The mercury climbed with great efficiency today leading to a record-breaking temperature for the date.  As measured at Denver International Airport, Denver’s temperature topped out at 2:28 p.m. reaching 97 degrees.  This breaks the old record for August 17 of 96 degrees set most recently in 1994.

Here in Thornton we were a bit cooler – but not by much.  Our temperature topped out at 95 degrees at 2:43 p.m.

Above normal temperatures, but probably not record-setting, are expected to stay with us through at least the first half of the week.  Tomorrow and Monday do offer just a slight chance for thunderstorms.  Click here to view the extended forecast:  http://www.thorntonweather.com/forecast.php

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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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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.

Record low temperatures were registered on April 9th and 10th and a record low maximum was recorded on the 9th.