Denver sets high temperature record for June 17

Record setting high temperatures in Thornton.
Denver set a high temperature record of 98° on Sunday, June 17, 2012.

A record breaking Sunday in Denver as the mercury topped out at 98 degrees at 4:25pm.  This breaks the high temperature record for the date of 97 degrees set in 2007.

Here in Thornton we were slightly cooler with the high reaching 97.1 degrees at 3:20pm.

More record-setting heat is forecast for Monday as the mercury is expected to soar to 100 degrees.  The record for June 18 is 99 degrees set in 1990 and could very well tumble.  Get the latest forecast here: http://www.thorntonweather.com/forecast.php

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