The hottest temperature recorded occurred on the 29th with a reading of 88.7 degrees.\u00a0 The coldest temperature of 28.5 degrees was on the 14th.\u00a0 Denver\u2019s warmest reading was 85 degrees on the 4th and its coldest of 30 degrees was on the 12th.<\/p>\n
In terms of precipitation, Thornton saw a healthy 4.26 inches of liquid precipitation.\u00a0 This was well above the May average of 2.12 inches.\u00a0 Similarly, Denver saw above normal precipitation with a reading of 3.51 inches.<\/p>\n
Snow fell on two days and totaled 4.3 inches in Thornton. Out at DIA, only 1.1 inches was recorded.\u00a0 Average snowfall for May in Denver is 1.1 inches.<\/p>\n
Click here to view Thornton\u2019s May 2014 climate report.<\/p>\n
http:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/climatedataout52014.html<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The month of May was a relatively benign, uneventful month in terms of the weather in Thornton. Average temperatures were right on par with normal while precipitation was generous. We started out the month with warming temperatures and by the third we were seeing highs in the 80s.\u00a0 This only lasted a few days before … Continue reading May 2014 weather recap: Temps near normal, a good bit wetter than normal<\/span> ![\"The](\"http:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-Gt_Ec8pyXOw\/U4-glt8RbrI\/AAAAAAAACWM\/EoNhjp8DYMU\/s560\/May14-Temps.jpg\")
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CLIMATE REPORT\r\nNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOULDER, CO\r\n642 AM MDT SUN JUN 1 2014\r\n \r\n...................................\r\n \r\n...THE DENVER CO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2014...\r\n \r\nCLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010\r\nCLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2014\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 95 05\/26\/1942\r\n LOW 19 05\/02\/2013\r\n 05\/03\/1907\r\nHIGHEST 87 05\/28 95 -8 88 05\/17\r\n 05\/29\r\nLOWEST 30 05\/12 19 11 19 05\/02\r\nAVG. MAXIMUM 70.6 71.5 -0.9 71.7\r\nAVG. MINIMUM 44.5 42.7 1.8 44.1\r\nMEAN 57.5 57.1 0.4 57.9\r\nDAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.8 -0.8 0\r\nDAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0\r\nDAYS MIN <= 32 4 1.9 2.1 4\r\nDAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0\r\n \r\nPRECIPITATION (INCHES)\r\nRECORD\r\n MAXIMUM 8.57 1876\r\n MINIMUM 0.06 1974\r\nTOTALS 3.51 2.12 1.39 0.82\r\nDAILY AVG. 0.11 0.07 0.04 0.03\r\nDAYS >= .01 13 9.4 3.6 7\r\nDAYS >= .10 6 4.8 1.2 3\r\nDAYS >= .50 3 1.2 1.8 0\r\nDAYS >= 1.00 1 0.2 0.8 0\r\nGREATEST\r\n 24 HR. TOTAL 1.39 05\/20 TO 05\/21 0.33 05\/07 TO 05\/08\r\n \r\nSNOWFALL (INCHES)\r\nTOTALS 1.1 1.1 3.4\r\n \r\nDEGREE_DAYS\r\nHEATING TOTAL 244 265 -21 253\r\n SINCE 7\/1 5974 5996 -22 6055\r\nCOOLING TOTAL 21 21 0 42\r\n SINCE 1\/1 21 22 -1 42\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 10.6\r\nRESULTANT WIND SPEED\/DIRECTION 1\/181\r\nHIGHEST WIND SPEED\/DIRECTION 37\/330 DATE 05\/21\r\nHIGHEST GUST SPEED\/DIRECTION 42\/330 DATE 05\/21\r\n \r\nSKY COVER\r\nPOSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM\r\nAVERAGE SKY COVER 0.70\r\nNUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 3\r\nNUMBER OF DAYS PC 18\r\nNUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 10\r\n \r\nAVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 55\r\n \r\nWEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH\r\nTHUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0\r\nHEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 6\r\nLIGHT RAIN 17 FREEZING RAIN 0\r\nLT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 1\r\nHEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 2\r\nLIGHT SNOW 2 SLEET 1\r\nFOG 11 FOG W\/VIS <= 1\/4 MILE 3\r\nHAZE 3\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":"