{"id":16000,"date":"2016-01-07T16:53:45","date_gmt":"2016-01-07T23:53:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/?p=16000"},"modified":"2016-01-08T05:32:03","modified_gmt":"2016-01-08T12:32:03","slug":"2015-thornton-annual-weather-recap-above-normal-temps-lots-of-precipitation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/thornton-weather\/2015-thornton-annual-weather-recap-above-normal-temps-lots-of-precipitation\/","title":{"rendered":"2015 Thornton annual weather recap: Above normal temps, lots of precipitation"},"content":{"rendered":"

The year that was lacked any major drama in terms of the weather.\u00a0 Winter and severe weather conditions during their seasons were pretty typical.\u00a0 Overall, the year saw temperatures and precipitation end above average.<\/p>\n

Thornton\u2019s average annual temperature for 2015 came in at 51.1 degrees.\u00a0 That was a bit above Denver\u2019s historical average of 50.5 degrees.\u00a0 Out at DIA where the Mile High City\u2019s official measurements were taken, the average was 52.0 degrees.\u00a0 Denver\u2019s reading made the year the 18th warmest on record.<\/p>\n

Temperatures in Thornton ranged from a high of 98.1 degrees on August XX down to a low of -3.7 degrees on January XX.\u00a0 We saw 44 days of high temperatures at or above 90 degrees and 131 days with low temperatures below the freezing mark.<\/p>\n

Out at the airport, Denver saw a maximum of 98 degrees on August 15 and a low of 10 degrees below zero on January 4.\u00a0 Officially the city saw 48 90 degrees days and 126 days with lows below freezing.<\/p>\n

Denver averages 39.6 days of 90 degrees temperatures and 156.9 days with lows below 32 degrees.<\/p>\n

In terms of precipitation, both Thornton and Denver saw their rain buckets record above normal levels.\u00a0 Thornton measured 20.81 inches while DIA was drier with 18.31 inches.\u00a0 Both marks were well above the annual average of 14.30 inches.\u00a0 For Denver, it was the 25th wettest year on record.<\/p>\n

Snow as well finished above normal for the calendar year.\u00a0 Average is 53.8 inches.\u00a0 Thornton recorded a hefty 72.1 inches of the white stuff.\u00a0 Denver lagged us but was still above average with 64.4 inches.\u00a0 February was the snowiest month for both locations with Thornton recording 26.7 inches and Denver 22.4 inches.<\/p>\n

Click here to view Thornton\u2019s 2015 climate summary report<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Thornton, Colorado’s 2015 Temperature Summary. (ThorntonWeather.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Thornton, Colorado’s 2015 Precipitation Summary. (ThorntonWeather.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

From the National Weather Service:<\/strong><\/p>\n

CLIMATE REPORT\r\nNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOULDER, CO\r\n730 AM MST SAT JAN 2 2016\r\n...................................\r\n\r\n...THE DENVER CO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2015...\r\n\r\nCLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010\r\nCLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2015\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                        07\/20\/2005\r\n LOW              -29   01\/09\/1875\r\nHIGHEST            98   08\/15        64      34      100  07\/07\r\nLOWEST            -10   01\/04        36     -46      -19  12\/30\r\n                                                          02\/05\r\nAVG. MAXIMUM     65.4              64.7     0.7     64.6\r\nAVG. MINIMUM     38.6              36.3     2.3     36.5\r\nMEAN             52.0              50.5     1.5     50.5\r\nDAYS MAX >= 90     48              39.6     8.4       29\r\nDAYS MAX <= 32     29              20.0     9.0       24\r\nDAYS MIN <= 32    126             156.9   -30.9      150\r\nDAYS MIN <= 0       7               5.8     1.2       14\r\n\r\nPRECIPITATION (INCHES)\r\nRECORD\r\n MAXIMUM        23.31   1967\r\n MINIMUM         7.29   2008\r\nTOTALS          18.31             14.30    4.01    18.77\r\nDAILY AVG.       0.05              0.03    0.02     0.05\r\nDAYS >= .01       107              79.7    27.3       98\r\nDAYS >= .10        49              34.9    14.1       44\r\nDAYS >= .50        10               7.6     2.4       10\r\nDAYS >= 1.00        2               2.3    -0.3        4\r\nGREATEST\r\n 24 HR. TOTAL    1.41   04\/16 TO 04\/17           2.85 07\/29 TO 07\/30\r\n\r\nSNOWFALL (INCHES)\r\nRECORDS\r\n TOTAL          115.9   1913\r\n\r\n\r\n 24 HR TOTAL     23.6   12\/24\/1982 TO 12\/24\/1982\r\n SNOW DEPTH        MM   MM\r\nTOTALS           64.4              53.8    10.6     46.1\r\n LIQUID EQUIV    6.44              5.40    1.04     4.61\r\nSINCE 7\/1        22.6              22.5     0.1     16.0\r\n LIQUID 7\/1      2.26              2.20    0.06     1.60\r\nSNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                MM      MM        0\r\nDAYS >= TRACE      51              33.3    17.7       55\r\nDAYS >= 1.0        25              16.3     8.7       17\r\nGREATEST\r\n SNOW DEPTH         9   02\/23                          6  12\/31\r\n\r\n STORM TOTAL       10.5                             5.9\r\n (MM\/DD(HH))       02\/20 TO 02\/23             12\/29 TO 12\/30\r\n\r\nDEGREE_DAYS\r\nHEATING TOTAL    5479              6059    -580     5844\r\n SINCE 7\/1       2187              2468    -281     2291\r\nCOOLING TOTAL     877               769     108      701\r\n SINCE 1\/1        877               769     108      701\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              9.6\r\nRESULTANT WIND SPEED\/DIRECTION   2\/195\r\nHIGHEST WIND SPEED\/DIRECTION    46\/350    DATE  11\/17\r\nHIGHEST GUST SPEED\/DIRECTION    60\/330    DATE  07\/15\r\n\r\nSKY COVER\r\nPOSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM\r\nAVERAGE SKY COVER           0.60\r\nNUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           80\r\nNUMBER OF DAYS PC            208\r\nNUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         77\r\n\r\nAVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     56\r\n\r\nWEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH\r\nTHUNDERSTORM             71     MIXED PRECIP               0\r\nHEAVY RAIN               14     RAIN                      36\r\nLIGHT RAIN              101     FREEZING RAIN              0\r\nLT FREEZING RAIN          4     HAIL                       5\r\nHEAVY SNOW                9     SNOW                      31\r\nLIGHT SNOW               53     SLEET                      1\r\nFOG                     111     FOG W\/VIS <= 1\/4 MILE     40\r\nHAZE                     58\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.\r\n\r\n_____________________________________________________________________\r\n\r\n..........2015 WAS WETTER AND WARMER THAN NORMAL..........\r\n\r\n.........................TEMPERATURES...........................\r\n\r\nTEMPERATURES FOR 2015 FINISHED ABOVE NORMAL WITH A MEAN OF 52.0\r\nDEGREES F. WHICH IS 1.5 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THIS MAKES 2015 THE\r\n18TH WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD. THERE WERE 48 DAYS IN WHICH THE\r\nTEMPERATURE REACHED OR EXCEEDED 90 DEGREES AND NO DAYS REACHING THE\r\nCENTURY MARK. AUGUST 15TH WAS THE HOTTEST DAY OF YEAR WITH A\r\nTEMPERATURE OF 98 DEGREES. THERE WERE 4 DAYS DURING THE YEAR IN\r\nWHICH THE TEMPERATURE FELL BELOW ZERO. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE\r\nRECORDED FOR THE YEAR OCCURRED ON JANUARY 4TH WITH A READING OF TEN\r\nDEGREES BELOW ZERO.\r\n\r\n MONTH    MEAN TEMP  DEPARTURE     WARMEST       COLDEST\r\n         (DEGREES F)FROM NORMAL  (DEGREES F)   (DEGREES F)\r\nJANUARY     33.0       +3.2      40.3(1986)    16.8(1930)\r\nFEBRUARY    33.8       +1.3      43.7(1954)    17.7(1899)\r\nMARCH       45.0       +4.6      50.4(1910)    26.4(1912)\r\nAPRIL       48.7       +1.3      56.4(1981)    38.8(1920)\r\nMAY         53.0       -4.1      64.7(1934)    48.7(1917)\r\nJUNE        69.5       +2.1      75.0(2012)    60.6(1967)\r\nJULY        72.8       -1.4      78.9(2012)    67.3(1895)\r\nAUGUST      74.0       +1.5      77.0(2011)    66.5(1915)\r\nSEPTEMBER   69.4       +6.0      69.4(2015)    54.7(1912)\r\nOCTOBER     56.5       +5.6      59.9(1950)    38.9(1969)\r\nNOVEMBER    38.5       +0.2      50.9(1949)    22.0(1930)\r\nDECEMBER    29.4       -0.6      43.8(1933)    17.4(1983)\r\nANNUAL      52.0       +1.5      54.9(1934)    47.8(1912)\r\n\r\n.......................PRECIPITATION............................\r\n\r\n2015 WAS A GOOD YEAR FOR PRECIPITATION IN DENVER. THE FINAL TALLY\r\nFOR THE YEAR WAS 18.31 INCHES WHICH IS 4.01 INCHES ABOVE THE NORMAL\r\nOF 14.30 INCHES. THIS MAKES 2015 THE 25TH WETTEST YEAR ON RECORD.\r\n\r\n MONTH PRECIP     DEPARTURE     WETTEST       DRIEST\r\n        (INCHES)  FROM NORMAL  (INCHES)      (INCHES)\r\nJANUARY   0.38      -0.03      2.25(1883)    0.01 (1952...1934...1933)\r\nFEBRUARY  1.25      +0.88      2.01(1934)    0.01(1970)\r\nMARCH     0.79      -0.13      4.56(1900)    0.03(1963)\r\nAPRIL     2.65      +0.94      8.24(1900)    0.03(1963)\r\nMAY       3.76      +1.64      8.57(1876)    0.06(1974)\r\nJUNE      2.53      +0.55      4.96(1882)      T (1890)\r\nJULY      1.06      -1.10      6.41(1965)    0.01(1901)\r\nAUGUST    1.18      -0.51      5.85(1979)    0.02(1924)\r\nSEPTEMBER 0.11      -0.85      5.61(2013)      T (1892...1944)\r\nOCTOBER   1.76      +0.74      4.17(1969)      T (1934)\r\nNOVEMBER  2.13      +1.52      3.21(1946)      T (1899...1901...1949)\r\nDECEMBER  0.71      +0.36      5.21(1913)    0.00(1881)\r\nANNUAL   18.31      +4.01     23.31(1967)    7.29(2008)\r\n\r\n...........................SNOWFALL..............................\r\n\r\n64.4 INCHES OF SNOW FELL IN 2015...WHICH IS 10.6 INCHES ABOVE THE\r\nNORMAL OF 53.8 INCHES. FEBRUARY 2015 WAS SNOWIEST FEBRUARY ON\r\nRECORD WITH 22.4 INCHES OF SNOW MEASURED AT DENVER INTERNATIONAL\r\nAIRPORT. SNOW ALSO FELL IN DENVER ON CHRISTMAS DAY...WITH 2.3\r\nMEASURED AT THE AIRPORT.\r\n\r\n MONTH  SNOWFALL  DEPARTURE     SNOWIEST      LEAST SNOWIEST\r\n        (INCHES)  FROM NORMAL   (INCHES)         (INCHES)\r\nJANUARY     7.2      -0.2       24.3(1992)      T (2003...1934)\r\nFEBRUARY   22.4     +16.7       22.4(2015)      T (2009)\r\nMARCH       2.9      -7.8       35.2(2003)      T (2012...1995)\r\nAPRIL       5.3      -1.5       33.8(1933)      0 (1995...1992...1943...1930)\r\nMAY         4.0      +2.9       15.5(1898)      0 (NUMEROUS YEARS)\r\nSEPTEMBER   0.0      -1.3       17.2(1971)      0 (NUMEROUS YEARS)\r\nOCTOBER     0.0      -4.0       31.2(1969)      0 (NUMEROUS YEARS)\r\nNOVEMBER   11.3      +2.6       42.6(1946)      0 (1995)\r\nDECEMBER   11.3      +2.8       57.4(1913)      0 (1881)\r\nANNUAL     64.4     +10.6      115.9(1913)    18.9(1887)<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The year that was lacked any major drama in terms of the weather.\u00a0 Winter and severe weather conditions during their seasons were pretty typical.\u00a0 Overall, the year saw temperatures and precipitation end above average. Thornton\u2019s average annual temperature for 2015 came in at 51.1 degrees.\u00a0 That was a bit above Denver\u2019s historical average of 50.5 … Continue reading 2015 Thornton annual weather recap: Above normal temps, lots of precipitation<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,7],"tags":[750],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16000"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16000"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16000\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16001,"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16000\/revisions\/16001"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16000"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16000"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16000"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}