{"id":17859,"date":"2017-09-05T05:06:29","date_gmt":"2017-09-05T11:06:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/?p=17859"},"modified":"2017-09-05T05:07:43","modified_gmt":"2017-09-05T11:07:43","slug":"august-2017-weather-recap-cooler-than-normal-with-near-average-precipitation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/thornton-weather\/august-2017-weather-recap-cooler-than-normal-with-near-average-precipitation\/","title":{"rendered":"August 2017 weather recap: Cooler than normal with near average precipitation"},"content":{"rendered":"

The last full summer month of the year has come to a close in a rather un-dramatic fashion.\u00a0 Thornton saw a largely pleasant month with temperatures a good bit cooler than we usually expect to see. Precipitation was right near normal however, all of it fell during the first half of the month.<\/p>\n

High pressure ruled for the first two days of the month but then the ridge broke down bringing about cooler temperatures on the 3rd of the month. The cool down didn\u2019t last long and while the heat returned for a couple of days, we did finally receive some moisture on the 4th and 5th.<\/p>\n

Cooler than normal temperatures returned on the 6th and lasted through the next 10 days.\u00a0 The first half of the month also saw 10 days with measurable precipitation, our only precipitation for the month as the last half of the month saw none at all.<\/p>\n

Dry and warm conditions were the rule of thumb for the last two weeks of the month.\u00a0 Both Thornton and Denver saw six of the last nine days of the month bring high temperatures at or above 90 degrees.<\/p>\n

Our average temperature for the month came in at 68.9 degrees.\u00a0 This was a good bit below the long term Denver average for August of 72.5 degrees.\u00a0 Out at DIA where the Mile High City\u2019s official measurements are taken, the month was warmer than us but still cooler than normal with an average of 71.5 degrees.<\/p>\n

Temperatures in Thornton ranged from a high mark reading of 94.9 degrees on the 29th of the month down to a low of 51.2 degrees on the 11th.\u00a0 Denver saw a maximum reading of 95 degrees on the 19th of the month and a low of 51 degrees on the 4th.<\/p>\n

In terms of precipitation, Denver averages 1.69 inches of precipitation during August.\u00a0 Thornton wasn\u2019t too far short of that with 1.43 inches.\u00a0 However, all of that came during the first 15 days of the month. After that, we saw nothing.\u00a0 Denver best us, and the average, with 1.86 inches in their rain bucket.<\/p>\n

Click here to view Thornton\u2019s August 2017 climate report<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Thornton, Colorado’s August 2017 Temperature Summary. (ThorntonWeather.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Thornton, Colorado’s August 2017 Precipitation Summary. (ThorntonWeather.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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CLIMATE REPORT\r\nNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER\/BOULDER CO\r\n639 PM MDT FRI SEP 1 2017\r\n\r\n...................................\r\n\r\n...THE DENVER CO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2017...\r\n\r\nCLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010\r\nCLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2017\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   08\/08\/1878\r\n LOW               40   08\/26\/1910\r\n                        08\/25\/1910\r\n                        08\/24\/1910\r\nHIGHEST            95   08\/19        96      -1       97  08\/09\r\nLOWEST             51   08\/04        50       1       47  08\/25\r\n                                                          08\/20\r\nAVG. MAXIMUM     85.7              87.2    -1.5     86.3\r\nAVG. MINIMUM     57.3              57.9    -0.6     56.2\r\nMEAN             71.5              72.5    -1.0     71.2\r\nDAYS MAX >= 90     10              11.5    -1.5       15\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\r\n\r\nPRECIPITATION (INCHES)\r\nRECORD\r\n MAXIMUM         5.85   1979\r\n MINIMUM         0.02   1924\r\nTOTALS           1.86              1.69    0.17     0.22\r\nDAILY AVG.       0.06              0.05    0.01     0.01\r\nDAYS >= .01         6               8.6    -2.6        4\r\nDAYS >= .10         4               4.3    -0.3        1\r\nDAYS >= .50         2               1.2     0.8        0\r\nDAYS >= 1.00        0               0.3    -0.3        0\r\nGREATEST\r\n 24 HR. TOTAL    0.90   08\/07 TO 08\/07           08\/24 TO 08\/24\r\n\r\nSNOWFALL (INCHES)\r\nRECORDS TOTAL     0.0\r\nTOTALS            0.0 2017          0.0\r\n\r\n\r\nDEGREE_DAYS\r\nHEATING TOTAL       8                10      -2       15\r\n SINCE 7\/1          8                16      -8       15\r\nCOOLING TOTAL     216               244     -28      218\r\n SINCE 1\/1        749               688      61      762\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              9.2\r\nRESULTANT WIND SPEED\/DIRECTION   2\/189\r\nHIGHEST WIND SPEED\/DIRECTION    49\/320    DATE  08\/04\r\nHIGHEST GUST SPEED\/DIRECTION    62\/320    DATE  08\/04\r\n\r\nSKY COVER\r\nPOSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM\r\nAVERAGE SKY COVER           0.50\r\nNUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            7\r\nNUMBER OF DAYS PC             21\r\nNUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          3\r\n\r\nAVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     50\r\n\r\nWEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH\r\nTHUNDERSTORM             13     MIXED PRECIP               0\r\nHEAVY RAIN                3     RAIN                       4\r\nLIGHT RAIN               12     FREEZING RAIN              0\r\nLT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0\r\nHEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0\r\nLIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0\r\nFOG                      10     FOG W\/VIS <= 1\/4 MILE      2\r\nHAZE                      2\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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