Built 2026-10-19 (19 October 2026)

Dead Horse Colorado Weather Records (USR0000CDEA)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Dead Horse Colorado (USR0000CDEA), Colorado, United States, with 39 years of record.

Key Facts for Dead Horse Colorado

  • Dead Horse Colorado (USR0000CDEA) is a weather station in Colorado, United States at 40.08 latitude and -107.38 longitude, 2,731 m (8,960 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1985 to 2023, 39 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Dead Horse Colorado still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Dead Horse Colorado set a daily record high minimum temperature of 7.8 C (46.0 F) on 8 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, 40.08 latitude, -107.38 longitude.
  • Elevation: 2,731 m (8,960 ft).
  • Period of record: 1985 to 2023, 39 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

41 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Dead Horse Colorado, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Dead Horse Colorado. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 41 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -40-2002040 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Dead Horse Colorado. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 41 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Dead Horse Colorado, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan15.6 C (60.1 F)-31.0 C (-23.8 F)8.3 C (46.9 F)-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
Feb13.9 C (57.0 F)-32.0 C (-25.6 F)11.7 C (53.1 F)-15.6 C (3.9 F)
Mar23.3 C (73.9 F)-24.4 C (-11.9 F)23.3 C (73.9 F)-11.7 C (10.9 F)
Apr26.7 C (80.1 F)-17.7 C (0.1 F)19.4 C (66.9 F)-12.2 C (10.0 F)
May28.9 C (84.0 F)-12.2 C (10.0 F)24.4 C (75.9 F)-4.4 C (24.1 F)
Jun31.1 C (88.0 F)-4.4 C (24.1 F)26.7 C (80.1 F)0.6 C (33.1 F)
Jul31.7 C (89.1 F)0.6 C (33.1 F)31.7 C (89.1 F)7.2 C (45.0 F)
Aug31.7 C (89.1 F)-1.0 C (30.2 F)31.1 C (88.0 F)7.8 C (46.0 F)
Sep30.6 C (87.1 F)-10.6 C (12.9 F)26.1 C (79.0 F)3.9 C (39.0 F)
Oct25.0 C (77.0 F)-22.8 C (-9.0 F)23.9 C (75.0 F)5.6 C (42.1 F)
Nov19.4 C (66.9 F)-23.3 C (-9.9 F)n/an/a
Dec14.4 C (57.9 F)-31.7 C (-25.1 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Dead Horse Colorado by the year they were set 1,464 records at Dead Horse Colorado still stand. 2026 holds the most, with 58. 02040601985: 571986: 291987: 471988: 251989: 221990: 541991: 381992: 311993: 401994: 291995: 371996: 241997: 31998: 531999: 452000: 392001: 392002: 412003: 372004: 282005: 392006: 302007: 212008: 172009: 102010: 122011: 382012: 342013: 562014: 282015: 292016: 302017: 302018: 322019: 352020: 542021: 402022: 382023: 272024: 402025: 482026: 58198519901995200020052010201520202025
1,464 records at Dead Horse Colorado still stand. 2026 holds the most, with 58.
Standing records at Dead Horse Colorado by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
198557
198629
198747
198825
198922
199054
199138
199231
199340
199429
199537
199624
19973
199853
199945
200039
200139
200241
200337
200428
200539
200630
200721
200817
200910
201012
201138
201234
201356
201428
201529
201630
201730
201832
201935
202054
202140
202238
202327
202440
202548
202658

Period of Record Coverage

1985 to 2026
Days with data per year at Dead Horse Colorado 42 years of record at Dead Horse Colorado, 1985 to 2026. 12 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2003 and others. 1985: 316 of 365 days1986: 256 of 365 days1987: 357 of 365 days1988: 282 of 366 days1989: 228 of 365 days1990: 364 of 365 days1991: 348 of 365 days1992: 366 of 366 days1993: 351 of 365 days1994: 341 of 365 days1995: 358 of 365 days1996: 242 of 366 days1997: 86 of 365 days1998: 245 of 365 days1999: 364 of 365 days2000: 358 of 366 days2001: 365 of 365 days2002: 363 of 365 days2003: 270 of 365 days2004: 359 of 366 days2005: 364 of 365 days2006: 352 of 365 days2007: 341 of 365 days2008: 150 of 366 days2009: 141 of 365 days2010: 211 of 365 days2011: 333 of 365 days2012: 365 of 366 days2013: 364 of 365 days2014: 365 of 365 days2015: 362 of 365 days2016: 366 of 366 days2017: 364 of 365 days2018: 365 of 365 days2019: 362 of 365 days2020: 365 of 366 days2021: 360 of 365 days2022: 357 of 365 days2023: 365 of 365 days2024: 366 of 366 days2025: 365 of 365 days2026: 283 of 365 days1990200020102020
42 years of record at Dead Horse Colorado, 1985 to 2026. 12 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2003 and others.
Days with data per year at Dead Horse Colorado
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
198531687%No
198625670%No
198735798%Yes
198828277%No
198922862%No
1990364100%Yes
199134895%Yes
1992366100%Yes
199335196%Yes
199434193%Yes
199535898%Yes
199624266%No
19978624%No
199824567%No
1999364100%Yes
200035898%Yes
2001365100%Yes
200236399%Yes
200327074%No
200435998%Yes
2005364100%Yes
200635296%Yes
200734193%Yes
200815041%No
200914139%No
201021158%No
201133391%Yes
2012365100%Yes
2013364100%Yes
2014365100%Yes
201536299%Yes
2016366100%Yes
2017364100%Yes
2018365100%Yes
201936299%Yes
2020365100%Yes
202136099%Yes
202235798%Yes
2023365100%Yes
2024366100%Yes
2025365100%Yes
202628378%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Dead Horse Colorado
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
8 October 2026Dead Horse Colorado, USdaily high min (Provisional)7.8 C (46.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)5 years6 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 2026Dead Horse Colorado, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)7.8 C (46.0 F)tie5 years1 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 2026Dead Horse Colorado, USdaily high min (Provisional)9.4 C (48.9 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)40 years18 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 2026Dead Horse Colorado, USdaily high max (Provisional)23.9 C (75.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)32 years16 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 2026Dead Horse Colorado, USdaily high min (Provisional)9.4 C (48.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)1 year6 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 2026Dead Horse Colorado, USdaily high min (Provisional)8.9 C (48.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)1 year5 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 2026Dead Horse Colorado, USdaily high min (Provisional)13.9 C (57.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)8 years10 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 2026Dead Horse Colorado, USdaily high min (Provisional)13.3 C (55.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)24 years12 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 2026Dead Horse Colorado, USdaily high min (Provisional)14.4 C (57.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)16 years10 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 2026Dead Horse Colorado, USdaily high min (Provisional)15.6 C (60.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)3 years6 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 2026Dead Horse Colorado, USdaily high max30.0 C (86.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)25 years12 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 2026Dead Horse Colorado, USdaily high min15.0 C (59.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)13 years10 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 2026Dead Horse Colorado, USdaily high max (Tie)30.0 C (86.0 F)tie1 year1 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 2026Dead Horse Colorado, USdaily high max29.4 C (84.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)24 years12 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 2026Dead Horse Colorado, USdaily high min (Tie)13.9 C (57.0 F)tie17 years2 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 2026Dead Horse Colorado, USdaily high min16.1 C (61.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)1 year5 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 2026Dead Horse Colorado, USdaily high max (Tie)30.0 C (86.0 F)tie1 year1 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 2026Dead Horse Colorado, USdaily high min16.7 C (62.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)25 years17 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 2026Dead Horse Colorado, USdaily high max (Tie)31.1 C (88.0 F)tie1 year1 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 2026Dead Horse Colorado, USdaily high max31.1 C (88.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)25 years12 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

25 complete years, 1987 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Dead Horse Colorado as warming stripes, 1987 to 2025 One stripe for each of 25 complete years at Dead Horse Colorado, 1987 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 5.2 C (41.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1993, at 3.5 C (38.2 F), and the warmest was 2025, at 6.7 C (44.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F). 1987: 4.1 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1990: 4.3 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1992: 4.6 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1993: 3.5 C, -1.7 C from the station mean1995: 4.4 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1999: 4.9 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2000: 5.4 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2001: 5.9 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2002: 5.1 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2004: 5.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2005: 5.3 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2012: 6.1 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2013: 4.2 C, -0.9 C from the station mean2014: 4.6 C, -0.5 C from the station mean2015: 5.8 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2016: 5.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2017: 5.9 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2018: 5.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2019: 4.6 C, -0.6 C from the station mean2020: 5.7 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2021: 5.9 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2022: 4.8 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2023: 4.8 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2024: 6.1 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2025: 6.7 C, +1.5 C from the station mean198719901995200020052010201520202025
One stripe for each of 25 complete years at Dead Horse Colorado, 1987 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 5.2 C (41.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1993, at 3.5 C (38.2 F), and the warmest was 2025, at 6.7 C (44.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Dead Horse Colorado as warming stripes, 1987 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
19874.1 C-1.09 C
19904.3 C-0.87 C
19924.6 C-0.54 C
19933.5 C-1.69 C
19954.4 C-0.76 C
19994.9 C-0.22 C
20005.4 C+0.25 C
20015.9 C+0.77 C
20025.1 C-0.02 C
20045.3 C+0.10 C
20055.3 C+0.15 C
20126.1 C+0.98 C
20134.2 C-0.94 C
20144.6 C-0.52 C
20155.8 C+0.59 C
20165.5 C+0.31 C
20175.9 C+0.74 C
20185.5 C+0.31 C
20194.6 C-0.60 C
20205.7 C+0.54 C
20215.9 C+0.72 C
20224.8 C-0.39 C
20234.8 C-0.34 C
20246.1 C+0.94 C
20256.7 C+1.53 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

1985 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Dead Horse Colorado: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)31.7 C (89.1 F)200129.4 C (84.9 F)42
Coldest night (TNn)-32.0 C (-25.6 F)1985-22.8 C (-9.0 F)42

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Dead Horse Colorado by year The hottest day of the year at Dead Horse Colorado, 1985 to 2026. The record is 31.7 C (89.1 F) in 2001, marked on the chart; the median year is 29.4 C (84.9 F). 262830321990200020102020Record: 31.7 C (89.1 F) in 2001
The hottest day of the year at Dead Horse Colorado, 1985 to 2026. The record is 31.7 C (89.1 F) in 2001, marked on the chart; the median year is 29.4 C (84.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Dead Horse Colorado by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
198528.0 C (82.4 F)
198626.0 C (78.8 F)
198729.0 C (84.2 F)
198827.2 C (81.0 F)
198929.4 C (84.9 F)
199030.6 C (87.1 F)
199128.3 C (82.9 F)
199226.7 C (80.1 F)
199326.7 C (80.1 F)
199428.9 C (84.0 F)
199528.3 C (82.9 F)
199629.4 C (84.9 F)
199727.8 C (82.0 F)
199829.4 C (84.9 F)
199927.8 C (82.0 F)
200030.6 C (87.1 F)
200131.7 C (89.1 F)
200231.1 C (88.0 F)
200331.1 C (88.0 F)
200430.0 C (86.0 F)
200530.6 C (87.1 F)
200630.6 C (87.1 F)
200730.6 C (87.1 F)
200830.0 C (86.0 F)
200929.4 C (84.9 F)
201028.9 C (84.0 F)
201127.8 C (82.0 F)
201231.1 C (88.0 F)
201328.3 C (82.9 F)
201428.3 C (82.9 F)
201527.8 C (82.0 F)
201628.3 C (82.9 F)
201727.8 C (82.0 F)
201830.0 C (86.0 F)
201928.9 C (84.0 F)
202030.6 C (87.1 F)
202130.0 C (86.0 F)
202228.9 C (84.0 F)
202329.4 C (84.9 F)
202431.1 C (88.0 F)
202531.7 C (89.1 F)
202631.7 C (89.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Dead Horse Colorado by year The coldest night of the year at Dead Horse Colorado, 1985 to 2026. The record is -32.0 C (-25.6 F) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is -22.8 C (-9.0 F). -40-30-20-100101990200020102020Record: -32.0 C (-25.6 F) in 1985
The coldest night of the year at Dead Horse Colorado, 1985 to 2026. The record is -32.0 C (-25.6 F) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is -22.8 C (-9.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Dead Horse Colorado by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1985-32.0 C (-25.6 F)
1986-24.0 C (-11.2 F)
1987-24.0 C (-11.2 F)
1988-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1989-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1990-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1991-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1992-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1993-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1994-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1995-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1996-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
19973.9 C (39.0 F)
1998-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1999-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2000-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2001-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2002-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2003-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2004-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2005-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2006-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2007-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2008-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2009-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2010-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2011-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2012-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2013-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2014-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2015-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2016-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2017-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2018-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2019-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2020-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2021-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2022-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2023-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2024-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2025-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2026-20.6 C (-5.1 F)

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

25 years with a frost

Across 25 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Dead Horse Colorado falls on 10 June and the median first autumn frost on 22 September, which leaves a median of 106 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +8.2 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Dead Horse Colorado
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest periodRecent period (1987 to 2025)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost10 Junen/a10 Junen/a-4.3 days per decade
First autumn frost22 Septembern/a22 Septembern/a+3.9 days per decade
Growing days106 daysn/a106 daysn/a+8.2 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.

Download the Data

  • Data for Dead Horse Colorado standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Dead Horse Colorado 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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-17).