{"id":16852,"date":"2016-10-06T06:00:39","date_gmt":"2016-10-06T12:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/?p=16852"},"modified":"2016-10-07T05:05:44","modified_gmt":"2016-10-07T11:05:44","slug":"september-2016-weather-recap-a-very-dry-month-with-near-normal-temperatures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/thornton-weather\/september-2016-weather-recap-a-very-dry-month-with-near-normal-temperatures\/","title":{"rendered":"September 2016 weather recap: A very dry month with near normal temperatures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The month of September was overall a pleasant one however that came at a price.\u00a0 A very distinct lack of precipitation led to dry conditions, a trend that had started earlier in the summer.<\/p>\n<p>High pressure was the general rule for the month and that helped to ensure that any significant weather potential was steered away from the state.\u00a0 A few troughs and cold fronts mixed things up but in the end, we only saw precipitation on three days during the month and the amounts were negligible.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/thornton-weather\/september-2016-top-shots-monthly-photo-slideshow\/\"><strong>September 2016 top shots: Monthly photo slideshow<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Thornton\u2019s average temperature for the month came in at 63.7 degrees.\u00a0 This was just slightly above Denver\u2019s long term average for September of 63.4 degrees.\u00a0 Out at the airport where Denver\u2019s official measurements are taken, it was a good bit warmer with an average of 66.0 degrees.<\/p>\n<p>Temperatures here ranged from a high of 91.6 degrees on the 5th of the month down to a low of 39.8 degrees on the 24th.\u00a0 DIA recorded a maximum of 93 degrees, also on the 5th, and a low of 37 degrees on the 10th.<\/p>\n<p>In terms of precipitation, Thornton saw a measly 0.05 inches fall into our rain bucket.\u00a0 The airport fared far better with 0.28 inches.\u00a0 However, both measurements were well below the September average for Denver of 0.96 inches.\u00a0 The reading in Thornton would have been low enough to tie for the third driest reading in Mile High City history.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/climatedataout92016.html\">Click here to view Thornton\u2019s September 2016 climate report<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/R28UJwxPcccLo_PEJ_z0neXd6ISoNE53I2mLPkFzoLPi4gvgY7cCuDrtLDMSDPMNaT6Pfd02gCo5_6HSDkvqkwfRjgSkQWtumCiV-vWMfj4SJRIXJzbS5kpZM4QiYB_CwH3HAeXmLVIdUdlRfmFhzPiguBTzzqaIrtjcjb2pEpywLWvqdYmlYIEv3rx5cxodPqQZ8s1lYidWn7oGhVUMGoHyZcl0WMJXmfkkikxoTfoCL4oe2Mny1PUSCaAI5xjgmOUUv3a_Zb_gHyLX96QMJvcUsVGcV4n_m5x0yTgd3W8_pds1qOsV4AHjuUoHELnwTV2UrJpY8h2xbpMVk5RZnWl85GmJLW-2DiQyQHYfaJ6TvdkLLVbiyzJf60VcuiiUn0B-1bmgAlZQzFbyxsh_ZtnowTlGH2Du214mdlDvCO8HaQTN-N5Yvh2wwlqo1ibs6MxqRj-L3UoUX82C_WKtN4NhIBMiD0cRmvThXRljh8cx0WxTy2hwwn5lPF8zMW1WwqcWgv3IM7hnhVPdptZ6QFc8lJZ6gyX6jNLnSTbZwclx75xGi-dvXU51dtOPK0dd3DD_uF8xjcu08aH3fiu-_hsjqmJQ3RHfj1nwLZ2cbypjWuqn=s560\" alt=\"Thornton, Colorado's September 2016 temperature summary. (ThorntonWeather.com)\" width=\"560\" height=\"347\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thornton, Colorado&#8217;s September 2016 temperature summary. (ThorntonWeather.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/B1apTBECNxh_tN0wv3RfkSvPGr6yaHKTLmNtEND3spfZGvXYv0JDKX7JLcbVBn8aydlhKiGJiE9T5hCQPdldthxAcv3WrRC16e8sP-tTrn846nfsuZb0_HwVPrLQiHspEkJ2o3W3_DkLcARbdbohrUAXC6FWGAul08KUVBgq4FmK-oYL4fRrmEqxP-1qSaGpmNV7xM5Q1-dEuzQgIK6dZVJ8mgzmXPgFsQvDA8r-h7ql1JiRv1SaubMfXkjTEy9lmGe6NdD7FgDBaDiYP3bJhoX8NZnnYz_sSeV2woHwUnMTZS7VSmzMt6PVnERJeNZfnTA-Y85xk5SfVe7HRVONR8Hjaf6VCM8LtJ9S_VnZt6L96pzrxTgfDZqaLSSinxSE6X_mMUC5uHRiFl0EoZqkDXkBzN1wIDeivWSmmiE4UGUi0pNAkQHbisxXPja9_feKVnN8JKCmrwp-EdTXlaVjhl1bgsh2alJBOalFqmLMmT6uCKD5gxX8YaK0VBQhBQkq6ChIGfVuFImETtbuvG1bzplJoMmbiFDgnzbgYPQxFXhIVuV9WFgGchLl4X0HMFFij2k0U8X7NXbBLnS4-spkMx8YWYf_qitGKeQ0jfutIXAmC0ad=s560\" alt=\"Thornton, Colorado's September 2016 precipitation summary. (ThorntonWeather.com)\" width=\"560\" height=\"325\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thornton, Colorado&#8217;s September 2016 precipitation summary. (ThorntonWeather.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>From the National Weather Service:<\/p>\n<pre>CLIMATE REPORT\r\nNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER\/BOULDER CO\r\n933 AM MDT SAT OCT 1 2016\r\n\r\n................................... \r\n\r\n...THE DENVER CO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 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              97   09\/06\/2013\r\n                        09\/05\/2013\r\n                        09\/04\/1995\r\n LOW               17   09\/29\/1985\r\nHIGHEST            93   09\/05        91       2       92  09\/02\r\nLOWEST             37   09\/10        35       2       44  09\/19\r\nAVG. MAXIMUM     82.3              78.5     3.8     85.2\r\nAVG. MINIMUM     49.7              48.3     1.4     53.5\r\nMEAN             66.0              63.4     2.6     69.4\r\nDAYS MAX &gt;= 90      6               3.4     2.6        7\r\nDAYS MAX &lt;= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0\r\nDAYS MIN &lt;= 32      0               0.8    -0.8        0\r\nDAYS MIN &lt;= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 5.61 2013 MINIMUM T 1892 1944 TOTALS 0.28 0.96 -0.68 0.11 DAILY AVG. 0.01 0.03 -0.02 0.00 DAYS &gt;= .01         4               6.5    -2.5        3\r\nDAYS &gt;= .10         1               3.3    -2.3        0\r\nDAYS &gt;= .50         0               0.6    -0.6        0\r\nDAYS &gt;= 1.00        0               0.1    -0.1        0\r\nGREATEST\r\n 24 HR. TOTAL    0.18   09\/12 TO 09\/12           08\/31 TO 09\/01\r\n\r\nSNOWFALL (INCHES)\r\nRECORDS\r\n TOTAL            0.0              1.3\r\nRECORD SEPTEMBER 17.2                      1971\r\n\r\nDEGREE_DAYS\r\nHEATING TOTAL      64               125     -61        9\r\n SINCE 7\/1         79               141     -62       27\r\nCOOLING TOTAL      99                76      23      148\r\n SINCE 1\/1        861               764      97      861\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              9.5\r\nRESULTANT WIND SPEED\/DIRECTION   2\/171\r\nHIGHEST WIND SPEED\/DIRECTION    37\/170    DATE  09\/23\r\nHIGHEST GUST SPEED\/DIRECTION    51\/200    DATE  09\/04\r\n\r\nSKY COVER\r\nPOSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM\r\nAVERAGE SKY COVER           0.40\r\nNUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           13\r\nNUMBER OF DAYS PC             13\r\nNUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          4\r\n\r\nAVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     45\r\n\r\nWEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH\r\nTHUNDERSTORM              6     MIXED PRECIP               0\r\nHEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0\r\nLIGHT RAIN                6     FREEZING RAIN              0\r\nLT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0\r\nHEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0\r\nLIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0\r\nFOG                       4     FOG W\/VIS &lt;= 1\/4 MILE      3\r\nHAZE                      4\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":"<p>The month of September was overall a pleasant one however that came at a price.\u00a0 A very distinct lack of precipitation led to dry conditions, a trend that had started earlier in the summer. High pressure was the general rule for the month and that helped to ensure that any significant weather potential was steered &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/thornton-weather\/september-2016-weather-recap-a-very-dry-month-with-near-normal-temperatures\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">September 2016 weather recap: A very dry month with near normal temperatures<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/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":[441],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16852"}],"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=16852"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16852\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16864,"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16852\/revisions\/16864"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16852"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16852"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16852"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}