Temperatures then cooled for the 12th and 13th of the month then started their upward trend again. Another, short break from the warmth came along from the 18th to the 20th.<\/p>\n
After that, the warm weather returned and the last eleven days of the month all saw above normal mercury readings.<\/p>\n
While there were a few days with rain after the wet start, none really amounted to much.<\/p>\n
Thornton\u2019s average temperature for the month came in at 60.5 degrees. By comparison, Denver\u2019s long term average temperature for May is 57.1 degrees. Out at the airport where Denver\u2019s official readings are taken, the month\u2019s average temperature was warmer than ours at 61.4 degrees. That made the month the eight warmest May in Denver history.<\/p>\n
Thornton saw its warmest temperature reading for the month of 92.4 degrees on the 26th of the month. The lowest reading of 35.4 degrees fell on the 4th.\u00a0 Denver saw its warmest reading of 94 degrees on the same day we saw our warmest and its coldest of 40 degrees on the 20th.<\/p>\n
Denver set a record high temperature on the 10th and tied the record high temperature for the 25th.\u00a0 Additionally, the Mile High City saw four days with high temperatures at or above the 90 degree mark (Thornton had three). This breaks the record for the number of 90 degree days in May which previously was three days set in 1989 and 1874.<\/p>\n
In terms of precipitation, Denver averages 2.12 inches during May.\u00a0 Thornton fell well short with 1.59 inches in our bucket. The Mile High City fared better, but still below normal, with 1.86 inches.<\/p>\n
No snow fell during the month in Thornton or Denver.<\/p>\n
Click here to view Thornton\u2019s May 2018 climate report<\/a>.<\/p>\n The month of May started off cool and damp but that did not last long.\u00a0 It soon dried out and warmed up leading to one of the warmest Mays on record. The first three days of the month brought cool temperatures and generous amounts of rain, more than one inch total.\u00a0 We then followed that … Continue reading May 2018 weather recap: Warmer and drier than normal<\/span> ![\"Thornton,](\"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/2018-05-temps-590x289.jpg\")
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<\/a>CLIMATE REPORT\r\nNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER\/BOULDER CO\r\n942 AM MDT FRI JUN 1 2018\r\n\r\n...................................\r\n\r\n...THE DENVER CO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2018...\r\n\r\nCLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010\r\nCLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2018\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 95 05\/26\/1942\r\n LOW 19 05\/02\/2013\r\n 05\/03\/1907\r\nHIGHEST 94 05\/26 86 05\/06\r\nLOWEST 40 05\/20 32 05\/04\r\n 05\/03\r\n 05\/02\r\nAVG. MAXIMUM 75.4 71.5 3.9 69.6\r\nAVG. MINIMUM 47.5 42.7 4.8 42.3\r\nMEAN 61.4 57.1 4.3 55.9\r\nDAYS MAX >= 90 4 0.8 3.2 0\r\nDAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0\r\nDAYS MIN <= 32 0 1.9 -1.9 1\r\nDAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0\r\n\r\nPRECIPITATION (INCHES)\r\nRECORD\r\n MAXIMUM 8.57 1876\r\n MINIMUM 0.06 1974\r\nTOTALS 1.86 2.12 -0.26 3.66\r\nDAILY AVG. 0.06 0.07 -0.01 0.12\r\nDAYS >= .01 8 9.4 -1.4 17\r\nDAYS >= .10 5 4.8 0.2 11\r\nDAYS >= .50 0 1.2 -1.2 2\r\nDAYS >= 1.00 0 0.2 -0.2 1\r\nGREATEST\r\n 24 HR. TOTAL 0.49 05\/03 TO 05\/03 05\/18 TO 05\/18\r\n\r\nSNOWFALL (INCHES)\r\nTOTALS 0.0 1.1\r\n\r\nDEGREE_DAYS\r\nHEATING TOTAL 151 265 -114 281\r\n SINCE 7\/1 5401 5996 -595 5084\r\nCOOLING TOTAL 46 21 25 6\r\n SINCE 1\/1 48 22 26 6\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 9.9\r\nRESULTANT WIND SPEED\/DIRECTION 1\/116\r\nHIGHEST WIND SPEED\/DIRECTION 36\/330 DATE 05\/30\r\nHIGHEST GUST SPEED\/DIRECTION 52\/330 DATE 05\/30\r\n\r\nSKY COVER\r\nPOSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM\r\nAVERAGE SKY COVER 0.60\r\nNUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 6\r\nNUMBER OF DAYS PC 15\r\nNUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 10\r\n\r\nAVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 57\r\n\r\nWEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH\r\nTHUNDERSTORMS 11 MIXED PRECIP 3\r\nHEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 2\r\nLIGHT RAIN 11 FREEZING RAIN 0\r\nLT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 3\r\nHEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0\r\nLIGHT SNOW 0 FOG W\/VIS <=1\/4 MILE 6\r\nFOG 10 HAZE 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":"