USdaily high min19.4 C (66.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)88 years38 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2026Palisade, USdaily high min (Tie)16.7 C (62.1 F)tie29 years4 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 2026Palisade, USdaily high min18.9 C (66.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)83 years39 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2026Palisade, USdaily high min17.2 C (63.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)115 years41 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2026Palisade, USdaily high min13.9 C (57.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)53 years27 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 2026Palisade, USdaily high min13.3 C (55.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)29 years19 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 2026Palisade, USdaily high max (Tie)26.7 C (80.1 F)tie48 years6 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 2026Palisade, USdaily high max28.9 C (84.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)85 years42 of 100 (Notable)

Climate Trend

95 complete years, 1913 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Palisade as warming stripes, 1913 to 2025 One stripe for each of 95 complete years at Palisade, 1913 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.3 C (54.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1917, at 9.7 C (49.5 F), and the warmest was 1934, at 15.0 C (59.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.7 C (4.9 F). 1913: 10.4 C, -2.0 C from the station mean1914: 11.4 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1915: 10.6 C, -1.7 C from the station mean1916: 10.2 C, -2.1 C from the station mean1917: 9.7 C, -2.6 C from the station mean1918: 11.1 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1921: 12.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1922: 11.8 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1923: 11.6 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1924: 10.5 C, -1.8 C from the station mean1926: 12.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1927: 11.7 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1928: 11.6 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1930: 11.8 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1933: 12.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1934: 15.0 C, +2.7 C from the station mean1935: 13.2 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1937: 12.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1938: 12.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1939: 12.5 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1943: 13.2 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1944: 11.9 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1945: 11.7 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1946: 12.4 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1947: 12.0 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1948: 11.7 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1949: 11.8 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1950: 12.8 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1951: 12.0 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1952: 12.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1953: 13.1 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1954: 13.9 C, +1.5 C from the station mean1955: 12.0 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1956: 13.1 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1957: 11.5 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1958: 12.9 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1959: 12.9 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1960: 12.6 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1961: 12.4 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1962: 12.5 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1963: 12.6 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1964: 11.4 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1965: 12.0 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1966: 12.9 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1967: 12.4 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1968: 11.4 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1969: 12.4 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1970: 12.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1971: 12.1 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1974: 11.3 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1975: 10.2 C, -2.1 C from the station mean1976: 12.5 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1977: 13.4 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1978: 12.9 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1979: 11.8 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1980: 13.5 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1981: 14.1 C, +1.7 C from the station mean1983: 12.7 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1984: 12.1 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1985: 13.0 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1986: 13.6 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1987: 13.0 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1988: 12.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1989: 12.4 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1990: 12.7 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1993: 11.7 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1994: 12.9 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1995: 12.7 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1996: 12.6 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1997: 12.1 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1998: 12.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1999: 12.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2000: 13.1 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2001: 13.1 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2003: 13.7 C, +1.3 C from the station mean2004: 12.5 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2005: 13.2 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2006: 12.9 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2007: 13.1 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2008: 11.7 C, -0.7 C from the station mean2010: 11.7 C, -0.6 C from the station mean2011: 11.3 C, -1.1 C from the station mean2012: 13.1 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2013: 10.7 C, -1.7 C from the station mean2014: 12.1 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2015: 12.7 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2016: 12.4 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2017: 13.3 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2018: 13.1 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2019: 11.9 C, -0.5 C from the station mean2020: 12.7 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2021: 13.3 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2023: 12.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2024: 13.5 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2025: 13.7 C, +1.4 C from the station mean191319201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 95 complete years at Palisade, 1913 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.3 C (54.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1917, at 9.7 C (49.5 F), and the warmest was 1934, at 15.0 C (59.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.7 C (4.9 F).
Annual mean temperature at Palisade as warming stripes, 1913 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
191310.4 C-1.98 C
191411.4 C-0.90 C
191510.6 C-1.72 C
191610.2 C-2.11 C
19179.7 C-2.63 C
191811.1 C-1.24 C
192112.6 C+0.23 C
192211.8 C-0.54 C
192311.6 C-0.71 C
192410.5 C-1.82 C
192612.3 C-0.05 C
192711.7 C-0.67 C
192811.6 C-0.78 C
193011.8 C-0.55 C
193312.3 C-0.07 C
193415.0 C+2.68 C
193513.2 C+0.89 C
193712.6 C+0.21 C
193812.6 C+0.21 C
193912.5 C+0.16 C
194313.2 C+0.82 C
194411.9 C-0.44 C
194511.7 C-0.63 C
194612.4 C+0.04 C
194712.0 C-0.30 C
194811.7 C-0.68 C
194911.8 C-0.53 C
195012.8 C+0.42 C
195112.0 C-0.38 C
195212.3 C-0.07 C
195313.1 C+0.78 C
195413.9 C+1.55 C
195512.0 C-0.32 C
195613.1 C+0.73 C
195711.5 C-0.88 C
195812.9 C+0.60 C
195912.9 C+0.51 C
196012.6 C+0.26 C
196112.4 C+0.05 C
196212.5 C+0.16 C
196312.6 C+0.26 C
196411.4 C-0.99 C
196512.0 C-0.39 C
196612.9 C+0.52 C
196712.4 C+0.04 C
196811.4 C-0.96 C
196912.4 C+0.10 C
197012.3 C-0.08 C
197112.1 C-0.28 C
197411.3 C-1.00 C
197510.2 C-2.11 C
197612.5 C+0.15 C
197713.4 C+1.04 C
197812.9 C+0.54 C
197911.8 C-0.51 C
198013.5 C+1.16 C
198114.1 C+1.71 C
198312.7 C+0.39 C
198412.1 C-0.27 C
198513.0 C+0.68 C
198613.6 C+1.22 C
198713.0 C+0.64 C
198812.3 C-0.03 C
198912.4 C+0.10 C
199012.7 C+0.35 C
199311.7 C-0.63 C
199412.9 C+0.54 C
199512.7 C+0.32 C
199612.6 C+0.29 C
199712.1 C-0.28 C
199812.3 C0.00 C
199912.6 C+0.22 C
200013.1 C+0.74 C
200113.1 C+0.76 C
200313.7 C+1.34 C
200412.5 C+0.19 C
200513.2 C+0.90 C
200612.9 C+0.56 C
200713.1 C+0.73 C
200811.7 C-0.68 C
201011.7 C-0.60 C
201111.3 C-1.09 C
201213.1 C+0.75 C
201310.7 C-1.65 C
201412.1 C-0.23 C
201512.7 C+0.31 C
201612.4 C+0.01 C
201713.3 C+0.94 C
201813.1 C+0.74 C
201911.9 C-0.49 C
202012.7 C+0.40 C
202113.3 C+0.95 C
202312.3 C0.00 C
202413.5 C+1.14 C
202513.7 C+1.38 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade over 1913 to 2025. In Fahrenheit: 0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) 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 Palisade
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade1913 to 202595Rise
Mean daily maximum0.00 C (-0.07 to 0.06) per decade-0.01 F (-0.12 to 0.11) per decade1913 to 202595Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum0.2 C (0.2 to 0.3) per decade0.4 F (0.3 to 0.5) per decade1913 to 202595Rise

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

1911 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Palisade: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)43.9 C (111.0 F)193738.6 C (101.5 F)116
Coldest night (TNn)-30.6 C (-23.1 F)1913-16.7 C (1.9 F)116
Wettest day (Rx1day)49.0 mm (1.9 in)191420.3 mm (0.8 in)116
Wettest five days (Rx5day)81.3 mm (3.2 in)191731.1 mm (1.2 in)116
Longest dry spell (CDD)109 days201938 days116

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Palisade by year The hottest day of the year at Palisade, 1911 to 2026. The record is 43.9 C (111.0 F) in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.6 C (101.5 F). 01020304050192019401960198020002020Record: 43.9 C (111.0 F) in 1937
The hottest day of the year at Palisade, 1911 to 2026. The record is 43.9 C (111.0 F) in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.6 C (101.5 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Palisade by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
191136.1 C (97.0 F)
191238.3 C (100.9 F)
191340.0 C (104.0 F)
191437.8 C (100.0 F)
191536.7 C (98.1 F)
191636.7 C (98.1 F)
191738.9 C (102.0 F)
191840.6 C (105.1 F)
191941.7 C (107.1 F)
19208.3 C (46.9 F)
192137.2 C (99.0 F)
192239.4 C (102.9 F)
192337.8 C (100.0 F)
192436.7 C (98.1 F)
192540.6 C (105.1 F)
192637.8 C (100.0 F)
192738.9 C (102.0 F)
192837.2 C (99.0 F)
192936.7 C (98.1 F)
193041.1 C (106.0 F)
193135.6 C (96.1 F)
193240.0 C (104.0 F)
193341.7 C (107.1 F)
193440.6 C (105.1 F)
193540.6 C (105.1 F)
193643.3 C (109.9 F)
193743.9 C (111.0 F)
193841.1 C (106.0 F)
193942.2 C (108.0 F)
194041.7 C (107.1 F)
194137.8 C (100.0 F)
194234.4 C (93.9 F)
194338.9 C (102.0 F)
194436.7 C (98.1 F)
194536.7 C (98.1 F)
194637.2 C (99.0 F)
194738.9 C (102.0 F)
194838.9 C (102.0 F)
194938.3 C (100.9 F)
195036.7 C (98.1 F)
195137.8 C (100.0 F)
195237.8 C (100.0 F)
195338.9 C (102.0 F)
195440.6 C (105.1 F)
195537.8 C (100.0 F)
195637.8 C (100.0 F)
195737.8 C (100.0 F)
195839.4 C (102.9 F)
195938.3 C (100.9 F)
196040.0 C (104.0 F)
196137.8 C (100.0 F)
196238.3 C (100.9 F)
196339.4 C (102.9 F)
196438.3 C (100.9 F)
196538.3 C (100.9 F)
196638.9 C (102.0 F)
196737.2 C (99.0 F)
196838.9 C (102.0 F)
196938.9 C (102.0 F)
197040.0 C (104.0 F)
197140.6 C (105.1 F)
197235.0 C (95.0 F)
197334.4 C (93.9 F)
197438.9 C (102.0 F)
197537.8 C (100.0 F)
197640.6 C (105.1 F)
197739.4 C (102.9 F)
197840.6 C (105.1 F)
197941.1 C (106.0 F)
198040.0 C (104.0 F)
198141.1 C (106.0 F)
198240.0 C (104.0 F)
198338.3 C (100.9 F)
198438.9 C (102.0 F)
198541.7 C (107.1 F)
198640.0 C (104.0 F)
198740.6 C (105.1 F)
198840.6 C (105.1 F)
198942.2 C (108.0 F)
199040.6 C (105.1 F)
199139.4 C (102.9 F)
199231.1 C (88.0 F)
199336.1 C (97.0 F)
199437.8 C (100.0 F)
199538.9 C (102.0 F)
199637.8 C (100.0 F)
199736.7 C (98.1 F)
199839.4 C (102.9 F)
199937.2 C (99.0 F)
200038.3 C (100.9 F)
200137.8 C (100.0 F)
200238.9 C (102.0 F)
200339.4 C (102.9 F)
200437.8 C (100.0 F)
200540.6 C (105.1 F)
200637.8 C (100.0 F)
200738.3 C (100.9 F)
200837.2 C (99.0 F)
200934.4 C (93.9 F)
201037.8 C (100.0 F)
201137.2 C (99.0 F)
201237.8 C (100.0 F)
201338.9 C (102.0 F)
201436.7 C (98.1 F)
201537.2 C (99.0 F)
201638.9 C (102.0 F)
201737.8 C (100.0 F)
201838.3 C (100.9 F)
201937.2 C (99.0 F)
202039.4 C (102.9 F)
202140.6 C (105.1 F)
202237.8 C (100.0 F)
202340.0 C (104.0 F)
202438.3 C (100.9 F)
202538.9 C (102.0 F)
202639.4 C (102.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Palisade by year The coldest night of the year at Palisade, 1911 to 2026. The record is -30.6 C (-23.1 F) in 1913, marked on the chart; the median year is -16.7 C (1.9 F). -40-30-20-100192019401960198020002020Record: -30.6 C (-23.1 F) in 1913
The coldest night of the year at Palisade, 1911 to 2026. The record is -30.6 C (-23.1 F) in 1913, marked on the chart; the median year is -16.7 C (1.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Palisade by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1911-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1912-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1913-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1914-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1915-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1916-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1917-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1918-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1919-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1920-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1921-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1922-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1923-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1924-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1925-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1926-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1927-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1928-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1929-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1930-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1931-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1932-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1933-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1934-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1935-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1936-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1937-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1938-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1939-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1940-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1941-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1942-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1943-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1944-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1945-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1946-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1947-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1948-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1949-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1950-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1951-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1952-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1953-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1954-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1955-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1956-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1957-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1958-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1959-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1960-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1961-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1962-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1963-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1964-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1965-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1966-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1967-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1968-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1969-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1970-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1971-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1972-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1973-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1974-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1975-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1976-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1977-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1978-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1979-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1980-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1981-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1982-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1983-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1984-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1985-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1986-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1987-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1988-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1989-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1990-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1991-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1992-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1993-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1994-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1995-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1996-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1997-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1998-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1999-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2000-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2001-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2002-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2003-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2004-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2005-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2006-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2007-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2008-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2009-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2010-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2011-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2012-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2013-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2014-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2015-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2016-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2017-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2018-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2019-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2020-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2021-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2022-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2023-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2024-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2025-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2026-10.6 C (12.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Palisade by year The wettest day of the year at Palisade, 1911 to 2026. The record is 49.0 mm (1.9 in) in 1914, marked on the chart; the median year is 20.3 mm (0.8 in). 0204060192019401960198020002020Record: 49.0 mm (1.9 in) in 1914
The wettest day of the year at Palisade, 1911 to 2026. The record is 49.0 mm (1.9 in) in 1914, marked on the chart; the median year is 20.3 mm (0.8 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Palisade by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
191146.2 mm (1.8 in)
191220.1 mm (0.8 in)
191320.1 mm (0.8 in)
191449.0 mm (1.9 in)
191529.7 mm (1.2 in)
191640.1 mm (1.6 in)
191747.0 mm (1.9 in)
191827.9 mm (1.1 in)
191920.3 mm (0.8 in)
19204.6 mm (0.18 in)
192118.3 mm (0.7 in)
192225.4 mm (1.0 in)
192318.5 mm (0.7 in)
192423.1 mm (0.9 in)
192526.2 mm (1.0 in)
192624.1 mm (0.9 in)
192721.6 mm (0.9 in)
192835.1 mm (1.4 in)
192920.3 mm (0.8 in)
193019.3 mm (0.8 in)
193135.6 mm (1.4 in)
193231.8 mm (1.3 in)
193314.0 mm (0.6 in)
193422.1 mm (0.9 in)
193516.5 mm (0.6 in)
193613.2 mm (0.5 in)
193710.2 mm (0.4 in)
193821.8 mm (0.9 in)
193915.2 mm (0.6 in)
194025.7 mm (1.0 in)
194127.9 mm (1.1 in)
194215.2 mm (0.6 in)
194320.1 mm (0.8 in)
194426.7 mm (1.1 in)
194519.1 mm (0.8 in)
194626.2 mm (1.0 in)
194721.8 mm (0.9 in)
194814.5 mm (0.6 in)
194921.8 mm (0.9 in)
195040.1 mm (1.6 in)
195126.7 mm (1.1 in)
195212.7 mm (0.5 in)
195322.1 mm (0.9 in)
195413.2 mm (0.5 in)
195518.3 mm (0.7 in)
195618.5 mm (0.7 in)
195745.7 mm (1.8 in)
195844.7 mm (1.8 in)
195915.2 mm (0.6 in)
196013.7 mm (0.5 in)
196123.6 mm (0.9 in)
196222.9 mm (0.9 in)
196315.5 mm (0.6 in)
196417.8 mm (0.7 in)
196533.0 mm (1.3 in)
196617.8 mm (0.7 in)
196716.3 mm (0.6 in)
196817.0 mm (0.7 in)
196926.4 mm (1.0 in)
197030.0 mm (1.2 in)
197115.7 mm (0.6 in)
197210.7 mm (0.4 in)
19735.6 mm (0.22 in)
197416.8 mm (0.7 in)
197520.6 mm (0.8 in)
197614.5 mm (0.6 in)
197715.2 mm (0.6 in)
197823.4 mm (0.9 in)
197919.1 mm (0.8 in)
198019.1 mm (0.8 in)
198136.1 mm (1.4 in)
198222.4 mm (0.9 in)
198338.6 mm (1.5 in)
198427.9 mm (1.1 in)
198528.7 mm (1.1 in)
198624.1 mm (0.9 in)
198719.1 mm (0.8 in)
198816.0 mm (0.6 in)
198926.2 mm (1.0 in)
199022.9 mm (0.9 in)
199115.2 mm (0.6 in)
199215.0 mm (0.6 in)
199328.7 mm (1.1 in)
199415.2 mm (0.6 in)
199526.4 mm (1.0 in)
199617.8 mm (0.7 in)
199723.6 mm (0.9 in)
199819.6 mm (0.8 in)
199916.0 mm (0.6 in)
200010.7 mm (0.4 in)
200112.7 mm (0.5 in)
200212.7 mm (0.5 in)
200320.1 mm (0.8 in)
200423.9 mm (0.9 in)
200528.2 mm (1.1 in)
200624.4 mm (1.0 in)
200730.7 mm (1.2 in)
200819.1 mm (0.8 in)
200923.4 mm (0.9 in)
201026.7 mm (1.1 in)
201115.5 mm (0.6 in)
201214.7 mm (0.6 in)
201319.1 mm (0.8 in)
201422.9 mm (0.9 in)
201517.3 mm (0.7 in)
201627.4 mm (1.1 in)
201713.0 mm (0.5 in)
201825.9 mm (1.0 in)
201928.4 mm (1.1 in)
202023.1 mm (0.9 in)
202122.9 mm (0.9 in)
202217.0 mm (0.7 in)
202318.8 mm (0.7 in)
202420.1 mm (0.8 in)
202516.0 mm (0.6 in)
202620.3 mm (0.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Palisade by year The wettest five days of the year at Palisade, 1911 to 2026. The record is 81.3 mm (3.2 in) in 1917, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.1 mm (1.2 in). 020406080100192019401960198020002020Record: 81.3 mm (3.2 in) in 1917
The wettest five days of the year at Palisade, 1911 to 2026. The record is 81.3 mm (3.2 in) in 1917, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.1 mm (1.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Palisade by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
191154.9 mm (2.2 in)
191221.1 mm (0.8 in)
191322.1 mm (0.9 in)
191420.1 mm (0.8 in)
191554.6 mm (2.1 in)
191648.4 mm (1.9 in)
191781.3 mm (3.2 in)
191836.8 mm (1.4 in)
191920.3 mm (0.8 in)
19204.6 mm (0.18 in)
192136.8 mm (1.4 in)
192234.7 mm (1.4 in)
192319.0 mm (0.7 in)
192439.3 mm (1.5 in)
192537.9 mm (1.5 in)
192636.6 mm (1.4 in)
192737.9 mm (1.5 in)
192868.4 mm (2.7 in)
192945.9 mm (1.8 in)
193023.4 mm (0.9 in)
193138.3 mm (1.5 in)
193243.2 mm (1.7 in)
193322.9 mm (0.9 in)
193429.2 mm (1.1 in)
193529.2 mm (1.1 in)
193621.3 mm (0.8 in)
19378.4 mm (0.33 in)
193829.4 mm (1.2 in)
193941.4 mm (1.6 in)
194048.6 mm (1.9 in)
194145.4 mm (1.8 in)
194228.9 mm (1.1 in)
194322.3 mm (0.9 in)
194444.7 mm (1.8 in)
194519.1 mm (0.8 in)
194634.1 mm (1.3 in)
194736.4 mm (1.4 in)
194822.1 mm (0.9 in)
194925.1 mm (1.0 in)
195049.2 mm (1.9 in)
195131.3 mm (1.2 in)
195223.1 mm (0.9 in)
195335.4 mm (1.4 in)
195427.5 mm (1.1 in)
195519.3 mm (0.8 in)
195619.0 mm (0.7 in)
195749.3 mm (1.9 in)
195846.7 mm (1.8 in)
195922.1 mm (0.9 in)
196015.3 mm (0.6 in)
196125.9 mm (1.0 in)
196233.1 mm (1.3 in)
196328.5 mm (1.1 in)
196419.3 mm (0.8 in)
196553.1 mm (2.1 in)
196628.8 mm (1.1 in)
196738.6 mm (1.5 in)
196825.4 mm (1.0 in)
196947.0 mm (1.9 in)
197041.5 mm (1.6 in)
197128.2 mm (1.1 in)
197213.2 mm (0.5 in)
19737.1 mm (0.28 in)
197431.0 mm (1.2 in)
197537.4 mm (1.5 in)
197623.6 mm (0.9 in)
197720.3 mm (0.8 in)
197825.9 mm (1.0 in)
197941.5 mm (1.6 in)
198039.1 mm (1.5 in)
198144.2 mm (1.7 in)
198230.9 mm (1.2 in)
198353.6 mm (2.1 in)
198459.1 mm (2.3 in)
198558.8 mm (2.3 in)
198648.0 mm (1.9 in)
198733.9 mm (1.3 in)
198828.2 mm (1.1 in)
198937.4 mm (1.5 in)
199023.4 mm (0.9 in)
199136.1 mm (1.4 in)
199230.3 mm (1.2 in)
199333.8 mm (1.3 in)
199425.9 mm (1.0 in)
199531.2 mm (1.2 in)
199625.5 mm (1.0 in)
199759.7 mm (2.4 in)
199824.1 mm (0.9 in)
199925.7 mm (1.0 in)
200019.6 mm (0.8 in)
200121.1 mm (0.8 in)
200223.1 mm (0.9 in)
200337.3 mm (1.5 in)
200442.7 mm (1.7 in)
200530.3 mm (1.2 in)
200659.5 mm (2.3 in)
200733.2 mm (1.3 in)
200831.5 mm (1.2 in)
200926.2 mm (1.0 in)
201026.7 mm (1.1 in)
201119.3 mm (0.8 in)
201219.1 mm (0.8 in)
201338.1 mm (1.5 in)
201445.5 mm (1.8 in)
201533.6 mm (1.3 in)
201632.4 mm (1.3 in)
201724.4 mm (1.0 in)
201857.2 mm (2.3 in)
201938.1 mm (1.5 in)
202029.7 mm (1.2 in)
202126.8 mm (1.1 in)
202248.1 mm (1.9 in)
202327.6 mm (1.1 in)
202431.0 mm (1.2 in)
202554.4 mm (2.1 in)
202626.2 mm (1.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Palisade by year The longest dry spell of the year at Palisade, 1911 to 2026. The record is 109 days in 2019, marked on the chart; the median year is 38 days. 050100150192019401960198020002020Record: 109 days in 2019
The longest dry spell of the year at Palisade, 1911 to 2026. The record is 109 days in 2019, marked on the chart; the median year is 38 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Palisade by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
191138 days
191235 days
191339 days
191461 days
191562 days
191649 days
191754 days
191880 days
191932 days
19204 days
192116 days
192230 days
192338 days
192438 days
192537 days
192637 days
192734 days
192827 days
192925 days
193067 days
193133 days
193238 days
193347 days
193452 days
193533 days
193635 days
193718 days
193836 days
193964 days
194061 days
194132 days
194233 days
194333 days
194453 days
194530 days
194631 days
194720 days
194829 days
194928 days
195062 days
195153 days
195256 days
195343 days
195436 days
195541 days
195658 days
195727 days
195839 days
195935 days
196053 days
196151 days
196231 days
196343 days
196458 days
196526 days
196645 days
196725 days
196856 days
196927 days
197037 days
197135 days
197280 days
197321 days
197442 days
197540 days
197647 days
197728 days
197849 days
197960 days
198045 days
198124 days
198232 days
198324 days
198430 days
198532 days
198624 days
198726 days
198828 days
198941 days
199025 days
199131 days
199226 days
199335 days
199446 days
199527 days
199635 days
199732 days
199835 days
199961 days
200039 days
200138 days
200261 days
200341 days
200474 days
200525 days
200626 days
200740 days
200845 days
200940 days
201033 days
201135 days
201255 days
201343 days
201446 days
201523 days
201639 days
201753 days
201854 days
2019109 days
202044 days
202151 days
202230 days
202341 days
202430 days
202579 days
202625 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 Palisade falls on 21 April and the median first autumn frost on 23 October, which leaves a median of 183 days between them.

In 1993 to 2025 the median growing season was 186 days. That is 7 days more than in 1913 to 1952.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.6 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Palisade
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1913 to 1952)Recent period (1993 to 2025)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost21 April25 April19 April6 days earlier-0.7 days per decade
First autumn frost23 October20 October23 October3 days later+0.9 days per decade
Growing days183 days179 days186 days7 days more+1.6 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

96 years, 1913 to 2025

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 50.7 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Palisade: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years21.2 mm (0.8 in)
5 years28.1 mm (1.1 in)
10 years33.1 mm (1.3 in)
25 years39.8 mm (1.6 in)
50 years45.1 mm (1.8 in)
100 years50.7 mm (2.0 in)Longer than the 96 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, 96 years of values from 1913 to 2025.

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: 49.0 mm (1.9 in) in 1914; 47.0 mm (1.9 in) in 1917; 45.7 mm (1.8 in) in 1957.

Station Changes

1 suspected

One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Palisade, at 1994. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1994 ran 0.5 C (0.9 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Palisade, against neighbouring stations
YearShift (C)Shift (F)StrengthNeighbours
1994-0.5-0.9likely5

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.

Climate Twins

2010 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2010 to 2025, Palisade had a mean temperature of 12.5 C (54.5 F) and 243.2 mm (9.6 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Teec Nos Pos (United States, 252 km away), Capitol Reef Np (United States, 269 km away) and Las Animas (United States, 461 km away).

Climate twins of Palisade: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2010 to 2025 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
Teec Nos PosUnited States252 km (157 mi)12.7 C (54.9 F)210.6 mm (8.3 in)0.56
Capitol Reef NpUnited States269 km (167 mi)12.2 C (53.9 F)189.1 mm (7.4 in)0.59
Las AnimasUnited States461 km (286 mi)12.3 C (54.2 F)305.9 mm (12.0 in)0.71

Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.

Download the Data

  • Data for Palisade standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Palisade 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-15).