All-time weather records — Boulder, CO
Climate change signal in Boulder
of Boulder's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (71 of 366 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (29 of 366 records since 2015).
If records were spread evenly across the station's history, you'd expect roughly 5% per decade. Decade-by-decade, here's where each record-breaking day was set:
| Decade | Heat records set | # | Cold records set | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 2 | 17 | ||
| 1900s | 16 | 36 | ||
| 1910s | 12 | 40 | ||
| 1920s | 15 | 33 | ||
| 1930s | 23 | 56 | ||
| 1940s | 24 | 17 | ||
| 1950s | 44 | 16 | ||
| 1960s | 20 | 24 | ||
| 1970s | 12 | 26 | ||
| 1980s | 43 | 17 | ||
| 1990s | 25 | 27 | ||
| 2000s | 42 | 18 | ||
| 2010s | 39 | 19 | ||
| 2020s | 49 | 20 |
Records are the all-time daily extremes that are still standing — each daily record can only be held by one year. The station's earliest hot record was set in 1895, the latest in 2026. Period of observation: 1893-2026.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 73.9°F — Jan 22, 1925 | -33.0°F — Jan 17, 1930 | 1.04 in — Jan 6, 1998 |
| February | 79.0°F — Feb 8, 1954 | -27.9°F — Feb 8, 1936 | 1.58 in — Feb 3, 2024 |
| March | 89.1°F — Mar 21, 2026 | -13.0°F — Mar 9, 1932 | 2.67 in — Mar 24, 1909 |
| April | 88.0°F — Apr 21, 1989 | -2.9°F — Apr 2, 1975 | 3.56 in — Apr 3, 1986 |
| May | 95.0°F — May 28, 2000 | 17.1°F — May 2, 2013 | 3.51 in — May 17, 1995 |
| June | 104.0°F — Jun 23, 1954 | 14.0°F — Jun 17, 1935 | 3.40 in — Jun 4, 1949 |
| July | 104.0°F — Jul 11, 1954 | 39.9°F — Jul 4, 1903 | 4.80 in — Jul 31, 1919 |
| August | 102.0°F — Aug 24, 1936 | 39.9°F — Aug 10, 1912 | 3.06 in — Aug 3, 1951 |
| September | 100.0°F — Sep 2, 1983 | 15.1°F — Sep 30, 1985 | 9.08 in — Sep 12, 2013 |
| October | 91.9°F — Oct 25, 1901 | -2.0°F — Oct 29, 1917 | 2.50 in — Oct 15, 1916 |
| November | 81.0°F — Nov 2, 2025 | -11.9°F — Nov 27, 1919 | 1.33 in — Nov 26, 2019 |
| December | 75.9°F — Dec 17, 1980 | -24.0°F — Dec 22, 1990 | 1.47 in — Dec 5, 1913 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Boulder.