Warmer and drier weather returned for a few days before a more potent cold front pushed in.\u00a0 The 11th and 12th of the month brought our coldest days of the month.\u00a0 Low temperatures became quite chilly dropping to below freezing on the morning of the 13th as the system moved out.<\/p>\n
Some rain fell on those days and while Denver recorded a trace of snow on the morning of the 12th, none was seen in Thornton.<\/p>\n
We then rebounded nicely with 10 of the next 11 days seeing high temperatures above 80 degrees, many of those in the mid to upper 80s.<\/p>\n
Things cooled down for the last three days as a strong system moved through.\u00a0 We recorded a significant 0.86 inches of rain on the 29th.<\/p>\n
Thornton\u2019s overall average temperature for the month was 62.6 degrees.\u00a0 This was a bit below the long term Denver average of 63.4 degrees.\u00a0 Out at the airport, it was as usual warmer with an average of 64.8 degrees.<\/p>\n
Temperatures ranged from a high of 93.8 degrees on the 3rd down to a chilly low of 30.9 degrees on the 13th.\u00a0 Denver\u2019s warmest day matched ours on the 3rd with a reading of 94 degrees while the Mile High City\u2019s coldest reading of 33 degrees came on the 12th.<\/p>\n
Denver saw one temperature record during the month.\u00a0 The record high minimum for September 25th was set with a reading of 56 degrees.\u00a0 This tied the record for the date last set in 1981.<\/p>\n
In terms of precipitation, Thornton recorded 1.89 inches in the rain bucket for the month.\u00a0 Denver saw 1.79 inches.\u00a0 Both were well above Denver\u2019s September average of 0.96 inches.<\/p>\n
A daily rainfall record for Denver was set on the 29th when 1.01 inches fell at the airport.\u00a0 The old record of 0.96 inch for the date was set in 1959.<\/p>\n
Click here to view Thornton\u2019s September\u00a02014 climate report<\/a>.<\/p>\n Thornton\u2019s September this year was relatively benign and lacking much drama although it was a bit of a rollercoaster.\u00a0 Temperatures had their large swings and we saw a couple of days with healthy precipitation. The month started out slightly cooler than normal on the first but then warmed over the next couple of days to … Continue reading September 2014 weather recap: Thornton temps near normal, precipitation above normal<\/span> ![\"Thornton,](\"http:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-O1BcccEiADo\/VCx-ZxAxOnI\/AAAAAAAADOk\/jkHW_rY7Cgo\/s560\/2014-Sept-Temps.jpg\")
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...THE DENVER CO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 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 97 09\/06\/2013\r\n 09\/05\/2013\r\n 09\/04\/1995\r\n LOW 17 09\/29\/1985\r\nHIGHEST 94 09\/03 91 3 97 09\/06\r\n 09\/05\r\nLOWEST 33 09\/12 35 -2 38 09\/28\r\nAVG. MAXIMUM 78.9 78.5 0.4 78.6\r\nAVG. MINIMUM 50.6 48.3 2.3 54.2\r\nMEAN 64.8 63.4 1.4 66.4\r\nDAYS MAX >= 90 2 3.4 -1.4 7\r\nDAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0\r\nDAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.8 -0.8 0\r\nDAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 \r\nPRECIPITATION (INCHES) \r\nRECORD\r\n MAXIMUM 5.61 2013\r\n MINIMUM T 1892 1944 \r\nTOTALS 1.79 0.96 0.83 5.61 \r\nDAILY AVG. 0.06 0.03 0.03 0.19 \r\nDAYS >= .01 9 6.5 2.5 10\r\nDAYS >= .10 4 3.3 0.7 10\r\nDAYS >= .50 1 0.6 0.4 3\r\nDAYS >= 1.00 1 0.1 0.9 2\r\nGREATEST\r\n 24 HR. TOTAL 1.01 09\/29 TO 09\/29 09\/14 TO 09\/15\r\n\r\nSNOWFALL (INCHES)\r\nRECORDS\r\n TOTAL 17.2 1991\r\nTOTALS T 1.3 -1.3 0\r\n\r\nDEGREE_DAYS\r\nHEATING TOTAL 91 125 -34 83\r\n SINCE 7\/1 98 141 -43 83\r\nCOOLING TOTAL 88 76 12 133\r\n SINCE 1\/1 701 764 -63 999\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 9.4\r\nRESULTANT WIND SPEED\/DIRECTION 3\/186\r\nHIGHEST WIND SPEED\/DIRECTION 33\/350 DATE 09\/09\r\nHIGHEST GUST SPEED\/DIRECTION 40\/360 DATE 09\/09\r\n\r\nSKY COVER\r\nPOSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM\r\nAVERAGE SKY COVER 0.50\r\nNUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 13\r\nNUMBER OF DAYS PC 11\r\nNUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 6\r\n\r\nAVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 55\r\n\r\nWEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH\r\nTHUNDERSTORM 3 MIXED PRECIP 0\r\nHEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 6\r\nLIGHT RAIN 9 FREEZING RAIN 0\r\nLT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0\r\nHEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0\r\nLIGHT SNOW 2 SLEET 0\r\nFOG 9 FOG W\/VIS <= 1\/4 MILE 1\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":"