All-time weather records — Escalante, UT

Record high
106.0°F
July 9, 2021
Record low
-22.0°F
January 22, 1937
Wettest day
3.39 in
October 6, 1916

Climate change signal in Escalante

25.7%

of Escalante's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (94 of 366 records since 2015).

1.1%

of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (4 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
8
29
1910s
26
66
1920s
10
102
1930s
8
47
1940s
9
14
1950s
20
31
1960s
11
30
1970s
25
20
1980s
18
10
1990s
46
4
2000s
72
7
2010s
61
4
2020s
52
2

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 1902, the latest in 2026. Period of observation: 1901-2026.

Records by month

Month Hottest day Coldest day Wettest day
January 68.0°F — Jan 18, 1971 -22.0°F — Jan 22, 1937 2.26 in — Jan 22, 1943
February 84.0°F — Feb 4, 1912 -20.9°F — Feb 10, 1933 1.82 in — Feb 24, 1944
March 87.1°F — Mar 24, 2026 1.9°F — Mar 1, 1922 1.90 in — Mar 19, 1902
April 88.0°F — Apr 23, 2012 10.0°F — Apr 10, 1933 1.47 in — Apr 11, 1941
May 98.1°F — May 30, 2002 23.0°F — May 2, 1967 2.11 in — May 29, 1934
June 105.1°F — Jun 28, 2013 25.0°F — Jun 14, 1932 2.45 in — Jun 29, 2004
July 106.0°F — Jul 9, 2021 37.9°F — Jul 4, 1902 3.24 in — Jul 12, 1932
August 104.0°F — Aug 16, 2002 32.0°F — Aug 10, 1916 2.10 in — Aug 12, 1955
September 100.9°F — Sep 6, 2020 16.0°F — Sep 22, 1924 3.20 in — Sep 12, 1927
October 91.9°F — Oct 1, 2010 10.0°F — Oct 29, 1924 3.39 in — Oct 6, 1916
November 78.1°F — Nov 2, 1937 -2.9°F — Nov 25, 1931 1.60 in — Nov 19, 1940
December 69.1°F — Dec 5, 1995 -20.0°F — Dec 18, 1924 2.08 in — Dec 1, 1932

Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Escalante.