Great Sand Dunes National Park Weather in 1956

Historical record of Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado weather for the year 1956 based on NOAA data.
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1956 Great Sand Dunes National Park Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 85 °F July 8
Lowest temperature -6 °F February 3
Highest daily low 57 °F July 22
Lowest daily high 20 °F February 2
Most daily precipitation 0.5 inches April 15
Most daily snow 7.0 inches April 15
Total annual precipitation 5.9 inches -
Total annual snow 46.0 inches -
Highest Temperatures in Great Sand Dunes National Park in 1956
Rank Temperature Date
1 85 °F Jul 8
2 84 °F Jun 27
3 83 °F Aug 10
3 83 °F Aug 9
3 83 °F Jul 26
3 83 °F Jul 11
3 83 °F Jul 9
3 83 °F Jul 7
3 83 °F Jul 5
3 83 °F Jun 14
3 83 °F Jun 13
3 83 °F Jun 12
Lowest Temperatures in Great Sand Dunes National Park in 1956
Rank Temperature Date
1 -6 °F February 3
2 -5 °F February 9
3 -4 °F December 9
3 -4 °F February 2
5 -3 °F February 10
6 -2 °F November 21
7 -1 °F February 25
7 -1 °F February 4
7 -1 °F February 1
7 -1 °F January 30
7 -1 °F January 25
January 1956 Great Sand Dunes National Park Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
January 1
40 17 0.00 0.0
January 2
42 11 0.00 0.0
January 3
40 7 0.00 0.0
January 4
46 11 0.00 0.0
January 5
53 14 0.00 0.0
January 6
51 23 0.00 0.0
January 7
47 23 0.00 0.0
January 8
53 24 0.00 0.0
January 9
50 15 0.00 0.0
January 10
51 19 0.00 0.0
January 11
52 18 0.00 0.0
January 12
51 18 0.00 0.0
January 13
45 24 0.00 0.0
January 14
45 22 0.00 0.0
January 15
48 23 0.00 0.0
January 16
49 23 0.00 0.0
January 17
40 19 0.33 4.0
January 18
32 14 0.01 0.1
January 19
35 12 0.00 0.0
January 20
34 9 0.02 0.2
January 21
35 14 0.00 0.0
January 22
35 8 0.00 0.0
January 23
29 13 0.00 0.0
January 24
28 13 0.02 0.2
January 25
26 -1 0.00 0.0
January 26
45 13 0.00 0.0
January 27
41 29 0.00 0.0
January 28
35 23 0.05 1.0
January 29
31 15 0.23 4.0
January 30
32 -1 0.00 0.0
January 31
32 15 0.00 0.0
February 1956 Great Sand Dunes National Park Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
February 1
n/a -1 0.02 n/a
February 2
20 -4 0.00 0.0
February 3
25 -6 0.00 0.0
February 4
34 -1 0.00 0.0
February 5
39 2 0.00 0.0
February 6
37 9 0.00 0.0
February 7
31 7 0.00 0.0
February 8
28 12 0.10 n/a
February 9
29 -5 0.00 0.0
February 10
33 -3 0.00 0.0
February 11
30 9 0.00 0.0
February 12
39 8 0.00 0.0
February 13
41 14 0.00 0.0
February 14
39 14 0.00 0.0
February 15
40 24 0.00 0.0
February 16
38 26 0.00 0.0
February 17
40 24 0.00 0.0
February 18
39 16 0.00 0.0
February 19
n/a 10 0.00 0.0
February 20
37 5 0.00 0.0
February 21
45 10 0.00 0.0
February 22
49 16 0.00 0.0
February 23
50 22 0.00 0.0
February 24
42 16 0.01 0.0
February 25
36 -1 0.00 0.0
February 26
38 21 0.00 0.0
February 27
34 7 0.00 0.0
February 28
39 5 0.00 0.0
February 29
48 12 0.00 0.0
March 1956 Great Sand Dunes National Park Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
March 1
44 19 0.00 0.0
March 2
45 11 0.00 0.0
March 3
49 16 0.00 0.0
March 4
54 24 0.00 0.0
March 5
51 35 0.00 0.0
March 6
46 25 0.00 0.0
March 7
30 0 0.08 1.0
March 8
41 3 0.00 0.0
March 9
48 14 0.00 0.0
March 10
50 24 0.00 0.0
March 11
46 23 0.00 0.0
March 12
31 2 0.00 0.0
March 13
36 15 0.08 1.0
March 14
40 22 0.00 0.0
March 15
38 9 0.04 1.0
March 16
43 12 0.00 0.0
March 17
50 22 0.00 0.0
March 18
53 23 0.00 0.0
March 19
57 22 0.00 0.0
March 20
52 20 0.00 0.0
March 21
55 22 0.00 0.0
March 22
54 22 0.00 0.0
March 23
59 23 0.00 0.0
March 24
64 27 0.00 0.0
March 25
64 29 0.00 0.0
March 26
62 30 0.00 0.0
March 27
57 24 0.00 0.0
March 28
41 7 0.00 0.0
March 29
51 19 0.00 0.0
March 30
60 23 0.00 0.0
March 31
58 24 0.00 0.0
April 1956 Great Sand Dunes National Park Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
April 1
54 31 0.00 0.0
April 2
48 25 0.00 0.0
April 3
38 20 0.01 0.5
April 4
42 27 0.00 0.0
April 5
53 18 0.00 0.0
April 6
50 19 0.00 0.0
April 7
55 15 0.00 0.0
April 8
50 32 0.00 0.0
April 9
49 18 0.00 0.1
April 10
57 20 0.00 0.0
April 11
58 31 0.00 0.0
April 12
61 27 0.00 0.0
April 13
60 29 0.00 0.0
April 14
54 26 0.06 0.6
April 15
46 24 0.50 7.0
April 16
54 25 0.00 0.0
April 17
52 30 0.00 0.0
April 18
39 25 0.28 4.0
April 19
43 26 0.14 2.0
April 20
54 26 0.00 0.0
April 21
59 28 0.00 0.0
April 22
62 30 0.00 0.0
April 23
58 35 0.08 1.0
April 24
60 28 0.00 0.0
April 25
65 32 0.00 0.0
April 26
77 35 0.00 0.0
April 27
61 36 0.01 0.5
April 28
54 27 0.00 0.0
April 29
58 27 0.00 0.0
April 30
63 28 0.00 0.0
May 1956 Great Sand Dunes National Park Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
May 1
61 31 0.00 0.0
May 2
68 28 0.00 0.0
May 3
70 36 0.00 0.0
May 4
73 47 0.00 0.0
May 5
70 41 0.00 0.0
May 6
70 38 0.00 0.0
May 7
71 36 0.00 0.0
May 8
71 46 0.00 0.0
May 9
73 47 0.00 0.0
May 10
66 42 0.00 0.0
May 11
71 34 0.00 0.0
May 12
70 49 0.00 0.0
May 13
65 37 0.00 0.0
May 14
56 26 0.25 3.0
May 15
54 21 0.03 0.5
May 16
66 29 0.00 0.0
May 17
72 39 0.00 0.0
May 18
76 39 0.00 0.0
May 19
75 45 0.00 0.0
May 20
68 40 0.00 0.0
May 21
74 40 0.01 0.0
May 22
73 42 0.00 0.0
May 23
63 45 0.41 0.0
May 24
61 37 0.10 0.0
May 25
63 40 0.04 0.0
May 26
68 42 0.05 0.0
May 27
61 35 0.30 0.0
May 28
73 35 0.00 0.0
May 29
74 43 0.00 0.0
May 30
76 41 0.00 0.0
May 31
78 50 0.00 0.0
June 1956 Great Sand Dunes National Park Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
June 1
74 50 0.08 0.0
June 2
71 43 0.00 0.0
June 3
79 43 0.00 0.0
June 4
77 47 0.00 0.0
June 5
71 44 0.00 0.0
June 6
72 40 0.07 0.0
June 7
76 46 0.00 0.0
June 8
75 48 0.00 0.0
June 9
76 47 0.00 0.0
June 10
76 48 0.00 0.0
June 11
80 50 0.00 0.0
June 12
83 51 0.00 0.0
June 13
83 52 0.00 0.0
June 14
83 51 0.00 0.0
June 15
80 55 0.00 0.0
June 16
78 43 0.00 0.0
June 17
80 41 0.00 0.0
June 18
79 49 0.00 0.0
June 19
78 48 0.00 0.0
June 20
78 46 0.00 0.0
June 21
79 51 0.00 0.0
June 22
80 47 0.00 0.0
June 23
82 48 0.00 0.0
June 24
77 49 0.00 0.0
June 25
78 44 0.00 0.0
June 26
82 48 0.00 0.0
June 27
84 51 0.00 0.0
June 28
78 48 0.00 0.0
June 29
79 49 0.00 0.0
June 30
80 48 0.00 0.0
July 1956 Great Sand Dunes National Park Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
July 1
78 44 0.03 0.0
July 2
78 45 0.00 0.0
July 3
76 49 0.00 0.0
July 4
78 44 0.00 0.0
July 5
83 49 0.00 0.0
July 6
82 50 0.00 0.0
July 7
83 49 0.00 0.0
July 8
85 53 0.00 0.0
July 9
83 51 0.00 0.0
July 10
80 47 0.04 0.0
July 11
83 48 0.00 0.0
July 12
79 49 0.00 0.0
July 13
81 47 0.00 0.0
July 14
80 51 0.00 0.0
July 15
80 47 0.03 0.0
July 16
82 52 0.00 0.0
July 17
78 48 0.00 0.0
July 18
81 46 0.02 0.0
July 19
75 48 0.00 0.0
July 20
78 47 0.21 0.0
July 21
81 50 0.00 0.0
July 22
79 57 0.00 0.0
July 23
75 44 0.00 0.0
July 24
78 50 0.00 0.0
July 25
82 48 0.00 0.0
July 26
83 51 0.00 0.0
July 27
80 49 0.00 0.0
July 28
79 49 0.00 0.0
July 29
76 50 0.12 0.0
July 30
69 47 0.05 0.0
July 31
69 48 0.01 0.0
August 1956 Great Sand Dunes National Park Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
August 1
70 49 0.04 0.0
August 2
70 46 0.32 0.0
August 3
75 45 0.00 0.0
August 4
78 44 0.00 0.0
August 5
80 45 0.00 0.0
August 6
82 45 0.00 0.0
August 7
81 50 0.00 0.0
August 8
82 47 0.00 0.0
August 9
83 51 0.00 0.0
August 10
83 46 0.00 0.0
August 11
78 49 0.00 0.0
August 12
78 45 0.00 0.0
August 13
78 48 0.08 0.0
August 14
77 46 0.12 0.0
August 15
76 45 0.10 0.0
August 16
75 47 0.04 0.0
August 17
74 48 0.00 0.0
August 18
65 49 0.03 0.0
August 19
68 42 0.01 0.0
August 20
72 39 0.05 0.0
August 21
75 42 0.01 0.0
August 22
74 41 0.11 0.0
August 23
75 41 0.00 0.0
August 24
75 43 0.14 0.0
August 25
75 42 0.00 0.0
August 26
70 43 0.01 0.0
August 27
70 40 0.00 0.0
August 28
74 42 0.00 0.0
August 29
65 36 0.03 0.0
August 30
77 41 0.00 0.0
August 31
71 39 0.00 0.0
September 1956 Great Sand Dunes National Park Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
September 1
74 35 0.00 0.0
September 2
76 39 0.00 0.0
September 3
80 44 0.00 0.0
September 4
80 45 0.00 0.0
September 5
76 44 0.00 0.0
September 6
75 40 0.00 0.0
September 7
75 45 0.00 0.0
September 8
73 42 0.00 0.0
September 9
78 46 0.00 0.0
September 10
80 45 0.00 0.0
September 11
79 45 0.00 0.0
September 12
79 47 0.00 0.0
September 13
80 43 0.00 0.0
September 14
79 41 0.00 0.0
September 15
79 46 0.00 0.0
September 16
80 37 0.00 0.0
September 17
77 50 0.00 0.0
September 18
79 44 0.00 0.0
September 19
77 41 0.00 0.0
September 20
78 39 0.00 0.0
September 21
73 44 0.04 0.0
September 22
69 36 0.00 0.0
September 23
70 36 0.00 0.0
September 24
72 39 0.00 0.0
September 25
71 40 0.00 0.0
September 26
71 39 0.00 0.0
September 27
72 37 0.00 0.0
September 28
70 39 0.00 0.0
September 29
70 35 0.00 0.0
September 30
67 42 0.00 0.0
October 1956 Great Sand Dunes National Park Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
October 1
66 33 0.00 0.0
October 2
65 30 0.00 0.0
October 3
66 33 0.00 0.0
October 4
66 33 0.00 0.0
October 5
69 44 0.00 0.0
October 6
72 37 0.00 0.0
October 7
69 38 0.00 0.0
October 8
70 38 0.00 0.0
October 9
64 35 0.00 0.0
October 10
66 36 0.00 0.0
October 11
65 35 0.00 0.0
October 12
61 36 0.00 0.0
October 13
60 34 0.02 0.0
October 14
62 26 0.00 0.0
October 15
n/a 25 0.00 0.0
October 16
63 25 0.00 0.0
October 17
62 29 0.00 0.0
October 18
58 34 0.00 0.0
October 19
52 28 0.00 0.0
October 20
56 20 0.00 0.0
October 21
60 26 0.00 0.0
October 22
63 28 0.00 0.0
October 23
60 27 0.00 0.0
October 24
55 24 0.10 0.0
October 25
47 18 0.00 0.0
October 26
54 19 0.00 0.0
October 27
57 27 0.00 0.0
October 28
55 28 0.00 0.0
October 29
46 26 0.05 0.0
October 30
43 20 0.00 0.0
October 31
46 21 0.00 0.0
November 1956 Great Sand Dunes National Park Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
November 1
42 18 0.24 3.8
November 2
25 12 0.12 2.5
November 3
25 0 0.01 0.5
November 4
28 10 0.00 0.0
November 5
37 3 0.00 0.0
November 6
45 23 0.00 0.0
November 7
44 26 0.00 0.0
November 8
43 27 0.00 0.0
November 9
48 21 0.00 0.0
November 10
56 26 0.00 0.0
November 11
58 26 0.00 0.0
November 12
55 25 0.00 0.0
November 13
54 26 0.00 0.0
November 14
43 25 0.00 0.0
November 15
25 6 0.00 0.0
November 16
36 4 0.00 0.0
November 17
40 12 0.00 0.0
November 18
45 22 0.00 0.0
November 19
45 5 0.00 0.0
November 20
41 4 0.16 3.0
November 21
34 -2 0.00 0.0
November 22
42 2 0.00 0.0
November 23
38 6 0.00 0.0
November 24
45 16 0.00 0.0
November 25
50 20 0.00 0.0
November 26
47 20 0.00 0.0
November 27
47 15 0.00 0.0
November 28
35 19 0.00 0.0
November 29
44 17 0.00 0.0
November 30
45 18 0.00 0.0
December 1956 Great Sand Dunes National Park Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
December 1
51 15 0.00 0.0
December 2
49 17 0.00 0.0
December 3
49 14 0.00 0.0
December 4
47 18 0.00 0.0
December 5
46 24 0.00 0.0
December 6
48 31 0.00 0.0
December 7
39 30 0.00 0.0
December 8
36 14 0.04 1.0
December 9
24 -4 0.00 0.0
December 10
32 4 0.00 0.0
December 11
36 22 0.00 0.0
December 12
40 24 0.05 1.0
December 13
36 12 0.00 0.0
December 14
35 13 0.06 1.5
December 15
34 5 0.00 0.0
December 16
40 4 0.00 0.0
December 17
36 14 0.04 1.0
December 18
30 4 0.00 0.0
December 19
32 5 0.00 0.0
December 20
29 10 0.00 0.0
December 21
32 3 0.00 0.0
December 22
32 13 0.00 0.0
December 23
27 5 0.00 0.0
December 24
30 0 0.00 0.0
December 25
30 6 0.00 0.0
December 26
40 8 0.00 0.0
December 27
45 12 0.00 0.0
December 28
43 18 0.00 0.0
December 29
46 11 0.00 0.0
December 30
47 16 0.00 0.0
December 31
44 18 0.00 0.0
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