Boulder
United States · 23 May 2018
Average
14.6°C
low 6.4° · high 22.1°
Rainfall
1.9mm
rain recorded
Wind
1.9m/s
daily average
Humidity
64.5%
daily average
Cloud
26%
cover
Pressure
1011hPa
daily average
The temperature ranged from 6.4°C around 06:00 to 22.1°C around 18:00. Rain was recorded across 5 hours, from around 01:00 to 16:00 (1.9mm total).
How unusual was this day?
Compared against the same 135 calendar days (±7 days) across the other 9 years on file.
High temperature
81th percentile
Low temperature
75th percentile
Rainfall
58th percentile
Wind
43th percentile
A percentile of 100 means this was the hottest/wettest/windiest of the comparable days on file; 50 is right in the middle. This window's average temperature was 11°C, versus 14.6°C on this specific day.
Sun & daylight
Sunrise
05:39
Sunset
20:16
Day length
14h 38m
Hour by hour
Temperature (line) and hourly rainfall (bars), local time — America/Denver.
Cumulative rainfall through the day.
| Local time | UTC | Temp °C | Feels °C | Rain mm | Wind m/s | Dir | Humidity % | Pressure hPa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 06:00 | 9.8 | 7.3 | 0 | 2.8 | W | 87 | 1012 |
| 01:00 | 07:00 | 9.6 | 7.1 | 0.13 | 2.6 | W | 85 | 1011 |
| 02:00 | 08:00 | 8.8 | 6.2 | 0 | 2.6 | WSW | 85 | 1012 |
| 03:00 | 09:00 | 8 | 5.3 | 0 | 2.4 | WSW | 84 | 1012 |
| 04:00 | 10:00 | 6.8 | 4.2 | 0 | 2 | WSW | 87 | 1012 |
| 05:00 | 11:00 | 6.5 | 4 | 0 | 1.9 | WSW | 87 | 1012 |
| 06:00 | 12:00 | 6.4 | 4 | 0 | 1.7 | WSW | 87 | 1013 |
| 07:00 | 13:00 | 7.6 | 5.5 | 0 | 1.8 | W | 91 | 1014 |
| 08:00 | 14:00 | 11.9 | 10.8 | 0 | 1 | W | 78 | 1014 |
| 09:00 | 15:00 | 16.4 | 14.7 | 0 | 1.1 | SSE | 49 | 1013 |
| 10:00 | 16:00 | 18 | 15.8 | 0.01 | 2.2 | SE | 48 | 1012 |
| 11:00 | 17:00 | 19.4 | 17 | 0.02 | 2.7 | SE | 47 | 1012 |
| 12:00 | 18:00 | 20 | 17.8 | 0.06 | 2.9 | SE | 49 | 1011 |
| 13:00 | 19:00 | 20 | 17.7 | 0.16 | 2.7 | SE | 47 | 1010 |
| 14:00 | 20:00 | 20.7 | 18.2 | 0.27 | 2.1 | SSE | 38 | 1009 |
| 15:00 | 21:00 | 21.8 | 19.6 | 0.77 | 1.3 | S | 31 | 1009 |
| 16:00 | 22:00 | 20.3 | 17.6 | 0.41 | 3.3 | E | 46 | 1008 |
| 17:00 | 23:00 | 21.6 | 21 | 0.01 | 0.1 | E | 42 | 1009 |
| 18:00 | 00:00 | 22.1 | 20.8 | 0 | 1.1 | WNW | 40 | 1010 |
| 19:00 | 01:00 | 20.9 | 20.6 | 0.03 | 0.4 | NNE | 50 | 1009 |
| 20:00 | 02:00 | 18.4 | 17.7 | 0 | 1.2 | NW | 60 | 1009 |
| 21:00 | 03:00 | 12.5 | 11 | 0 | 1.8 | NW | 78 | 1010 |
| 22:00 | 04:00 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | WNW | 75 | 1012 |
| 23:00 | 05:00 | 10.6 | 8.8 | 0 | 1.6 | W | 79 | 1013 |
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Data source & coverage — ERA5 reanalysis, 2016–2025 (10 years)details
- Source
- ERA5 reanalysis, accessed via the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) Climate Data Store
- Data type
- Reanalysis — a physically consistent reconstruction combining a forecast model with historical observations, not a live station reading or a forecast
- Coverage
- 2016–2025 (10 years) for United States
- Location
- Boulder — 40.000°, -105.250°, ERA5 grid cell center, 2.4 km from requested point
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- What's shown here
- The hourly and daily record for 23 May 2018 specifically — not a monthly average. See the Boulder climate overview for typical conditions.
- Spatial resolution
- 0.25° (~25 km) distributed grid — ERA5's native model resolution is finer; this is the publicly distributed regridded product
- Version / refreshed
- Methodology v2026.07 · data last refreshed December 31, 2025
- Limitations
- A model reconstruction, not a station observation — hyper-local extremes (a single storm cell, an urban heat pocket) can differ from a nearby gauge. See the full methodology.
- Attribution
- Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information
Cite this data
PastClimate (2026-07-18). Historical climate data for Boulder, United States (40.00°N, 105.25°W), derived from ERA5 (Hersbach et al., 2023, Copernicus Climate Change Service). Retrieved from https://www.pastclimate.com/
PastClimate. (2026). Historical climate data for Boulder, United States [Data set]. Derived from ERA5 (Copernicus Climate Change Service). Retrieved July 18, 2026, from https://www.pastclimate.com/
"Historical Climate Data for Boulder, United States." PastClimate, derived from ERA5 (Copernicus Climate Change Service), July 18, 2026, www.pastclimate.com.
@misc{pastclimate,
author = {PastClimate},
title = {Historical climate data for Boulder, United States},
year = {2026},
note = {Derived from ERA5 (Hersbach et al., 2023), Copernicus Climate Change Service. Accessed 2026-07-18},
url = {https://www.pastclimate.com/}
}Notice something wrong with this data? Report a data issue.