Colorado’s unofficial severe weather season may be over but August holds a wide variety of related weather hazards that can be damaging and deadly. Looking back at this week in Denver weather history, flooding, large hail and even tornadoes have made appearances in our past. From the National Weather Service: 8-13 In 1875…clouds of grasshoppers […]
Click here for the rest of the story.The beginning of August typically continues our monsoon season. This leads to increased chances for thunderstorms with heavy rain and the associated hazards that come with it. Our look back at this week in Denver weather history highlights the dangers of flooding, hail and lightning and even includes reference to grasshopper swarms being blown into […]
Click here for the rest of the story.As summer vacations wind down and families prepare to send their kids back to school in August, Colorado weather also starts to settle down. The chances for severe weather decrease markedly during August and by the end of the month daytime temperatures are dropping quite a bit as well. Find out more about what lies […]
Click here for the rest of the story.Monsoonal moisture oftentimes streams into Colorado this time of year leading heavy rain and dangerous lightning. Our look back at this week in Denver weather history features many flooding events caused by the moisture and even some tornadoes. From the National Weather Service: 13-5 In 2008…a streak of 24 consecutive days of 90 degrees shattered […]
Click here for the rest of the story.Somewhat of a mixed bag for Thornton’s weather in August. While we enjoyed temperatures near normal without too many extremes, precipitation was lacking considerably from what we expect during the month. The month started out toward the cool side but with days of above normal temps interspersed. For the first few weeks it appeared we […]
Click here for the rest of the story.Significant events on Denver’s weather history calendar get a bit less numerous as we enter what is historically a relatively quiet period of the year. That isn’t to say however that major weather events can’t occur. Our look back at this week in Denver weather history includes a massive hail storm in 1944, many events […]
Click here for the rest of the story.Funnel clouds, tornadoes, deadly flooding and more highlight our look back at this week in Denver weather history. From the National Weather Service: 16-19 In 1979…heavy thunderstorm rains on each of 4 consecutive days dumped a total of 2.62 inches of rain on Stapleton International Airport. The heaviest rain…1.05 inches… On the 19th was accompanied […]
Click here for the rest of the story.Denver’s weather calms considerably in August as compared to many other months but the history books show plenty of notable events in our past. Lightning, flooding rain and even a tornado highlight this week in Denver weather history. 8-13 In 1875…clouds of grasshoppers were seen flying through the air on the prevailing winds during each […]
Click here for the rest of the story.As summer vacations wind down and families prepare to send their kids back to school in August, Colorado weather also starts to settle down. The chances for severe weather decrease markedly during August and by the end of the month daytime temperatures are dropping quite a bit as well. Find out more about what lies […]
Click here for the rest of the story.As we enter August the weather typical is a bit calmer as the atmosphere settles down. However our look back at this week in Denver weather history shows that Mother Nature can still visit plenty of excitement on us. From the National Weather Service: 5 In 1881…the low temperature cooled to only 76 degrees…the record […]
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