All-time weather records — Craig, CO

Record high
102.9°F
August 2, 2011
Record low
-40.9°F
January 31, 2023
Wettest day
1.36 in
September 15, 2006

Climate change signal in Craig

56.6%

of Craig's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (207 of 366 records since 2015).

30.9%

of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (113 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 #
1990s
23
53
2000s
87
143
2010s
124
105
2020s
132
65

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 1996, the latest in 2026. Period of observation: 1996-2026.

Records by month

Month Hottest day Coldest day Wettest day
January 52.0°F — Jan 3, 2012 -40.9°F — Jan 31, 2023 0.66 in — Jan 2, 2017
February 61.0°F — Feb 9, 2015 -40.0°F — Feb 2, 2011 0.68 in — Feb 11, 2000
March 82.0°F — Mar 21, 2026 -24.0°F — Mar 3, 2002 0.80 in — Mar 31, 2010
April 81.0°F — Apr 23, 2012 -2.0°F — Apr 1, 2008 1.01 in — Apr 23, 2003
May 91.0°F — May 31, 2002 12.9°F — May 9, 2002 0.75 in — May 8, 2016
June 99.0°F — Jun 16, 2021 25.0°F — Jun 5, 1999 1.12 in — Jun 2, 2005
July 100.9°F — Jul 8, 2021 30.0°F — Jul 2, 1997 0.94 in — Jul 30, 1999
August 102.9°F — Aug 2, 2011 28.0°F — Aug 31, 2005 0.82 in — Aug 6, 2002
September 96.1°F — Sep 4, 2022 14.0°F — Sep 29, 1999 1.36 in — Sep 15, 2006
October 86.0°F — Oct 1, 2015 -13.9°F — Oct 27, 2020 1.01 in — Oct 4, 2005
November 72.0°F — Nov 7, 1999 -20.7°F — Nov 30, 2006 0.53 in — Nov 2, 2003
December 63.0°F — Dec 22, 2025 -32.1°F — Dec 22, 1998 0.85 in — Dec 1, 2007

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