Our long, hot summer continues and today Denver set a record high temperature.
As measured at Denver International Airport, the Mile High City’s mercury topped out at 99 degrees today. That breaks the old record high temperature for August 9 of 98 degrees set in 2012.
Thornton lucked out and was actually a slight bit cooler today with a high of 97.4 degrees.
Another toasty day today, and one that was record-setting.
As measured at Denver International Airport, Denver’s official high temperature today topped out at 99 degrees. That ties the record high for July 18 set last year and in previous years.
Here in Thornton, we were actually warmer by one degree hitting 100.1 degrees. This is our first 100 degree reading of the year.
The month of June has been unseasonably warm overall thus far. However, we had avoided any records – until today.
As measured at Denver International Airport, the Mile High City’s high temperature today reached 96 degrees. This tops the old record high temperature for today’s date of 95 degrees last set in 2017.
Here in Thornton, we were just a touch cooler with a high of 95 degrees.
Looking ahead, we will again be into the 90s tomorrow but then we catch a break for a couple days with cooler than normal temperatures. See the extended weather forecast here.
We knew getting our first 90 degree reading of the year was a possibility today and sure enough, we did. Not only that, Denver also set a record high temperature for the date.
As measured at Denver International Airport, the high temperature in the Mile High City hit 92 degrees today. That tops the old record high temperature for May 19 of 90 degrees set in 2009.
Thornton held itself just a bit cooler with a high of 91 degrees.
On average, Denver sees its first 90 degree day on June 10 so we are a few weeks ahead of schedule.
We knew today would be the warmest day of the weekend and not only did that hold true, it was a record setting performance.
As measured at DIA, Denver’s high temperature today reached 77 degrees (as of this writing). That bested the record high temperature for November 9th of 76 degrees set in 1927.
Here in Thornton, we were a bit warmer with a high of 79 degrees.
Hopefully you enjoyed it as cooler weather lies ahead. See our extended forecast for details.
Only five days into the month of September and the heat has records falling left and right.
Today, at 2:05pm, the temperature at Denver International Airport where Denver’s official readings are taken, reached 98 degrees. This topped the previous record high for September 5 of 97 degrees set in 2013 and 1899.
Here in Thornton we were actually warmer with a high of 99 degrees coming at 2:58pm.
Today’s record comes on the heels of record highs on the 1st and the 2nd of the month.
The 100 degree high of the 2nd was also the latest 100 degree reading ever recorded in Denver and also the warmest September temperature on record.
Yesterday, Denver set a record high temperature for the month of September. We followed that up by breaking the day-old record and also breaking two others.
The high temperature today in the Mile High City, as measured at Denver International Airport, topped out at 100 degrees.
This easily tops the record high temperature for September 2 of 95 degrees set in 1983. Further, this is the hottest temperature ever recorded in Denver in the month of September, topping yesterday’s record-setting 98 degrees.
Lastly, this is the latest a 100 degree or higher reading has been recorded in Denver. The previous latest was August 16, 2002.
Thornton actually was a touch warmer today with a high of 101 degrees.
It was a hot one indeed! We knew the potential was there for record-breaking heat this Labor Day weekend and indeed it came to fruition.
Denver’s high temperature today, as measured at DIA, topped out at 98 degrees at 1:17pm.
This not only set a new record high temperature for September 1 but it also marks the warmest temperature ever recorded in the Mile High City in the month September.
The previous record high for today, and for September, was 97 degrees set in 1995.
Here in Thornton, we managed to actually be hotter than DIA, topping out at 101 degrees.
If that wasn’t hot enough for you, wait till tomorrow as we may see today’s record setting readings broken.
As expected, temperatures across the Front Range climbed toward record-setting territory today and the Mile High City tied the 21 year old record high.
As measured at Denver International Airport, Denver’s high temperature today hit 99 degrees. That tied the old record high for the date set in 1998.
Here in Thornton, we matched that 99 degree reading at 1:49pm.
From the National Weather Service:
RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
0138 AM MDT THU JUL 18 2019
…RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE SET AT DENVER CO…
A RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 72 DEGREES WAS SET AT DENVER CO YESTERDAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 71 DEGREES SET IN 1997.