As always, an interesting week in Denver and Thornton weather history. Various severe weather items are noteworthy, none more so than on July 2, 2006 when a teenager wearing an iPod was struck with lightning. The music player actually contributed to the teen’s injuries by providing a direct route for the electricity into the victim’s […]
Click here for the rest of the story.A typical week during the spring and summer for Denver – tornadoes, hail, damaging winds and more. 1-30 In 2012…it was the hottest June in Denver since weather records began back in 1872. The average temperature for the month was 75.0 degrees which was 7.6 degrees above normal. There were a total of seventeen 90 […]
Click here for the rest of the story.With severe weather season in full swing/, we see a very eventful week in Denver weather history. Wildfires, amazing hail storms, tornadoes, floods and more all make an appearance on the historical calendar. 1-30 In 2012…it was the hottest June in Denver since weather records began back in 1872. The average temperature for the month […]
Click here for the rest of the story.An extremely eventful week in weather history showing just how varied conditions can be. We of course see typical spring weather like tornadoes and hail but also a touch of snow and this week also marks the anniversary of the start of the Hayman Fire. 1-30 In 2012…it was the hottest June in Denver since […]
Click here for the rest of the story.An extremely eventful week in Denver weather history. Most notably for longtime Thornton and Northglenn residents is the 28 year anniversary of the infamous Thornton Tornado which struck on June 3, 1981. From the National Weather Service: 26-31 In 1995…a cool period with light morning showers and moderate to heavy afternoon showers and thunderstorms pushed […]
Click here for the rest of the story.Severe weather in spades is evident on our look back at Denver weather history this week. Notable is an F1 tornado in 1990 that moved through the Northglenn and Thornton area that damaged buildings, cars and trees. From the National Weather Service: 20-27 In 2002…lightning sparked a wildfire near Deckers. Extremely dry conditions and very […]
Click here for the rest of the story.As we move further into the severe weather season, we begin to see that transition in our look back at Denver weather history. There are many more mentions of lightning, wildfires, tornadoes, hail and other season weather conditions. 14-18 In 1996…a period of unusually warm weather resulted in 4 record maximum temperatures in 5 days. […]
Click here for the rest of the story.As we move further into spring we begin to less winter-like weather and more spring weather. In looking at Denver weather history we can see that transition with more mentions of severe rains, flooding, tornadoes and other spring and summer-like severe weather. From the National Weather Service: 8-10 In 1979…4.3 inches of snow fell at […]
Click here for the rest of the story.A very eventful week in Denver weather history. Four tornadoes are mentioned and many reminders that winter may not be over just quite yet. From the National Weather Service: 1-5 In 1898…snowfall totaled 15.5 inches in downtown Denver. Most of the snow…6.2 inches… Fell on the 3rd. Most of the snow melted as it fell. […]
Click here for the rest of the story.This week in Denver weather history shows the extremely wide variety of conditions we can have this year. From major snow storms to hail dropping thunderstorms, we can see it all. From the National Weather Service: 24-26 In 1924…post-frontal rain changed to snow… Which became heavy and totaled 10.2 inches over downtown Denver. The greatest […]
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