{"id":14206,"date":"2014-08-13T06:57:52","date_gmt":"2014-08-13T12:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/?p=14206"},"modified":"2014-08-14T06:08:31","modified_gmt":"2014-08-14T12:08:31","slug":"july-2014-weather-recap-thornton-sees-cooler-wetter-than-normal-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/thornton-weather\/july-2014-weather-recap-thornton-sees-cooler-wetter-than-normal-month\/","title":{"rendered":"July 2014 weather recap: Thornton sees cooler, wetter than normal month"},"content":{"rendered":"

July 2014 will go into the history books as one of the wettest on record in the Mile High City.\u00a0 A healthy monsoon flow also contributed to overall below normal temperatures.<\/p>\n

The month started out cooler than normal but the third of the month brought a string of 90 plus degree days that lasted until the 11th of the month with only one day not reaching the mark during that time.<\/p>\n

Cooler temperatures arrived for the next seven days with three of those seeing highs only in the 70s.\u00a0 A healthy shot of moisture on the 11th turned lawns green.<\/p>\n

We bounced right back to the 90s on the 19th but then saw the cool weather return on the 27th.\u00a0 Light rain on the 28th was followed by heavy rain on the 29th and 30th pushing the month into the rain fall record books.<\/p>\n

The 30th of the month was notable for a record setting low maximum temperature with a reading more like we would expect to see in April or October.<\/p>\n

Thornton saw an overall average temperature for July 2014 of 71.5 degrees.\u00a0 This is well below the Denver July average of 74.2 degrees.<\/p>\n

As measured at Denver International Airport, the Mile High City\u2019s official reading was warmer than ours with an average of 74.5.\u00a0 The airport\u2019s location further east allows it to hold off seeing the typical afternoon clouds for a bit longer than areas to the west and thus it typically sees warmer temperatures.<\/p>\n

Our warmest temperature reading of the month was 98.2 degrees on the 7th.\u00a0 Thornton recorded 16 days of 90 degree or warmer temperatures.\u00a0 Conversely, our coldest reading was 54.1 degrees on the first of the month.<\/p>\n

Denver\u2019s maximum reading also occurred on the 7th but was warmer at 100 degrees.\u00a0 The airport saw 17 days with reading of 90 degrees or higher.\u00a0 The lowest reading of the month was 55 degrees on the 16th and 17th.<\/p>\n

One temperature record was set during July<\/a>.\u00a0 On the 30th the maximum temperature only reached 62 degrees (Thornton recorded 62.2 degrees).\u00a0 This broke the record low maximum for the date of 64 degrees set in 2009.<\/p>\n

In terms of precipitation, there was plenty of it across the board.<\/p>\n

Denver averages 2.16 inches during July.\u00a0 In Thornton we recorded a healthy 4.69 inches while Denver officially saw 3.85 inches.<\/p>\n

For both locations, nearly half of those totals came on the 29th and 30th.\u00a0 The Denver total puts it into the books as one of the wettest Julys on record. Additionally, the Denver total on the 29th set a record for that date<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Click here to view Thornton\u2019s July 2014 climate report<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Thornton, Colorado July 2014 Temperature Summary. (ThorntonWeather.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Thornton, Colorado July 2014 Precipitation Summary. (ThorntonWeather.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
CLIMATE REPORT\r\nNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOULDER, CO\r\n550 AM MDT FRI AUG 1 2014\r\n\r\n...................................\r\n\r\n...THE DENVER CO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 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\nHIGH             105   07\/20\/2005\r\nLOW               42   07\/04\/1903\r\n                        07\/31\/1873\r\nHIGHEST           100   07\/07       105      -5      100  07\/11\r\nLOWEST             55   07\/17        42      13       55  07\/02\r\n                        07\/16\r\nAVG. MAXIMUM     88.3              89.4    -1.1     88.2\r\nAVG. MINIMUM     60.6              58.9     1.7     60.4\r\nMEAN             74.5              74.2     0.3     74.3\r\nDAYS MAX >= 90     17              16.0     1.0       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\nMAXIMUM         6.41   1965\r\nMINIMUM         0.01   1901\r\nTOTALS           3.85              2.16    1.69     1.98\r\nDAILY AVG.       0.12              0.07    0.05     0.06\r\nDAYS >= .01         8               8.3    -0.3        7\r\nDAYS >= .10         6               4.3     1.7        4\r\nDAYS >= .50         2               1.4     0.6        2\r\nDAYS >= 1.00        2               0.7     1.3        0\r\nGREATEST\r\n24 HR. TOTAL    2.85   07\/29 TO 07\/30\r\n\r\nSNOWFALL (INCHES)\r\nRECORDS\r\nTOTAL            0.0\r\nTOTALS            0.0               0.0\r\n\r\nDEGREE_DAYS\r\nHEATING TOTAL       5                 6      -1        0\r\nSINCE 7\/1          5                 6      -1        0\r\nCOOLING TOTAL     304               289      15      295\r\nSINCE 1\/1        431               444     -13      558\r\n\r\nFREEZE DATES\r\nRECORD\r\nEARLIEST     09\/08\/1962\r\nLATEST       06\/08\/2007\r\nEARLIEST                        10\/07\r\nLATEST                          05\/05\r\n......................................................\r\n\r\nWIND (MPH)\r\nAVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.7\r\nRESULTANT WIND SPEED\/DIRECTION   3\/193\r\nHIGHEST WIND SPEED\/DIRECTION    51\/310    DATE  07\/11\r\nHIGHEST GUST SPEED\/DIRECTION    51\/290    DATE  07\/11\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             24\r\nNUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          3\r\n\r\nAVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     51\r\n\r\nWEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH\r\nTHUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0\r\nHEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       7\r\nLIGHT RAIN               13     FREEZING RAIN              0\r\nLT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0\r\nHEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0\r\nLIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0\r\nFOG                       8     FOG W\/VIS <= 1\/4 MILE      1\r\nHAZE                      7\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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