Cold/Wind Chill in Colorado

Events

167

Deaths

5

Injuries

15

Damage

$8.9 million

• Cold in Colorado, December 18 to 24, 19983 deaths · 15 injured · 1 eventAn Arctic airmass settled in over northeastern Colorado dropping overnight temperatures well below zero for 6 consecutive days. Overnight temperatures bottomed out at 19 degrees below zero on the morning of the 22nd.
• Cold and Winter Weather in Colorado, December 21 to 23, 20221 death · 43 eventsA powerful arctic outbreak brought some of the coldest temperatures to northeast Colorado in nearly 30 years. The arctic outbreak impacted the Rockies, the Midwest, Northeast, and Southern United States.
• Cold in Colorado, December 18, 19961 death · 1 eventA homeless man was found unconcious in his car suffering from exposure. The man's body temperature was only 85 degrees when he was discovered. Temperatures overnight in Denver had dipped to 9 below zero. The man died several hours later.
• Cold in Colorado, April 16, 1999$8.8 million · 1 eventRecord breaking cold temperatures destroyed a large percentage of the fruit crop in Mesa County. Minimum temperatures in the Grand Valley dropped down into the upper teens to mid 20s.
• Cold in Colorado, December 4 to 19, 2005$100,000 · 15 eventsArctic air spilled down mainly into the lower elevations of western Colorado in early December and remained trapped for about two weeks.
• Cold in Colorado, December 17 to 18, 199616 eventsSub-zero temperatures and strong north winds produced wind chill temperatures of 20 to 40 degrees below zero.
• Cold in Colorado, January 17 to 18, 199612 eventsBehind a potent winter storm, strong north winds and low temperatures combined to produce dangerously low wind chills in the -30 to -50 degree range from Colorado Springs south to the New Mexico border and east to the Kansas border.
• Cold in Colorado, February 2 to 4, 199611 eventsArctic air brought bitter low temperatures to the southeast plains from the evening of the 2nd to the morning of the 4th.
• Cold in Colorado, February 1 to 3, 199611 eventsAn arctic air mass behind a potent winter storm brought bitterly cold weather and strong north winds to the southeast plains from the evening of the 1st to the morning of the 3rd. Wind chill readings ranged from 25 to 50 degrees below zero.
• Cold in Colorado, January 11 to 12, 199711 eventsArctic air in combination with strong winds produced wind chills of 20 to 35 degrees below zero across the southeast plains of Colorado, and the foothills.
• Cold in Colorado, January 23 to 26, 202610 eventsArctic air moved into eastern Colorado the 23rd and linger into the 24th. A brief warmup occurred on the 25th ahead of a second arctic cold front produced falling temperatures during the afternoon of the 25th. Light snow occurred on the 23rd and the 25th.
• Cold in Colorado, December 16 to 17, 19969 eventsStrong winds gusting in excess of 40 mph at times combined with an Arctic airmass to create extremely cold wind chill temperatures. Wind chill readings from 30 below to 45 below zero were recorded as temperatures dropped into the single digits overnight.
• Cold in Colorado, December 17 to 18, 19969 eventsGusty northwest winds from 20 to 30 mph combined with a cold Arctic airmass to create very dangerous wind chill temperatures from 25 to 35 degrees below zero.
• Cold in Colorado, January 13 to 14, 19977 eventsA combination of brisk northerly winds and a bitter cold Arctic airmass allowed for dangerous wind chill temperatures to develop over a large portion of the northeast plains. Wind chill readings generally ranged from 25 below zero to 40 below zero.
• Cold in Colorado, February 17 to 20, 20256 eventsVery cold conditions prevail over northeast Colorado with temperatures falling below zero and wind chills down to -30F over far northeast Colorado. Highs on the 18th were -5 to -10F. Overnight lows were mainly -10 to -15 on the mornings of the 19th and 20th.
• Cold in Colorado, December 25 to 26, 19964 eventsGusty northeast winds combined with cold arctic air to produce wind chills of 20 to 35 degrees below zero across the southeast plains.
• Cold in Colorado, January 15 to 16, 19973 eventsBrisk northerly winds combined with frigid Arctic air to create another round of dangerous wind chill temperatures over extreme northeast Colorado. Wind chill readings generally ranged from 25 below zero to 50 below zero.
• Cold in Colorado, April 9 to 13, 19973 eventsRecord cold with low temperatures in the single digits and highs below freezing was accompanied by freezing drizzle and light snow. It was the coldest for so late in the season. Schools were closed for 1 to 2 days due to icy conditions. Many vehicle accidents occurred.
• Cold in Colorado, June 6, 19983 eventsRecord cold early morning temperatures with lows near or slightly below freezing in most locations. Tender crops and garden suffered unknown damage. It was the coldest for so late in the season at a few locations.
• Cold in Colorado, January 2 to 3, 19993 eventsA strong Arctic Airmass combined with brisk winds resulted in Wind Chill Readings below -35 degrees across all of far eastern Colorado from 01/02 to 01/03.
• Cold in Colorado, December 9 to 10, 20093 eventsA cold airmass continued to grip the entire region, resulting in another night of below zero air temperatures, and wind chill values of -15 to -25 degrees across eastern Colorado, southwest Nebraska and northwest Kansas.
• Cold in Colorado, January 13 to 16, 20243 eventsIn the evening of the 12th, a strong cold front moved southward over the area. Behind it, an arctic airmass caused -25F wind chills to occur early in the morning of the 13th. This airmass remained until the 16th, as did cold temperatures and wind chills.
• Cold in Colorado, March 24 to 25, 19962 eventsArctic air behind a winter storm brought bitterly cold weather and gusty north winds to southeast Colorado the evening of the 24th into the morning of the 25th. Wind chill readings were especially low in the Colorado Springs area...ranging from 25 to 40 degrees below zero.
• Cold in Colorado, June 5, 1999$4,000 · 1 eventA late freeze destroyed some commercially grown grapes, as well as many garden vegetables.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.