Colorado · THREADEX · 1872–2026

Denver, CO

39.847°N, 104.656°W · station DENthr · 155 years of record
64°F
forecast low · Jul 16

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Denver.
67°TUE7/1466°WED7/1564°THU7/1664°FRI7/1764°SAT7/1865°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 16

Today ranks

#127 / 154
coldest Jul 16 in 154 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 16 ever

49°F
set in 1952

Mildest Jul 16 ever

70°F
set in 1881

Coldest Jul 16 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 16 at Denver. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
4960701872: 54°F1873: 60°F1874: 59°F1875: 62°F1876: 56°F1877: 55°F1878: 62°F1879: 62°F1880: 57°F1881: 70°F1882: 53°F1883: 55°F1884: 60°F1885: 65°F1886: 66°F1887: 55°F1888: 59°F1889: 58°F1890: 66°F1891: 57°F1892: 61°F1893: 54°F1894: 58°F1895: 60°F1896: 62°F1897: 57°F1898: 57°F1899: 54°F1900: 53°F1901: 59°F1902: 66°F1903: 65°F1904: 60°F1905: 57°F1906: 54°F1907: 52°F1908: 56°F1909: 62°F1910: 64°F1911: 56°F1912: 57°F1913: 65°F1914: 64°F1915: 59°F1916: 60°F1917: 57°F1918: 56°F1919: 56°F1920: 63°F1921: 62°F1922: 63°F1923: 61°F1924: 65°F1925: 64°F1926: 63°F1927: 56°F1928: 62°F1929: 64°F1930: 67°F1931: 67°F1932: 66°F1933: 61°F1934: 69°F1935: 63°F1936: 67°F1937: 60°F1938: 59°F1939: 69°F1940: 67°F1941: 58°F1942: 64°F1943: 59°F1944: 61°F1945: 65°F1946: 66°F1947: 62°F1948: 62°F1949: 60°F1950: 56°F1951: 62°F1952: 49°F1953: 60°F1954: 67°F1955: 59°F1956: 62°F1957: 61°F1958: 57°F1959: 59°F1960: 60°F1961: 55°F1962: 51°F1963: 53°F1964: 62°F1965: 62°F1966: 63°F1967: 54°F1968: 63°F1969: 61°F1970: 56°F1971: 58°F1972: 59°F1973: 55°F1974: 59°F1975: 60°F1976: 62°F1977: 60°F1978: 57°F1979: 61°F1980: 63°F1981: 63°F1982: 57°F1983: 55°F1984: 64°F1985: 59°F1986: 60°F1987: 62°F1988: 65°F1989: 58°F1990: 60°F1991: 58°F1992: 57°F1993: 59°F1994: 54°F1995: 57°F1996: 57°F1997: 69°F1998: 54°F1999: 58°F2000: 68°F2001: 61°F2002: 61°F2003: 61°F2004: 63°F2005: 61°F2006: 68°F2007: 63°F2008: 62°F2009: 59°F2010: 63°F2011: 58°F2012: 63°F2013: 56°F2014: 55°F2015: 56°F2016: 59°F2017: 54°F2018: 59°F2019: 60°F2020: 60°F2021: 62°F2022: 61°F2023: 62°F2024: 63°F2025: 59°F64° forecast187220251952

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1664°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record49°F
This-date rank#127 of 154
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-29°F (1875)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1872–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Denver in each calendar month, and for the whole 1872–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan76°F1888-29°F1875
Feb80°F2017-25°F1936
Mar87°F2026-11°F1886
Apr90°F1992-2°F1975
May95°F194219°F1907
Jun105°F201230°F1951
Jul105°F200542°F1873
Aug105°F187840°F1904
Sep101°F202017°F1985
Oct90°F1892-2°F1917
Nov83°F2025-18°F1877
Dec79°F1939-25°F1876
All-time105°F1878-29°F1875

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

6 broke
plus 3 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (87°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

125 days
record run, ended Mar 5 2001

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Denver's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 60°F · forecast is +4° vs normal.
Jan: 44°FJan: 18°FFeb: 46°FFeb: 20°FMar: 55°FMar: 28°FApr: 61°FApr: 34°FMay: 71°FMay: 44°FJun: 83°FJun: 53°FJul: 90°FJul: 60°FAug: 87°FAug: 58°FSep: 79°FSep: 50°FOct: 65°FOct: 37°FNov: 53°FNov: 26°FDec: 44°FDec: 18°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:41 AM
Sunset7:27 PM
Solar noon12:04 PM
Daylight14h 46m · losing 7 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

39.85°N, 104.66°W

Nearby Stations

Colorado Springs, CO71 mi SCheyenne, WY90 mi NPueblo, CO107 mi SScottsbluff, NE150 mi NEGoodland, KS161 mi EAlamosa, CO178 mi SW

The Last 6 Weeks

Denver'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.
Denver, CO — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Denver's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Denver, CO — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1872

Each cell is one day's low at Denver, coloured by temperature — 155 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Denver, CO daily low heat map 1872–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Denver — counted through Jul 16 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
68 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — the 153rd most in 155 years. Normal for this point: 90. Record: 113 in 1968.

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