Colorado Springs, CO

Colorado · Records since 1894–2026

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Currently in Colorado Springs
As of 12:15 PM MDT
🔥 3° from today's record of 93°F

Records for September 7

🔥 Record High

93°F

September 7, 2022

+13° from 80° normal

❄ Record Low

35°F

September 7, 1944

-17° from 52° normal
🌞 Normal high: 80°F 🌑 Normal low: 52°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Colorado Springs

🔥
101°F
Hottest Day Ever
Jun 21, 2016
❄
-27°F
Coldest Day Ever
Feb 1, 1951
🌧
4.50"
Wettest Day Ever
Sep 14, 2011
☃
25.6"
Most Snow in One Day
Mar 11, 1909

Top 10 Record Highs — September 7

# Temp Date
🏆 93°F September 7, 2022
2 92°F September 7, 1959
3 91°F September 7, 2023
4 90°F September 7, 2020
5 90°F September 7, 2002
6 90°F September 7, 1988
7 90°F September 7, 1971
8 90°F September 7, 1933
9 89°F September 7, 2021
10 89°F September 7, 2013

Top 5 Record Lows — September 7

# Temp Date
🥶 35°F September 7, 1944
2 35°F September 7, 1898
3 38°F September 7, 1956
4 38°F September 7, 1929
5 41°F September 7, 1943
About this data — Records are sourced from the NOAA Threadex dataset via RCC ACIS, a quality-controlled record for long-term climate stations. Threadex adjusts for station relocations and observation-time changes, making records comparable across all years since 1894–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — Colorado Springs

threshold: 91°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
4.2
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
95°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
0
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
3
Heat waves 2026
so far

2026 Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Year to date
Above normal Below normal

172 of 249 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.

Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1896–2026
35
2026 so far
15
Avg/year 1970–2025
35
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
52
Most in a year (2020)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only

Longest Heat Waves — Colorado Springs

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Jun 22, 2012 – Jul 5, 2012 14 101°F (Jun 26) 96°F 62°F
2 Jun 23, 1990 – Jul 3, 1990 11 99°F (Jun 29) 95°F 60°F
3 Jun 30, 1989 – Jul 10, 1989 11 97°F (Jul 5) 94°F 58°F
4 Jun 30, 2001 – Jul 8, 2001 9 97°F (Jul 6) 93°F 60°F
5 Jul 28, 2024 – Aug 5, 2024 9 95°F (Jul 30) 92°F 62°F
6 Jul 28, 2008 – Aug 4, 2008 8 99°F (Aug 1) 95°F 62°F
7 Jul 1, 2003 – Jul 8, 2003 8 96°F (Jul 8) 94°F 59°F
8 Jul 16, 2016 – Jul 23, 2016 8 96°F (Jul 16) 94°F 62°F
9 Aug 30, 1960 – Sep 6, 1960 8 94°F (Sep 2) 92°F 58°F
10 Jul 1, 1964 – Jul 7, 1964 7 99°F (Jul 4) 95°F 61°F

Heat Waves Per Year

Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

Nights where the overnight low exceeded the 1991–2020 normal low

54
2026 total
above-normal nights
36.2
Avg / summer
1970–2020
72
Most in a summer
2011

Above-Normal Summer Nights Per Year

Average June–August Low by Decade

Overnight lows · complete decades only

Precipitation

Actual vs. 1991–2020 full-month and full-season normals

7.23"
2026 YTD
Normal: 13.56"
-6.33"
0.01"
September so far
September normal: 1.35"
-1.34"
0
2026 heavy rain days
Days with ≥ 1.0"

2026 Accumulation vs. Normal

Running total since Jan 1 against the normal pace for the same date · Colorado Springs is 6.33" behind the normal pace

Monthly Precipitation — Last 24 Months

Blue = actual · dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1894–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)
Since 1894, annual totals have trended +0.27" per decade, about +3.5" across the record.

Heavy Rain Days Per Year (≥ 1.0")

Compare year-to-year changes in days with heavy rainfall (≥ 1.0")

Month in Review — August 2026

73.8°F

Average temperature · August 2026

18th-warmest month on record

4th-warmest August of 128 on record

+4.2° vs. 69.5° average (1991–2020)
75.8°F
Warmest month ever
July 2003
74.1°F
Warmest August ever
2011
13
Days ≥ 90°F
in August
99°F
Hottest of 2026
Jun 17

Longest 90°F Streak in August

7 consecutive days with highs of at least 90°F (Aug 6–12, 2026, peaking at 97°F)

Ties the longest August streak since 2023 (3 years). The August record is 10 days, set in 2020.

Average August Temperature by Year

1895–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.34° per decade (warming since 1895)

Precipitation — August 2026

Month total against the 1991–2020 average and every other August on record

1.09"
Total precipitation
August 2026
-1.86"
vs. average
Normal: 2.95" · 37% of normal
20th-driest
August rank
of 130 on record
7.09"
Wettest August ever
1929 · driest 0.12" (2012)

August Precipitation by Year

1895–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.06" per decade (wetter since 1895)

Wettest Augusts on Record

# Year Total
1 1929 7.09"
2 1999 7.04"
3 1986 6.06"
4 1976 5.94"
5 2000 5.82"
6 2013 5.72"
7 1982 5.37"
8 1923 5.33"
9 1981 5.24"
10 1963 5.22"

Driest Augusts on Record

# Year Total
1 2012 0.12"
2 1962 0.15"
3 1940 0.19"
4 2021 0.20"
5 2002 0.43"
6 1928 0.48"
7 1949 0.54"
8 1898 0.56"
9 1964 0.60"
10 2019 0.71"

Warmest Augusts on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 2011 74.1°F
2 2020 74.0°F
3 2021 74.0°F
4 2026 73.8°F
5 2019 73.2°F
6 2007 72.6°F
7 1934 72.0°F
8 1937 72.0°F
9 2024 71.9°F
10 1995 71.9°F

Warmest Months on Record (Any Month)

# Month Avg Temp
1 July 2003 75.8°F
2 July 1963 75.5°F
3 July 2012 75.4°F
4 July 1980 75.3°F
5 July 1964 75.3°F
6 July 2011 75.1°F
7 July 2022 74.7°F
8 July 2026 74.5°F
9 July 2016 74.5°F
10 July 2020 74.2°F

Nearby Stations — August 2026

How the same month ranked at the closest reporting stations

Station Avg Temp August Rank
Colorado Springs, CO 73.8°F 4th of 128
Pueblo, CO 77.7°F 8th of 139
Denver, CO 76.3°F 4th of 155
Alamosa, CO 67.5°F 1st of 96
Cheyenne, WY 71.1°F 5th of 154
About this data. Monthly averages are the mean of daily average temperatures, computed from NOAA Threadex records via RCC ACIS. Months missing more than three days of observations are excluded from the rankings, so the in-progress month never appears. Rankings cover 1,564 complete months on record. Precipitation totals sum the daily reports for the month, with trace amounts counted as zero. A month missing any day of precipitation data is left out entirely (an unreported day is unreported rain), so the precipitation ranking covers 130 complete Augusts. Normals are the 1991–2020 mean for the same calendar month. Trend lines are a least-squares fit across every year shown.

Fall in Review — Fall 2026

September 1 – November 30, 2026

Fall 2026 is still under way. Season totals and rankings appear once November closes; the markers below update as they happen.

Summer to Winter — 2026

Each turning point of the season against its 1991–2020 normal date, with the earliest and latest on record

Marker 2026 Normal vs. normal Earliest Latest Drift
Last 90°F day
The final day of summer heat
 Sep 5
so far
 Aug 28 Jun 16, 1906 Sep 30, 2024 +3.1 d/decade
Last 80°F day
The last genuinely warm afternoon
 Sep 6
so far
 Oct 8 Aug 29, 1912 Oct 31, 2016 +1.5 d/decade
First high below 50°F
The first afternoon that stays cold
 not yet Oct 8 Sep 3, 1961 Nov 20, 1934 +0.1 d/decade
First 32°F freeze
Growing season over
 not yet Oct 3 Sep 1, 1911 Oct 31, 1963 +0.9 d/decade
First 28°F hard freeze
Cold enough to end tender growth
 not yet Oct 13 Sep 8, 1941 Nov 9, 2016 +0.8 d/decade
First 20°F night
Winter cold arriving
 not yet Nov 3 Sep 27, 1908 Nov 27, 1974 +0.2 d/decade
First measurable snow
0.1" or more in a day
 not yet Oct 22 Sep 3, 1961 Dec 31, 2021 -0.4 d/decade

Drift is a least-squares fit across every year on record. Positive means the marker has been arriving later.

First Freeze by Year

The first 32°F night of each autumn since 1895 · trending +0.9 days later per decade

148
Normal length
1991–2020 average
190
Longest on record
1963
87
Shortest on record
1912

Growing Season Length by Year

Days between the last spring freeze and the first fall freeze · trending +1.6 days longer per decade

Fall Average Temperature by Year

1895–2025 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.18° per decade (warming since 1895)

Fall Precipitation by Year

1895–2025 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.05" per decade (wetter since 1895)

About this data. Fall is meteorological autumn, September 1 through November 30, the window NOAA uses for seasonal statistics. Seasonal temperature is the day-weighted mean of the three monthly means; precipitation is their sum, and a season missing any of the three months is left out of the rankings. Freeze, heat and snow markers come from daily NOAA Threadex observations via RCC ACIS: freezes and snow are the first occurrence on or after July 1, and the last 90°F and 80°F days are the final ones anywhere in the calendar year. Growing season counts the freeze-free days between the last spring 32°F and the first fall 32°F.
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