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Dowd Junction Colorado Weather Records (USR0000CDOW)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Dowd Junction Colorado (USR0000CDOW), Colorado, United States, with 39 years of record.

Key Facts for Dowd Junction Colorado

  • Dowd Junction Colorado (USR0000CDOW) is a weather station in Colorado, United States at 39.63 latitude and -106.45 longitude, 2,743 m (8,998 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1985 to 2023, 39 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Dowd Junction Colorado still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Dowd Junction Colorado set a daily record high minimum temperature of 4.4 C (39.9 F) on 11 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, 39.63 latitude, -106.45 longitude.
  • Elevation: 2,743 m (8,998 ft).
  • Period of record: 1985 to 2023, 39 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

39 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Dowd Junction Colorado, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Dowd Junction Colorado. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 39 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 Dowd Junction Colorado. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 39 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Dowd Junction Colorado, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan13.3 C (55.9 F)-27.2 C (-17.0 F)8.3 C (46.9 F)-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
Feb13.3 C (55.9 F)-29.4 C (-20.9 F)10.0 C (50.0 F)-15.6 C (3.9 F)
Mar21.7 C (71.1 F)-26.1 C (-15.0 F)21.7 C (71.1 F)-11.1 C (12.0 F)
Apr20.6 C (69.1 F)-17.2 C (1.0 F)18.9 C (66.0 F)-10.0 C (14.0 F)
May26.1 C (79.0 F)-9.6 C (14.7 F)22.2 C (72.0 F)-6.7 C (19.9 F)
Jun28.9 C (84.0 F)-3.9 C (25.0 F)26.7 C (80.1 F)2.2 C (36.0 F)
Jul32.8 C (91.0 F)0.0 C (32.0 F)32.8 C (91.0 F)2.8 C (37.0 F)
Aug32.8 C (91.0 F)-4.9 C (23.2 F)30.0 C (86.0 F)6.1 C (43.0 F)
Sep28.9 C (84.0 F)-11.6 C (11.1 F)26.1 C (79.0 F)1.1 C (34.0 F)
Oct23.3 C (73.9 F)-20.0 C (-4.0 F)22.8 C (73.0 F)2.2 C (36.0 F)
Nov17.8 C (64.0 F)-25.0 C (-13.0 F)n/an/a
Dec12.8 C (55.0 F)-29.4 C (-20.9 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Dowd Junction Colorado by the year they were set 1,464 records at Dowd Junction Colorado still stand. 1985 holds the most, with 97. 02550751001985: 971986: 611987: 331988: 291989: 491990: 411991: 391992: 371993: 401994: 181995: 231996: 461997: 231998: 231999: 212000: 442001: 202002: 362003: 412004: 422005: 282006: 392007: 242008: 362009: 392010: 362011: 192012: 322013: 432014: 262015: 282016: 232017: 352018: 282019: 282020: 372021: 282022: 272023: 182024: 172025: 482026: 62198519901995200020052010201520202025
1,464 records at Dowd Junction Colorado still stand. 1985 holds the most, with 97.
Standing records at Dowd Junction Colorado by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
198597
198661
198733
198829
198949
199041
199139
199237
199340
199418
199523
199646
199723
199823
199921
200044
200120
200236
200341
200442
200528
200639
200724
200836
200939
201036
201119
201232
201343
201426
201528
201623
201735
201828
201928
202037
202128
202227
202318
202417
202548
202662

Period of Record Coverage

1985 to 2026
Days with data per year at Dowd Junction Colorado 42 years of record at Dowd Junction Colorado, 1985 to 2026. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1985, 1986, 1999, 2026. 1985: 176 of 365 days1986: 240 of 365 days1987: 330 of 365 days1988: 360 of 366 days1989: 357 of 365 days1990: 360 of 365 days1991: 358 of 365 days1992: 356 of 366 days1993: 352 of 365 days1994: 343 of 365 days1995: 356 of 365 days1996: 363 of 366 days1997: 363 of 365 days1998: 355 of 365 days1999: 218 of 365 days2000: 362 of 366 days2001: 365 of 365 days2002: 357 of 365 days2003: 365 of 365 days2004: 355 of 366 days2005: 364 of 365 days2006: 365 of 365 days2007: 365 of 365 days2008: 364 of 366 days2009: 352 of 365 days2010: 364 of 365 days2011: 363 of 365 days2012: 366 of 366 days2013: 365 of 365 days2014: 364 of 365 days2015: 348 of 365 days2016: 365 of 366 days2017: 364 of 365 days2018: 364 of 365 days2019: 365 of 365 days2020: 365 of 366 days2021: 364 of 365 days2022: 365 of 365 days2023: 362 of 365 days2024: 365 of 366 days2025: 364 of 365 days2026: 283 of 365 days1990200020102020
42 years of record at Dowd Junction Colorado, 1985 to 2026. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1985, 1986, 1999, 2026.
Days with data per year at Dowd Junction Colorado
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
198517648%No
198624066%No
198733090%Yes
198836098%Yes
198935798%Yes
199036099%Yes
199135898%Yes
199235697%Yes
199335296%Yes
199434394%Yes
199535698%Yes
199636399%Yes
199736399%Yes
199835597%Yes
199921860%No
200036299%Yes
2001365100%Yes
200235798%Yes
2003365100%Yes
200435597%Yes
2005364100%Yes
2006365100%Yes
2007365100%Yes
200836499%Yes
200935296%Yes
2010364100%Yes
201136399%Yes
2012366100%Yes
2013365100%Yes
2014364100%Yes
201534895%Yes
2016365100%Yes
2017364100%Yes
2018364100%Yes
2019365100%Yes
2020365100%Yes
2021364100%Yes
2022365100%Yes
202336299%Yes
2024365100%Yes
2025364100%Yes
202628378%No

Latest Records

20
Latest records at Dowd Junction Colorado
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
11 October 2026Dowd Junction Colorado, USdaily high min (Provisional)4.4 C (39.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)29 years13 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 2026Dowd Junction Colorado, USdaily high max (Tie, Provisional)20.6 C (69.1 F)tie35 years3 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 2026Dowd Junction Colorado, USdaily high max (Provisional)21.1 C (70.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)5 years6 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 2026Dowd Junction Colorado, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)3.3 C (37.9 F)tie5 years1 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 2026Dowd Junction Colorado, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)4.4 C (39.9 F)tie20 years2 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 2026Dowd Junction Colorado, USdaily high max (Provisional)22.2 C (72.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)5 years5 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 2026Dowd Junction Colorado, USdaily high max (Provisional)22.2 C (72.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)28 years14 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 2026Dowd Junction Colorado, USmonthly high min (Tie, Provisional)7.2 C (45.0 F)tie27 years5 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 2026Dowd Junction Colorado, USdaily high max (Tie, Provisional)22.8 C (73.0 F)tie1 year1 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 2026Dowd Junction Colorado, USdaily high max (Provisional)22.2 C (72.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)20 years11 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 2026Dowd Junction Colorado, USdaily high min (Provisional)8.3 C (46.9 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)12 years15 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 2026Dowd Junction Colorado, USdaily high min (Provisional)8.9 C (48.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)8 years7 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 2026Dowd Junction Colorado, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)10.0 C (50.0 F)tie21 years2 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 2026Dowd Junction Colorado, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)9.4 C (48.9 F)tie4 years1 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 2026Dowd Junction Colorado, USdaily low max (Provisional)15.6 C (60.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)16 years9 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 2026Dowd Junction Colorado, USdaily high min (Provisional)11.7 C (53.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)3 years6 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 2026Dowd Junction Colorado, USdaily high min12.2 C (54.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)13 years10 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 2026Dowd Junction Colorado, USdaily high max29.4 C (84.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)25 years14 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 2026Dowd Junction Colorado, USdaily high max30.0 C (86.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)32 years21 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 2026Dowd Junction Colorado, USdaily high max28.3 C (82.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)0 years7 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

34 complete years, 1988 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Dowd Junction Colorado as warming stripes, 1988 to 2025 One stripe for each of 34 complete years at Dowd Junction Colorado, 1988 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 4.0 C (39.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1988, at 2.8 C (37.0 F), and the warmest was 2025, at 5.6 C (42.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F). 1988: 2.8 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1989: 3.3 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1990: 3.6 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1991: 3.2 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1992: 3.8 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1993: 2.8 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1995: 3.7 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1996: 3.8 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1997: 3.2 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1998: 4.0 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2000: 4.5 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2001: 4.3 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2002: 3.7 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2003: 4.7 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2004: 4.6 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2005: 4.4 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2006: 4.1 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2007: 4.6 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2008: 3.3 C, -0.7 C from the station mean2010: 4.0 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2011: 3.5 C, -0.5 C from the station mean2012: 5.0 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2013: 3.4 C, -0.6 C from the station mean2014: 3.9 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2016: 4.3 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2017: 4.9 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2018: 4.5 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2019: 3.4 C, -0.6 C from the station mean2020: 4.2 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2021: 4.8 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2022: 3.8 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2023: 3.9 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2024: 4.9 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2025: 5.6 C, +1.5 C from the station mean19881995200020052010201520202025
One stripe for each of 34 complete years at Dowd Junction Colorado, 1988 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 4.0 C (39.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1988, at 2.8 C (37.0 F), and the warmest was 2025, at 5.6 C (42.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).
Annual mean temperature at Dowd Junction Colorado as warming stripes, 1988 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
19882.8 C-1.25 C
19893.3 C-0.75 C
19903.6 C-0.45 C
19913.2 C-0.78 C
19923.8 C-0.26 C
19932.8 C-1.24 C
19953.7 C-0.34 C
19963.8 C-0.24 C
19973.2 C-0.85 C
19984.0 C-0.03 C
20004.5 C+0.52 C
20014.3 C+0.33 C
20023.7 C-0.35 C
20034.7 C+0.68 C
20044.6 C+0.60 C
20054.4 C+0.40 C
20064.1 C+0.13 C
20074.6 C+0.63 C
20083.3 C-0.71 C
20104.0 C+0.03 C
20113.5 C-0.49 C
20125.0 C+1.02 C
20133.4 C-0.64 C
20143.9 C-0.07 C
20164.3 C+0.33 C
20174.9 C+0.84 C
20184.5 C+0.45 C
20193.4 C-0.60 C
20204.2 C+0.21 C
20214.8 C+0.76 C
20223.8 C-0.23 C
20233.9 C-0.07 C
20244.9 C+0.89 C
20255.6 C+1.54 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.3 C (0.2 to 0.5) per decade over 1988 to 2025. In Fahrenheit: 0.6 F (0.3 to 0.9) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 34 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Dowd Junction Colorado
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.3 C (0.2 to 0.5) per decade0.6 F (0.3 to 0.9) per decade1988 to 202534Rise
Mean daily maximum0.4 C (0.2 to 0.6) per decade0.7 F (0.3 to 1.0) per decade1988 to 202534Rise
Mean daily minimum0.3 C (0.1 to 0.5) per decade0.6 F (0.3 to 0.9) per decade1988 to 202534Rise

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 Dowd Junction Colorado: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)32.8 C (91.0 F)200428.3 C (82.9 F)42
Coldest night (TNn)-29.4 C (-20.9 F)1989-23.3 C (-9.9 F)42

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Dowd Junction Colorado by year The hottest day of the year at Dowd Junction Colorado, 1985 to 2026. The record is 32.8 C (91.0 F) in 2004, marked on the chart; the median year is 28.3 C (82.9 F). 15202530351990200020102020Record: 32.8 C (91.0 F) in 2004
The hottest day of the year at Dowd Junction Colorado, 1985 to 2026. The record is 32.8 C (91.0 F) in 2004, marked on the chart; the median year is 28.3 C (82.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Dowd Junction Colorado by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
198521.0 C (69.8 F)
198619.0 C (66.2 F)
198727.8 C (82.0 F)
198826.7 C (80.1 F)
198928.9 C (84.0 F)
199028.9 C (84.0 F)
199126.7 C (80.1 F)
199226.7 C (80.1 F)
199325.6 C (78.1 F)
199427.8 C (82.0 F)
199527.2 C (81.0 F)
199628.9 C (84.0 F)
199726.1 C (79.0 F)
199830.0 C (86.0 F)
199926.7 C (80.1 F)
200030.0 C (86.0 F)
200127.2 C (81.0 F)
200229.4 C (84.9 F)
200330.0 C (86.0 F)
200432.8 C (91.0 F)
200531.1 C (88.0 F)
200628.9 C (84.0 F)
200728.9 C (84.0 F)
200828.3 C (82.9 F)
200927.8 C (82.0 F)
201028.3 C (82.9 F)
201128.3 C (82.9 F)
201228.9 C (84.0 F)
201328.9 C (84.0 F)
201427.8 C (82.0 F)
201527.2 C (81.0 F)
201627.2 C (81.0 F)
201727.2 C (81.0 F)
201829.4 C (84.9 F)
201927.2 C (81.0 F)
202028.9 C (84.0 F)
202128.9 C (84.0 F)
202228.3 C (82.9 F)
202328.9 C (84.0 F)
202429.4 C (84.9 F)
202531.1 C (88.0 F)
202632.8 C (91.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Dowd Junction Colorado by year The coldest night of the year at Dowd Junction Colorado, 1985 to 2026. The record is -29.4 C (-20.9 F) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is -23.3 C (-9.9 F). -30-25-20-151990200020102020Record: -29.4 C (-20.9 F) in 1989
The coldest night of the year at Dowd Junction Colorado, 1985 to 2026. The record is -29.4 C (-20.9 F) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is -23.3 C (-9.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Dowd Junction Colorado by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1985-25.7 C (-14.3 F)
1986-28.8 C (-19.8 F)
1987-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1988-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1989-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1990-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1991-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1992-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1993-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1994-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1995-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1996-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1997-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1998-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1999-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2000-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2001-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2002-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2003-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2004-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2005-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2006-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2007-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2008-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2009-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2010-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2011-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2012-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2013-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2014-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2015-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2016-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2017-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2018-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2019-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2020-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2021-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2022-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2023-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2024-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2025-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2026-24.4 C (-11.9 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

34 years with a frost

Across 34 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Dowd Junction Colorado falls on 8 June and the median first autumn frost on 16 September, which leaves a median of 102 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +8.7 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Dowd Junction Colorado
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest periodRecent period (1992 to 2025)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost8 Junen/a8 Junen/a-2.8 days per decade
First autumn frost16 Septembern/a17 Septembern/a+5.9 days per decade
Growing days102 daysn/a102 daysn/a+8.7 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.

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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-13).