February in Colorado typically brings to an end an extended period when average temperatures are at their lowest. Winter begins to loosen its grip and temperatures get warmer but precipitation is not a particularly common event during the month. Thus far, our snow season has been a bit of a disappointment although January did help […]
Click here for the rest of the story.You likely could have guessed the overall summary for the month, one that is summed up with two words: cold and snowy. January 2023, in fact, goes into the books as the second coldest and one of the snowiest Januarys of the past 17 years. Overall, Thornton’s January saw an average temperature of 27.4 degrees. […]
Click here for the rest of the story.As one of our coldest months, January can be a good month to hibernate inside and avoid the outdoors. But, like any month in Colorado, photo opportunities abound as our monthly slideshow demonstrates. Snow is not normally dominant in the month but when it does fall, it can create a beautiful blanket of white. Throw […]
Click here for the rest of the story.Yeah, it definitely did not get very warm today and the record books now reflect that. After tying a record low this morning, now we have a new record low maximum. As measured at Denver International Airport, the Mile High City only saw a high temperature today of 4 degrees. This breaks the previous record […]
Click here for the rest of the story.With our latest big chill having settled in, the mercury is dropping into record-setting territory. As measured at Denver International Airport, the official low temperature this morning dropped to -10 degrees. This tied the record low for the date last set in 1985. Here in Thornton, we didn’t plummet quite that low as we bottomed […]
Click here for the rest of the story.As we begin the new year the winter chill begins to set in. While January can see its share of extremes, the month historically sees stable temperatures and is usually relatively dry. January ranks as the second coldest month in Denver next to December with average temperatures remaining virtually the same from the start to […]
Click here for the rest of the story.For Thornton, December 2022’s weather was pretty much on par with what we would expect. Average mercury readings came in a bit above normal as did snowfall. Our overall average temperature for the month came in at 31.2 degrees. This is above the 16-year running average for December of 30.0 degrees. While we did experience […]
Click here for the rest of the story.The month of December can offer everything from bone dry conditions to bone chilling cold and monstrous snowstorms. The weather and wildlife all afford an abundance of photo opportunities as our December photo slideshow shows. Leaves have fallen from trees now and the landscape can sometimes look quite stark. However it only takes a quick shot […]
Click here for the rest of the story.That’s a wrap! The Arctic blast is slowly on its way out and in its wake, we can see that we set a number of records. ThorntonWeather.com has been in operation for 16 years and this cold was one for the books. The 67.3 degree 24 hour temperature drop from Wed PM (52.7 degrees) to […]
Click here for the rest of the story.Well, we had highlighted the uncertainty in the forecast for snow and things have not materialized as we last expected. The storm has not been able to back up to the west and downslope winds have kept things relatively dry. While this means we received very little here, out east it is quite a mess […]
Click here for the rest of the story.Top
Home News
Mobile Weather
Site Map
Rocky Mountain Weather NetworkWeather Geek Stuff
Contact Us 
RSS Feed
© Copyright 2006 - 2023, ThorntonWeather.com
