This page contains weather records for the Crestone area. Crestone's official weather records first started to be recorded on March 15, 1982. This page was last updated on June 16, 2024.
All data and record events shown below from March 1982 till January 1,2003, were complied by Crestone's then official weather observer, the late Hal Reinhart, at his station, located 1 mile northeast of the present station. Alldata and record events shown below after January 1, 2003, comes from this online station(unless other wise noted), which became Crestone's official station on September 25, 2006. Special thanks to Hal's daughter Julie Sutherland for helping me collect her father's records, andalso to Randy Gray at the Pueblo Weather Office, for filling in the missing pieces fromHal's earliest records.
- Record Precipitation Data -
(March 1982 till May 2024, recorded in inches)
| Most Precip - Year 1. 19.16 in 1990 2. 17.24 in 1997 3. 17.23 in 2007 4. 17.21 in 2015 5. 16.77 in 1992 | Most Precip - Month 1. 5.74 in July 1998 2. 5.05 in May 2015 3. 4.64 in Aug. 1987 4. 4.52 in July 2007 5. 4.34 in Aug. 1982 | Least Precip - Year 1. 4.94 in 2002 2. 7.60 in 2018 3. 8.09 in 2000 4. 9.31 in 1989 5. 9.32 in 2004 | Least Precip - Month 1. 0.00 in May 2004 1. 0.00 in Nov. 1989 1. 0.00 in April 1989 4. 0.02 in Feb. 1999 4. 0.02 in Mar. 1997 |
Crestone Monthly Precipitation Data &Records
(March 1982 till May 2024)
| Precip is recorded in inches. Extremes for each month are in bold. Totalsin parenthesis indicate incomplete readings, either for the month or the current year,such totals are not included in the monthly/yearly averages that are listed. M equals missing info. | |||||||||||||
| Year | Jan | Feb | March | April | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | Totals |
| 1982 | M | M | (.57) | .74 | 1.24 | .38 | 3.34 | 4.34 | 3.11 | .24 | .40 | 1.24 | 16.71 |
| 1983 | .12 | .42 | 2.71 | .52 | 2.00 | 2.38 | 2.01 | 2.74 | .86 | .20 | 1.00 | 1.71 | 16.13 |
| 1984 | .20 | .47 | .74 | .87 | .39 | .45 | 1.60 | 2.64 | .65 | 3.10 | .17 | .73 | 12.01 |
| 1985 | .99 | .40 | .66 | 1.75 | .56 | .20 | 2.35 | .93 | 2.44 | .85 | .73 | .46 | 12.32 |
| 1986 | .24 | .46 | .33 | 1.97 | .72 | .99 | 3.65 | 2.11 | 1.11 | 2.23 | 1.72 | .98 | 16.57 |
| 1987 | .80 | .75 | 1.12 | .55 | 1.44 | 1.13 | .99 | 4.64 | .14 | .78 | .93 | .70 | 13.99 |
| 1988 | 1.65 | .20 | .31 | 1.02 | .86 | 3.20 | 2.62 | 2.47 | .85 | .25 | .70 | .26 | 14.39 |
| 1989 | 1.11 | .90 | .34 | .00 | .93 | .19 | 3.12 | 1.07 | .75 | .75 | .00 | .15 | 9.31 |
| 1990 | .46 | .33 | 2.89 | 3.41 | 1.14 | .33 | 2.27 | 1.60 | 3.52 | 1.40 | 1.22 | .59 | 19.16 |
| 1991 | .15 | .27 | 1.06 | .71 | 1.17 | 1.12 | 2.57 | 2.04 | .80 | .78 | 1.77 | .91 | 13.35 |
| 1992 | .45 | .29 | 2.35 | .23 | 2.12 | 1.98 | 2.30 | 3.66 | 1.03 | .50 | 1.36 | .50 | 16.77 |
| 1993 | 1.16 | .92 | .41 | .89 | 2.18 | .13 | .57 | 3.70 | 1.21 | 1.63 | .48 | .37 | 13.65 |
| 1994 | .66 | .04 | .86 | 1.94 | 1.65 | .18 | 1.32 | 1.42 | 1.32 | 2.12 | 1.30 | .62 | 13.43 |
| 1995 | .10 | .05 | 2.47 | 1.42 | 2.04 | 1.42 | 1.33 | 1.87 | 1.13 | .04 | .04 | .20 | 12.11 |
| 1996 | .98 | .28 | .43 | .66 | .08 | 1.68 | 1.88 | 1.80 | 1.21 | 1.04 | .91 | .25 | 11.20 |
| 1997 | .97 | 1.10 | .02 | .98 | 1.01 | 1.48 | 2.83 | 2.42 | 2.84 | 1.08 | 2.13 | .38 | 17.24 |
| 1998 | .17 | .33 | .88 | 1.58 | .04 | .07 | 5.74 | 1.43 | .91 | 2.58 | .89 | .15 | 14.78 |
| 1999 | .37 | .02 | .41 | 1.39 | 1.28 | 1.37 | 4.17 | 2.53 | 1.14 | .17 | .01 | .27 | 13.13 |
| 2000 | .64 | .19 | .64 | .09 | .52 | .66 | 1.77 | 1.34 | .55 | 1.25 | .37 | .07 | 8.09 |
| 2001 | .99 | .92 | .92 | 2.47 | .67 | 1.81 | .86 | 2.14 | 2.58 | .34 | .26 | .50 | 14.46 |
| 2002 | .36 | .09 | .20 | .06 | .07 | .54 | .96 | .45 | 1.63 | .52 | .03 | .03 | 4.94 |
| 2003 | .20 | .94 | 2.17 | .86 | .68 | 1.12 | 2.82 | 2.22 | 1.36 | .33 | .24 | .12 | 13.06 |
| 2004 | .26 | 1.00 | .04 | 2.20 | .00 | .62 | 1.52 | .72 | 1.08 | 1.12 | .62 | .14 | 9.32 |
| 2005 | 1.73 | .73 | .61 | 2.55 | .97 | .31 | 1.20 | 1.09 | 1.05 | .93 | .21 | .31 | 11.69 |
| 2006 | .64 | .17 | .87 | .44 | .27 | .17 | 4.24 | 2.88 | 2.46 | 3.38 | .41 | .45 | 16.38 |
| 2007 | .65 | .30 | 1.18 | 2.04 | 1.65 | .88 | 4.52 | 1.62 | 2.07 | .18 | .35 | 1.79 | 17.23 |
| 2008 | .57 | .72 | .47 | .35 | .50 | .74 | 1.01 | 2.65 | .46 | .26 | .74 | 1.44 | 9.93 |
| 2009 | .22 | .20 | .77 | 3.03 | 2.07 | 2.46 | .70 | .60 | .66 | 1.47 | .09 | .31 | 12.58 |
| 2010 | .51 | .97 | 1.44 | 1.73 | .23 | .31 | .87 | 1.87 | .83 | .54 | .20 | .45 | 9.95 |
| 2011 | .07 | .86 | .43 | .59 | .23 | .34 | 1.17 | 1.09 | 1.39 | 2.45 | .33 | .61 | 9.56 |
| 2012 | .14 | .41 | .03 | 1.12 | 1.11 | .21 | 2.38 | 1.35 | 1.51 | .59 | .26 | 1.17 | 10.28 |
| 2013 | .19 | .53 | .83 | .73 | 1.27 | .21 | 1.69 | 2.04 | 3.71 | .76 | 3.07 | .32 | 15.35 |
| 2014 | .25 | .39 | .33 | 1.62 | 1.48 | .09 | 3.52 | 2.58 | 1.22 | .77 | .62 | 1.49 | 14.36 |
| 2015 | .77 | 1.15 | .53 | .68 | 5.05 | 1.63 | 2.29 | 1.62 | .54 | 1.49 | .46 | 1.00 | 17.21 |
| 2016 | .27 | .75 | .46 | 2.59 | 1.28 | .40 | .74 | 3.59 | 1.07 | .12 | .89 | 1.24 | 13.40 |
| 2017 | 1.19 | .42 | 1.52 | .96 | 1.54 | .23 | 3.33 | 1.59 | 2.83 | .15 | .16 | .11 | 14.03 |
| 2018 | .18 | .27 | .23 | .31 | .31 | 1.49 | 1.47 | .47 | .74 | 1.22 | .20 | .71 | 7.60 |
| 2019 | .71 | .79 | 2.55 | .71 | 1.48 | .30 | .77 | 2.29 | .18 | .47 | .91 | .91 | 12.07 |
| 2020 | .27 | .21 | .44 | .04 | .70 | 1.30 | 1.43 | .75 | 1.03 | .62 | .70 | .63 | 8.12 |
| 2021 | .67 | .28 | .95 | .65 | 1.48 | 1.37 | 2.46 | 1.40 | .57 | .46 | .11 | .16 | 10.56 |
| 2022 | .40 | .68 | .59 | .75 | 1.21 | 2.25 | 2.30 | 2.08 | .74 | .93 | .44 | .05 | 12.42 |
| 2023 | .73 | .60 | .98 | .62 | 2.41 | 0.51 | 0.74 | 1.30 | 1.57 | .47 | .12 | .71 | 10.76 |
| 2024 | .10 | 1.52 | 1.80 | .41 | 1.21 | (5.04) | |||||||
| Averages | .55 | .52 | 1.02 | 1.10 | 1.12 | .95 | 2.20 | 1.97 | 1.36 | .98 | .62 | .58 | 12.96 |
| Jan | Feb | March | April | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | Totals | |
- Record Snowfall Data -
HIGHEST SNOWFALL FOR MONTHS
(March 1982 till May 2024, recorded in inches)
Note: Snowfall data is missing for several dates before the 2002-03 snow season, with the month of September missing all snowfall data before 1999, and the month of May missing most snowfall totals before 2002.
| September 8.5 in 2020 5.7 in 2006 0.7 in 2016 | October 17.5 in 1984 14.4 in 2006 13.0 in 1991 | November 33.5 in 1997 33.0 in 2013 23.0 in 1992 | December 25.0 in 2014 21.6in 1983 21.4 in 2008 | January 23.4 in 2005 22.5 in 1988 22.2 in 1997 |
22.4 in 2015 | March 40.4 in 1983 33.9 in 2003 30.8 in 1995 | April 47.3 in 2009 27.0 in 2007 23.0 in 1986 | May 18.4 in 2015 15.0 in 2001 10.0 in 1990 | June 1.0 in 1983 0.7 in 2020 0.3 in 1999 |
| HIGHEST SEASONAL SNOWFALL Snow seasons 1982-83till 2023-24, recorded in inches. 1. 99.0 2008-09 | LOWEST SEASONAL SNOWFALL Snow seasons 1982-83 till 2023-2024, recorded in inches.
8. 42.4 2019-20 |
Crestone Monthly Snowfall Data
(March 1982 tillMay 2024)
| Snow seasons runs from July 1 to June 30. Amounts arerecorded in inches. T equals a trace. Most snow for each month in bold. Totals inparenthesis and smaller text indicate incomplete readings either for the month or entireyear - such totals are not included in the monthly/yearly averages that are listed.However, snowfall data is missing for several dates before the 2002-03 snow season, with the month of September missing all snowfall data before 1999, other than for some trace reports, yet these missing dates are stillofficial in the records, therefore no parenthesis are used for those totals. The date noted in the recordsfor the latest measurable snow is June 13, 1983. The date for the earliest snowis unofficially September 3, 1961, when an estimated 4" fell. The entire statereceived snow on that day with 2 to 8" being recorded in and around the valley atofficial weather stations, however, Crestone did not have an official station back then. | |||||||||||||
| YEAR | JULY | AUG | SEPT | OCT | NOV | DEC | JAN | FEB | MAR | APRIL | MAY | JUNE | Totals |
| 1981 - 82 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | (1.4) | 1.5 | 5.0 | 0.0 | (7.9) |
| 1982 - 83 | 0.0 | 0.0 | T | T | 0.2 | 12.0 | 1.3 | 7.1 | 40.4 | 12.2 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 82.2 |
| 1983 - 84 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 21.6 | 14.8 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 8.0 | T | 0.0 | 74.4 |
| 1984 - 85 | 0.0 | 0.0 | T | 17.5 | 4.6 | 9.9 | 15.0 | 9.1 | 8.0 | 4.0 | T | 0.0 | 68.1 |
| 1985 - 86 | 0.0 | 0.0 | T | T | 11.5 | 8.5 | 5.0 | 12.5 | 4.4 | 23.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 67.9 |
| 1986 - 87 | 0.0 | 0.0 | T | 6.0 | 18.5 | 11.0 | 16.5 | 11.5 | 16.0 | 5.8 | T | 0.0 | 85.3 |
| 1987 - 88 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | T | 7.0 | 11.8 | 22.5 | 2.8 | 7.2 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 54.6 |
| 1988 - 89 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | T | 11.0 | 8.0 | 16.5 | 14.0 | 5.5 | T | T | 0.0 | 55.0 |
| 1989 - 90 | 0.0 | 0.0 | T | T | 0.0 | 3.0 | 8.5 | 5.0 | 29.6 | 20.5 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 76.6 |
| 1990 - 91 | 0.0 | 0.0 | T | 3.0 | 14.5 | 10.2 | 2.6 | 5.0 | 18.5 | 11.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 65.3 |
| 1991 - 92 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 13.6 | 8.0 | 6.5 | 28.2 | T | T | 0.0 | 82.8 |
| 1992 - 93 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | T | 23.0 | 9.7 | 16.7 | 9.8 | 10.7 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 84.9 |
| 1993 - 94 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.5 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 10.8 | 1.0 | 5.5 | 22.0 | T | 0.0 | 57.4 |
| 1994 - 95 | 0.0 | 0.0 | T | 4.5 | 6.3 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 30.8 | 19.0 | 8.5 | T | 76.9 |
| 1995 - 96 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 4.3 | 15.2 | 6.0 | 9.6 | 6.9 | T | 0.0 | 42.7 |
| 1996 - 97 | 0.0 | 0.0 | T | 9.8 | 9.6 | 4.5 | 22.2 | 16.6 | 0.2 | 8.5 | T | 0.0 | 71.4 |
| 1997 - 98 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 33.5 | 6.2 | 4.9 | 6.0 | 12.4 | 19.7 | T | 0.0 | 93.7 |
| 1998 - 99 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 7.7 | 4.2 | 8.4 | 2.0 | 5.5 | 8.0 | 6.5 | 0.3 | 43.8 |
| 1999 - 00 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | T | 0.2 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 6.7 | 2.0 | T | 0.0 | 22.5 |
| 2000 - 01 | 0.0 | 0.0 | T | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 17.4 | 10.2 | 15.7 | 3.0 | 15.0 | 0.0 | 66.1 |
| 2001 - 02 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 8.7 | 6.9 | 2.0 | 1.0 | T | 0.0 | 0.0 | 24.3 |
| 2002 - 03 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 24.4 | 33.9 | 6.1 | T | 0.0 | 71.4 |
| 2003 - 04 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | T | 1.7 | 6.1 | 6.8 | 20.8 | 0.9 | 6.8 | T | 0.0 | 43.1 |
| 2004 - 05 | 0.0 | 0.0 | T | 0.2 | 9.9 | 2.6 | 23.4 | 8.2 | 6.5 | 16.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 67.6 |
| 2005 - 06 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | T | 0.9 | 5.0 | 12.7 | 4.3 | 14.5 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 37.5 |
| 2006 - 07 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 14.4 | 7.6 | 9.1 | 13.0 | 5.1 | 8.0 | 27.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 90.9 |
| 2007 - 08 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 4.3 | 16.8 | 9.3 | 11.4 | 7.8 | 3.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 54.2 |
| 2008 - 09 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 9.8 | 21.4 | 4.2 | 2.2 | 14.0 | 47.3 | T | 0.0 | 99.0 |
| 2009 - 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | T | 12.2 | 1.8 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 15.3 | 18.9 | 7.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 67.2 |
| 2010 - 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | T | 4.7 | 5.7 | 1.6 | 14.6 | 5.2 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 33.7 |
| 2011 - 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 4.3 | 10.4 | 2.2 | 8.5 | 0.5 | 8.1 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 45.8 |
| 2012 - 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | T | 1.4 | 19.7 | 0.6 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 52.4 |
| 2013 - 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | T | 5.6 | 33.0 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 7.4 | 3.6 | 18.9 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 80.7 |
| 2014 - 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | T | 6.4 | 25.0 | 10.3 | 22.4 | 0.4 | 6.6 | 18.4 | 0.0 | 89.5 |
| 2015 - 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | T | 7.3 | 14.7 | 4.8 | 9.7 | 7.6 | 21.9 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 67.9 |
| 2016 - 17 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 14.2 | 17.1 | 4.5 | 13.9 | 14.0 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 70.9 |
| 2017 - 18 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 16.7 |
| 2018 - 19 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 15.2 | 10.5 | 13.8 | 17.0 | 2.6 | 6.1 | 0.0 | 70.4 |
| 2019 - 20 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 11.5 | 13.8 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.1 | T | 0.0 | 0.7 | 42.4 |
| 2020 - 21 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.5 | 7.4 | 3.6 | 12.7 | 13.3 | 8.2 | 15.0 | 8.1 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 80.1 |
| 2021 - 22 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 6.5 | 16.6 | 7.9 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 41.8 |
| 2022 - 23 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 6.0 | 1.1 | 7.9 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 5.0 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 41.6 |
| 2023 - 24 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 10.1 | 2.1 | 19.4 | 20.9 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 63.1 |
| Averages | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 7.3 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 11.7 | 9.7 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 62.6 |
| JULY | AUG | SEPT | OCT | NOV | DEC | JAN | FEB | MAR | APRIL | MAY | JUNE | Totals | |
Highest Snowstorm Totals recorded in Crestone *Since snowfall records made before September 2002 are incomplete, this list will start out from when I first moved to Crestone/Baca and started keeping weather records. I understand that many locals who were living here in 1997 claimed that the largest 24 hour snowfall ever to hit this area happened on the day after Thanksgiving, November 24,1997, when 30.5 inches was officially recorded at the old station. But several others who lived nearby that station, all claimed to have measured much more than that amount, anywhere from at least 35 inches, to just over 40 inches of snow. So we will never know for sure just how much fell on that day, but amounts can and do vary for areas as close as just a quarter mile away in some storms, and I'm sure where the 40 inches was recorded, was an accurate reading, since the person who recorded it is still one of our reliable spotters today (as of the 2023-24 season). Anyway, I do know that the below list is 100% accurate, no question about it! This list covers: Snowfalls of 10 or more inchessince 2002,only.
Note: Another 3 different snowstorms since 2002 had exactly 9.9 inches of snowfall fall in each of them. Temperature Chart Temperatures are recorded in degree Fahrenheit (°F). M = Missing data *Note: All time high temp reading noted below, 98°, was taken at Hal'sold station in 2005, before this station was Crestone's official station. Reading was 97°at this station on that day. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| YEAR | JAN | FEB | MAR | APRIL | MAY | JUNE | JULY | AUG | SEPT | OCT | NOV | DEC | Totals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hi | Lo | Hi | Lo | Hi | Lo | Hi | Lo | Hi | Lo | Hi | Lo | Hi | Lo | Hi | Lo | Hi | Lo | Hi | Lo | Hi | Lo | Hi | Lo | Hi | Lo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1982 | x | x | x | x | M | M | 68 | 13 | 77 | 22 | 89 | 36 | 90 | 46 | 84 | 48 | 82 | 36 | 71 | 12 | 57 | 11 | 50 | -13 | 90 | -13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1983 | 44 | -4 | 50 | 0 | 57 | 11 | 68 | 6 | 78 | 25 | 87 | 30 | 89 | 46 | 87 | 46 | 85 | 34 | 69 | 25 | 65 | 1 | 42 | -9 | 89 | -9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1984 | 38 | -16 | 44 | -3 | 55 | -1 | 71 | 12 | 83 | 24 | 89 | 33 | 89 | 48 | 84 | 45 | 82 | 28 | 65 | 17 | 60 | 2 | 51 | 3 | 89 | -16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1985 | 47 | -8 | 49 | -26 | 61 | 10 | 71 | 20 | 78 | 25 | 88 | 37 | 91 | 45 | 89 | 43 | 86 | 27 | 71 | 24 | 60 | 5 | 46 | -8 | 91 | -26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1986 | 59 | 7 | 63 | -2 | 70 | 12 | 72 | 17 | 76 | 21 | 87 | 39 | 86 | 42 | 89 | 44 | 79 | 30 | 67 | 21 | 55 | 12 | 47 | -5 | 89 | -5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1987 | 46 | -7 | 46 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 72 | 12 | 74 | 30 | 85 | 39 | 92 | 41 | 89 | 38 | 80 | 32 | 75 | 24 | 59 | 3 | 50 | -9 | 92 | -9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988 | 42 | -15 | 50 | -1 | 65 | 1 | 72 | 15 | 80 | 22 | 88 | 30 | 89 | 43 | 85 | 42 | 82 | 25 | 75 | 27 | 62 | 5 | 51 | -8 | 89 | -15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989 | 45 | -12 | 58 | -20 | 68 | 4 | 79 | 17 | 85 | 25 | 89 | 36 | 96 | 48 | 86 | 40 | 84 | 32 | 75 | 10 | 65 | 4 | 55 | -7 | 96 | -20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990 | 49 | -5 | 55 | -9 | 56 | 10 | 72 | 23 | 74 | 25 | 95 | 24 | 92 | 42 | 88 | 42 | 86 | 37 | 72 | 20 | 60 | 9 | 52 | -18 | 95 | -18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991 | 42 | -10 | 55 | 4 | 59 | 10 | 74 | 13 | 78 | 22 | 86 | 35 | 88 | 43 | 84 | 42 | 83 | 31 | 77 | 10 | 56 | 1 | 38 | -5 | 88 | -10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992 | 42 | -8 | 45 | -5 | 54 | 12 | 80 | 22 | 79 | 30 | 86 | 34 | 90 | 41 | 85 | 35 | 81 | 34 | 75 | 24 | 51 | 0 | 45 | -5 | 90 | -8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993 | 44 | -7 | 46 | -1 | 64 | 5 | 72 | 18 | 81 | 25 | 89 | 31 | 91 | 43 | 88 | 43 | 79 | 31 | 76 | 2 | 53 | 1 | 51 | -3 | 91 | -7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994 | 51 | -6 | 55 | -12 | 66 | 7 | 72 | 13 | 79 | 28 | 93 | 41 | 89 | 44 | 89 | 45 | 80 | 33 | 69 | 20 | 65 | -1 | 46 | 1 | 93 | -12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995 | 52 | 3 | 61 | 18 | 67 | 10 | 67 | 13 | 77 | 28 | 85 | 33 | 92 | 36 | 89 | 44 | 87 | 26 | 76 | 12 | 64 | 8 | 58 | -3 | 92 | -3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | 52 | -7 | 59 | -5 | 63 | 8 | 72 | 14 | 83 | 34 | 87 | 38 | 91 | 48 | 91 | 44 | 84 | 23 | 79 | 8 | 65 | 7 | 51 | -15 | 91 | -15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997 | 50 | -8 | 51 | -1 | 70 | 7 | 68 | 6 | 83 | 20 | 86 | 36 | 91 | 42 | 85 | 42 | 85 | 36 | 77 | 9 | 61 | 2 | 40 | -7 | 91 | -8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | 46 | -2 | 47 | -1 | 69 | -3 | 71 | 11 | 82 | 28 | 95 | 32 | 91 | 45 | 88 | 41 | 85 | 35 | 75 | 20 | 59 | 8 | 58 | -4 | 95 | -4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | 53 | 5 | 57 | 2 | 65 | 16 | 70 | 10 | 77 | 20 | 87 | 30 | 89 | 44 | 85 | 43 | 80 | 18 | 75 | 13 | 68 | 9 | 56 | -4 | 89 | -4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | 58 | -3 | 58 | 8 | 65 | 10 | 80 | 16 | 90 | 34 | 90 | 40 | 91 | 44 | 91 | 44 | 86 | 25 | 79 | 23 | 50 | 1 | 53 | -2 | 91 | -3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | 51 | -5 | 51 | -1 | 61 | 8 | 75 | 22 | 81 | 26 | 88 | 29 | 93 | 44 | 87 | 38 | 82 | 28 | 76 | 20 | 65 | -1 | 52 | -1 | 93 | -5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | 53 | -4 | 52 | -7 | 69 | -10 | 74 | 20 | 96 | 25 | 92 | 38 | 95 | 44 | 92 | 39 | 86 | 31 | 73 | 15 | 57 | 7 | 49 | -1 | 96 | -10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | 53 | 5 | 55 | -5 | 61 | 6 | 74 | 10 | 90 | 21 | 90 | 32 | 96 | 44 | 91 | 42 | 81 | 27 | 71 | 13 | 58 | -3 | 51 | -8 | 96 | -8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | 44 | -7 | 48 | -20 | 70 | 11 | 71 | 19 | 83 | 21 | 91 | 34 | 96 | 39 | 89 | 34 | 81 | 26 | 65 | 16 | 62 | -10 | 48 | -11 | 96 | -20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | 49 | -5 | 49 | 2 | 62 | 3 | 72 | 12 | 89 | 23 | 93 | 27 | 98 | 43 | 90 | 38 | 83 | 26 | 75 | 17 | 62 | -3 | 50 | -18 | 98 | -18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | 50 | -9 | 63 | -9 | 62 | -1 | 78 | 15 | 85 | 19 | 93 | 32 | 93 | 42 | 85 | 38 | 78 | 21 | 72 | 9 | 64 | -11 | 50 | -6 | 93 | -11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | 45 | -16 | 47 | -12 | 67 | -2 | 74 | 7 | 80 | 20 | 89 | 25 | 92 | 42 | 90 | 41 | 80 | 23 | 72 | 7 | 60 | -2 | 48 | -15 | 92 | -16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | 42 | -20 | 46 | -10 | 64 | 1 | 73 | 10 | 82 | 15 | 87 | 29 | 89 | 40 | 91 | 39 | 78 | 33 | 76 | 10 | 64 | 3 | 47 | -9 | 91 | -20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | 44 | -1 | 54 | 3 | 67 | 7 | 72 | 8 | 80 | 32 | 84 | 33 | 90 | 42 | 89 | 36 | 83 | 22 | 70 | 3 | 63 | 3 | 44 | -6 | 90 | -6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | 43 | -4 | 40 | -4 | 68 | 0 | 68 | 14 | 81 | 17 | 89 | 34 | 92 | 40 | 85 | 42 | 84 | 32 | 80 | 10 | 62 | -9 | 56 | -9 | 92 | -9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | 51 | -13 | 50 | -22 | 66 | 9 | 72 | 12 | 79 | 13 | 89 | 38 | 93 | 43 | 89 | 45 | 86 | 34 | 75 | 20 | 58 | 9 | 42 | -10 | 93 | -22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | 45 | -3 | 50 | 1 | 71 | 1 | 76 | 21 | 82 | 28 | 94 | 37 | 91 | 46 | 88 | 41 | 85 | 32 | 74 | 15 | 61 | 3 | 54 | -12 | 94 | -12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | 44 | -16 | 45 | 2 | 64 | 2 | 74 | 12 | 77 | 17 | 94 | 34 | 90 | 43 | 87 | 40 | 87 | 26 | 73 | 20 | 56 | -4 | 37 | -9 | 94 | -16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | 39 | -5 | 55 | -2 | 60 | 11 | 68 | 15 | 79 | 20 | 87 | 32 | 90 | 45 | 84 | 39 | 84 | 34 | 71 | 24 | 60 | 7 | 49 | -8 | 90 | -8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | 45 | -4 | 55 | 6 | 68 | 6 | 72 | 19 | 75 | 26 | 90 | 38 | 88 | 43 | 89 | 41 | 81 | 37 | 77 | 24 | 61 | 11 | 52 | -3 | 90 | -4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | 46 | -9 | 56 | -10 | 64 | 3 | 68 | 12 | 74 | 24 | 92 | 39 | 90 | 44 | 86 | 39 | 80 | 26 | 75 | 21 | 65 | 5 | 55 | -5 | 92 | -10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | 41 | -11 | 57 | 5 | 69 | 5 | 72 | 14 | 76 | 22 | 90 | 38 | 89 | 42 | 82 | 42 | 86 | 28 | 69 | 17 | 64 | 12 | 55 | -0 | 90 | -11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | 55 | 0 | 54 | 2 | 63 | 5 | 72 | 14 | 82 | 28 | 91 | 37 | 94 | 44 | 88 | 43 | 84 | 34 | 75 | 14 | 49 | 4 | 44 | -6 | 94 | -6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | 37 | -10 | 46 | -4 | 68 | 10 | 69 | 16 | 74 | 26 | 87 | 32 | 90 | 42 | 87 | 43 | 90 | 35 | 74 | 0 | 59 | 3 | 45 | -11 | 90 | -11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | 40 | -6 | 49 | -7 | 58 | 15 | 76 | 9 | 84 | 27 | 87 | 29 | 93 | 38 | 91 | 43 | 88 | 23 | 78 | 4 | 62 | 9 | 48 | -4 | 93 | -7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 44 | -5 | 48 | -4 | 61 | 3 | 72 | 17 | 76 | 24 | 93 | 35 | 91 | 44 | 86 | 43 | 87 | 31 | 72 | 18 | 65 | 11 | 59 | -3 | 93 | -5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 49 | -8 | 51 | -13 | 69 | -1 | 71 | 10 | 82 | 25 | 90 | 38 | 90 | 45 | 87 | 41 | 88 | 38 | 68 | 14 | 62 | -1 | 47 | -4 | 90 | -13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 45 | -4 | 49 | -9 | 55 | 2 | 72 | 7 | 76 | 30 | 87 | 31 | 94 | 43 | 90 | 47 | 85 | 35 | 72 | 13 | 67 | 4 | 52 | 1 | 94 | -9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 52 | -2 | 54 | 6 | 57 | 14 | 78 | 24 | 78 | -2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Records | 59 | -20 | 63 | -26 | 71 | -10 | 80 | 6 | 96 | 13 | 95 | 24 | 98 | 36 | 92 | 34 | 90 | 18 | 80 | 0 | 68 | -11 | 58 | -18 | 98 | -26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- Crestone Temperature Records-
March 1982 till May 2024
Temperatures are recorded in degree Fahrenheit (°F)
| Highest Temperature | Lowest Temperature* |
| 1 | 98° | July 20, 2005 | 1 | -26° | February 1, 1985 |
| 2 | 96° | July 17, 2005 | 2 | -22° | February 2, 2011 |
| 2 | 96° | May 31, 2002 | 3 | -21° | February 3, 2011 |
| 2 | 96° | July 6, 1989 | 4 | -20° | January 17, 2008 |
| 5 | 95° | June 29, 1998 | 4 | -20° | February 7, 1989 |
| 5 | 95° | June 30, 1990 | 4 | -20° | February 2, 1985 |
| 5 | 95° | July 23, 2005 | 7 | -18° | December 8, 2005 |
| 5 | 95° | July 22, 2005 | 7 | -18° | December 23, 1990 |
| 5 | 95° | July 21, 2005 | 9 | -16° | January 15, 2013 |
| 5 | 95° | July 19, 2005 | 9 | -16° | January 13, 2013 |
| 5 | 95° | July 14, 2005 | 9 | -16° | February 9, 2011 |
| 5 | 95° | July 11, 2005 | 9 | -16° | January 18, 2008 |
| 9 | -16° | January 16, 2007 | |||
| 9 | -16° | January 19, 1984 |
Latest last freeze date recorded during the growingseason: 31° on June 30, 2006*
Earliest first freeze date recorded during the growing season: 30° on September 4, 2004*(**)
Average last freeze is around June 1, and average first freeze is around September 15.
See first and last freeze date page for more info.
Notes:
*All high and low temperature records up untilSept 2006, were recorded at Hal's old Crestone weather station, located 1 mile northeastof present station, all records afterwards come from this station.
**On August 9, 2009, freezing temps and frost was reported nearby in the Grants and inmost of the valley.
The only tornado ever to hit Crestone occurred on April24, 2005(see photo of its funnel about to hitthe ground).
COLD NUMB BURRSAlamosa: -50° on January 28, 1948
Gunnison: -47° on December 25, 1924
Telluride: -33° on February 1, 1985 (offical reading; at my homestation that day it was -32°)
Colo. Sps: -32° on January 20, 1883
Pueblo: -31° on February 1, 1951
Denver: -30° on February 8, 1936
Crestone: -26° on February 1, 1985 (record keeping not started tillMarch,1982)
USA: -80° on January 23, 1971,recorded in Prospect Creek, Alaska,
Note: For world records, go here.
HOT FUN IN THE SUMMER TIMEHere are some all time warm temperatures (in degrees Fahrenheit) forselected Colorado towns.
Colorado: 115° on July 20, 2019, recorded at John Martin Dam (near Las Animas)*
Pueblo: 109° on July 13, 2003
Denver: 105° on June 29, 2018 - also on: July 20, 2005; August 8,1878
Gr.Junction: 105° on June 27, 1990 - also on: July 10, 1976; July 13 1971; July 15, 1925
Boulder: 104° on July 11, 1954 - also on June23, 1954
Colo. Sps: 101° on June 21, 2016 - also on June 26, 2012
Gunnison: 98° on August 25, 1931
Crestone: 98° on July 20, 2005 (record keeping notstarted till March,1982)
Alamosa: 96° on July 5, 1989
Telluride: 93° on July 5, 1989
Note: For world records, go here.
* The old record high temperature for years for Colorado was officially listed as 118°, set on July 11, 1888, and recorded in Bennett, but after careful study, the NWS realized this report was made in error and the high that day was actually 15 to 20 degrees cooler in that area.
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