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Weather extremes

How extreme does Security-Widefield's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Security-Widefield has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.

Based on 50+ years of daily weather observations (1971–present), from the Colorado Springs Muni Ap station 7 km away. Updated through May 2026 — an all-time extreme only changes when a more extreme day actually occurs, so some dates are old. That is normal, not stale data.

The four kinds of extreme

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days Security-Widefield has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day
101°F Jun 26, 2012

That is about 19°F hotter than a normal June afternoon in Security-Widefield (typical high near 82°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 101°F Jun 26, 2012
2 101°F Jun 21, 2016
3 100°F Jul 24, 2003
❄️ Coldest night
-24°F Dec 22, 1990

About 43°F colder than a normal December night in Security-Widefield (typical low near 19°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 -24°F Dec 22, 1990
2 -23°F Dec 21, 1990
3 -20°F Jan 18, 1984
🌧️ Most rain in one day
4.50 in Sep 14, 2011

More rain in a single day than Security-Widefield usually gets in the whole month of September (typical September total about 1.4 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 4.50 in Sep 14, 2011
2 4.29 in Sep 11, 2008
3 4.05 in Jun 12, 2023
Most snow in one day
22.0 in Jan 15, 1987

Close to a whole typical January's snow in one day (Security-Widefield averages about 5 in across the month).

The three most extreme on record

1 22.0 in Jan 15, 1987
2 15.0 in Mar 18, 1998
3 14.9 in May 5, 1978

How hot and cold it gets, month by month

The shaded band is the normal range of daily temperatures for each month. The dots show the most extreme it has ever been — so you can see how far beyond a normal day the records really sit.

-50°-30°-10°10°30°50°70°90°110°130° all-time high 101°F JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
normal range of daily temperatureshottest ever recordedcoldest ever recorded

Security-Widefield's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — June's 101°F is about 19°F beyond a normal hot afternoon. Its record cold is just as far below a normal winter night — the dots mark how rare each extreme really is.

In plain terms

In a normal year, Security-Widefield's warmest days reach the mid-80s°F and its coldest nights drop to the high 10s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 101°F and as low as −24°F. A single day has delivered over 5 inches of rain or close to 22 inches of snow. Those are the outer edges worth knowing if you are moving here, planning a trip, or thinking about a house.
Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Colorado Springs Muni AP (NOAA GHCN station USW00093037), about 7 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →