What is the hottest day ever recorded in Colorado Springs?

Colorado Springs's hottest day on record reached 101°F, set on June 26, 2012. That is the single most extreme high in the nearest long-term weather station's full daily record — about 37°F hotter than a typical year's average high of 64°F, which is why a day like it stands out as genuinely rare rather than just a hot afternoon.

What is the record high temperature in Colorado Springs?

The all-time record high in Colorado Springs is 101°F, recorded on June 26, 2012. Records are drawn from the nearest long-term weather station's full daily history, so this is the hottest single day the station has ever logged — not a typical summer peak.

What is the coldest day ever recorded in Colorado Springs?

Colorado Springs's coldest day on record bottomed out at -27°F, set on February 1, 1951. Like the record high, it comes from the station's full daily record, so it captures the most extreme cold the area has recorded rather than an average winter low.

What is the record low temperature in Colorado Springs?

The all-time record low in Colorado Springs is -27°F, recorded on February 1, 1951. The gap between that and the 101°F record high — a span of 128°F — is the full range of temperatures Colorado Springs has experienced across its long-term daily record.

Is it normal to be this hot in Colorado Springs?

It depends on how far above Colorado Springs's normal a given day runs. A typical year here averages a daily high near 64°F; the all-time record of 101°F (set 2012) sits about 37°F above that. When a live reading is available, the live readout just below the record high and low compares it with the temperature typical for that hour this month (estimated from the month's normal high and low), so you can see how unusual the day is rather than guessing.

When did Colorado Springs set its temperature records?

Colorado Springs's record high of 101°F was set in 2012 (June 26, 2012), and its record low of -27°F in 1951 (February 1, 1951). Both are pulled from the station's full daily record going back to 1948, so they reflect the true extremes rather than a recent or partial sample.

Has Colorado Springs been getting hotter?

Yes — Colorado Springs's annual mean temperature has trended about 2.8°F warmer since 1949 (+0.37°F per decade, fitted to the complete years of 1949–2025). That gradual shift in the average is separate from the all-time records above, which mark the single most extreme days rather than the trend, but a warming baseline is part of why recent years more often brush up against the record-high end.

Colorado Springs, Colorado Weather Records

The hottest and coldest days Colorado Springs has ever recorded — and how today compares to normal

Colorado Springs’s all-time temperature records

Hottest day on record: 101°Fset June 26, 2012
Coldest day on record: -27°Fset February 1, 1951

That is a 128°F span between the hottest and coldest days Colorado Springs has ever recorded — the full range of what its weather has done across the station’s record back to 1948.

Colorado Springs, CO · Today vs. normal

4°F below typical for 8:45 PM on Sep 20

At 8:45 PM MDT on Sep 20 it was 62°F in Colorado Springs — 4° below the 66°F typical for that hour (estimated from the Sep 20 normal high of 75°F and low of 47°F, interpolated from the monthly normals).

How extreme Colorado Springs’s weather gets

Colorado Springs’s weather is usually mild by its own standards — a typical year averages a daily high near 64°F, and the normal high for September runs about 77°F. The records sit well outside that everyday range. The hottest day on record reached 101°F in 2012 — roughly 37°F above a typical year’s average high, the kind of gap that turns an ordinary summer into a genuine heat event.

At the other end, Colorado Springs has bottomed out at -27°F (1951). Those edges are why the today-versus-normal readout above is worth a glance: it shows where today falls between the normal and the record, so a hot afternoon can be judged against the real history rather than a hunch. A reading a few degrees over the September normal is ordinary; one pushing toward the 101°F record is the rare event the record marks.

Frequently asked

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Colorado Springs?: Colorado Springs's hottest day on record reached 101°F, set on June 26, 2012. That is the single most extreme high in the nearest long-term weather station's full daily record — about 37°F hotter than a typical year's average high of 64°F, which is why a day like it stands out as genuinely rare rather than just a hot afternoon.
What is the record high temperature in Colorado Springs?: The all-time record high in Colorado Springs is 101°F, recorded on June 26, 2012. Records are drawn from the nearest long-term weather station's full daily history, so this is the hottest single day the station has ever logged — not a typical summer peak.
What is the coldest day ever recorded in Colorado Springs?: Colorado Springs's coldest day on record bottomed out at -27°F, set on February 1, 1951. Like the record high, it comes from the station's full daily record, so it captures the most extreme cold the area has recorded rather than an average winter low.
What is the record low temperature in Colorado Springs?: The all-time record low in Colorado Springs is -27°F, recorded on February 1, 1951. The gap between that and the 101°F record high — a span of 128°F — is the full range of temperatures Colorado Springs has experienced across its long-term daily record.
Is it normal to be this hot in Colorado Springs?: It depends on how far above Colorado Springs's normal a given day runs. A typical year here averages a daily high near 64°F; the all-time record of 101°F (set 2012) sits about 37°F above that. When a live reading is available, the live readout just below the record high and low compares it with the temperature typical for that hour this month (estimated from the month's normal high and low), so you can see how unusual the day is rather than guessing.
When did Colorado Springs set its temperature records?: Colorado Springs's record high of 101°F was set in 2012 (June 26, 2012), and its record low of -27°F in 1951 (February 1, 1951). Both are pulled from the station's full daily record going back to 1948, so they reflect the true extremes rather than a recent or partial sample.
Has Colorado Springs been getting hotter?: Yes — Colorado Springs's annual mean temperature has trended about 2.8°F warmer since 1949 (+0.37°F per decade, fitted to the complete years of 1949–2025). That gradual shift in the average is separate from the all-time records above, which mark the single most extreme days rather than the trend, but a warming baseline is part of why recent years more often brush up against the record-high end.