Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Lamar, CO

The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Lamar, CO, in Lamar at 3,627 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 93°F and low of 63°F; January is the coolest, at 45°F and 14°F. July and August are the wettest at 2.8 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.3 inches; the year adds up to 16.2 inches over 35 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 73 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 160 nights a year. Snowfall averages 29.8 inches a year, most of it in January. That 16.2 inches is more than at 52 of the 91 Colorado stations used on this site (57%). Las Animas, 31 miles west, has its own station (Las Animas, CO): 13.6 inches a year, 2.6 less than here, and a July average high of 95°F against 93°F.

Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 125 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Lamar: 104 thunderstorm wind reports, 13 flash floods, 6 heavy rain events and 2 floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $145,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 93 mph, on May 2, 2021. July has had the most flash floods, 7 of 13. Of the 144 Colorado cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 105 have had fewer than Lamar.

Flood insurance policyholders in Lamar's ZIP code 81052 have filed 22 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $20,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The year with the most claims was 1979, with 10. Of the 56 Colorado cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 17 have fewer than Lamar.