{"id":11280,"date":"2013-07-04T16:11:03","date_gmt":"2013-07-04T22:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/?p=11280"},"modified":"2013-07-05T17:58:10","modified_gmt":"2013-07-05T23:58:10","slug":"june-2013-weather-recap-hot-and-dry-conditions-dominate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/thornton-weather\/june-2013-weather-recap-hot-and-dry-conditions-dominate\/","title":{"rendered":"June 2013 weather recap: Hot and dry conditions dominate"},"content":{"rendered":"

In writing the history of the weather for the area for June 2013 two words come to mind: hot and dry.\u00a0 While both conditions were certainly prevalent, we can at least be consoled by the fact that it could have been worse.<\/p>\n

The month actually started cooler than normal with six of the first seven days recording below average temperatures.\u00a0 Soon though high pressure built over the area and temperatures began to climb with many days for the balance seeing above normal mercury readings.<\/p>\n

Thunderstorms did occur during the month but not with any particularly notable frequency or ferocity.\u00a0 Most notable though was a tornado that struck near Denver International Airport on the 18th of the month<\/a>.\u00a0 The twister was responsible for Denver\u2019s peak wind gust of the month of 97 mph.<\/p>\n

June 2013 wrapped up with an average temperature in Thornton of 70.5 degrees.\u00a0 This was well above Denver\u2019s historical average for the month of 67.4 degrees.\u00a0 Officially Denver\u2019s average temperature last month was 71.1 degrees, warm enough to put it in a tie for the 10th warmest June in Denver history.<\/p>\n

In all, Thornton recorded 10 days with mercury readings above 90 degrees.\u00a0 Denver saw 14.<\/p>\n

The warmest temperature of the month in Thornton was 99.2 degrees on the 11th.\u00a0 That same day Denver hit 100 degrees, its high reading of the month.<\/p>\n

Thornton\u2019s coldest temperature came on the 6th when the temperature dropped to 41.6 degrees.\u00a0 Denver\u2019s officially bested that with a low temperature for the month of 39 degrees on the 2nd.<\/p>\n

Denver officially broke three temperature records during the month:<\/p>\n

In terms of precipitation the month was certainly dry but not the worst we have seen.\u00a0 Thornton recorded a scant 0.49 inch in the rain bucket.\u00a0 Denver bested us slightly by recording 0.75 inches.\u00a0 Both measurements were far below the 1.98 inch historical average for June but certainly better than the driest June on record in 1890 when only a trace was recorded.<\/p>\n

Click here to view Thornton’s June 2013 climate summary.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Thornton, Colorado June 2013 Temperatures.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Thornton, Colorado June 2013 Precipitation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
CLIMATE REPORT\r\nNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOULDER, CO\r\n210 AM MDT MON JUL 1 2013\r\n\r\n................................... \r\n\r\n...THE DENVER CO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE 2013... \r\n\r\nCLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010\r\nCLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2013\r\n\r\nWEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S\r\n                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)\r\n                                          NORMAL\r\n................................................................ \r\nTEMPERATURE (F)\r\nRECORD\r\n HIGH             105   06\/26\/2012\r\n                        06\/25\/2012\r\n                        54\/01\/2206\r\n LOW               30   06\/02\/1951\r\nHIGHEST           100   06\/11       104      -4      105  06\/26\r\n                                                          06\/25\r\nLOWEST             39   06\/02        30       9       43  06\/11\r\nAVG. MAXIMUM     87.8              82.4     5.4     91.7\r\nAVG. MINIMUM     54.3              52.3     2.0     58.4\r\nMEAN             71.1              67.4     3.7     75.0\r\nDAYS MAX >= 90     14               7.9     6.1       17\r\nDAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0\r\nDAYS MIN <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0\r\nDAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0\r\n\r\nPRECIPITATION (INCHES)\r\nRECORD\r\n MAXIMUM         4.96   1882\r\n MINIMUM            T   1890\r\nTOTALS           0.75              1.98   -1.23     1.22\r\nDAILY AVG.       0.03              0.07   -0.04     0.04\r\nDAYS >= .01         4               8.4    -4.4        2\r\nDAYS >= .10         2               4.6    -2.6        2\r\nDAYS >= .50         1               1.4    -0.4        2\r\nDAYS >= 1.00        0               0.3    -0.3        0\r\nGREATEST\r\n 24 HR. TOTAL    0.51   06\/23 TO 06\/23           06\/06 TO 06\/07\r\n                        06\/22 TO 06\/23                    06\/23 TO 06\/23\r\n                        06\/23 TO 06\/23                    06\/23 TO 06\/23\r\n STORM TOTAL       MM                                 MM\r\n (MM\/DD(HH))            MM                    06\/07(00) TO 06\/07(00)\r\n                                                 06\/23(00) TO 06\/23(00)3\r\n                                                 06\/23(00) TO 06\/23(00)3\r\n\r\nSNOWFALL (INCHES)\r\nRECORDS\r\n TOTAL             MM   MM\r\nTOTALS            0.0               0.0\r\n\r\nDEGREE_DAYS\r\nHEATING TOTAL      29                62     -33        6\r\n SINCE 7\/1       6084              6058      26     5399\r\nCOOLING TOTAL     221               133      88      314\r\n SINCE 1\/1        263               155     108      365\r\n\r\nFREEZE DATES\r\nRECORD\r\n EARLIEST     09\/08\/1962\r\n LATEST       06\/08\/2007\r\nEARLIEST      03\/01             10\/07\r\nLATEST        04\/24             05\/05\r\n.................................................... \r\n\r\nWIND (MPH)\r\nAVERAGE WIND SPEED              10.7\r\nRESULTANT WIND SPEED\/DIRECTION   2\/156\r\nHIGHEST WIND SPEED\/DIRECTION    64\/060    DATE  06\/18\r\nHIGHEST GUST SPEED\/DIRECTION    97\/040    DATE  06\/18\r\n\r\nSKY COVER\r\nPOSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM\r\nAVERAGE SKY COVER           0.50\r\nNUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            6\r\nNUMBER OF DAYS PC             23\r\nNUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          1\r\n\r\nAVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     42\r\n\r\nWEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH\r\nTHUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0\r\nHEAVY RAIN                3     RAIN                       2\r\nLIGHT RAIN                7     FREEZING RAIN              0\r\nLT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0\r\nHEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0\r\nLIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0\r\nFOG                       4     FOG W\/VIS <= 1\/4 MILE      0\r\nHAZE                      6\r\n\r\n-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.\r\nR  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.\r\nMM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.\r\nT  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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