Colorado · county areal climate 1951–2025

Custer County, CO

A 19.3" / 42.3°F normal · 2025 ran 92% of normal precipitation.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 52% (5.89") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 1st driest start of 76 years. Temperature +4.1°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

19.3in
annual precipitation · 42.3°F

2025 vs Normal

92%
17.7" · 43.8°F (+1.5 vs normal)

Wettest Year

31.2in
1957

Driest Year

10.8in
2002

Biggest Rain Day

2.08in
May 19 · 1955

Warmest Year

44.1°F
2017

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

24°
J
26°
F
33°
M
39°
A
48°
M
58°
J
62°
J
60°
A
54°
S
44°
O
33°
N
25°
D
—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025
Areal nClimGrid averages (NOAA/NCEI) over the whole area — an average across the region, not a single station. Separate from the station records.

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