NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Fairplay, CO
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
No tropical storm or hurricane has passed within 75 miles of Fairplay, Colorado since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 4 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 4
- EF3 or stronger
- 0
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Fairplay
The strongest of the 4 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F2 on June 13, 1977; its path came within 5 miles. The most recent tornado was on June 30, 2023. Of the 157 Colorado cities on this site, 76% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Fairplay. Hail has been reported within 10 miles once, in 2024, with stones of 1 inch (quarter size). Of the 157 Colorado cities, 89% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Fairplay.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Fairplay
By decade
- 2020s1
- 2010s2
- 1970s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 1977 | F2 | 5 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 23, 2018 | EF0 | 18 mi | 0.01 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 5, 2018 | EF0 | 15 mi | 0.01 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | Unrated | 14 mi | 0.01 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 4 of 4, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Fairplay
The Storm Prediction Center has one hail report within 10 miles of Fairplay, from June 9, 2024: 1 inch (quarter size).
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Fairplay
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Climax, CO, 14 miles northwest of Fairplay at 11,344 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 67°F and low of 40°F; January is the coolest, at 27°F and 3°F. April is the wettest at 2.9 inches of precipitation on average and June the driest at 1.1 inches; the year adds up to 25.4 inches over 83 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs of 90°F are rare: fewer than one day a year on average. Lows fall below freezing on about 269 nights a year. Snowfall averages 294.7 inches a year, most of it in April. That 25.4 inches is more than at 87 of the 91 Colorado stations used on this site (96%). Leadville, 16 miles west, has its own station (Leadville Lake Co Airport, CO): 13.6 inches a year, 11.8 less than here, and a July average high of 71°F against 67°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27 | 3 | 2.3 | 8 | 44.5 |
| Feb | 29 | 3 | 2.1 | 7 | 40.5 |
| Mar | 35 | 8 | 2.4 | 9 | 42.5 |
| Apr | 40 | 15 | 2.9 | 9 | 46.6 |
| May | 49 | 25 | 2.0 | 6 | 18.9 |
| Jun | 61 | 34 | 1.1 | 4 | 2.4 |
| Jul | 67 | 40 | 2.4 | 7 | 0.2 |
| Aug | 64 | 39 | 2.6 | 8 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 58 | 32 | 1.8 | 5 | 4.2 |
| Oct | 47 | 21 | 1.7 | 6 | 22.4 |
| Nov | 35 | 11 | 2.0 | 7 | 33.9 |
| Dec | 27 | 3 | 2.1 | 7 | 38.5 |
| Year | 45 | 20 | 25.4 | 83 | 294.7 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Climax, CO (11,344 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Park County, which includes Fairplay, has been named in 12 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1969, 4 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 fires, 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods, 1 coastal storm). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 28, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Park County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hail and lightning; Very Low for tornadoes, inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $10.9 million a year, the 34th highest of 64 Colorado counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $3.6 million (33%), is from inland flooding.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
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