With the arrival of August we typically see a decrease in daytime high temperatures making the month one of the more pleasant in Denver. This year however that has not been the case as we have seen records fall and we appear on our way into the record books with one of the hottest Augusts on record.
With three days remaining in the month, Denver has tied or broken seven warm weather temperature marks so far. These include:
- August 18 – Denver ties the record high temperature for the date of 98°. The mark was last set in 1986.
- August 23 – The high temperature at DIA hits 98°. This ties the record high for the date last set in 2009.
- August 24 – Denver hits 98°. Breaks old record of 97° set in 1936
- August 25 – Denver reaches 99°. Breaks old record of 96° set in 1913. Also marks the latest date in the year that Denver’s temperature reached 99 degrees. Previously the date was August 16.
- August 28 – Denver tops out at 96°. Breaks old record of 94° set in 1969 and previous years
- August 28 – The mercury only drops to 67° over the 24 hour period. This sets a new record high minimum for the date. The previous record was 66° set in 2010 and previous years.
One important aspect to these records is that most of those marks would never have been reached were it not for the measurements being taken at DIA. Other station’s closer to the historical Denver weather sites near Stapleton and downtown never approached as warm of temperatures.