Under a stubborn area of high pressure the Mile High City has been sweltering with unseasonably hot temperatures. The past two days saw four temperature records be broken as the mercury climbed to regions more akin to the middle of summer than June. Thornton fell just shy of 100° today reaching “only 99°. Officially though Denver hit the mark. Read the rest of this story on Examiner.com
Under the influence of strong high pressure, the mercury soared in the Mile High City on Monday and two temperature records fell.
As measured at Denver International Airport, the mercury reached a high of 99 degrees at 2:53 p.m. This broke the previous record high temperature for June 10 of 97 degrees set in 1952.
Here in Thornton we were hot but not quite as hot. Our high temperature topped out at 97 degrees at 2:35 p.m. This is the highest temperature we have seen thus far this year and the highest reading in Thornton since July 21, 2012 (97.9 degrees).
If you thought the nighttime would bring relief from the heat, you were mistaken. Denver’s official “low” temperature on Monday was only 68 degrees. This set a new record high minimum for the date easily besting the previous record holder of 64 degrees last set in 1990. Thornton was just slightly cooler with a low for the date of 66.8 degrees.
There won’t be much of a break in the heat in the coming days. While it will be cooler than today, temperatures for the rest of the week are expected to continue to be well above normal. Get the latest forecast here.
The unseasonably warm weather this week reached record setting levels today. At 1:55pm the temperature at Denver International Airport reached 87° tying the record high temperature for the date previously set on May 14, 1996.
Here in Thornton we were a couple of degrees warmer as the mercury climbed to 89°. This is the warmest temperature we have recorded since September 10 of last year (91°).
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In the wake of our May Day snowstorm, clear skies the following morning allowed temperatures to plummet and reach very winter-like levels. As the mercury bottomed out, Denver broke one low temperature record and tied another.
As measured at Denver International Airport, the temperature this morning dropped to 19 degrees at 6:41am. This easily breaks the previous record low temperature for May 2 of 22 degrees set in 1954.
Most notably, the 19 degree reading also tied the record for the lowest temperature ever recorded during the month of May since record keeping began in Denver in 1872. We have to go all the way back to May 3, 1907 to find a reading that low during May.
Here in Thornton we were quite cold as well although not quite as much as DIA. Our morning low temperature of 20.7 degrees was seen at 6:00am.
The cold and snowy start to May mimics what was seen during the month of April. Last month Denver recorded its fifth coldest and 11th snowiest April on record.
Just before midnight last night the mercury dropped to 21 degrees at Denver International Airport setting a record low temperature for the date of April 22. The breaks the previous record for the date of 22 degrees set 139 years ago in 1874.
Here in Thornton we couldn’t quite match that with a low temperature yesterday of 22.6 degrees.
Illustrating just how cold it was, the average low temperature for both yesterday’s and today’s date is 35 degrees. To date Denver’s average temperature during the month of April is an amazing 7.5 degrees below average.
This record is the fifth cold temperature weather record set or tied this month. Record low temperatures have previously been recorded on April 9, April 10 and April 16. Also, a record low maximum was measured on April 9.
Our unseasonably cold April continues. Following a healthy show of snow yesterday temperatures dropped this morning to a low of 22 degrees as measured at Denver International Airport. This ties the record low for the date last set in 1999.
Here in Thornton we matched DIA’s number with a low of 22 degrees this morning. Both marks are far below the Denver low temperature average for April 16 of 33 degrees.
This is the fourth cold temperature related record set so far this month.
While April may normally be associated with showers, Mother Nature sometimes throws us a curveball. Such was the case with the bitter cold temperatures she delivered that broke records, one dating back more than 50 years ago.
Denver’s official temperature as measured at Denver International Airport dropped to 9 degrees just before midnight last night. This sets a new record low temperature for April 9, easily besting the previous record of 12 degrees set in 1959. Here in Thornton our low was 10.4 degrees.
Additionally, a new record low maximum temperature was recorded yesterday as well. The ‘high’ temperature was 22 degrees, recorded shortly after midnight. The previous record low maximum for April 9 was 27 degrees set in 1973. The 22 degree reading was the sixth coldest high temperature ever recorded in April. Thornton was slightly warmer with a high of 24.9 degrees.
As the cold front moved out, the chilly temperatures lingered into the morning of April 10. The mercury at DIA dropped to 6 degrees setting a new record low temperature for the date and making it the fourth coldest low temperature ever recorded in April. The previous record low for the date was 7 degrees set in 1959. In Thornton the temperature hit a low of 6.7 degrees right at 6:00am.
It is interesting to note that these are the first daily cold weather related records Denver has set in more than two years.
While we have seen plenty of high temperature records, we have to go all the way back to February 8, 2011 when we tied a record low maximum temperature to find one related to the cold. The last time we had a record low temperature was October 10, 2009.
Is everyone ready for spring now? 😉
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) announced today that the record holder for the hottest temperature ever recorded on the planet had been changed. A record dating back to 1922 in El Azizia, Libya was deemed invalid and thus the honor now falls on a temperature recorded in Death Valley, California in 1913. Read the rest of this story on Examiner.com and find out why the ‘honor’ was taken away from Libya.
With an official high temperature in Denver today of 94 degrees, the Mile High City has tied the record for most 90 degree seasonal days. With weather forecasts calling for continued hot weather through the first part of this week, the record is sure to be broken. Read the rest of this story on Examiner.com
Without a doubt the Mile High City – and much of the nation – has had an unusually warm summer. Records have tumbled regularly over the past couple of months and yet another is on the brink as we approach a record number of 90 degree days. Read the rest of this story on Examiner.com to find out how close to the record we are.
