Official weather records have been kept in the city of Grand Junction, Colorado since 1893. Here are the record hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Grand Junction, Colorado since 1893.
Located in eastern Colorado about 20 miles east of the Utah border and about 250 miles southwest of Denver, the city of Grand Junction has wide weather variations in temperatures but much milder temperature variations than the extremes found in the state of Colorado. Grand Junction is located in some of the most scenic country in the United States and is home to the beautiful Colorado National Monument.
The difference between the hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Grand Junction is 140 degrees. The difference between the hottest and coldest temperature records for the state of Colorado is 175 degrees for a difference of 35 total degrees.
All-Time Record Hottest Weather Temperature Ever Recorded in Pueblo is 106 Degrees
The hottest weather temperature ever officially recorded in Grand Junction, Colorado is 106 degrees which occurred on July 21, 2005.
Days when the temperature reaches 90 degrees or more and 100 degrees or more can occur in Grand Junction from May through September.
The earliest 90 degree weather day in Grand Junction was on May 3, 1947, and the latest 90 degree day was on September 27, 2010. The earliest 100 degree weather temperature date in Grand Junction was on May 29, 2000, and the latest 100 degree day was on September 4, 1995.
- Hottest Temperature Ever Recorded in Colorado is 114 Degrees
The hottest temperature ever recorded in the state of Colorado is 114 degrees which occurred on July 11, 1888 in Bennett. Grand Junction is located some 275 miles southwest of Bennett, Colorado.
The difference between the record hottest temperature in Grand Junction (106) and the record hottest temperature in Colorado (114) is 8 degrees. Not a huge sized difference statistically but it certainly can get hot in both Grand Junction and Bennett, Colorado.
All-Time Record Coldest Weather Temperature Ever Recorded in Grand Junction is -23 Degrees
The coldest weather temperature ever officially recorded in Grand Junction, Colorado is -23 degrees which occurred on January 13, 1963.
Below zero weather temperature days can occur in Grand Junction from November to February. The earliest below zero date in Grand Junction was on November 28, 1976, and the latest below zero day was on February 21, 1903.
- Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in Colorado is -61 Degrees
The coldest temperature ever recorded in the state of Colorado is -61 degrees, which occurred on February 1, 1985, in Maybell. Located in northwestern Colorado about 20 miles east of Dinosaur National Monument, Maybell is 120 miles north of Grand Junction.
The difference between the all-time coldest temperature ever officially recorded in Grand Junction (-23) and the all-time coldest temperature in the state of Colorado (-61) is 38 degrees. A big difference and a much larger difference than the hottest temperatures between the city and the state.
Overall, Grand Junction is a city with wide variations in weather temperatures but this incredibly scenic locale that is home to the Colorado National Monument located 250 miles southwest of Denver has a much milder climate in temperature variations than the extremes found in the state of Colorado.
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