All-time weather records — Rye, CO

Record high
96.1°F
June 25, 2012
Record low
-16.1°F
February 2, 2011
Wettest day
3.37 in
April 30, 1999

Climate change signal in Rye

55.7%

of Rye's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (204 of 366 records since 2015).

23.8%

of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (87 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
17
49
2000s
83
175
2010s
156
91
2020s
110
51

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 1997, the latest in 2026. Period of observation: 1997-2026.

Records by month

Month Hottest day Coldest day Wettest day
January 64.9°F — Jan 4, 2001 -9.0°F — Jan 14, 2024 2.36 in — Jan 30, 2005
February 71.1°F — Feb 10, 2017 -16.1°F — Feb 2, 2011 0.98 in — Feb 3, 2024
March 82.9°F — Mar 21, 2026 -6.0°F — Mar 2, 2002 2.59 in — Mar 18, 2003
April 81.0°F — Apr 12, 2025 -0.9°F — Apr 12, 1997 3.37 in — Apr 30, 1999
May 90.0°F — May 31, 2002 21.0°F — May 2, 2013 2.70 in — May 15, 2024
June 96.1°F — Jun 25, 2012 32.0°F — Jun 6, 1998 3.23 in — Jun 28, 2004
July 96.1°F — Jul 25, 2023 45.0°F — Jul 30, 2009 2.58 in — Jul 15, 2013
August 95.0°F — Aug 16, 2002 39.9°F — Aug 28, 2004 1.65 in — Aug 2, 2007
September 93.0°F — Sep 6, 2020 25.0°F — Sep 29, 1999 3.02 in — Sep 28, 2004
October 82.9°F — Oct 2, 2024 3.0°F — Oct 26, 2020 1.69 in — Oct 21, 2009
November 73.9°F — Nov 2, 2025 -4.0°F — Nov 13, 2014 3.08 in — Nov 28, 1997
December 68.0°F — Dec 15, 2016 -11.9°F — Dec 9, 2009 1.47 in — Dec 3, 1999

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