Following on yesterday’s record-setting performance, the mercury once again rose to levels never before seen on this date.

At 12:53pm the station at Denver International Airport reported 82 degrees.  This easily bested the previous record for October 28 of 80 degrees last set in 1994.

Here in Thornton we were actually a bit warmer reaching 83 degrees at 3:34pm.

This is the third record high temperature recorded this month.  The first came on October 15 and the second just yesterday.

At this time it is certain that October 2016 will go into the record books as one of the 10 warmest Octobers in Denver history.  Where it ends up on the list is yet to be determined but it is likely to be around the fourth or fifth warmest.

For the second time this month, the Mile High City broke a record high temperature.  The new mark beats a reading that had stood for 50 years.

At 3:23pm today the mercury at Denver International Airport topped out at 83 degrees.  This easily bests the previous record for this date of 80 degrees last hit in 1966.

Here in Thornton we were just a notch cooler with a high of 82 degrees.

This is the second time this month Denver set a record high. The first came on October 15 with a reading of 85 degrees that beat the previous mark of 83 degrees.

We may not be done setting records either.  The record high for tomorrow is 80 degrees as well, set in 1994 and years prior.  Right now the forecast calls for us to reach that same temperature although cloud cover may prevent that from happening.

Our unseasonably warm and dry weather of recent months has continued right into October and culminated with a record high for the date.

At Denver International Airport, where the Mile High City’s official measurements are taken, the high temperature today topped out at 85 degrees.  That bests the previous record high for the date of 83 degrees set in 2014.

Here in Thornton, we came close to Denver’s mark with our high of 83.5 degrees coming at 1:35pm.

Looking ahead, we’ll see similar high temperature readings tomorrow.  We will then start to cool down as a system moves through from the Pacific Northwest.  Get the forecast here.

Sunday dawned with the very real opportunity to be a scorcher and Mother Nature lived up to her promise. Temperatures rose quickly and brought record-setting mercury readings.

Here in Thornton the mercury topped out at 100.4 degrees at 4:22pm. This was our first 100 degree or higher reading since June 26, 2012.

Out at DIA where Denver’s official readings are taken, the temperature climbed even higher as clouds were slower to move that way. A reading of 102 degrees was made at 4:01pm.

Both readings exceeded the previous record high temperature for July 10 of 99 degrees set in 1955.