Silver Lake Weather Records (USC00057648)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Silver Lake (USC00057648), Colorado, United States, with 46 years of record.

Key Facts for Silver Lake

Silver Lake (USC00057648) is a weather station in Colorado, United States at 40.03 latitude and -105.58 longitude, 3,158 m (10,360 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1910 to 1955, 46 years of record.
1,464 records set at Silver Lake still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Silver Lake set a daily record precipitation of 59.9 mm (2.4 in) on 23 November 1955.

About the Station

Location: Colorado, United States, 40.03 latitude, -105.58 longitude.
Elevation: 3,158 m (10,360 ft).
Period of record: 1910 to 1955, 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 Silver Lake. 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 Silver Lake, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	12.2 C (54.0 F)	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	13.3 C (55.9 F)	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	18.9 C (66.0 F)	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	18.9 C (66.0 F)	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	18.3 C (64.9 F)	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	20.0 C (68.0 F)	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	16.7 C (62.1 F)	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Silver Lake still stand. 1921 holds the most, with 299.

Wettest Day of Each Month

May: 152.4 mm (6.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Silver Lake. The most was 152.4 mm (6.0 in) on 4 May 1919.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Silver Lake
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	4 January 1921
Feb	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	12 February 1930
Mar	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	29 March 1948
Apr	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	6 April 1920
May	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	4 May 1919
Jun	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	8 June 1921
Jul	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	25 July 1923
Aug	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	29 August 1938
Sep	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	6 September 1929
Oct	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	14 October 1916
Nov	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	10 November 1946
Dec	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	5 December 1913

Period of Record Coverage

1913 to 1921

9 years of record at Silver Lake, 1913 to 1921. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1920, 1921.

Latest Records

Latest records at Silver Lake
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 November 1955	Silver Lake, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1955	Silver Lake, US	monthly snowfall	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	6 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1955	Silver Lake, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	33 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
23 June 1950	Silver Lake, US	daily rain	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	4 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 1950	Silver Lake, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1950	Silver Lake, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1950	Silver Lake, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1950	Silver Lake, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	16 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1949	Silver Lake, US	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	4 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1949	Silver Lake, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1949	Silver Lake, US	daily rain	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1949	Silver Lake, US	daily rain (Tie)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	tie	10 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1949	Silver Lake, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	tie	10 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1949	Silver Lake, US	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	6 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1949	Silver Lake, US	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	8 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 1949	Silver Lake, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	11 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
27 June 1949	Silver Lake, US	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	11 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
10 June 1949	Silver Lake, US	daily rain (Tie)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	tie	26 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1949	Silver Lake, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1948	Silver Lake, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1910 to 1955

Yearly extremes at Silver Lake: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	32.2 C (90.0 F)	1921	28.3 C (82.9 F)	9
Coldest night (TNn)	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	1914	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	11
Wettest day (Rx1day)	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	1919	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	40
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	381.0 mm (15.0 in)	1929	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	40
Longest dry spell (CDD)	46 days	1916	24 days	40

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Silver Lake, 1910 to 1955. The record is 32.2 C (90.0 F) in 1921, marked on the chart; the median year is 28.3 C (82.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Silver Lake by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1910	n/a
1913	13.3 C (55.9 F)
1914	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1915	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1916	11.7 C (53.1 F)
1917	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1918	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1919	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1920	22.2 C (72.0 F)
1921	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1922	n/a
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	n/a
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
1955	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Silver Lake, 1910 to 1955. The record is -33.3 C (-27.9 F) in 1914, marked on the chart; the median year is -23.3 C (-9.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Silver Lake by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1910	n/a
1913	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1914	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1915	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1916	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1917	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1918	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1919	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1920	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1921	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
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	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
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	n/a
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
1955	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Silver Lake, 1910 to 1955. The record is 152.4 mm (6.0 in) in 1919, marked on the chart; the median year is 45.1 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Silver Lake by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1910	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1913	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1914	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1915	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1916	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1917	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1918	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1919	152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1920	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1921	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1922	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1923	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1924	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1925	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1926	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1927	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1928	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1929	129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1930	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1931	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1932	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1933	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1934	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1935	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1936	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1937	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1938	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1939	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1940	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1941	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1942	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1943	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1944	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1945	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1946	129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1947	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1948	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1949	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1950	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1955	59.9 mm (2.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Silver Lake, 1910 to 1955. The record is 381.0 mm (15.0 in) in 1929, marked on the chart; the median year is 69.9 mm (2.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Silver Lake by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1910	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1913	162.1 mm (6.4 in)
1914	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1915	46.4 mm (1.8 in)
1916	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1917	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1918	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1919	190.5 mm (7.5 in)
1920	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1921	121.8 mm (4.8 in)
1922	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1923	133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1924	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1925	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1926	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1927	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1928	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1929	381.0 mm (15.0 in)
1930	146.1 mm (5.8 in)
1931	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1932	84.9 mm (3.3 in)
1933	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1934	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1935	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1936	74.8 mm (2.9 in)
1937	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1938	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1939	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1940	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1941	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1942	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1943	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1944	85.7 mm (3.4 in)
1945	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1946	129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1947	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1948	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1949	129.6 mm (5.1 in)
1950	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1955	59.9 mm (2.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Silver Lake, 1910 to 1955. The record is 46 days in 1916, marked on the chart; the median year is 24 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Silver Lake by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1910	10 days
1913	14 days
1914	21 days
1915	21 days
1916	46 days
1917	26 days
1918	18 days
1919	20 days
1920	19 days
1921	17 days
1922	41 days
1923	26 days
1924	29 days
1925	31 days
1926	31 days
1927	27 days
1928	33 days
1929	33 days
1930	16 days
1931	24 days
1932	22 days
1933	29 days
1934	36 days
1935	18 days
1936	23 days
1937	19 days
1938	14 days
1939	33 days
1940	21 days
1941	15 days
1942	28 days
1943	24 days
1944	36 days
1945	13 days
1946	20 days
1947	34 days
1948	31 days
1949	19 days
1950	19 days
1955	25 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.

Download the Data

Data for Silver Lake standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Silver Lake 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 2026-10-14 (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).

Days with data per year at Silver Lake
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1913	31	8%	No
1914	211	58%	No
1915	176	48%	No
1916	28	8%	No
1917	292	80%	No
1918	299	82%	No
1919	351	96%	Yes
1920	327	89%	No
1921	299	82%	No