Crestone Weather Data & Records

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Weather Data & Records

This page contains weather records for the Crestone area. Crestone's official weather records first started to be recorded on March 15, 1982. This page was last updated on August 5, 2010.

All data and record events shown below from March 1982 till January 1, 2003, were complied by Crestone's weather observer, the late Hal Reinhart, at his station, located 1 mile northeast of present station. All data and record events shown below after January 1, 2003, comes from this online station (unless other wise noted), which became Crestone's official station on September 25, 2006 . Special thanks to Hal's daughter Julie for helping me collect her father's records, and also to Randy Gray at the Pueblo Weather Office, for filling in the missing pieces from Hal's earliest records.

- Record Precipitation Data -
(March 1982 till July 2010, recorded in inches)

Precip is recorded in inches. Extremes for each month are in bold. Totals in parenthesis indicate incomplete readings, either for the month or the current year, such totals are not included in the monthly/yearly averages that are listed.

Year	Jan	Feb	March	April	May	June	July	Aug	Sept	Oct	Nov	Dec	Totals
1982	X	X	(.57)	.74	1.24	.38	3.34	4.34	3.11	.24	.40	1.24	16.71
1983	.12	.42	2.71	.52	2.00	2.38	2.01	2.74	.86	.20	1.00	1.71	16.13
1984	.20	.47	.74	.87	.39	.45	1.60	2.64	.65	3.10	.17	.73	12.01
1985	.99	.40	.66	1.75	.56	.20	2.35	.93	2.44	.85	.73	.46	12.32
1986	.24	.46	.33	1.97	.72	.99	3.65	2.11	1.11	2.23	1.72	.98	16.57
1987	.80	.75	1.12	.55	1.44	1.13	.99	4.64	.14	.78	.93	.70	13.99
1988	1.65	.20	.31	1.02	.86	3.20	2.62	2.47	.85	.25	.70	.26	14.39
1989	1.11	.90	.34	.00	.93	.19	3.12	1.07	.75	.75	.00	.15	9.31
1990	.46	.33	2.89	3.41	1.14	.33	2.27	1.60	3.52	1.40	1.22	.59	19.16
1991	.15	.27	1.06	.71	1.17	1.12	2.57	2.04	.80	.78	1.77	.91	13.35
1992	.45	.29	2.35	.23	2.12	1.98	2.30	3.66	1.03	.50	1.36	.50	16.77
1993	1.16	.92	.41	.89	2.18	.13	.57	3.70	1.21	1.63	.48	.37	13.65
1994	.66	.04	.86	1.94	1.65	.18	1.32	1.42	1.32	2.12	1.30	.62	13.43
1995	.10	.05	2.47	1.42	2.04	1.42	1.33	1.87	1.13	.04	.04	.20	12.11
1996	.98	.28	.43	.66	.08	1.68	1.88	1.80	1.21	1.04	.91	.25	11.20
1997	.97	1.10	.02	.98	1.01	1.48	2.83	2.42	2.84	1.08	2.13	.38	17.24
1998	.17	.33	.88	1.58	.04	.07	5.74	1.43	.91	2.58	.89	.15	14.78
1999	.37	.02	.41	1.39	1.28	1.37	4.17	2.53	1.14	.17	.01	.27	13.13
2000	.64	.19	.64	.09	.52	.66	1.77	1.34	.55	1.25	.37	.07	8.09
2001	.99	.92	.92	2.47	.67	1.81	.86	2.14	2.58	.34	.26	.50	14.46
2002	.36	.09	.20	.06	.07	.54	.96	.45	1.63	.52	.03	.03	4.94
2003	.20	.94	2.17	.86	.68	1.12	2.82	2.22	1.36	.33	.24	.12	13.06
2004	.26	1.00	.04	2.20	.00	.62	1.52	.72	1.08	1.12	.62	.14	9.32
2005	1.73	.73	.61	2.55	.97	.31	1.20	1.09	1.05	.93	.21	.31	11.69
2006	.64	.17	.87	.44	.27	.17	4.24	2.88	2.46	3.38	.41	.45	16.38
2007	.65	.30	1.18	2.04	1.65	.88	4.52	1.62	2.07	.18	.35	1.79	17.23
2008	.57	.72	.47	.35	.50	.74	1.01	2.65	.46	.26	.74	1.44	9.93
2009	.22	.20	.77	3.03	2.07	2.46	.70	.60	.66	1.47	.09	.31	12.58
2010	.51	.97	1.44	1.73	.23	.31	.87						(6.06)
Averages	.62	.48	.98	1.26	0.98	0.98	2.25	2.11	1.39	1.05	.68	.56	13.39
	Jan	Feb	March	April	May	June	July	Aug	Sept	Oct	Nov	Dec	Totals

Snow seasons runs from July 1 to June 30. Amounts are recorded in inches. T equals a trace. Most snow for each month in bold. Totals in parenthesis and smaller text indicate incomplete readings either for the month or entire year - such totals are not included in the monthly/yearly averages that are listed. September's snowfall records before 1999 are missing a lot of data, yet are still official, therefore no parenthesis are used in the totals. The date noted in the records for the latest measurable snow is June 13, 1983. The date for the earliest snow is unofficially September 3, 1961, when an estimated 4" fell. The entire state received snow on that day with 2 to 8" being recorded in and around the valley at official weather stations, however, Crestone did not have an official station back then.

YEAR	JULY	AUG	SEPT	OCT	NOV	DEC	JAN	FEB	MAR	APRIL	MAY	JUNE	Totals
1981 - 82	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	(1.4)	1.5	5.0	0.0	(7.9)
1982 - 83	0.0	0.0	T	T	0.2	12.0	1.3	7.1	40.4	12.2	8.0	1.0	82.2
1983 - 84	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.0	21.6	14.8	10.0	11.0	8.0	T	0.0	74.4
1984 - 85	0.0	0.0	T	17.5	4.6	9.9	15.0	9.1	8.0	4.0	T	0.0	68.1
1985 - 86	0.0	0.0	T	T	11.5	8.5	5.0	12.5	4.4	23.0	3.0	0.0	67.9
1986 - 87	0.0	0.0	T	6.0	18.5	11.0	16.5	11.5	16.0	5.8	T	0.0	85.3
1987 - 88	0.0	0.0	0.0	T	7.0	11.8	22.5	2.8	7.2	2.8	0.5	0.0	54.6
1988 - 89	0.0	0.0	0.0	T	11.0	8.0	16.5	14.0	5.5	T	T	0.0	55.0
1989 - 90	0.0	0.0	T	T	0.0	3.0	8.5	5.0	29.6	20.5	10.0	0.0	76.6
1990 - 91	0.0	0.0	T	3.0	14.5	10.2	2.6	5.0	18.5	11.5	0.0	0.0	65.3
1991 - 92	0.0	0.0	0.0	13.0	13.5	13.6	8.0	6.5	28.2	T	T	0.0	82.8
1992 -93	0.0	0.0	0.0	T	23.0	9.7	16.7	9.8	10.7	12.0	3.0	0.0	84.9
1993 -94	0.0	0.0	0.0	10.5	3.0	4.6	10.8	1.0	5.5	22.0	T	0.0	57.4
1994 - 95	0.0	0.0	T	4.5	6.3	4.0	3.3	0.5	30.8	19.0	8.5	T	76.9
1995 - 96	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.2	4.3	15.2	6.0	9.6	6.9	T	0.0	42.7
1996 - 97	0.0	0.0	T	9.8	9.6	4.5	22.2	16.6	0.2	8.5	T	0.0	71.4
1997 - 98	0.0	0.0	0.0	11.0	33.5	6.2	4.9	6.0	12.4	19.7	T	0.0	93.7
1998 - 99	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.2	7.7	4.2	8.4	2.0	5.5	8.0	6.5	0.3	43.8
1999 - 00	0.0	0.0	0.1	T	0.2	5.8	4.7	3.0	6.7	2.0	T	0.0	22.5
2000 - 01	0.0	0.0	T	0.0	4.0	0.8	17.4	10.2	15.7	3.0	15.0	0.0	66.1
2001 - 02	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.7	8.7	6.9	2.0	1.0	T	0.0	0.0	24.3
2002 - 03	0.0	0.0	0.5	2.0	0.5	2.0	2.0	24.4	33.9	6.1	T	0.0	71.4
2003 - 04	0.0	0.0	0.0	T	1.7	6.1	6.8	20.8	0.9	6.8	T	0.0	43.1
2004 - 05	0.0	0.0	T	0.2	9.9	2.6	23.4	8.2	6.5	16.5	0.5	0.0	67.6
2005 - 06	0.0	0.0	0.0	T	0.9	5.0	12.7	4.3	14.5	2.1	0.0	0.0	37.5
2006 - 07	0.0	0.0	5.7	14.4	7.6	9.1	13.0	5.1	8.0	27.0	0.9	0.0	90.9
2007 - 08	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	4.3	16.8	9.3	11.4	7.8	3.8	0.3	0.0	54.2
2008 - 09	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	9.8	21.4	4.2	2.2	14.0	47.3	T	0.0	99.0
2009 - 10	0.0	0.0	T	12.2	1.8	5.1	6.4	15.3	18.9	7.1	0.4	0.0	67.2
Averages	0.0	0.0	0.2	3.8	7.8	8.2	10.7	8.3	13.3	10.6	2.1	0.1	65.1
	JULY	AUG	SEPT	OCT	NOV	DEC	JAN	FEB	MAR	APRIL	MAY	JUNE	Totals

*Note: All time high temp reading noted below, 98°, was taken at Hal's old station in 2005, before this station was Crestone's official station. Reading was 97° at this station on that day.

YEAR	JAN		FEB		MAR		APRIL		MAY		JUNE		JULY		AUG		SEPT		OCT		NOV		DEC		Totals
	Hi	Lo	Hi	Lo	Hi	Lo	Hi	Lo	Hi	Lo	Hi	Lo	Hi	Lo	Hi	Lo	Hi	Lo	Hi	Lo	Hi	Lo	Hi	Lo	Hi	Lo
1982	x	x	x	x	M	M	68	13	77	22	89	36	90	46	84	48	82	36	71	12	57	11	50	-13	90	-13
1983	44	-4	50	0	57	11	68	6	78	25	87	30	89	46	87	46	85	34	69	25	65	1	42	-9	89	-9
1984	38	-16	44	-3	55	-1	71	12	83	24	89	33	89	48	84	45	82	28	65	17	60	2	51	3	89	-16
1985	47	-8	49	-26	61	10	71	20	78	25	88	37	91	45	89	43	86	27	71	24	60	5	46	-8	91	-26
1986	59	7	63	-2	70	12	72	17	76	21	87	39	86	42	89	44	79	30	67	21	55	12	47	-5	89	-5
1987	46	-7	46	0	55	0	72	12	74	30	85	39	92	41	89	38	80	32	75	24	59	3	50	-9	92	-9
1988	42	-15	50	-1	65	1	72	15	80	22	88	30	89	43	85	42	82	25	75	27	62	5	51	-8	89	-15
1989	45	-12	58	-20	68	4	79	17	85	25	89	36	96	48	86	40	84	32	75	10	65	4	55	-7	96	-20
1990	49	-5	55	-9	56	10	72	23	74	25	95	24	92	42	88	42	86	37	72	20	60	9	52	-18	95	-18
1991	42	-10	55	4	59	10	74	13	78	22	86	35	88	43	84	42	83	31	77	10	56	1	38	-5	88	-10
1992	42	-8	45	-5	54	12	80	22	79	30	86	34	90	41	85	35	81	34	75	24	50	0	45	-5	90	-8
1993	44	-7	46	-1	64	5	72	18	81	25	89	31	91	43	88	43	79	31	76	2	53	1	51	-3	91	-7
1994	51	-6	55	-12	66	7	72	13	79	28	93	41	89	44	89	45	80	33	69	20	65	-1	46	1	93	-12
1995	52	3	61	18	67	10	67	13	77	28	85	33	92	36	89	44	87	26	76	12	64	8	58	-3	92	-3
1996	52	-7	59	-5	63	8	72	14	83	34	87	38	91	48	91	44	84	23	79	8	65	7	51	-15	91	-15
1997	50	-8	51	-1	70	7	68	6	83	20	86	36	91	42	85	42	85	36	77	9	61	2	40	-7	91	-8
1998	46	-2	47	-1	69	-3	71	11	82	28	95	32	91	45	88	41	85	35	75	20	59	8	58	-4	95	-4
1999	53	5	57	2	65	16	70	10	77	20	87	30	89	44	85	43	80	18	75	13	68	9	56	-4	89	-4
2000	58	-3	58	8	65	10	80	16	90	34	90	40	91	44	91	44	86	25	79	23	50	1	53	-2	91	-3
2001	51	-5	51	-1	61	8	75	22	81	26	88	29	93	44	87	38	82	28	76	20	65	-1	52	-1	93	-5
2002	53	-4	52	-7	69	-10	74	20	96	25	92	38	95	44	92	39	86	31	73	15	57	7	49	-1	96	-10
2003	53	5	55	-5	61	6	74	10	90	21	90	32	96	44	91	42	81	27	71	13	58	-3	51	-8	96	-8
2004	44	-7	48	-20	70	11	71	19	83	21	91	34	96	39	89	34	81	26	65	16	62	-10	48	-11	96	-20
2005	49	-5	49	2	62	3	72	12	89	23	93	27	98	43	90	38	83	26	75	17	62	-3	50	-18	98	-18
2006	50	-9	63	-9	62	-1	78	15	85	19	93	32	93	42	85	38	78	21	72	9	64	-11	50	-6	93	-11
2007	45	-16	47	-12	67	-2	74	7	80	20	89	25	92	42	90	41	80	23	72	7	60	-2	48	-15	92	-16
2008	42	-20	46	-10	64	1	73	10	82	15	87	29	89	40	91	39	78	33	76	10	64	3	47	-9	91	-20
2009	44	-1	54	3	67	7	72	8	80	32	84	33	90	42	89	36	83	22	70	3	63	3	44	-6	90	-6
2010	43	-4	40	-4	68	0	68	14	81	17	89	34	92	40											92	-4
Records	59	-20	63	-26	70	-10	80	6	96	15	95	24	98	36	92	34	87	18	79	2	68	-11	58	-18	98	-26
	Hi	Lo	Hi	Lo	Hi	Lo	Hi	Lo	Hi	Lo	Hi	Lo	Hi	Lo	Hi	Lo	Hi	Lo	Hi	Lo	Hi	Lo	Hi	Lo	Hi	Lo
	JAN		FEB		MAR		APRIL		MAY		JUNE		JULY		AUG		SEPT		OCT		NOV		DEC		Totals

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July 20, 2005
July 17, 2005
May 31, 2002
July 6, 1989
June 29, 1998
June 30, 1990
July 23, 2005
July 22, 2005
July 21, 2005
July 19, 2005
July 14, 2005
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-26°
-20°
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February 1, 1985
January 17, 2008
February 7, 1989
February 2, 1985
December 8, 2005
December 23, 1990
January 18, 2008
January 16, 2007
January 19, 1984
December 29, 2007
December 18, 1996

Latest last freeze date recorded during the growing season: 31° on June 30, 2006*
Earliest first freeze date recorded during the growing season: 30° on September 4, 2004*(**)
Average last freeze is June 10, and average first freeze is September 15.

Notes: *All high and low temperature records up until Sept 2006, were recorded at Hal's old Crestone weather station, located 1 mile northeast of present station, all records afterwards come from this station.
**On August 9, 2009, freezing temps and frost was reported nearby in the Grants and in most of the valley.

The only tornado ever to hit Crestone occurred on April 24, 2005 (see photo of its funnel about to hit the ground).

Here are some all time cold temperatures(in degrees Fahrenheit) for selected Colorado towns.

Colorado: -61° on February 1, 1985, recorded in Maybell
Alamosa:   -50° on January 28, 1948
Gunnison: -47° on December 25, 1924
Telluride:    -33° on February 1, 1985 (offical reading; at my home station that day it was -32°)
Colo. Sps: -32° on January 20, 1883
Pueblo:      -31° on February 1, 1951
Denver:      -30° on February 8, 1936
Crestone: -26° on February 1, 1985 (record keeping not started till March,1982)
USA:          -80° on January 23, 1971, recorded in Prospect Creek, Alaska,

Note: For world records, go here.

Here are some all time warm temperatures(in degrees Fahrenheit) for selected Colorado towns.

Colorado:   118° on July 11, 1888, recorded in Bennett
Pueblo:       109° on July 13, 2003
Denver:       105° on July 20, 2005 & August 8, 1878
Gr.Junction:105° on June 27, 1990 (also on July 10, 1976; July 13 1971 & July 15, 1925)
Boulder:      104° on July 11, 1954 (also on June 23, 1954)
Colo. Sps:   101° on June 7, 1874
Gunnison:      98° on August 25, 1931
Crestone:      98° on July 20, 2005 (record keeping not started till March,1982)
Alamosa:      96° on July 5, 1989
Telluride:       93° on July 5, 1989

September 5.7 in 2006 0.5 in 2002 0.1 in 1999	October 17.5 in 1984 14.4 in 2006 13.0 in 1991	November 33.5 in 1997 23.0 in 1992 18.5 in 1986	December 21.6 in 1983 21.4 in 2008 16.8 in 2007	January 23.4 in 2005 22.5 in 1988 22.2 in 1997
February 24.4 in 2003 20.8 in 2004 16.6 in 1997	March 40.4 in 1983 33.9 in 2003 30.8 in 1995	April 47.3 in 2009 27.0 in 2007 23.0 in 1986	May 15.0 in 2001 10.0 in 1990 8.5 in 1995	June 1.0 in 1983 0.3 in 1999 Trace in 1995