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Dry Lake Colorado Weather Records (USR0000CDRY)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Dry Lake Colorado (USR0000CDRY), Colorado, United States, with 39 years of record.

Key Facts for Dry Lake Colorado

  • Dry Lake Colorado (USR0000CDRY) is a weather station in Colorado, United States at 40.53 latitude and -106.78 longitude, 2,536 m (8,320 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1985 to 2023, 39 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Dry Lake Colorado still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Dry Lake Colorado tied a daily record high minimum temperature of 7.8 C (46.0 F) on 9 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, 40.53 latitude, -106.78 longitude.
  • Elevation: 2,536 m (8,320 ft).
  • Period of record: 1985 to 2023, 39 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

35 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Dry Lake Colorado, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Dry Lake Colorado. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 35 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 Dry Lake Colorado. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 35 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Dry Lake Colorado, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan17.8 C (64.0 F)-26.7 C (-16.1 F)7.8 C (46.0 F)-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
Feb14.4 C (57.9 F)-31.1 C (-24.0 F)12.2 C (54.0 F)-15.0 C (5.0 F)
Mar21.1 C (70.0 F)-23.9 C (-11.0 F)21.1 C (70.0 F)-12.2 C (10.0 F)
Apr22.2 C (72.0 F)-19.4 C (-2.9 F)19.4 C (66.9 F)-10.0 C (14.0 F)
May29.4 C (84.9 F)-9.4 C (15.1 F)24.4 C (75.9 F)-5.0 C (23.0 F)
Jun30.6 C (87.1 F)-3.3 C (26.1 F)27.2 C (81.0 F)0.0 C (32.0 F)
Jul32.8 C (91.0 F)-0.6 C (30.9 F)32.8 C (91.0 F)7.2 C (45.0 F)
Aug31.1 C (88.0 F)1.1 C (34.0 F)31.1 C (88.0 F)7.2 C (45.0 F)
Sep29.4 C (84.9 F)-8.9 C (16.0 F)25.6 C (78.1 F)4.4 C (39.9 F)
Oct23.3 C (73.9 F)-21.7 C (-7.1 F)22.8 C (73.0 F)6.7 C (44.1 F)
Nov18.3 C (64.9 F)-22.2 C (-8.0 F)n/an/a
Dec13.9 C (57.0 F)-31.1 C (-24.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Dry Lake Colorado by the year they were set 1,464 records at Dry Lake Colorado still stand. 1989 holds the most, with 63. 0204060801985: 311986: 241987: 471988: 321989: 631990: 451991: 411992: 441993: 421994: 201995: 361996: 311997: 291998: 341999: 442000: 392001: 252002: 312003: 412004: 322005: 292006: 392007: 222008: 222009: 352010: 182011: 182012: 402013: 482014: 362015: 362016: 262017: 362018: 262019: 362020: 492021: 352022: 352023: 252024: 252025: 442026: 53198519901995200020052010201520202025
1,464 records at Dry Lake Colorado still stand. 1989 holds the most, with 63.
Standing records at Dry Lake Colorado by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
198531
198624
198747
198832
198963
199045
199141
199244
199342
199420
199536
199631
199729
199834
199944
200039
200125
200231
200341
200432
200529
200639
200722
200822
200935
201018
201118
201240
201348
201436
201536
201626
201736
201826
201936
202049
202135
202235
202325
202425
202544
202653

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records
When Dry Lake Colorado set new all-time records 2 all-time records were set at Dry Lake Colorado between 12 July 2026 and 21 July 2026. Each dot is a new record. Record high maximum temperature12 July 2026: Record high maximum temperature 32.2 C (90.0 F)21 July 2026: Record high maximum temperature 32.8 C (91.0 F)
2 all-time records were set at Dry Lake Colorado between 12 July 2026 and 21 July 2026. Each dot is a new record.
When Dry Lake Colorado set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
2026-07-12Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 32.2 C (90.0 F)
2026-07-21Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 32.8 C (91.0 F)

Period of Record Coverage

1985 to 2026
Days with data per year at Dry Lake Colorado 42 years of record at Dry Lake Colorado, 1985 to 2026. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1985, 1988, 1989, 1996, 2006, 2011, 2026. 1985: 218 of 365 days1986: 339 of 365 days1987: 356 of 365 days1988: 324 of 366 days1989: 227 of 365 days1990: 363 of 365 days1991: 364 of 365 days1992: 366 of 366 days1993: 349 of 365 days1994: 342 of 365 days1995: 359 of 365 days1996: 239 of 366 days1997: 363 of 365 days1998: 363 of 365 days1999: 364 of 365 days2000: 364 of 366 days2001: 364 of 365 days2002: 364 of 365 days2003: 363 of 365 days2004: 365 of 366 days2005: 363 of 365 days2006: 328 of 365 days2007: 365 of 365 days2008: 366 of 366 days2009: 364 of 365 days2010: 363 of 365 days2011: 274 of 365 days2012: 365 of 366 days2013: 364 of 365 days2014: 365 of 365 days2015: 364 of 365 days2016: 366 of 366 days2017: 363 of 365 days2018: 365 of 365 days2019: 363 of 365 days2020: 363 of 366 days2021: 363 of 365 days2022: 362 of 365 days2023: 364 of 365 days2024: 363 of 366 days2025: 364 of 365 days2026: 282 of 365 days1990200020102020
42 years of record at Dry Lake Colorado, 1985 to 2026. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1985, 1988, 1989, 1996, 2006, 2011, 2026.
Days with data per year at Dry Lake Colorado
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
198521860%No
198633993%Yes
198735698%Yes
198832489%No
198922762%No
199036399%Yes
1991364100%Yes
1992366100%Yes
199334996%Yes
199434294%Yes
199535998%Yes
199623965%No
199736399%Yes
199836399%Yes
1999364100%Yes
200036499%Yes
2001364100%Yes
2002364100%Yes
200336399%Yes
2004365100%Yes
200536399%Yes
200632890%No
2007365100%Yes
2008366100%Yes
2009364100%Yes
201036399%Yes
201127475%No
2012365100%Yes
2013364100%Yes
2014365100%Yes
2015364100%Yes
2016366100%Yes
201736399%Yes
2018365100%Yes
201936399%Yes
202036399%Yes
202136399%Yes
202236299%Yes
2023364100%Yes
202436399%Yes
2025364100%Yes
202628277%No

Latest Records

20
Latest records at Dry Lake Colorado
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
9 October 2026Dry Lake Colorado, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)7.8 C (46.0 F)tie5 years1 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 2026Dry Lake Colorado, USdaily high min (Provisional)7.8 C (46.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)5 years6 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 2026Dry Lake Colorado, USdaily high min (Provisional)9.4 C (48.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)5 years8 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 2026Dry Lake Colorado, USdaily high max (Tie, Provisional)22.8 C (73.0 F)tie5 years1 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 2026Dry Lake Colorado, USdaily high max (Provisional)22.8 C (73.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)28 years13 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 2026Dry Lake Colorado, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)9.4 C (48.9 F)tie40 years4 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 2026Dry Lake Colorado, USdaily high max (Tie, Provisional)22.2 C (72.0 F)tie28 years3 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 2026Dry Lake Colorado, USdaily high min (Provisional)8.9 C (48.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)1 year5 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 2026Dry Lake Colorado, USdaily high min (Provisional)12.8 C (55.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)8 years7 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 2026Dry Lake Colorado, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)13.9 C (57.0 F)tie13 years2 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 2026Dry Lake Colorado, USdaily high max (Provisional)30.6 C (87.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)0 years5 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 2026Dry Lake Colorado, USdaily high min16.1 C (61.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)36 years19 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 2026Dry Lake Colorado, USdaily high max (Tie)29.4 C (84.9 F)tie25 years2 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 2026Dry Lake Colorado, USdaily high max30.0 C (86.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)32 years14 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 2026Dry Lake Colorado, USdaily high min (Tie)15.0 C (59.0 F)tie0 years1 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 2026Dry Lake Colorado, USdaily high min16.7 C (62.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)1 year6 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 2026Dry Lake Colorado, USmonthly high max (Tie)31.1 C (88.0 F)tie25 years5 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 2026Dry Lake Colorado, USdaily high min17.2 C (63.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)36 years21 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 2026Dry Lake Colorado, USdaily high max (Tie)30.0 C (86.0 F)tie25 years2 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 2026Dry Lake Colorado, USdaily high min16.7 C (62.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)36 years17 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

33 complete years, 1987 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Dry Lake Colorado as warming stripes, 1987 to 2025 One stripe for each of 33 complete years at Dry Lake Colorado, 1987 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 5.3 C (41.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1993, at 3.6 C (38.5 F), and the warmest was 2012, at 6.8 C (44.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F). 1987: 4.5 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1990: 5.0 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1991: 4.7 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1992: 5.1 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1993: 3.6 C, -1.7 C from the station mean1995: 4.8 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1997: 4.4 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1998: 5.1 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1999: 5.2 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2000: 5.6 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2001: 6.2 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2002: 5.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2003: 5.9 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2004: 5.5 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2005: 5.8 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2007: 5.9 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2008: 4.4 C, -0.9 C from the station mean2009: 4.9 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2010: 5.1 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2012: 6.8 C, +1.4 C from the station mean2013: 4.6 C, -0.7 C from the station mean2014: 4.9 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2015: 6.0 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2016: 5.9 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2017: 6.2 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2018: 5.9 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2019: 4.5 C, -0.8 C from the station mean2020: 5.6 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2021: 6.0 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2022: 4.8 C, -0.6 C from the station mean2023: 5.2 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2024: 6.2 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2025: 6.7 C, +1.4 C from the station mean198719901995200020052010201520202025
One stripe for each of 33 complete years at Dry Lake Colorado, 1987 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 5.3 C (41.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1993, at 3.6 C (38.5 F), and the warmest was 2012, at 6.8 C (44.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Dry Lake Colorado as warming stripes, 1987 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
19874.5 C-0.87 C
19905.0 C-0.37 C
19914.7 C-0.69 C
19925.1 C-0.29 C
19933.6 C-1.75 C
19954.8 C-0.51 C
19974.4 C-0.91 C
19985.1 C-0.25 C
19995.2 C-0.12 C
20005.6 C+0.29 C
20016.2 C+0.82 C
20025.3 C+0.00 C
20035.9 C+0.60 C
20045.5 C+0.20 C
20055.8 C+0.42 C
20075.9 C+0.57 C
20084.4 C-0.90 C
20094.9 C-0.45 C
20105.1 C-0.29 C
20126.8 C+1.43 C
20134.6 C-0.70 C
20144.9 C-0.41 C
20156.0 C+0.69 C
20165.9 C+0.51 C
20176.2 C+0.87 C
20185.9 C+0.53 C
20194.5 C-0.82 C
20205.6 C+0.25 C
20216.0 C+0.66 C
20224.8 C-0.57 C
20235.2 C-0.14 C
20246.2 C+0.83 C
20256.7 C+1.35 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.3 C (0.1 to 0.5) per decade over 1987 to 2025. In Fahrenheit: 0.6 F (0.2 to 0.9) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 33 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Dry Lake Colorado
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.3 C (0.1 to 0.5) per decade0.6 F (0.2 to 0.9) per decade1987 to 202533Rise
Mean daily maximum0.3 C (0.1 to 0.5) per decade0.5 F (0.1 to 1.0) per decade1987 to 202533Rise
Mean daily minimum0.3 C (0.1 to 0.5) per decade0.6 F (0.2 to 0.9) per decade1987 to 202533Rise

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 Dry Lake Colorado: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)32.8 C (91.0 F)202630.0 C (86.0 F)42
Coldest night (TNn)-31.1 C (-24.0 F)1990-22.5 C (-8.5 F)42

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Dry Lake Colorado by year The hottest day of the year at Dry Lake Colorado, 1985 to 2026. The record is 32.8 C (91.0 F) in 2026, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.0 C (86.0 F). 26283032341990200020102020Record: 32.8 C (91.0 F) in 2026
The hottest day of the year at Dry Lake Colorado, 1985 to 2026. The record is 32.8 C (91.0 F) in 2026, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.0 C (86.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Dry Lake Colorado by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
198527.2 C (81.0 F)
198628.3 C (82.9 F)
198728.9 C (84.0 F)
198826.7 C (80.1 F)
198931.7 C (89.1 F)
199030.0 C (86.0 F)
199127.8 C (82.0 F)
199227.2 C (81.0 F)
199327.2 C (81.0 F)
199429.4 C (84.9 F)
199529.4 C (84.9 F)
199628.9 C (84.0 F)
199727.8 C (82.0 F)
199830.0 C (86.0 F)
199927.8 C (82.0 F)
200031.1 C (88.0 F)
200131.7 C (89.1 F)
200231.1 C (88.0 F)
200331.1 C (88.0 F)
200430.6 C (87.1 F)
200531.1 C (88.0 F)
200631.1 C (88.0 F)
200730.6 C (87.1 F)
200830.0 C (86.0 F)
200930.0 C (86.0 F)
201028.9 C (84.0 F)
201128.9 C (84.0 F)
201230.0 C (86.0 F)
201329.4 C (84.9 F)
201428.3 C (82.9 F)
201528.3 C (82.9 F)
201629.4 C (84.9 F)
201728.9 C (84.0 F)
201830.6 C (87.1 F)
201928.3 C (82.9 F)
202030.0 C (86.0 F)
202131.1 C (88.0 F)
202230.6 C (87.1 F)
202330.0 C (86.0 F)
202430.0 C (86.0 F)
202530.6 C (87.1 F)
202632.8 C (91.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Dry Lake Colorado by year The coldest night of the year at Dry Lake Colorado, 1985 to 2026. The record is -31.1 C (-24.0 F) in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is -22.5 C (-8.5 F). -35-30-25-20-151990200020102020Record: -31.1 C (-24.0 F) in 1990
The coldest night of the year at Dry Lake Colorado, 1985 to 2026. The record is -31.1 C (-24.0 F) in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is -22.5 C (-8.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Dry Lake Colorado by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1985-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1986-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1987-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1988-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1989-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1990-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1991-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1992-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1993-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1994-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1995-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1996-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1997-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1998-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1999-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2000-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2001-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2002-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2003-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2004-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2005-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2006-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2007-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2008-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2009-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2010-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2011-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2012-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2013-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2014-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2015-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2016-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2017-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2018-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2019-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2020-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2021-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2022-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2023-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2024-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2025-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2026-22.2 C (-8.0 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

33 years with a frost

Across 33 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Dry Lake Colorado falls on 2 June and the median first autumn frost on 21 September, which leaves a median of 115 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +7.7 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Dry Lake Colorado
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest periodRecent period (1992 to 2025)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost2 Junen/a7 Junen/a-2.7 days per decade
First autumn frost21 Septembern/a21 Septembern/a+5.0 days per decade
Growing days115 daysn/a112 daysn/a+7.7 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-14).