Tacoma Weather Records (USC00058154)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Tacoma (USC00058154), Colorado, United States, with 80 years of record.

Key Facts for Tacoma

Tacoma (USC00058154) is a weather station in Colorado, United States at 37.52 latitude and -107.78 longitude, 2,225 m (7,300 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1908 to 1987, 80 years of record.
1,464 records set at Tacoma still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Tacoma set a daily record precipitation of 17.0 mm (0.7 in) on 6 August 1987.

About the Station

Location: Colorado, United States, 37.52 latitude, -107.78 longitude.
Elevation: 2,225 m (7,300 ft).
Period of record: 1908 to 1987, 80 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow, snwd.

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 Tacoma. 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 Tacoma, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	15.0 C (59.0 F)	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	15.0 C (59.0 F)	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	20.0 C (68.0 F)	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	33.3 C (91.9 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	31.1 C (88.0 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	20.0 C (68.0 F)	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	12.8 C (55.0 F)	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Tacoma still stand. 1908 holds the most, with 274.

All-Time Record Progression

4 new records

4 all-time records were set at Tacoma between 25 December 1959 and 21 March 1979. Each dot is a new record.

When Tacoma set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1959-12-25	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 61.0 cm (24.0 in)
1969-01-25	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 66.0 cm (26.0 in)
1975-04-12	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 71.1 cm (28.0 in)
1979-03-21	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 76.2 cm (30.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 67.3 mm (2.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Tacoma. The most was 67.3 mm (2.6 in) on 28 June 1927.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Tacoma
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 January 1916
Feb	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	5 February 1976
Mar	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	4 March 1923
Apr	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	4 April 1929
May	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	5 May 1982
Jun	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	28 June 1927
Jul	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	23 July 1954
Aug	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 August 1984
Sep	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	25 September 1915
Oct	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	3 October 1914
Nov	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 November 1928
Dec	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	16 December 1908

Period of Record Coverage

1908 to 1975

12 years of record at Tacoma, 1908 to 1975. 9 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1916, 1917, 1962, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974 and others.

Days with data per year at Tacoma
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1908	366	100%	Yes
1909	333	91%	Yes
1910	334	92%	Yes
1916	243	66%	No
1917	138	38%	No
1962	91	25%	No
1970	229	63%	No
1971	60	16%	No
1972	28	8%	No
1973	29	8%	No
1974	105	29%	No
1975	52	14%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Tacoma
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 August 1987	Tacoma, US	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	29 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1987	Tacoma, US	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1987	Tacoma, US	daily rain	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1987	Tacoma, US	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	57 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1987	Tacoma, US	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	1 year	15 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1987	Tacoma, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	4 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1987	Tacoma, US	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	62 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1987	Tacoma, US	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	73 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1987	Tacoma, US	daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1987	Tacoma, US	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1987	Tacoma, US	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	59 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1986	Tacoma, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	67 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1986	Tacoma, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1986	Tacoma, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1986	Tacoma, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	77 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1986	Tacoma, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	4 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1986	Tacoma, US	daily rain	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	63 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1986	Tacoma, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1986	Tacoma, US	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	67 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1986	Tacoma, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	tie	59 years	6 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1908 to 1987

Yearly extremes at Tacoma: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	33.3 C (91.9 F)	1916	28.6 C (83.5 F)	12
Coldest night (TNn)	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	1910	-20.8 C (-5.5 F)	12
Wettest day (Rx1day)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	1927	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	63
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	1927	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	63
Longest dry spell (CDD)	91 days	1917	31 days	63

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Tacoma, 1908 to 1987. The record is 33.3 C (91.9 F) in 1916, marked on the chart; the median year is 28.6 C (83.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Tacoma by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1908	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1909	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1910	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1917	24.4 C (75.9 F)
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
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
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1971	17.2 C (63.0 F)
1972	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1973	9.4 C (48.9 F)
1974	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1975	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Tacoma, 1908 to 1987. The record is -31.1 C (-24.0 F) in 1910, marked on the chart; the median year is -20.8 C (-5.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Tacoma by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1908	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1909	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1910	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1917	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
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
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1971	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1972	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1973	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1974	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1975	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Tacoma, 1908 to 1987. The record is 67.3 mm (2.6 in) in 1927, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 mm (1.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Tacoma by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1908	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1909	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1910	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1911	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1912	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1913	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1914	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1915	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1916	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1917	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1918	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1919	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1920	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1921	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1922	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1923	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1924	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1925	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1926	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1927	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1928	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1929	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1930	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1931	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1949	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1950	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1951	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1952	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1953	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1954	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1955	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1956	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1957	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1958	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1959	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1960	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1961	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1962	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1963	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1964	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1965	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1966	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1967	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1968	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1969	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1970	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1971	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1972	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1973	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1974	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1975	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1976	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1977	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1978	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1979	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1980	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1981	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1982	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1983	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1984	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1985	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1986	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1987	25.9 mm (1.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Tacoma, 1908 to 1987. The record is 134.6 mm (5.3 in) in 1927, marked on the chart; the median year is 61.0 mm (2.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Tacoma by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1908	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1909	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1910	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1911	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1912	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1913	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1914	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1915	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1916	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1917	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1918	78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1919	72.3 mm (2.8 in)
1920	48.9 mm (1.9 in)
1921	58.1 mm (2.3 in)
1922	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1923	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1924	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1925	60.3 mm (2.4 in)
1926	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1927	134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1928	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1929	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1930	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1931	43.3 mm (1.7 in)
1949	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1950	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1951	83.4 mm (3.3 in)
1952	83.4 mm (3.3 in)
1953	74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1954	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1955	42.1 mm (1.7 in)
1956	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1957	71.7 mm (2.8 in)
1958	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1959	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1960	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1961	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1962	61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1963	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1964	40.3 mm (1.6 in)
1965	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1966	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1967	73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1968	40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1969	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1970	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1971	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1972	108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1973	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1974	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1975	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1976	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1977	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1978	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1979	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1980	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1981	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1982	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1983	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1984	80.6 mm (3.2 in)
1985	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1986	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1987	63.0 mm (2.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Tacoma, 1908 to 1987. The record is 91 days in 1917, marked on the chart; the median year is 31 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Tacoma by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1908	47 days
1909	25 days
1910	74 days
1911	30 days
1912	36 days
1913	34 days
1914	36 days
1915	37 days
1916	47 days
1917	91 days
1918	48 days
1919	20 days
1920	26 days
1921	22 days
1922	55 days
1923	23 days
1924	37 days
1925	27 days
1926	25 days
1927	33 days
1928	44 days
1929	46 days
1930	42 days
1931	42 days
1949	27 days
1950	29 days
1951	58 days
1952	46 days
1953	29 days
1954	30 days
1955	54 days
1956	30 days
1957	32 days
1958	31 days
1959	46 days
1960	24 days
1961	26 days
1962	36 days
1963	27 days
1964	35 days
1965	27 days
1966	47 days
1967	30 days
1968	27 days
1969	26 days
1970	27 days
1971	31 days
1972	69 days
1973	26 days
1974	27 days
1975	37 days
1976	48 days
1977	29 days
1978	22 days
1979	26 days
1980	45 days
1981	22 days
1982	23 days
1983	28 days
1984	29 days
1985	26 days
1986	37 days
1987	41 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

52 years, 1910 to 1986

A day with at least 35.6 mm (1.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 72.9 mm (2.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Tacoma: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
5 years	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
10 years	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
25 years	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
50 years	67.2 mm (2.6 in)
100 years	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	Longer than the 52 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, 52 years of values from 1910 to 1986.

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: 67.3 mm (2.6 in) in 1927; 63.5 mm (2.5 in) in 1928; 60.5 mm (2.4 in) in 1954.

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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).