Colorado · THREADEX · 1893–2026

Grand Junction, CO

39.134°N, 108.541°W · station GJTthr · 134 years of record
103°F
forecast high · Jul 13

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Grand Junction.
103°MON7/13102°TUE7/14101°WED7/15103°THU7/16101°FRI7/17101°SAT7/18102°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 13

Today ranks

#5 / 133
warmest Jul 13 in 133 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 13 ever

105°F
set in 1971

Coolest Jul 13 ever

71°F
set in 1936

Hottest Jul 13 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 13 at Grand Junction. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
71881051893: 92°F1894: 90°F1895: 77°F1896: 98°F1897: 97°F1898: 94°F1899: 90°F1900: 101°F1901: 100°F1902: 96°F1903: 96°F1904: 97°F1905: 94°F1906: 95°F1907: 90°F1908: 94°F1909: 99°F1910: 96°F1911: 80°F1912: 90°F1913: 99°F1914: 88°F1915: 94°F1916: 92°F1917: 97°F1918: 83°F1919: 89°F1920: 95°F1921: 90°F1922: 96°F1923: 92°F1924: 94°F1925: 102°F1926: 92°F1927: 90°F1928: 92°F1929: 78°F1930: 88°F1931: 99°F1932: 74°F1933: 102°F1934: 101°F1935: 98°F1936: 71°F1937: 81°F1938: 92°F1939: 103°F1940: 100°F1941: 89°F1942: 101°F1943: 92°F1944: 94°F1945: 91°F1946: 86°F1947: 96°F1948: 98°F1949: 92°F1950: 90°F1951: 96°F1952: 91°F1953: 95°F1954: 97°F1955: 96°F1956: 89°F1957: 88°F1958: 99°F1959: 97°F1960: 94°F1961: 95°F1962: 83°F1963: 92°F1964: 97°F1965: 91°F1966: 92°F1967: 95°F1968: 91°F1969: 99°F1970: 98°F1971: 105°F1972: 100°F1973: 87°F1974: 98°F1975: 91°F1976: 95°F1977: 93°F1978: 97°F1979: 98°F1980: 94°F1981: 84°F1982: 99°F1983: 96°F1984: 96°F1985: 94°F1986: 98°F1987: 88°F1988: 96°F1989: 93°F1990: 97°F1991: 93°F1992: 80°F1993: 93°F1994: 96°F1995: 89°F1996: 97°F1997: 89°F1998: 98°F1999: 94°F2000: 94°F2001: 88°F2002: 105°F2003: 105°F2004: 101°F2005: 103°F2006: 97°F2007: 95°F2008: 95°F2009: 96°F2010: 97°F2011: 88°F2012: 101°F2013: 92°F2014: 98°F2015: 90°F2016: 94°F2017: 92°F2018: 99°F2019: 95°F2020: 101°F2021: 98°F2022: 99°F2023: 101°F2024: 104°F2025: 100°F103° forecast189320251971

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 13103°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record105°F
This-date rank#5 of 133
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record107°F (2021)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1893–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Grand Junction in each calendar month, and for the whole 1893–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan62°F1911-23°F1963
Feb71°F2025-21°F1933
Mar88°F20265°F1939
Apr89°F199211°F1975
May101°F200024°F2011
Jun105°F199034°F1976
Jul107°F202144°F1993
Aug103°F190243°F1968
Sep102°F202228°F1908
Oct89°F20246°F2019
Nov76°F2008-4°F2004
Dec66°F1901-21°F1924
All-time107°F2021-23°F1963

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Grand Junction so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

11 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (88°F)

Record Lows in 2026

0 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

Hot Streaks

Current run

12 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

52 days
record run, ended Aug 5 2008

So far in 2026

41 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Grand Junction's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 95°F · forecast is +8° vs normal.
Jan: 38°FJan: 18°FFeb: 46°FFeb: 24°FMar: 58°FMar: 32°FApr: 66°FApr: 38°FMay: 76°FMay: 47°FJun: 89°FJun: 57°FJul: 94°FJul: 64°FAug: 91°FAug: 62°FSep: 81°FSep: 53°FOct: 67°FOct: 40°FNov: 52°FNov: 28°FDec: 38°FDec: 18°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:59 AM
Sunset7:41 PM
Solar noon12:20 PM
Daylight14h 42m · losing 7 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

39.13°N, 108.54°W

Nearby Stations

Alamosa, CO186 mi SEColorado Springs, CO208 mi EDenver, CO212 mi ESalt Lake City, UT213 mi NWPueblo, CO225 mi ECheyenne, WY241 mi NE

The Last 6 Weeks

Grand Junction's observed daily high for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Grand Junction, CO — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Grand Junction's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Grand Junction, CO — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1893

Each cell is one day's high at Grand Junction, coloured by temperature — 134 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Grand Junction, CO daily high heat map 1893–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Grand Junction — counted through Jul 13 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
41 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 1st most in 134 years. Normal for this point: 25. Record: 41 in 1977.

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