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A chronicle of American weather and climate  ·  Wednesday, 16 September 2026

Colorado The Record MILEPOST 1039

4 counties set all-time record highs in July 21

Across Colorado, the highest readings in each county's series since 1951. The warmest was Saguache, Colorado, at 87.5°F.

Between July 21 and July 21, 2026, 4 counties across 1 state recorded the highest value in their county series, which begins in 1951. The series is NOAA/NCEI nClimGrid-Daily, a gridded county-area average — so these are areal extremes, not single-station readings, and they are not directly comparable to a co-op station's record book.

CountyState°FDate
SaguacheColorado87.5Jul 21
Rio GrandeColorado86.4Jul 21
GunnisonColorado86.2Jul 21
LakeColorado80.4Jul 21
The numbers in this piece, with what they are measured against
counties setting an all-time high
NOAA/NCEI nClimGrid-Daily
4 counties of 3,107
1951-present
highest in the outbreak — Saguache, Colorado
NOAA/NCEI nClimGrid-Daily (county-area)
87.5 °F 1 of 4
1951-present
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Model
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Desk
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Method
county-area daily extreme vs. the same county's series extreme over the full period of record
Source
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Digest
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Machine
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