High pressure built and the next 10 days were largely dry and warmer than normal.\u00a0 The 11th, 12th and 13th did finally bring some precipitation to Thornton although the first two of those three days was unseasonably warm.<\/p>\n
For the latter half of the month, dry and warm were the key weather words.\u00a0 Temperatures were above normal on 14 of the 17 days and only three days saw precipitation.<\/p>\n
Thornton\u2019s overall monthly temperature came in at 71.3 degrees. That is well above Denver\u2019s historical June average of 67.4 degrees. Out at the airport, Denver\u2019s average came in a bit cooler at 70.8 degrees.<\/p>\n
Temperatures in Thornton ranged from a high of 98.6 degrees on the 21st down to a low of 47.6 degrees on the 14th. The Mile High City saw its highest reading of 98 degrees on the 21st as well and its coolest of 49 degrees on the 2nd.<\/p>\n
In terms of precipitation, Denver averages 1.98 inches during the month of June. Here in Thornton we saw 1.75 inches while DIA recorded 1.62 inches.<\/p>\n
Click here to view Thornton\u2019s June 2016 climate report<\/a>.<\/p>\n The month of June was highly variable, as Colorado\u2019s weather always is.\u00a0 However, high pressure dominated the pattern overall leading to a month with temperatures slightly above normal and precipitation below average. We started out on the cool side of things and enjoyed a very wet first day of the month. Little did we know … Continue reading June 2016 weather recap: Temps above normal, precipitation below<\/span> ![\"Thornton,](\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-JSTuyAv6jVs\/V3ma2TESqeI\/AAAAAAAADlo\/gI8A2uzdkF4qwsoxS19PazzrZ1Zh_bgswCCo\/s560\/2016-06-Temps.jpg\")
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CLIMATE REPORT\r\nNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER\/BOULDER CO\r\n515 PM MDT SAT JUL 2 2016\r\n\r\n................................... \r\n\r\n...THE DENVER CO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE 2016... \r\n\r\nCLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010\r\nCLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2016\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 LOW 30 06\/02\/1951\r\n\r\nHIGHEST 98 06\/21\r\nLOWEST 49 06\/02\r\nAVG. MAXIMUM 85.5 82.4 3.1 82.9\r\nAVG. MINIMUM 56.2 52.3 3.9 56.1\r\nMEAN 70.8 67.4 3.4 69.5\r\nDAYS MAX >= 90 12 7.9 4.1 6\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 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 4.96 1882 MINIMUM T 1890 TOTALS 1.62 1.98 -0.36 2.53 DAILY AVG. 0.05 0.07 -0.02 0.08 DAYS >= .01 7 8.4 -1.4 13\r\nDAYS >= .10 4 4.6 -0.6 5\r\nDAYS >= .50 1 1.4 -0.4 2\r\nDAYS >= 1.00 0 0.3 -0.3 0\r\nGREATEST\r\n 24 HR. TOTAL 0.63 06\/13 TO 06\/13 06\/05 TO 06\/05\r\n\r\nDEGREE_DAYS\r\nHEATING TOTAL 4 62 -58 11\r\n SINCE 7\/1 5560 6058 -498 5583\r\nCOOLING TOTAL 185 133 52 154\r\n SINCE 1\/1 188 155 33 158\r\n\r\nFREEZE DATES\r\nRECORD\r\n EARLIEST 09\/08\/1962\r\n LATEST 06\/08\/2007\r\nEARLIEST 04\/01 10\/07\r\nLATEST 05\/08 05\/05\r\n.......................................................... \r\n\r\nWIND (MPH)\r\nAVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.0\r\nRESULTANT WIND SPEED\/DIRECTION 3\/168\r\nHIGHEST WIND SPEED\/DIRECTION 43\/270 DATE 06\/13\r\nHIGHEST GUST SPEED\/DIRECTION 56\/260 DATE 06\/24\r\n\r\nSKY COVER\r\nPOSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM\r\nAVERAGE SKY COVER 0.50\r\nNUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 8\r\nNUMBER OF DAYS PC 20\r\nNUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 2\r\n\r\nAVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 52\r\n\r\nWEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH\r\nTHUNDERSTORM 13 MIXED PRECIP 0\r\nHEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 3\r\nLIGHT RAIN 11 FREEZING RAIN 0\r\nLT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 1\r\nHEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0\r\nLIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0\r\nFOG 7 FOG W\/VIS <= 1\/4 MILE 0\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":"