Built 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026)

Denver Lowry AFB Weather Records (USW00023012)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Denver Lowry AFB (USW00023012), Colorado, United States, with 78 years of record.

Key Facts for Denver Lowry AFB

  • Denver Lowry AFB (USW00023012) is a weather station in Colorado, United States at 39.72 latitude and -104.90 longitude, 1,645 m (5,397 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1949 to 2026, 78 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Denver Lowry AFB still stand.
  • Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

  • Location: Colorado, United States, 39.72 latitude, -104.90 longitude.
  • Elevation: 1,645 m (5,397 ft).
  • Period of record: 1949 to 2026, 78 years.
  • Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

76 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Denver Lowry AFB, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Denver Lowry AFB. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 76 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 Denver Lowry AFB. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 76 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Denver Lowry AFB, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan21.7 C (71.1 F)-35.6 C (-32.1 F)14.0 C (57.2 F)-19.0 C (-2.2 F)
Feb23.3 C (73.9 F)-31.1 C (-24.0 F)22.0 C (71.6 F)-22.0 C (-7.6 F)
Mar28.0 C (82.4 F)-23.9 C (-11.0 F)28.0 C (82.4 F)-3.0 C (26.6 F)
Apr28.9 C (84.0 F)-14.4 C (6.1 F)28.0 C (82.4 F)-1.0 C (30.2 F)
May32.2 C (90.0 F)-4.4 C (24.1 F)30.0 C (86.0 F)5.0 C (41.0 F)
Jun38.3 C (100.9 F)-1.1 C (30.0 F)35.0 C (95.0 F)12.0 C (53.6 F)
Jul38.9 C (102.0 F)7.2 C (45.0 F)36.0 C (96.8 F)17.0 C (62.6 F)
Aug36.1 C (97.0 F)5.0 C (41.0 F)36.0 C (96.8 F)16.0 C (60.8 F)
Sep36.0 C (96.8 F)-2.8 C (27.0 F)36.0 C (96.8 F)8.0 C (46.4 F)
Oct32.0 C (89.6 F)-6.7 C (19.9 F)32.0 C (89.6 F)2.0 C (35.6 F)
Nov26.0 C (78.8 F)-22.8 C (-9.0 F)26.0 C (78.8 F)-6.0 C (21.2 F)
Dec25.0 C (77.0 F)-25.0 C (-13.0 F)25.0 C (77.0 F)-13.0 C (8.6 F)

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Denver Lowry AFB by the year they were set 1,464 records at Denver Lowry AFB still stand. 2025 holds the most, with 248. 01002003001949: 561950: 891951: 941952: 691953: 641954: 911955: 601956: 701957: 591958: 631959: 761960: 741961: 651962: 841963: 451964: 641965: 751966: 182025: 2481949195119531955195719591961196319652025
1,464 records at Denver Lowry AFB still stand. 2025 holds the most, with 248.
Standing records at Denver Lowry AFB by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
194956
195089
195194
195269
195364
195491
195560
195670
195759
195863
195976
196074
196165
196284
196345
196464
196575
196618
2025248

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 99.1 mm (3.9 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Denver Lowry AFB The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Denver Lowry AFB. The most was 99.1 mm (3.9 in) on 9 July 1953. 0255075100 Jan: 23.9 mm (0.9 in), 8 January 1962 Jan Feb: 23.1 mm (0.9 in), 17 February 1962 Feb Mar: 34.5 mm (1.4 in), 30 March 1953 Mar Apr: 57.9 mm (2.3 in), 2 April 1957 Apr May: 94.5 mm (3.7 in), 9 May 1957 May Jun: 72.4 mm (2.9 in), 4 June 1965 Jun Jul: 99.1 mm (3.9 in), 9 July 1953 Jul Aug: 80.0 mm (3.1 in), 3 August 1951 Aug Sep: 34.0 mm (1.3 in), 20 September 1965 Sep Oct: 33.0 mm (1.3 in), 18 October 1960 Oct Nov: 23.9 mm (0.9 in), 29 November 1954 Nov Dec: 25.1 mm (1.0 in), 5 December 1960 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Denver Lowry AFB. The most was 99.1 mm (3.9 in) on 9 July 1953.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Denver Lowry AFB
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan23.9 mm (0.9 in)8 January 1962
Feb23.1 mm (0.9 in)17 February 1962
Mar34.5 mm (1.4 in)30 March 1953
Apr57.9 mm (2.3 in)2 April 1957
May94.5 mm (3.7 in)9 May 1957
Jun72.4 mm (2.9 in)4 June 1965
Jul99.1 mm (3.9 in)9 July 1953
Aug80.0 mm (3.1 in)3 August 1951
Sep34.0 mm (1.3 in)20 September 1965
Oct33.0 mm (1.3 in)18 October 1960
Nov23.9 mm (0.9 in)29 November 1954
Dec25.1 mm (1.0 in)5 December 1960

Period of Record Coverage

1949 to 2025
Days with data per year at Denver Lowry AFB 19 years of record at Denver Lowry AFB, 1949 to 2025. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1966. 1949: 363 of 365 days1950: 365 of 365 days1951: 363 of 365 days1952: 365 of 366 days1953: 364 of 365 days1954: 364 of 365 days1955: 365 of 365 days1956: 365 of 366 days1957: 364 of 365 days1958: 365 of 365 days1959: 364 of 365 days1960: 366 of 366 days1961: 364 of 365 days1962: 364 of 365 days1963: 365 of 365 days1964: 365 of 366 days1965: 364 of 365 days1966: 181 of 365 days2025: 348 of 365 days19501955196019652025
19 years of record at Denver Lowry AFB, 1949 to 2025. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1966.
Days with data per year at Denver Lowry AFB
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
194936399%Yes
1950365100%Yes
195136399%Yes
1952365100%Yes
1953364100%Yes
1954364100%Yes
1955365100%Yes
1956365100%Yes
1957364100%Yes
1958365100%Yes
1959364100%Yes
1960366100%Yes
1961364100%Yes
1962364100%Yes
1963365100%Yes
1964365100%Yes
1965364100%Yes
196618150%No
202534895%Yes

Latest Records

0

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

Climate Trend

18 complete years, 1949 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Denver Lowry AFB as warming stripes, 1949 to 2025 One stripe for each of 18 complete years at Denver Lowry AFB, 1949 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 10.5 C (50.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1964, at 8.9 C (48.1 F), and the warmest was 2025, at 14.7 C (58.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 4.3 C (7.7 F). 1949: 10.1 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1950: 10.3 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1951: 9.1 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1952: 10.7 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1953: 11.1 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1954: 12.3 C, +1.8 C from the station mean1955: 10.2 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1956: 11.1 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1957: 10.3 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1958: 10.9 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1959: 10.1 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1960: 10.2 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1961: 9.7 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1962: 9.4 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1963: 10.3 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1964: 8.9 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1965: 8.9 C, -1.5 C from the station mean2025: 14.7 C, +4.3 C from the station mean19491960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 18 complete years at Denver Lowry AFB, 1949 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 10.5 C (50.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1964, at 8.9 C (48.1 F), and the warmest was 2025, at 14.7 C (58.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 4.3 C (7.7 F).
Annual mean temperature at Denver Lowry AFB as warming stripes, 1949 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
194910.1 C-0.39 C
195010.3 C-0.18 C
19519.1 C-1.35 C
195210.7 C+0.26 C
195311.1 C+0.67 C
195412.3 C+1.81 C
195510.2 C-0.23 C
195611.1 C+0.61 C
195710.3 C-0.15 C
195810.9 C+0.43 C
195910.1 C-0.38 C
196010.2 C-0.29 C
19619.7 C-0.80 C
19629.4 C-1.02 C
196310.3 C-0.18 C
19648.9 C-1.53 C
19658.9 C-1.53 C
202514.7 C+4.26 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

1949 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Denver Lowry AFB: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)39.0 C (102.2 F)202635.6 C (96.1 F)20
Coldest night (TNn)-35.6 C (-32.1 F)1963-23.6 C (-10.5 F)20
Wettest day (Rx1day)99.1 mm (3.9 in)195348.3 mm (1.9 in)19
Wettest five days (Rx5day)131.3 mm (5.2 in)195773.9 mm (2.9 in)18
Longest dry spell (CDD)65 days195636 days19

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Denver Lowry AFB by year The hottest day of the year at Denver Lowry AFB, 1949 to 2026. The record is 39.0 C (102.2 F) in 2026, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 C (96.1 F). 32343638401960198020002020Record: 39.0 C (102.2 F) in 2026
The hottest day of the year at Denver Lowry AFB, 1949 to 2026. The record is 39.0 C (102.2 F) in 2026, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 C (96.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Denver Lowry AFB by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
194934.4 C (93.9 F)
195033.3 C (91.9 F)
195135.6 C (96.1 F)
195236.1 C (97.0 F)
195336.7 C (98.1 F)
195438.9 C (102.0 F)
195537.2 C (99.0 F)
195634.4 C (93.9 F)
195736.1 C (97.0 F)
195835.6 C (96.1 F)
195935.6 C (96.1 F)
196035.6 C (96.1 F)
196135.0 C (95.0 F)
196235.6 C (96.1 F)
196335.0 C (95.0 F)
196435.0 C (95.0 F)
196535.6 C (96.1 F)
196633.3 C (91.9 F)
202536.0 C (96.8 F)
202639.0 C (102.2 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Denver Lowry AFB by year The coldest night of the year at Denver Lowry AFB, 1949 to 2026. The record is -35.6 C (-32.1 F) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is -23.6 C (-10.5 F). -40-35-30-25-20-151960198020002020Record: -35.6 C (-32.1 F) in 1963
The coldest night of the year at Denver Lowry AFB, 1949 to 2026. The record is -35.6 C (-32.1 F) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is -23.6 C (-10.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Denver Lowry AFB by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1949-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1950-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1951-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1952-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1953-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1954-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1955-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1956-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1957-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1958-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1959-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1960-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1961-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1962-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1963-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1964-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1965-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1966-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2025-22.0 C (-7.6 F)
2026-20.0 C (-4.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Denver Lowry AFB by year The wettest day of the year at Denver Lowry AFB, 1949 to 2026. The record is 99.1 mm (3.9 in) in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.3 mm (1.9 in). 02550751001960198020002020Record: 99.1 mm (3.9 in) in 1953
The wettest day of the year at Denver Lowry AFB, 1949 to 2026. The record is 99.1 mm (3.9 in) in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.3 mm (1.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Denver Lowry AFB by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
194928.7 mm (1.1 in)
195048.3 mm (1.9 in)
195180.0 mm (3.1 in)
195250.3 mm (2.0 in)
195399.1 mm (3.9 in)
195423.9 mm (0.9 in)
195561.5 mm (2.4 in)
195650.5 mm (2.0 in)
195794.5 mm (3.7 in)
195854.6 mm (2.1 in)
195930.2 mm (1.2 in)
196041.4 mm (1.6 in)
196179.5 mm (3.1 in)
196223.9 mm (0.9 in)
196346.5 mm (1.8 in)
196447.8 mm (1.9 in)
196572.4 mm (2.9 in)
196615.0 mm (0.6 in)
2025n/a
202627.2 mm (1.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Denver Lowry AFB by year The wettest five days of the year at Denver Lowry AFB, 1949 to 2026. The record is 131.3 mm (5.2 in) in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is 73.9 mm (2.9 in). 0501001501960198020002020Record: 131.3 mm (5.2 in) in 1957
The wettest five days of the year at Denver Lowry AFB, 1949 to 2026. The record is 131.3 mm (5.2 in) in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is 73.9 mm (2.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Denver Lowry AFB by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
194967.5 mm (2.7 in)
195069.6 mm (2.7 in)
195194.0 mm (3.7 in)
195254.1 mm (2.1 in)
1953105.5 mm (4.2 in)
195443.8 mm (1.7 in)
1955107.9 mm (4.2 in)
1956102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1957131.3 mm (5.2 in)
195872.8 mm (2.9 in)
195947.0 mm (1.9 in)
196064.0 mm (2.5 in)
196196.2 mm (3.8 in)
196225.7 mm (1.0 in)
196374.9 mm (2.9 in)
196475.5 mm (3.0 in)
1965109.9 mm (4.3 in)
196629.5 mm (1.2 in)
2025n/a
2026n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Denver Lowry AFB by year The longest dry spell of the year at Denver Lowry AFB, 1949 to 2026. The record is 65 days in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 36 days. 0204060801960198020002020Record: 65 days in 1956
The longest dry spell of the year at Denver Lowry AFB, 1949 to 2026. The record is 65 days in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 36 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Denver Lowry AFB by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
194944 days
195038 days
195131 days
195233 days
195326 days
195449 days
195533 days
195665 days
195732 days
195827 days
195927 days
196044 days
196147 days
196254 days
196361 days
196436 days
196537 days
196618 days
2025n/a
20262 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.

Download the Data

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

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).