DRIESTSINCE
Colorado · precipitation record 1894–2026

Colorado Springs, CO

IN 90 DAYS · 2026
DRIEST IN 90 DAYS SINCE 2012
3.16in
8th driest of 132 years · normal 6.39"
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rain ahead · next 3 days
1.1" of rain forecast
the most rain in 3 days since 2025
1.1in

Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 131 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
1.15in
20th driest of 132 yrs
51% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
3.16in
8th driest of 132 yrs
49% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
5.82in
12th driest of 131 yrs
64% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

4.5in
on Sep 14, 2011 · in 133 years

Dry Streak

2days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 92 days (to Jan 4, 1996)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 11 days

Year to Date vs Normal

64%
5.82" of a normal 9.16" · wettest 21.09" (2015) · driest 3.12" (2008)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 128-year record (1895–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 15.25" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1199927.58in
2202325.47in
3196525.43in
4201525.25in
5195725.07in

Driest Years on Record

119396.07in
219347.47in
320027.85in
420128.11in
519648.59in

Rainfall by Month

The seasonal rhythm — each month's normal precipitation, with this year's totals in blue. Where the blue bar clears the band, the month ran wetter than usual.
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Normal (median)This year
Normally wettest in Jul (~2.73") and driest in Jan (~0.23"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jun 2023, 9.62".

This Day in History · Rainfall

Every year's rainfall on each of the next 7 dates at Colorado Springs — toggle a day below. The tallest bar (ringed) is the wettest on record for that date.

Wettest Jul 28 ever

2.05in
set in 1982

Rain on Jul 28

50%
of 131 years had measurable rain
1895: 0.00″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.00″1899: 0.03″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.12″1905: 0.10″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.39″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.55″1911: 0.01″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.08″1915: 0.03″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.05″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.19″1927: 0.32″1928: 0.02″1929: 0.45″1930: 0.23″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.50″1937: 0.02″1938: 0.01″1939: 0.07″1940: 0.18″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.48″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.12″1946: 0.14″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.03″1951: 0.08″1952: 0.04″1953: 0.10″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.01″1956: 0.16″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.05″1960: 0.04″1961: 0.05″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.46″1964: 0.15″1965: 0.13″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.88″1969: 0.02″1970: 0.01″1971: 0.19″1972: 0.02″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.02″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.07″1982: 2.05″1983: 0.00″1984: 1.60″1985: 0.90″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.03″1988: 0.42″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.06″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.06″1994: 0.30″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.12″1998: 0.41″1999: 0.51″2000: 0.91″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.21″2004: 0.20″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.28″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.15″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.02″2012: 0.02″2013: 0.09″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 1.17″2017: 0.02″2018: 0.27″2019: 0.01″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.09″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Colorado Springs's cumulative rainfall so far this year against its own record — the normal accumulation, and the wettest & driest years to date. The bright line is the running total; where it rides the band tells the story at a glance.
Colorado Springs, CO — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Colorado Springs's entire daily record as one heatmap — each row a year, each cell a day, shaded by that day's rainfall. Dry spells read as dark blocks, wet seasons as brighter bands; the whole climate at a glance.
Colorado Springs, CO — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

Every week of the U.S. Drought Monitor for Colorado Springs's county since 2000, coloured by intensity — dry spells and multi-year droughts read as warm bands.
Colorado Springs, CO — county drought history since 2000
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:56 AM
Sunset7:14 PM
Solar noon12:05 PM
Daylight14h 18m
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

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