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Rifle Colorado Weather Records (USR0000CRIF)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Rifle Colorado (USR0000CRIF), Colorado, United States, with 40 years of record.

Key Facts for Rifle Colorado

  • Rifle Colorado (USR0000CRIF) is a weather station in Colorado, United States at 39.51 latitude and -107.75 longitude, 1,865 m (6,120 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1984 to 2023, 40 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Rifle Colorado still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Rifle Colorado tied a daily record high minimum temperature of 10.6 C (51.1 F) on 10 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, 39.51 latitude, -107.75 longitude.
  • Elevation: 1,865 m (6,120 ft).
  • Period of record: 1984 to 2023, 40 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

28 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Rifle Colorado, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Rifle Colorado. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 28 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 Rifle Colorado. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 28 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Rifle Colorado, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan14.4 C (57.9 F)-24.4 C (-11.9 F)10.0 C (50.0 F)-16.1 C (3.0 F)
Feb17.8 C (64.0 F)-30.1 C (-22.2 F)15.0 C (59.0 F)-9.4 C (15.1 F)
Mar27.2 C (81.0 F)-18.3 C (-0.9 F)27.2 C (81.0 F)-4.4 C (24.1 F)
Apr30.0 C (86.0 F)-10.7 C (12.7 F)24.4 C (75.9 F)-5.6 C (21.9 F)
May35.0 C (95.0 F)-3.3 C (26.1 F)31.1 C (88.0 F)0.0 C (32.0 F)
Jun37.2 C (99.0 F)-1.7 C (28.9 F)34.4 C (93.9 F)8.9 C (48.0 F)
Jul39.4 C (102.9 F)5.0 C (41.0 F)38.3 C (100.9 F)11.7 C (53.1 F)
Aug37.8 C (100.0 F)4.4 C (39.9 F)37.2 C (99.0 F)10.6 C (51.1 F)
Sep36.1 C (97.0 F)-3.3 C (26.1 F)30.6 C (87.1 F)7.8 C (46.0 F)
Oct29.4 C (84.9 F)-15.0 C (5.0 F)28.3 C (82.9 F)8.9 C (48.0 F)
Nov22.2 C (72.0 F)-18.9 C (-2.0 F)n/an/a
Dec16.1 C (61.0 F)-26.7 C (-16.1 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Rifle Colorado by the year they were set 1,464 records at Rifle Colorado still stand. 2013 holds the most, with 52. 02040601984: 161985: 411986: 391987: 351988: 201989: 371990: 511991: 411992: 271993: 401994: 281995: 421996: 441997: 251998: 381999: 382000: 502001: 342002: 362003: 382004: 302005: 362006: 352007: 202008: 272009: 342010: 292011: 282012: 322013: 522014: 212015: 322016: 202017: 432018: 242019: 272020: 492021: 352022: 262023: 292024: 222025: 512026: 42198419891994199920042009201420192024
1,464 records at Rifle Colorado still stand. 2013 holds the most, with 52.
Standing records at Rifle Colorado by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
198416
198541
198639
198735
198820
198937
199051
199141
199227
199340
199428
199542
199644
199725
199838
199938
200050
200134
200236
200338
200430
200536
200635
200720
200827
200934
201029
201128
201232
201352
201421
201532
201620
201743
201824
201927
202049
202135
202226
202329
202422
202551
202642

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records
When Rifle Colorado set new all-time records 1 all-time records were set at Rifle Colorado between 21 June 2025 and 21 June 2025. Each dot is a new record. Record high minimum temperature21 June 2025: Record high minimum temperature 23.3 C (73.9 F)2025
1 all-time records were set at Rifle Colorado between 21 June 2025 and 21 June 2025. Each dot is a new record.
When Rifle Colorado set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
2025-06-21Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 23.3 C (73.9 F)

Period of Record Coverage

1984 to 2026
Days with data per year at Rifle Colorado 43 years of record at Rifle Colorado, 1984 to 2026. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1984, 1986, 2026. 1984: 163 of 366 days1985: 360 of 365 days1986: 261 of 365 days1987: 358 of 365 days1988: 363 of 366 days1989: 365 of 365 days1990: 365 of 365 days1991: 365 of 365 days1992: 366 of 366 days1993: 351 of 365 days1994: 364 of 365 days1995: 362 of 365 days1996: 365 of 366 days1997: 362 of 365 days1998: 365 of 365 days1999: 364 of 365 days2000: 366 of 366 days2001: 364 of 365 days2002: 365 of 365 days2003: 364 of 365 days2004: 366 of 366 days2005: 365 of 365 days2006: 365 of 365 days2007: 365 of 365 days2008: 366 of 366 days2009: 365 of 365 days2010: 365 of 365 days2011: 365 of 365 days2012: 366 of 366 days2013: 365 of 365 days2014: 365 of 365 days2015: 365 of 365 days2016: 364 of 366 days2017: 365 of 365 days2018: 364 of 365 days2019: 365 of 365 days2020: 366 of 366 days2021: 365 of 365 days2022: 363 of 365 days2023: 364 of 365 days2024: 366 of 366 days2025: 365 of 365 days2026: 284 of 365 days1990200020102020
43 years of record at Rifle Colorado, 1984 to 2026. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1984, 1986, 2026.
Days with data per year at Rifle Colorado
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
198416345%No
198536099%Yes
198626172%No
198735898%Yes
198836399%Yes
1989365100%Yes
1990365100%Yes
1991365100%Yes
1992366100%Yes
199335196%Yes
1994364100%Yes
199536299%Yes
1996365100%Yes
199736299%Yes
1998365100%Yes
1999364100%Yes
2000366100%Yes
2001364100%Yes
2002365100%Yes
2003364100%Yes
2004366100%Yes
2005365100%Yes
2006365100%Yes
2007365100%Yes
2008366100%Yes
2009365100%Yes
2010365100%Yes
2011365100%Yes
2012366100%Yes
2013365100%Yes
2014365100%Yes
2015365100%Yes
201636499%Yes
2017365100%Yes
2018364100%Yes
2019365100%Yes
2020366100%Yes
2021365100%Yes
202236399%Yes
2023364100%Yes
2024366100%Yes
2025365100%Yes
202628478%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Rifle Colorado
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
10 October 2026Rifle Colorado, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)10.6 C (51.1 F)tie0 years1 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 2026Rifle Colorado, USdaily high min (Provisional)10.6 C (51.1 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)39 years19 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 2026Rifle Colorado, USdaily high min (Provisional)11.7 C (53.1 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)16 years13 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 2026Rifle Colorado, USdaily high max (Tie, Provisional)27.2 C (81.0 F)tie5 years1 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 2026Rifle Colorado, USdaily high min (Provisional)10.6 C (51.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)20 years11 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 2026Rifle Colorado, USdaily high max (Provisional)27.8 C (82.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)1 year5 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 2026Rifle Colorado, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)11.1 C (52.0 F)tie16 years2 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 2026Rifle Colorado, USdaily high max (Tie, Provisional)28.3 C (82.9 F)tie1 year1 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 2026Rifle Colorado, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)14.4 C (57.9 F)tie8 years1 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 2026Rifle Colorado, USdaily low max (Provisional)21.1 C (70.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)25 years17 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 2026Rifle Colorado, USdaily high max (Tie, Provisional)33.3 C (91.9 F)tie36 years3 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 2026Rifle Colorado, USdaily high min (Provisional)18.3 C (64.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)32 years15 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 2026Rifle Colorado, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)17.2 C (63.0 F)tie5 years1 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 2026Rifle Colorado, USdaily high min (Provisional)18.9 C (66.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)23 years14 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 2026Rifle Colorado, USdaily high min (Provisional)18.9 C (66.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)3 years8 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 2026Rifle Colorado, USmonthly high min (Tie)20.0 C (68.0 F)tie33 years6 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 2026Rifle Colorado, USmonthly high min (Tie)20.0 C (68.0 F)tie33 years6 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 2026Rifle Colorado, USdaily high min18.9 C (66.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)13 years12 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 2026Rifle Colorado, USdaily high max37.2 C (99.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)25 years14 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 2026Rifle Colorado, USdaily high max37.2 C (99.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)32 years19 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

40 complete years, 1985 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Rifle Colorado as warming stripes, 1985 to 2025 One stripe for each of 40 complete years at Rifle Colorado, 1985 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 10.0 C (50.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1993, at 8.7 C (47.7 F), and the warmest was 2025, at 11.5 C (52.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.5 C (2.7 F). 1985: 9.5 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1987: 9.4 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1988: 9.2 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1989: 9.4 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1990: 9.7 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1991: 9.0 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1992: 9.7 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1993: 8.7 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1994: 10.3 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1995: 9.6 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1996: 9.5 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1997: 9.1 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1998: 10.0 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1999: 10.0 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2000: 10.6 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2001: 10.8 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2002: 10.3 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2003: 10.8 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2004: 10.1 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2005: 10.4 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2006: 10.1 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2007: 10.5 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2008: 9.2 C, -0.8 C from the station mean2009: 9.6 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2010: 10.0 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2011: 9.3 C, -0.7 C from the station mean2012: 11.2 C, +1.2 C from the station mean2013: 9.0 C, -1.0 C from the station mean2014: 9.7 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2015: 10.4 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2016: 10.3 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2017: 11.1 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2018: 10.7 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2019: 9.3 C, -0.7 C from the station mean2020: 10.4 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2021: 10.7 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2022: 9.7 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2023: 9.7 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2024: 10.9 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2025: 11.5 C, +1.5 C from the station mean198519901995200020052010201520202025
One stripe for each of 40 complete years at Rifle Colorado, 1985 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 10.0 C (50.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1993, at 8.7 C (47.7 F), and the warmest was 2025, at 11.5 C (52.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.5 C (2.7 F).
Annual mean temperature at Rifle Colorado as warming stripes, 1985 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
19859.5 C-0.48 C
19879.4 C-0.57 C
19889.2 C-0.76 C
19899.4 C-0.59 C
19909.7 C-0.27 C
19919.0 C-1.00 C
19929.7 C-0.30 C
19938.7 C-1.26 C
199410.3 C+0.32 C
19959.6 C-0.36 C
19969.5 C-0.52 C
19979.1 C-0.91 C
199810.0 C-0.03 C
199910.0 C+0.03 C
200010.6 C+0.64 C
200110.8 C+0.84 C
200210.3 C+0.26 C
200310.8 C+0.82 C
200410.1 C+0.10 C
200510.4 C+0.45 C
200610.1 C+0.15 C
200710.5 C+0.50 C
20089.2 C-0.83 C
20099.6 C-0.38 C
201010.0 C-0.02 C
20119.3 C-0.67 C
201211.2 C+1.17 C
20139.0 C-0.96 C
20149.7 C-0.29 C
201510.4 C+0.45 C
201610.3 C+0.30 C
201711.1 C+1.14 C
201810.7 C+0.69 C
20199.3 C-0.68 C
202010.4 C+0.44 C
202110.7 C+0.74 C
20229.7 C-0.27 C
20239.7 C-0.31 C
202410.9 C+0.90 C
202511.5 C+1.48 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.3 C (0.1 to 0.4) per decade over 1985 to 2025. In Fahrenheit: 0.5 F (0.2 to 0.8) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 40 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Rifle Colorado
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.3 C (0.1 to 0.4) per decade0.5 F (0.2 to 0.8) per decade1985 to 202540Rise
Mean daily maximum0.3 C (0.1 to 0.5) per decade0.6 F (0.2 to 1.0) per decade1985 to 202540Rise
Mean daily minimum0.2 C (0.1 to 0.4) per decade0.4 F (0.1 to 0.7) per decade1985 to 202540Rise

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

1984 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Rifle Colorado: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)39.4 C (102.9 F)200536.7 C (98.1 F)43
Coldest night (TNn)-30.1 C (-22.2 F)1989-18.3 C (-0.9 F)43

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Rifle Colorado by year The hottest day of the year at Rifle Colorado, 1984 to 2026. The record is 39.4 C (102.9 F) in 2005, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F). 32343638401990200020102020Record: 39.4 C (102.9 F) in 2005
The hottest day of the year at Rifle Colorado, 1984 to 2026. The record is 39.4 C (102.9 F) in 2005, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Rifle Colorado by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
198433.3 C (91.9 F)
198537.0 C (98.6 F)
198633.4 C (92.1 F)
198734.4 C (93.9 F)
198834.3 C (93.7 F)
198936.2 C (97.2 F)
199037.2 C (99.0 F)
199135.0 C (95.0 F)
199234.4 C (93.9 F)
199333.9 C (93.0 F)
199436.1 C (97.0 F)
199535.0 C (95.0 F)
199635.6 C (96.1 F)
199735.6 C (96.1 F)
199837.2 C (99.0 F)
199934.4 C (93.9 F)
200037.8 C (100.0 F)
200138.3 C (100.9 F)
200238.9 C (102.0 F)
200338.9 C (102.0 F)
200437.2 C (99.0 F)
200539.4 C (102.9 F)
200638.3 C (100.9 F)
200737.8 C (100.0 F)
200835.6 C (96.1 F)
200936.7 C (98.1 F)
201037.2 C (99.0 F)
201136.1 C (97.0 F)
201236.7 C (98.1 F)
201337.2 C (99.0 F)
201436.1 C (97.0 F)
201535.0 C (95.0 F)
201636.1 C (97.0 F)
201736.1 C (97.0 F)
201836.7 C (98.1 F)
201935.0 C (95.0 F)
202036.7 C (98.1 F)
202137.9 C (100.2 F)
202236.1 C (97.0 F)
202337.8 C (100.0 F)
202437.2 C (99.0 F)
202537.2 C (99.0 F)
202638.3 C (100.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Rifle Colorado by year The coldest night of the year at Rifle Colorado, 1984 to 2026. The record is -30.1 C (-22.2 F) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is -18.3 C (-0.9 F). -35-30-25-20-15-101990200020102020Record: -30.1 C (-22.2 F) in 1989
The coldest night of the year at Rifle Colorado, 1984 to 2026. The record is -30.1 C (-22.2 F) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is -18.3 C (-0.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Rifle Colorado by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1984-12.9 C (8.8 F)
1985-26.9 C (-16.4 F)
1986-15.7 C (3.7 F)
1987-19.6 C (-3.3 F)
1988-18.7 C (-1.7 F)
1989-30.1 C (-22.2 F)
1990-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1991-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1992-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1993-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1994-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1995-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1996-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1997-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1998-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1999-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2000-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2001-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2002-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2003-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2004-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2005-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2006-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2007-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2008-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2009-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2010-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2011-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2012-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2013-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2014-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2015-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2016-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2017-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2018-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2019-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2020-19.9 C (-3.8 F)
2021-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2022-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2023-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2024-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2025-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2026-16.1 C (3.0 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

40 years with a frost

Across 40 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Rifle Colorado falls on 3 May and the median first autumn frost on 9 October, which leaves a median of 159 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +4.1 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Rifle Colorado
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest periodRecent period (1996 to 2025)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost3 Mayn/a2 Mayn/a-1.1 days per decade
First autumn frost9 Octobern/a11 Octobern/a+3.0 days per decade
Growing days159 daysn/a160 daysn/a+4.1 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.

Station Changes

No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.

Download the Data

  • Data for Rifle Colorado standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-15).