All-time weather records — Dolores, CO
Climate change signal in Dolores
of Dolores's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (0 of 366 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (0 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 | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 53 | 18 | ||
| 1910s | 115 | 151 | ||
| 1920s | 174 | 177 | ||
| 1940s | · | · | ||
| 1950s | · | · | ||
| 1960s | · | 2 | ||
| 1970s | · | · | ||
| 1980s | · | · | ||
| 1990s | · | · | ||
| 2000s | 24 | 18 |
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 1908, the latest in 2004. Period of observation: 1908-2004.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 80.1°F — Jan 16, 1909 | -20.0°F — Jan 24, 1917 | 1.79 in — Jan 14, 1953 |
| February | 64.9°F — Feb 19, 1909 | -20.9°F — Feb 1, 1917 | 2.03 in — Feb 16, 1927 |
| March | 77.0°F — Mar 21, 2004 | -9.0°F — Mar 16, 1917 | 1.70 in — Mar 12, 1982 |
| April | 75.9°F — Apr 26, 1927 | 5.0°F — Apr 1, 1920 | 1.78 in — Apr 25, 1924 |
| May | 84.0°F — May 19, 1925 | 16.0°F — May 11, 1922 | 1.57 in — May 24, 1992 |
| June | 95.0°F — Jun 12, 1918 | 21.0°F — Jun 25, 1969 | 1.40 in — Jun 28, 1927 |
| July | 99.0°F — Jul 30, 1923 | 37.9°F — Jul 5, 1921 | 2.08 in — Jul 17, 1967 |
| August | 91.9°F — Aug 24, 1919 | 34.0°F — Aug 28, 1920 | 2.02 in — Aug 5, 1947 |
| September | 88.0°F — Sep 4, 1917 | 19.0°F — Sep 27, 1924 | 2.29 in — Sep 10, 2003 |
| October | 82.0°F — Oct 4, 1917 | 3.9°F — Oct 29, 1917 | 1.76 in — Oct 14, 1947 |
| November | 71.1°F — Nov 3, 1924 | -4.0°F — Nov 27, 1918 | 1.69 in — Nov 9, 1998 |
| December | 60.1°F — Dec 2, 2003 | -18.9°F — Dec 26, 1924 | 2.20 in — Dec 16, 1908 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Dolores.