{"id":11576,"date":"2013-09-04T08:06:42","date_gmt":"2013-09-04T14:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/?p=11576"},"modified":"2013-09-05T17:38:00","modified_gmt":"2013-09-05T23:38:00","slug":"august-2013-weather-recap-thornton-sees-average-temps-dry-conditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/thornton-weather\/august-2013-weather-recap-thornton-sees-average-temps-dry-conditions\/","title":{"rendered":"August 2013 weather recap: Thornton sees average temps, dry conditions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Looking back at last month we certainly do recall the unseasonably warm temperatures that seemed to dominate August 2013.\u00a0 While the high temperatures were indeed high, somehow Thornton managed to end up with a relatively average temperature and precipitation short of normal.<\/p>\n

The month started with temperatures into the 90s and much-needed precipitation on two of the first three days.\u00a0 Thunderstorms on the third provided a bit of excitement including strong winds and some hail.<\/p>\n

From there the month turned a good bit cooler with seasonal temperatures on many days and even two days (the 7th and 8th) when highs were in the 70s.\u00a0 The latter half of the month however saw a return of the heat with 13 of the final 16 days of the month registering high temperatures at or above 90 degrees.<\/p>\n

Looking at the statistics one can easily see how different weather conditions can be across a relatively small area.\u00a0 While Thornton saw a monthly average temperature near normal, Denver was considerably warm.\u00a0 Similarly, our precipitation was below the Denver long term average but out at the airport it was well above average.<\/p>\n

In terms of temperatures, the August average temperature in Thornton was 72.0 degrees.\u00a0 This was right near the 1981 to 2010 Denver average for the month of 72.5 degrees.\u00a0 Out at DIA however, the average temperature was a considerably higher 74.6 degrees.<\/p>\n

Thornton\u2019s highest temperature of the month was 97.6 degrees on the 20th.\u00a0 Our lowest was 50.2 degrees on the 15th.\u00a0 Officially, Denver\u2019s highest temperature recorded was 99 degrees on the 20th and its lowest 52 degrees on that same day.<\/p>\n

Three temperature records were broken in Denver during August 2013.<\/p>\n

A new record high of 97 degrees was recorded on August 17 (96 degrees, 1994).\u00a0 On August 20 a record high of 99 degrees was recorded as well (98 degrees, 1987).\u00a0 Also on the 20th, a record high minimum of 70 degrees was set (67 degrees, 2007).<\/p>\n

Denver\u2019s long term precipitation for the month of August is 1.69 inches.\u00a0 Thornton fell short of that mark as we registered 1.37 inches in our rain bucket.\u00a0 More than an inch of that was the result of thunderstorms on two days (the 3rd and the 21st).<\/p>\n

Denver was able to best us by a large margin recording 2.78 inches of precipitation in August 2013.\u00a0 The bulk of the Mile High City\u2019s precipitation fell on the 22nd when they registered 1.94 inches from a slow moving thunderstorm, one which missed Thornton entirely.<\/p>\n

One precipitation record was set in Denver during August 2013.\u00a0 The 1.94 inches of rainfall on the 22nd was a record for the date, easily besting the old record of 0.75 inches set in 1953.<\/p>\n

Click here to view Thornton\u2019s August 2013 climate summary.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Thornton, Colorado August 2013 Temperatures.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Thornton,
Thornton, Colorado August 2013 Precipitation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
...THE DENVER CO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 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   08\/08\/1878\r\n LOW               40   08\/26\/1910\r\n                        08\/25\/1910\r\n                        08\/24\/1910\r\nHIGHEST            99   08\/20       105      -6       98  08\/27\r\n                                                          08\/03\r\n                                                          08\/06\r\nLOWEST             52   08\/09        40      12       47  08\/17\r\nAVG. MAXIMUM     89.4              87.2     2.2     91.0\r\nAVG. MINIMUM     59.8              57.9     1.9     58.9\r\nMEAN             74.6              72.5     2.1     75.0\r\nDAYS MAX >= 90     16              11.5     4.5       20\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         5.85   1979\r\n MINIMUM         0.02   1924\r\nTOTALS           2.78              1.69    1.09     0.11\r\nDAILY AVG.       0.09              0.05    0.04     0.00\r\nDAYS >= .01         7               8.6    -1.6        1\r\nDAYS >= .10         2               4.3    -2.3        1\r\nDAYS >= .50         2               1.2     0.8        0\r\nDAYS >= 1.00        1               0.3     0.7        0\r\nGREATEST\r\n 24 HR. TOTAL    1.95   08\/21 TO 08\/22           08\/11 TO 08\/11\r\n                                                          08\/10 TO 08\/11\r\n                                                          08\/11 TO 08\/11\r\n STORM TOTAL       MM                                 MM\r\n (MM\/DD(HH))            MM                    08\/11(00) TO 08\/11(00)\r\n                                                 08\/11(00) TO 08\/11(00)1\r\n                                                 08\/11(00) TO 08\/11(00)1\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       0                10     -10        0\r\n SINCE 7\/1          0                16     -16        0\r\nCOOLING TOTAL     308               244      64      319\r\n SINCE 1\/1        866               688     178     1122\r\n\r\nFREEZE DATES\r\nRECORD\r\n EARLIEST     09\/08\/1962\r\n LATEST       06\/08\/2007\r\nEARLIEST                        10\/07\r\nLATEST                          05\/05\r\n..................................................\r\n\r\nWIND (MPH)\r\nAVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.8\r\nRESULTANT WIND SPEED\/DIRECTION   3\/204\r\nHIGHEST WIND SPEED\/DIRECTION    43\/110    DATE  08\/03\r\nHIGHEST GUST SPEED\/DIRECTION    55\/060    DATE  08\/03\r\n\r\nSKY COVER\r\nPOSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM\r\nAVERAGE SKY COVER           0.60\r\nNUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            4\r\nNUMBER OF DAYS PC             23\r\nNUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          4\r\n\r\nAVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     48\r\n\r\nWEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH\r\nTHUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0\r\nHEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       3\r\nLIGHT RAIN               11     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      2\r\nHAZE                     10\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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