Paradox 1 E Weather Records (USC00056315)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Paradox 1 E (USC00056315), Colorado, United States, with 30 years of record.

Key Facts for Paradox 1 E

Paradox 1 E (USC00056315) is a weather station in Colorado, United States at 38.37 latitude and -108.95 longitude, 1,610 m (5,282 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1948 to 1977, 30 years of record.
1,464 records set at Paradox 1 E 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, 38.37 latitude, -108.95 longitude.
Elevation: 1,610 m (5,282 ft).
Period of record: 1948 to 1977, 30 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

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 Paradox 1 E. 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 Paradox 1 E, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	17.2 C (63.0 F)	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	26.1 C (79.0 F)	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	39.4 C (102.9 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	40.0 C (104.0 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	40.0 C (104.0 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	37.2 C (99.0 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	22.8 C (73.0 F)	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	18.9 C (66.0 F)	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Paradox 1 E still stand. 1949 holds the most, with 89.

Standing records at Paradox 1 E by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1948	48
1949	89
1950	57
1951	51
1952	59
1953	59
1954	44
1955	86
1956	61
1957	51
1958	56
1959	47
1960	45
1961	42
1962	45
1963	64
1964	32
1965	50
1966	40
1967	48
1968	46
1969	37
1970	47
1971	70
1972	57
1973	30
1974	28
1975	44
1976	23
1977	8

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 55.9 mm (2.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Paradox 1 E. The most was 55.9 mm (2.2 in) on 18 September 1965.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Paradox 1 E
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	25 January 1969
Feb	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 February 1955
Mar	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	1 March 1970
Apr	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 April 1965
May	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 May 1967
Jun	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	18 June 1949
Jul	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 July 1968
Aug	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 August 1971
Sep	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	18 September 1965
Oct	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	17 October 1971
Nov	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23 November 1965
Dec	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	4 December 1953

Period of Record Coverage

1948 to 1977

30 years of record at Paradox 1 E, 1948 to 1977. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1948, 1950, 1966, 1973, 1974, 1977.

Days with data per year at Paradox 1 E
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1948	153	42%	No
1949	339	93%	Yes
1950	291	80%	No
1951	354	97%	Yes
1952	344	94%	Yes
1953	349	96%	Yes
1954	354	97%	Yes
1955	354	97%	Yes
1956	366	100%	Yes
1957	343	94%	Yes
1958	361	99%	Yes
1959	361	99%	Yes
1960	353	96%	Yes
1961	344	94%	Yes
1962	350	96%	Yes
1963	359	98%	Yes
1964	359	98%	Yes
1965	337	92%	Yes
1966	327	90%	No
1967	354	97%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	357	98%	Yes
1970	363	99%	Yes
1971	353	97%	Yes
1972	359	98%	Yes
1973	283	78%	No
1974	240	66%	No
1975	361	99%	Yes
1976	365	100%	Yes
1977	134	37%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

19 complete years, 1949 to 1976

One stripe for each of 19 complete years at Paradox 1 E, 1949 to 1976. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.8 C (49.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1975, at 7.8 C (46.1 F), and the warmest was 1958, at 11.1 C (52.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.0 C (3.6 F).

Annual mean temperature at Paradox 1 E as warming stripes, 1949 to 1976
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1949	9.0 C	-0.87 C
1951	9.4 C	-0.39 C
1953	9.5 C	-0.31 C
1954	9.8 C	+0.01 C
1955	7.9 C	-1.93 C
1956	10.4 C	+0.58 C
1958	11.1 C	+1.29 C
1959	10.7 C	+0.89 C
1960	10.4 C	+0.57 C
1961	9.9 C	+0.08 C
1963	10.7 C	+0.87 C
1964	9.7 C	-0.14 C
1967	10.2 C	+0.41 C
1969	10.1 C	+0.23 C
1970	9.9 C	+0.02 C
1971	10.1 C	+0.24 C
1972	10.4 C	+0.61 C
1975	7.8 C	-1.99 C
1976	9.7 C	-0.15 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

1948 to 1977

Yearly extremes at Paradox 1 E: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	40.0 C (104.0 F)	1958	38.1 C (100.5 F)	30
Coldest night (TNn)	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	1963	-22.5 C (-8.5 F)	30
Wettest day (Rx1day)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	1965	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	30
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	1972	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	30
Longest dry spell (CDD)	104 days	1972	39 days	30

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Paradox 1 E, 1948 to 1977. The record is 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 1958, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.1 C (100.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Paradox 1 E by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1948	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1949	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1950	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1951	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1952	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1953	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1954	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1955	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1956	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1957	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1958	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1959	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1960	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1961	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1962	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1963	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1964	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1965	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1966	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1967	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1968	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1969	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1970	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1971	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1972	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1973	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1974	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1975	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1976	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1977	27.8 C (82.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Paradox 1 E, 1948 to 1977. The record is -29.4 C (-20.9 F) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is -22.5 C (-8.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Paradox 1 E by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1948	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1949	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1950	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1951	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1952	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1953	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1954	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1955	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1956	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1957	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1958	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1959	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1960	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1961	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1962	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1963	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1964	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1965	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1966	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1967	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1968	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1969	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1970	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1971	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1972	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1973	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1974	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1975	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1976	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1977	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Paradox 1 E, 1948 to 1977. The record is 55.9 mm (2.2 in) in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 24.8 mm (1.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Paradox 1 E by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1948	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1949	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1950	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1951	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1952	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1953	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1954	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1955	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1956	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1957	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1958	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1959	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1960	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1961	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1962	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1963	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1964	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1965	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1966	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1967	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1968	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1969	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1970	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1971	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1972	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1973	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1974	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1975	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1976	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1977	11.7 mm (0.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Paradox 1 E, 1948 to 1977. The record is 78.4 mm (3.1 in) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.3 mm (1.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Paradox 1 E by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1948	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1949	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1950	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1951	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1952	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1953	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1954	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1955	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1956	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1957	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1958	33.6 mm (1.3 in)
1959	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1960	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1961	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1962	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1963	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1964	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1965	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1966	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1967	42.1 mm (1.7 in)
1968	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1969	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1970	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1971	74.8 mm (2.9 in)
1972	78.4 mm (3.1 in)
1973	22.3 mm (0.9 in)
1974	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1975	65.9 mm (2.6 in)
1976	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1977	16.0 mm (0.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Paradox 1 E, 1948 to 1977. The record is 104 days in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 39 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Paradox 1 E by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1948	21 days
1949	34 days
1950	56 days
1951	48 days
1952	55 days
1953	37 days
1954	56 days
1955	41 days
1956	41 days
1957	28 days
1958	46 days
1959	35 days
1960	32 days
1961	50 days
1962	29 days
1963	28 days
1964	45 days
1965	29 days
1966	38 days
1967	56 days
1968	49 days
1969	33 days
1970	39 days
1971	33 days
1972	104 days
1973	26 days
1974	73 days
1975	39 days
1976	45 days
1977	29 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.

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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).