Both averages for October 2016 were far above normal.\u00a0 Officially the month was so warm it became the fourth warmest October on record in Denver.\u00a0 The number one spot was quite secure though with an average of 59.9 degrees back in 1950.<\/p>\n
Temperatures in Thornton ranged from a high of 84.8 degrees on the 16th down to a low of 27.1 degrees on the morning of the 20th.\u00a0 Out at the airport, the warmest reading was 86 degrees and the lowest 25 degrees, both on the same days that Thornton saw its warmest and coldest readings.<\/p>\n
Denver recorded four record daily high temperatures during the month.\u00a0 The first record high came on the 15th of the month to be followed by records on the 27th and 28th then a tie for the record high on the 31st.<\/p>\n
In terms of precipitation, the same high pressure that kept things warm, kept things dry as well.\u00a0 Thornton recorded a mere 0.43 inches in its rain bucket, all during the first half of the month. The airport was a bit drier with 0.26 inches recorded.<\/p>\n
On average Denver receives 1.02 inches of precipitation in October so both locations were far below normal.\u00a0 While it was certainly dry, it was not so much so that it was a record-setter as the month failed to make it into the top 20 driest Octobers.<\/p>\n
No snow was recorded during the month so we are still awaiting that first event of the season.\u00a0 This however is not entirely unusual<\/a> as historically, 27% of Denver\u2019s October fail to see any of the white stuff.<\/p>\n Click here to view Thornton\u2019s October 2016 climate report<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n From the National Weather Service:<\/p>\n High pressure was the dominant weather feature for the month of October and that led to a pattern that blocked off moisture and kept temperatures well above normal.\u00a0 Record-setting highs were made while precipitation was a rare event. The historical average monthly temperature for the month of October in Denver is 50.9 degrees.\u00a0 That number … Continue reading October 2016 weather recap: An exceedingly warm and dry month<\/span> CLIMATE REPORT\r\nNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER\/BOULDER CO\r\n244 AM MDT TUE NOV 1 2016\r\n\r\n................................... \r\n\r\n...THE DENVER CO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 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 89 10\/16\/1991\r\n 10\/10\/1910\r\n LOW -2 10\/29\/1917\r\nHIGHEST 86 10\/16 83 3 87 10\/11\r\nLOWEST 25 10\/20 22 3 28 10\/28\r\nAVG. MAXIMUM 74.5 65.3 9.2 70.1\r\nAVG. MINIMUM 41.2 36.6 4.6 42.8\r\nMEAN 57.8 50.9 6.9 56.5\r\nDAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0\r\nDAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.4 -0.4 0\r\nDAYS MIN <= 32 3 8.5 -5.5 1\r\nDAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0\r\n\r\nPRECIPITATION (INCHES)\r\nRECORD\r\n MAXIMUM 4.17 1969\r\n MINIMUM T 1934\r\nTOTALS 0.26 1.02 -0.76 1.76\r\nDAILY AVG. 0.01 0.03 -0.02 0.06\r\nDAYS >= .01 3 5.3 -2.3 6\r\nDAYS >= .10 1 2.4 -1.4 3\r\nDAYS >= .50 0 0.5 -0.5 2\r\nDAYS >= 1.00 0 0.1 -0.1 0\r\nGREATEST\r\n 24 HR. TOTAL 0.22 10\/05 TO 10\/06 10\/20 TO 10\/21\r\n\r\nSNOWFALL (INCHES)\r\nRECORDS\r\n TOTAL MM MM\r\nTOTALS 0.0 4.0\r\n\r\nDEGREE_DAYS\r\nHEATING TOTAL 231 440 -209 274\r\n SINCE 7\/1 310 581 -271 301\r\nCOOLING TOTAL 17 5 12 16\r\n SINCE 1\/1 878 769 109 877\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 10.0\r\nRESULTANT WIND SPEED\/DIRECTION 4\/197\r\nHIGHEST WIND SPEED\/DIRECTION 33\/260 DATE 10\/04\r\nHIGHEST GUST SPEED\/DIRECTION 42\/270 DATE 10\/03\r\n\r\nSKY COVER\r\nPOSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM\r\nAVERAGE SKY COVER 0.50\r\nNUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 10\r\nNUMBER OF DAYS PC 17\r\nNUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 4\r\n\r\nAVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 40\r\n\r\nWEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH\r\nTHUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0\r\nHEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 1\r\nLIGHT RAIN 3 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 <= 1\/4 MILE 3\r\nHAZE 0\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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