Colorado · THREADEX · 1906–2026

Alamosa, CO

37.439°N, 105.862°W · station ALSthr · 121 years of record
46°F
forecast low · Jul 17

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Alamosa.
49°TUE7/1449°WED7/1547°THU7/1646°FRI7/1747°SAT7/1849°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 17

Today ranks

#27 / 95
coldest Jul 17 in 95 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 17 ever

38°F
set in 1992

Mildest Jul 17 ever

57°F
set in 1985

Coldest Jul 17 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 17 at Alamosa. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
3848571906: 44°F1932: 49°F1933: 49°F1934: 54°F1935: 45°F1936: 46°F1937: 45°F1938: 45°F1939: 39°F1940: 54°F1941: 47°F1942: 50°F1943: 41°F1944: 50°F1945: 41°F1946: 48°F1947: 48°F1948: 48°F1949: 51°F1950: 41°F1951: 55°F1952: 39°F1953: 54°F1954: 43°F1955: 41°F1956: 47°F1957: 51°F1958: 54°F1959: 40°F1960: 41°F1961: 47°F1962: 42°F1963: 48°F1964: 50°F1965: 54°F1966: 49°F1967: 52°F1968: 49°F1969: 56°F1970: 49°F1971: 48°F1972: 54°F1973: 54°F1974: 47°F1975: 50°F1976: 48°F1977: 50°F1978: 48°F1979: 45°F1980: 45°F1981: 52°F1982: 48°F1983: 47°F1984: 48°F1985: 57°F1986: 50°F1987: 49°F1988: 44°F1989: 49°F1990: 45°F1991: 46°F1992: 38°F1993: 49°F1994: 46°F1995: 53°F1996: 46°F1997: 43°F1998: 44°F1999: 55°F2000: 47°F2001: 46°F2002: 46°F2003: 47°F2004: 50°F2005: 48°F2006: 47°F2007: 47°F2008: 48°F2009: 43°F2010: 52°F2011: 52°F2012: 44°F2013: 43°F2014: 48°F2015: 42°F2016: 47°F2017: 52°F2018: 54°F2019: 51°F2020: 51°F2021: 49°F2022: 48°F2023: 42°F2024: 48°F2025: 55°F46° forecast190619922025

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1746°F
Coldest this date since2023
This-date record38°F
This-date rank#27 of 95
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-50°F (1948)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1906–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Alamosa in each calendar month, and for the whole 1906–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan63°F2018-50°F1948
Feb67°F2025-35°F1948
Mar83°F2026-20°F1964
Apr80°F1989-6°F1973
May90°F200211°F1967
Jun95°F199423°F1936
Jul96°F198928°F2020
Aug92°F202029°F1964
Sep89°F202015°F1985
Oct81°F1979-9°F1991
Nov71°F1980-30°F1952
Dec63°F2017-42°F1964
All-time96°F1989-50°F1948

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Alamosa so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

16 broke
plus 4 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (83°F)

Record Lows in 2026

1 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record lows set this year

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

209 days
record run, ended Apr 24 2021

So far in 2026

133 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Alamosa's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 48°F · forecast is -2° vs normal.
Jan: 35°FJan: -1°FFeb: 41°FFeb: 7°FMar: 52°FMar: 17°FApr: 60°FApr: 25°FMay: 70°FMay: 33°FJun: 80°FJun: 41°FJul: 83°FJul: 47°FAug: 81°FAug: 46°FSep: 74°FSep: 37°FOct: 63°FOct: 24°FNov: 48°FNov: 12°FDec: 36°FDec: 0°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:53 AM
Sunset7:25 PM
Solar noon12:09 PM
Daylight14h 32m · losing 7 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

37.44°N, 105.86°W

Nearby Stations

Pueblo, CO94 mi NEColorado Springs, CO114 mi NEClayton, NM164 mi EAlbuquerque, NM170 mi SDenver, CO178 mi NEGrand Junction, CO186 mi NW

The Last 6 Weeks

Alamosa's observed daily low for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Alamosa, CO — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Alamosa's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Alamosa, CO — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1906

Each cell is one day's low at Alamosa, coloured by temperature — 121 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Alamosa, CO daily low heat map 1906–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Alamosa — counted through Jul 17 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
133 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 35th most in 121 years. Normal for this point: 104. Record: 149 in 1944.

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