Colorado · THREADEX · 1894–2026

Colorado Springs, CO

38.809°N, 104.689°W · station COSthr · 133 years of record
59°F
forecast low · Jul 16

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Colorado Springs.
61°TUE7/1460°WED7/1559°THU7/1661°FRI7/1763°SAT7/1863°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 16

Today ranks

#89 / 130
coldest Jul 16 in 130 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 16 ever

47°F
set in 1907

Mildest Jul 16 ever

67°F
set in 1922

Coldest Jul 16 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 16 at Colorado Springs. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
4757671895: 59°F1896: 62°F1897: 55°F1898: 51°F1899: 51°F1900: 51°F1901: 56°F1902: 53°F1903: 55°F1904: 52°F1905: 55°F1906: 50°F1907: 47°F1908: 54°F1909: 53°F1910: 57°F1911: 50°F1912: 54°F1913: 55°F1914: 62°F1915: 52°F1916: 54°F1917: 56°F1918: 60°F1919: 48°F1920: 58°F1921: 57°F1922: 67°F1923: 55°F1924: 54°F1925: 59°F1926: 55°F1927: 56°F1928: 63°F1929: 57°F1930: 54°F1931: 60°F1932: 63°F1933: 56°F1934: 62°F1935: 53°F1936: 57°F1937: 52°F1938: 57°F1939: 62°F1940: 61°F1941: 52°F1942: 57°F1943: 53°F1944: 53°F1945: 60°F1947: 58°F1948: 54°F1949: 52°F1950: 58°F1951: 63°F1952: 54°F1953: 57°F1954: 58°F1955: 52°F1956: 60°F1957: 57°F1958: 59°F1959: 55°F1960: 53°F1961: 52°F1962: 54°F1963: 60°F1964: 62°F1965: 58°F1966: 58°F1967: 58°F1968: 60°F1969: 60°F1970: 56°F1971: 55°F1972: 52°F1973: 53°F1974: 57°F1975: 60°F1976: 57°F1977: 56°F1978: 58°F1979: 60°F1980: 64°F1981: 62°F1982: 54°F1983: 55°F1984: 50°F1985: 52°F1986: 63°F1987: 51°F1988: 63°F1989: 59°F1990: 55°F1991: 57°F1992: 56°F1993: 57°F1994: 52°F1995: 54°F1996: 54°F1997: 60°F1998: 54°F1999: 58°F2000: 63°F2001: 56°F2002: 56°F2003: 61°F2004: 63°F2005: 56°F2006: 59°F2007: 62°F2008: 60°F2009: 55°F2010: 59°F2011: 61°F2012: 62°F2013: 51°F2014: 53°F2015: 54°F2016: 55°F2017: 57°F2018: 59°F2019: 55°F2020: 60°F2021: 59°F2022: 61°F2023: 57°F2024: 62°F2025: 57°F59° forecast189520251907

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1659°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record47°F
This-date rank#89 of 130
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-27°F (1919)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1894–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Colorado Springs in each calendar month, and for the whole 1894–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan73°F1997-26°F1913
Feb77°F2017-27°F1951
Mar86°F2026-16°F1943
Apr87°F1992-3°F1959
May94°F200015°F1916
Jun101°F201227°F1903
Jul100°F195437°F1903
Aug99°F195434°F1910
Sep98°F202120°F1908
Oct88°F2024-6°F1917
Nov78°F1924-12°F1916
Dec77°F1955-27°F1919
All-time101°F2012-27°F1919

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

9 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (86°F)

Record Lows in 2026

0 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

135 days
record run, ended Mar 15 1998

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Colorado Springs's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 58°F · forecast is +1° vs normal.
Jan: 44°FJan: 18°FFeb: 46°FFeb: 20°FMar: 54°FMar: 27°FApr: 60°FApr: 34°FMay: 70°FMay: 43°FJun: 81°FJun: 52°FJul: 86°FJul: 58°FAug: 83°FAug: 56°FSep: 76°FSep: 48°FOct: 64°FOct: 36°FNov: 52°FNov: 26°FDec: 44°FDec: 18°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:44 AM
Sunset7:24 PM
Solar noon12:04 PM
Daylight14h 40m · losing 7 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

38.81°N, 104.69°W

Nearby Stations

Pueblo, CO37 mi SDenver, CO71 mi NAlamosa, CO114 mi SWCheyenne, WY162 mi NGoodland, KS165 mi EClayton, NM183 mi SE

The Last 6 Weeks

Colorado Springs'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.
Colorado Springs, CO — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Colorado Springs's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Colorado Springs, CO — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1894

Each cell is one day's low at Colorado Springs, coloured by temperature — 133 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Colorado Springs, CO daily low heat map 1894–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Colorado Springs — counted through Jul 16 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
71 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — the 131st most in 133 years. Normal for this point: 95. Record: 117 in 2008.

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