Lake Colorado City Weather Records (USC00414974)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Lake Colorado City (USC00414974), Texas, United States, with 40 years of record.

Key Facts for Lake Colorado City

Lake Colorado City (USC00414974) is a weather station in Texas, United States at 32.33 latitude and -100.92 longitude, 640 m (2,100 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1954 to 1993, 40 years of record.
1,464 records set at Lake Colorado City still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Texas, United States, 32.33 latitude, -100.92 longitude.
Elevation: 640 m (2,100 ft).
Period of record: 1954 to 1993, 40 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 Lake Colorado City. 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 Lake Colorado City, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	37.8 C (100.0 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	41.7 C (107.1 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	42.8 C (109.0 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	42.2 C (108.0 F)	15.6 C (60.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	42.2 C (108.0 F)	12.8 C (55.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	40.6 C (105.1 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	40.0 C (104.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Lake Colorado City still stand. 1957 holds the most, with 72.

Standing records at Lake Colorado City by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1954	7
1955	49
1956	62
1957	72
1958	47
1959	42
1960	45
1961	46
1962	64
1963	64
1964	53
1965	54
1966	39
1967	27
1968	12
1975	12
1976	40
1977	40
1978	67
1979	51
1980	60
1981	38
1982	42
1983	45
1984	49
1985	60
1986	49
1987	14
1988	9
1989	68
1990	52
1991	43
1992	37
1993	5

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 116.8 mm (4.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Lake Colorado City. The most was 116.8 mm (4.6 in) on 18 September 1988.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Lake Colorado City
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	9 January 1987
Feb	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	17 February 1989
Mar	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 March 1977
Apr	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22 April 1981
May	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	23 May 1992
Jun	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	3 June 1991
Jul	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	22 July 1961
Aug	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	23 August 1965
Sep	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	18 September 1988
Oct	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	5 October 1986
Nov	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	2 November 1975
Dec	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	20 December 1991

Period of Record Coverage

1954 to 1993

34 years of record at Lake Colorado City, 1954 to 1993. 14 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1954, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1966, 1967, 1968 and others.

Days with data per year at Lake Colorado City
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1954	61	17%	No
1955	364	100%	Yes
1956	362	99%	Yes
1957	365	100%	Yes
1958	310	85%	No
1959	265	73%	No
1960	246	67%	No
1961	267	73%	No
1962	346	95%	Yes
1963	351	96%	Yes
1964	363	99%	Yes
1965	363	99%	Yes
1966	294	81%	No
1967	153	42%	No
1968	106	29%	No
1975	61	17%	No
1976	246	67%	No
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	360	99%	Yes
1983	364	100%	Yes
1984	362	99%	Yes
1985	361	99%	Yes
1986	364	100%	Yes
1987	119	33%	No
1988	153	42%	No
1989	305	84%	No
1990	365	100%	Yes
1991	363	99%	Yes
1992	335	92%	Yes
1993	88	24%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

20 complete years, 1955 to 1991

One stripe for each of 20 complete years at Lake Colorado City, 1955 to 1991. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 17.7 C (63.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1979, at 16.8 C (62.3 F), and the warmest was 1956, at 18.6 C (65.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.9 C (1.6 F).

Annual mean temperature at Lake Colorado City as warming stripes, 1955 to 1991
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1955	18.3 C	+0.60 C
1956	18.6 C	+0.83 C
1957	17.3 C	-0.43 C
1958	17.1 C	-0.63 C
1959	17.4 C	-0.35 C
1962	18.4 C	+0.64 C
1964	18.0 C	+0.28 C
1965	18.0 C	+0.27 C
1977	18.3 C	+0.58 C
1978	17.4 C	-0.36 C
1979	16.8 C	-0.89 C
1980	17.9 C	+0.15 C
1981	18.0 C	+0.29 C
1982	17.5 C	-0.27 C
1983	17.2 C	-0.51 C
1984	17.9 C	+0.16 C
1985	17.3 C	-0.39 C
1986	18.2 C	+0.46 C
1990	17.8 C	+0.05 C
1991	17.3 C	-0.41 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

1954 to 1993

Yearly extremes at Lake Colorado City: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	42.8 C (109.0 F)	1960	40.0 C (104.0 F)	34
Coldest night (TNn)	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	1985	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	34
Wettest day (Rx1day)	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	1988	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	34
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	226.9 mm (8.9 in)	1980	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	34
Longest dry spell (CDD)	78 days	1992	43 days	34

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Lake Colorado City, 1954 to 1993. The record is 42.8 C (109.0 F) in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.0 C (104.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Lake Colorado City by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1954	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1955	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1956	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1957	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1958	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1959	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1960	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1961	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1962	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1963	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1964	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1965	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1966	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1967	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1968	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1975	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1976	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1977	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1978	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1979	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1980	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1981	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1982	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1983	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1984	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1985	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1986	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1987	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1988	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1989	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1990	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1991	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1992	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1993	30.6 C (87.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Lake Colorado City, 1954 to 1993. The record is -21.7 C (-7.1 F) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is -11.7 C (10.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Lake Colorado City by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1954	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1955	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1956	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1957	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1958	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1959	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1960	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1961	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1962	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1963	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1964	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1965	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1966	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1967	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1968	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1975	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1976	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1977	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1978	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1979	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1980	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1981	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1982	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1983	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1984	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1985	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1986	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1987	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1988	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1989	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1990	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1991	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1992	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1993	-7.8 C (18.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Lake Colorado City, 1954 to 1993. The record is 116.8 mm (4.6 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 59.3 mm (2.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Lake Colorado City by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1954	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1955	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1956	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1957	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1958	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1959	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1960	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1961	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1962	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1963	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1964	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1965	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1966	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1967	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1968	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1975	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1976	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1977	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1978	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1979	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1980	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1981	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1982	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1983	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1984	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1985	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1986	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1987	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1988	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1989	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1990	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1991	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1992	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1993	9.1 mm (0.36 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Lake Colorado City, 1954 to 1993. The record is 226.9 mm (8.9 in) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 76.4 mm (3.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Lake Colorado City by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1954	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1955	71.3 mm (2.8 in)
1956	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1957	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1958	113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1959	105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1960	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1961	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1962	204.1 mm (8.0 in)
1963	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1964	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1965	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1966	119.1 mm (4.7 in)
1967	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1968	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1975	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1976	72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1977	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1978	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1979	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1980	226.9 mm (8.9 in)
1981	79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1982	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1983	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1984	55.8 mm (2.2 in)
1985	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1986	205.8 mm (8.1 in)
1987	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1988	143.7 mm (5.7 in)
1989	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1990	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1991	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1992	146.2 mm (5.8 in)
1993	11.2 mm (0.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Lake Colorado City, 1954 to 1993. The record is 78 days in 1992, marked on the chart; the median year is 43 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Lake Colorado City by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1954	27 days
1955	43 days
1956	56 days
1957	33 days
1958	43 days
1959	50 days
1960	43 days
1961	41 days
1962	72 days
1963	44 days
1964	41 days
1965	32 days
1966	74 days
1967	42 days
1968	18 days
1975	51 days
1976	36 days
1977	50 days
1978	35 days
1979	44 days
1980	47 days
1981	39 days
1982	50 days
1983	33 days
1984	68 days
1985	60 days
1986	40 days
1987	14 days
1988	76 days
1989	25 days
1990	69 days
1991	34 days
1992	78 days
1993	27 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

20 years with a frost

Across 20 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Lake Colorado City falls on 22 March and the median first autumn frost on 11 November, which leaves a median of 236 days between them.

Frost dates and growing season at Lake Colorado City
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1955 to 1991)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	22 March	n/a	22 March	n/a	n/a
First autumn frost	11 November	n/a	11 November	n/a	n/a
Growing days	236 days	n/a	236 days	n/a	n/a

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.

Download the Data

Data for Lake Colorado City standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Lake Colorado City 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).