All-time Record Hottest and Coldest Temperatures Ever Recorded in Colorado Springs, Colorado

Weather temperatures have been officially kept in Colorado Springs, Colorado since 1894. These are the all-time record hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Colorado Springs since 1894.

Located at the foot of Pike's Peak in central Colorado about 70 miles south of Denver, the city of Colorado Springs has a much milder climate than the extremes found in the Rocky Mountain State. This is born out by the differences between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Colorado Springs, compared to the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures recorded in Colorado.

The difference between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Colorado Springs is 128 degrees. The difference between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in the state of Colorado is 175 degrees; a huge difference of 47 degrees.

Colorado is one of the most extreme weather states in the United States by temperatures.

Record Hottest and Coldest Temperatures Ever Recorded in Colorado Springs, Colorado

All-time Record Hottest Temperature Ever Recorded in Colorado Springs is 101 Degrees

The hottest weather temperature ever officially recorded in the city of Colorado Springs is 101 degrees, which occurred on June 26, 2012.

Days when the temperature reaches or exceeds 100 degrees are not common in Colorado Springs, as the city has only had seven days since 1894 when the temperature reached the century mark. Colorado Springs only averages 16 days a year when the temperature reaches 90 degrees or above.

Located at the base of 14,110 foot high Pike's Peak in the Rocky Mountains, Colorado Springs is a popular destination for tourists. I've been to the city a few times, and have always enjoyed visiting places like the Garden of the Gods, the United States Air Force Academy, the U.S. Olympic Training Center, all the great public parks in the area, and of course Pike's Peak itself, which you can drive up.

• Hottest Temperature Ever Recorded in Colorado is 114 Degrees 

The all-time record hottest temperature ever recorded in the state of Colorado is 114 degrees, which occurred on July 11, 1888, in Bennett, which is located about 90 miles northeast of Colorado Springs.

The difference between the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in Colorado Springs (101) and the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in the state of Colorado (114) is 13 degrees. A pretty big statistical difference.

All-time Record Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in Colorado Springs is -27 Degrees

The coldest temperature ever officially recorded in Colorado Springs -27 degrees, which has occurred on two different dates. The first time it was a record -27 degrees in Colorado Springs was on December 9, 1919, and the second time was on February 1, 1951.

Below zero weather temperatures are not rare in Colorado Springs, as the city averages about five days a year when the temperature drops below zero. Colorado Springs averages a whopping 161 days a year when the temperature drops below the freezing mark.

• Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in Colorado is -61 Degrees 

The coldest temperature ever officially recorded in the state of Colorado is -61 degrees, which occurred on February 1, 1985, in Maybell, which is located about 300 miles northwest of Colorado Springs.

The difference between the all-time coldest temperature ever recorded in Colorado Springs (-27) and the all-time coldest temperature ever recorded in the state of Colorado (-61) is 34 degrees. A big statistical difference.

Overall, the city of Colorado Springs has a much milder climate than the extremes found in the state of Colorado. Colorado Springs never comes close to getting as hot or as cold as the extremes found in the Rocky Mountain State.