Colorado Springs breaks daily high temperature record set in 2003
Above average temperatures in Colorado Springs rose to record-breaking levels on Friday, according to the National Weather Service in Pueblo.
The Colorado Springs Airport recorded a temperature of 95 degrees in the late afternoon, breaking the previous record for Aug. 21 of 94 degrees set in 2003.
Friday marks the fourth day in August that Colorado Springs has tied or set a new daily high temperature. The warmest day of the month was Aug. 3, when temperatures reached a non-record-setting 98 degrees, according to the Weather Service.
Colorado Springs has never hit triple digit temperatures in August in its recorded history dating back to 1894.
Temperatures so far this month in the city are the second-hottest on record for the first three weeks of any August, according to Weather Service data.
Abnormally warm, dry conditions have been a new normal for Colorado Springs this year. Alongside hot temperatures, the city’s 0.5 inches of recorded rainfall this month is 1.63 inches below average.
More above average high temperatures in the low to mid-90s are expected in the coming days, but are not forecast to be record breaking.
Also on Friday, Alamosa tied its daily high temperature record for Aug. 21 of 89, matching a mark set in 2025.





