Thornton had its highest temperature reading of 99.9 degrees on the 19th and its coldest of 47.7 degrees on the 1st.\u00a0 Denver saw its warmest reading of 99 degrees on the 3rd and its coldest of 47 degrees on the 1st.<\/p>\n
In terms of precipitation, Denver\u2019s long term July average is 2.16 inches.\u00a0 Thornton easily bested that number with 3.66 inches in our rain bucket.\u00a0 The Mile High City fell well short with only 1.03 inches.<\/p>\n
Click here to view Thornton\u2019s July 2018 climate report<\/a>.<\/p>\n The month of July was somewhat a tale of two months in one.\u00a0 The first half was most notable for their unseasonably warm temperatures and relatively dry conditions. \u00a0The second half saw a few days of heat but for the most part was considerably cooler and wetter. Thornton saw an average temperature for the month … Continue reading July 2018 weather recap: After a hot start, month cools down, gets wet<\/span> ![\"Thornton,](\"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2018-07-temps-590x293.jpg\")
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<\/a>CLIMATE REPORT\r\nNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER\/BOULDER CO\r\n305 PM MDT WED AUG 1 2018\r\n\r\n...................................\r\n\r\n...THE DENVER CO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 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 07\/20\/2005\r\n LOW 42 07\/04\/1903\r\n 07\/31\/1873\r\nHIGHEST 99 07\/03 99 0 100 07\/19\r\n 07\/06\r\nLOWEST 47 07\/01 51 -4 51 07\/01\r\nAVG. MAXIMUM 90.2 89.4 0.8 91.5\r\nAVG. MINIMUM 60.3 58.9 1.4 61.3\r\nMEAN 75.3 74.2 1.1 76.4\r\nDAYS MAX >= 90 19 16.0 3.0 20\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 6.41 1965\r\n MINIMUM 0.01 1901\r\nTOTALS 1.03 2.16 -1.13 0.47\r\nDAILY AVG. 0.03 0.07 -0.04 0.02\r\nDAYS >= .01 8 8.3 -0.3 6\r\nDAYS >= .10 3 4.3 -1.3 3\r\nDAYS >= .50 0 1.4 -1.4 0\r\nDAYS >= 1.00 0 0.7 -0.7 0\r\nGREATEST\r\n 24 HR. TOTAL 0.43 07\/23 TO 07\/23\r\n\r\nSNOWFALL (INCHES)\r\n TOTAL 0.0 0.0\r\nRECORDS\r\n TOTAL 0.0\r\n\r\nDEGREE_DAYS\r\nHEATING TOTAL 0 6 -6 0\r\n SINCE 7\/1 0 6 -6 0\r\nCOOLING TOTAL 326 289 37 360\r\n SINCE 1\/1 615 444 171 533\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 10.1\r\nRESULTANT WIND SPEED\/DIRECTION 2\/138\r\nHIGHEST WIND SPEED\/DIRECTION 47\/140 DATE 07\/02\r\nHIGHEST GUST SPEED\/DIRECTION 64\/150 DATE 07\/02\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 20\r\nNUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 1\r\n\r\nAVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 50\r\n\r\nWEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH\r\nTHUNDERSTORMS 13 MIXED PRECIP 0\r\nHEAVY RAIN 3 RAIN 5\r\nLIGHT RAIN 11 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 3\r\nFOG 8 HAZE 5\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.\r\n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"