Denver recorded a record low temperature on the morning of April 23, the fifth cold temperature record of the month that has been tied or broken.
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.
Denver set its fourth cold temperature record so far this month.
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.
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.
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has given the world's highest temperature record to a reading taken in 1913 in Death Valley, California. Click the image to find out why.
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
Denver has recorded more consecutive days of 95°+ temperatures than ever before.
The hot summer of 2012 just keeps piling up the temperature records. On Thursday, July 5 the mercury climbed to 99° at Denver International Airport making it the 14th day in a row that the Mile High City has seen temperature at or above 95°.
The streak easily bests the old record of 12 consecutive 95°+ days set between July 2 and July 13, 1874. Those 14 days also represent the 8th longest streak of 90°+ days since Denver began record keeping in 1872.
Here in Thornton we too have been hot but pretty consistently remained a degree or two cooler than DIA. 13 of our last 14 days saw temperatures of 95° or higher with June 28th being the only exception (92°).
It appears Friday will bring one more day of 90°+ temperatures but the good news is that monsoonal flow is increasing. This will lead to better chances for precipitation today and through the weekend and much cooler temperatures Saturday and Sunday. Get the latest forecast here.
Denver reaches 100° or higher for the 8th time this year, the most 100° or higher days ever recorded in the Mile High City. Click for a larger view. (National Weather Service)
As we discussed earlier in our June weather recap, this summer has thus far been exceedingly warm. Mother Nature seems intent on keeping that going, at least at the outset of July.
At 4:36pm today the temperature at Denver International Airport reached 101°. This breaks the high temperature record for July 2 of 100° last set in 2007.
Most notably however is the fact that this was the 8th time that Denver has met or exceeded the 100° mark. This is the first time since record keeping began in Denver in 1872 that this has happened. See the image to the right for details.
Here in Thornton we were a bit cooler today “only” reaching 98.3° at 2:40pm. This was the 11th straight day of 90° temperatures or above for us.
The heat looks to continue at least until Thursday. After that we are closely watching a change in weather patterns that may not only bring cooler temperatures but also much-needed precipitation.
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Another scorcher in Denver as June 25, 2012 will go into the record books as only the third time the Mile High City registered 105 degrees.
For the fourth day in a row Denver’s temperature broke the 100 degree mark and once again set records in the process. Not only did June 25, 2012 break the record high for the date, it also tied the highest temperature ever recorded in the Mile High City.
Weather record keeping began in Denver in November of 1871. In the nearly 141 years since, only twice has Denver reached 105 degrees – until today.
At 3:34pm the mercury at Denver’s official monitoring station at Denver International Airport reached 105 degrees. This tied the highest temperature ever recorded in the Mile High City which has only been seen twice before. The two previous times were on July 20, 2005 and August 8, 1878.
This of course is a record for June 25 itself as well. The previous record high temperature for June 25 was 100 degrees set in 1991.
The 105 degree reading also is the warmest temperature ever recorded in June. The old record was 104 degrees set on June 26, 1994.
And finally this makes the fourth day in a row that Denver has seen 100+ degree temperatures. Only three other times have that many or more consecutive days recorded readings above the century mark. With forecasts calling for at least one more day of 100+ degree temperatures, the streak may live on.
Thornton sets high temperature marks too
Thornton’s temperatures climbed today as well and broke the 100 degree mark for the third time this month. At 3:53pm ThorntonWeather.com recorded a high of 103° (102.9°). This is the highest temperature recorded by our site since it came online in October 2006.
Denver’s Longest Streaks of 100 Degrees or more
July 4 to July 8, 1989 – Five days (101, 101, 102, 102, 103)
July 19 to July 23, 2005 – Five days (101, 105, 104, 102, 102)
June 29 to July 2, 1990 – Four days (102, 102, 102, 100)
June 22 to June 25, 2012 – Four days – and counting (102, 104, 101, 105)
Denver topped out at 102 degrees on June 24 setting a record for the date.
As officially measured at Denver International Airport, the mercury in Denver today topped out at 102 degrees at 3:35pm. This easily breaks the old record for June 24th of 100 degrees set in 2007.
Here in Thornton we fell just shy of the 100 degree mark today as we topped out at 99.3 degrees at 3:55pm. This follows on 102.2 degrees on Saturday and 100.2 degrees on Friday.
This makes it the third day in a row with Denver seeing 100 degrees or warmer temperatures. Only four other times since recordkeeping began in 1878 have there been three or more 100 degree days in a row in the Mile High City.
Denver has recorded 100 degrees or warmer only 73 times including today. Weather forecasts currently call for 100+ degree temperatures for at least the first part of the week giving a chance that the current streak will continue.
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High temperature records fall once again in Denver
Saturday brought another extraordinarily hot day across northeastern Colorado.
In Denver the mercury climbed to 104° at 4:57pm. This broke the record high temperature for June 23rd of 102° set back in 1954.
This also ties the mark for the warmest temperature ever recorded in Denver during the month of June. The only other time 104° was also recorded was on June 26, 1994.
Here in Thornton we reached 102.2° at 4:09pm. This is the highest temperature recorded by ThorntonWeather.com since we came online in October 2006. Our previous highest temperature was 101.6° on July 17, 2010.
The heat wave continues the record-setting heat we have seen this month in the Mile High City. High temperature records have been set on June 4, June 17, June 18, June 22 and now June 23.
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