While the warm and dry conditions were notable, the most memorable weather event came on the evening of the 18th when large hail pounded the northern half of Thornton.\u00a0 Extensive damage to homes and vehicles was seen as hailstones pushing 2 inches in diameter struck.<\/p>\n
The month also featured Thornton\u2019s hottest mercury reading in six years. We saw a high of 102.4 degrees on the 28th.\u00a0 You have to go back to June 25, 2012 to find a warmer reading (102.9). Additionally, the reading ties for the second warmest high temperature ThorntonWeather.com has recorded since coming online in 2007.<\/p>\n
Thornton saw an overall average temperature for the month of 71.3 degrees. This was well above the 30 year average June temperature for Denver of 67.4 degrees. Out at DIA where Denver\u2019s official measurements are taken, it was even warmer with an average for the month of 72.4 degrees.<\/p>\n
Temperatures ranged from a high of 102.4 degrees on the 28th down to a low of 46.8 degrees on the morning of the 25th.\u00a0 The Mile High City saw it warmest reading of 105 on the 28th as well and its coldest reading of 44 degrees on the 2nd.<\/p>\n
The National Weather Service reports that June 2018 will go into the books as the seventh warmest June on record for Denver.\u00a0 Additionally, three days saw record tying or setting highs. The 5th brought a record high of 95 degrees, the 6th saw a record-tying high of 95 degrees and the 105 degree reading on the 28th was a record for that date.<\/p>\n
Denver averages 1.98 inches of precipitation during the month of June. Both Thornton and Denver fell short of that mark.\u00a0 Thornton saw 1.28 inches fall in its rain bucket while at the airport, it was even drier with only 0.43 inches.<\/p>\n
Click here to view Thornton\u2019s June 2018 climate report<\/a>.<\/p>\n The running theme so far for 2018 seems to be warmer than normal temperatures and drier that average conditions.\u00a0 That trend continued in June for Thornton. Like May, June was somewhat a tale of two halves.\u00a0 The first half of the month was marked by very dry conditions with no precipitation until the 16th of … Continue reading June 2018 weather recap: Another warm, dry month<\/span> ![\"June](\"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018-06-temps-590x292.jpg\")
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<\/a>CLIMATE REPORT\r\nNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER\/BOULDER CO\r\n320 PM MDT SUN JUL 1 2018\r\n\r\n...................................\r\n\r\n...THE DENVER CO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE 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 105 06\/28\/2018\r\n 06\/26\/2012\r\n 06\/25\/2012\r\n LOW 30 06\/02\/1951\r\nHIGHEST 105R 06\/28 104 1 99 06\/20\r\nLOWEST 44 06\/02 30 14 42 06\/13\r\nAVG. MAXIMUM 88.8 82.4 6.4 85.5\r\nAVG. MINIMUM 56.0 52.3 3.7 53.6\r\nMEAN 72.4 67.4 5.0 69.5\r\nDAYS MAX >= 90 16 7.9 8.1 9\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 4.96 1882\r\n MINIMUM T 1890\r\nTOTALS 0.43 1.98 -1.55 0.33\r\nDAILY AVG. 0.01 0.07 -0.06 0.01\r\nDAYS >= .01 5 8.4 -3.4 5\r\nDAYS >= .10 2 4.6 -2.6 2\r\nDAYS >= .50 0 1.4 -1.4 0\r\nDAYS >= 1.00 0 0.3 -0.3 0\r\nGREATEST\r\n 24 HR. TOTAL 0.25 06\/17 TO 06\/17\r\n\r\nSNOWFALL (INCHES)\r\nTOTAL 0.0 0.0\r\nRECORD 0.4 1919\r\n\r\nDEGREE_DAYS\r\nHEATING TOTAL 9 62 -53 25\r\n SINCE 7\/1 5410 6058 -648 5109\r\nCOOLING TOTAL 241 133 108 167\r\n SINCE 1\/1 289 155 134 173\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 10.5\r\nRESULTANT WIND SPEED\/DIRECTION 1\/129\r\nHIGHEST WIND SPEED\/DIRECTION 40\/240 DATE 06\/05\r\nHIGHEST GUST SPEED\/DIRECTION 57\/160 DATE 06\/27\r\n\r\nSKY COVER\r\nAVERAGE SKY COVER 0.40\r\nNUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 11\r\nNUMBER OF DAYS PC 16\r\nNUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 3\r\n\r\nAVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 42\r\n\r\nWEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH\r\nTHUNDERSTORMS 12 MIXED PRECIP 0\r\nHEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 5\r\nLIGHT RAIN 5 FREEZING RAIN 0\r\nLT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0\r\nHEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0\r\nLIGHT SNOW 0 FOG W\/VIS <=1\/4 MILE 1\r\nFOG 5 HAZE 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":"