After that, the heat kicked on and we registered nine straight days of 90+ degree readings from the 11th to the 18th. The last two days of the period also saw our first two 100+ degree days.<\/p>\n
We then had a bit of a break from the heat for a few days before stringing together another nine 90+ degree readings.<\/p>\n
Thornton\u2019s overall average temperature for the month came in at 74.7 degrees. This was above the long term Denver average of 74.2 degrees for July. Out at DIA where Denver\u2019s official measurements are taken, it was a good bit warmer with an average of 75.7 degrees.<\/p>\n
Thornton\u2019s highs ranged from a maximum of 101 degrees on the 19th down to a low of 54.5 degrees on the 9th. Denver also saw its maximum of 101 degrees on the same day and its coolest reading of 52 degrees on the 10th.<\/p>\n
Denver tied record high temperatures on the 18th and 19th of 99 degrees and 101 degrees (set in 1998 and 2005 respectively).<\/p>\n
In terms of precipitation, Thornton saw 2.18 inches fall in its bucket while Denver notched a bit more at 2.42 inches. The Denver average for July is 2.16 inches.<\/p>\n
Click here to view Thornton\u2019s July 2019 climate report<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n Following a cool June, summer heated up in earnest in July. Temperatures warmed as they always do in July and were a bit warmer than normal and were coupled with typical PM thunderstorms. The first eight days of the month saw a few warmer than normal readings but nothing too extraordinary. We did also enjoy … Continue reading July 2019 weather recap: Thornton comes in a bit hotter than normal with average precipitation<\/span> ![\"Thornton,](\"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/07-Temps-590x295.png\")
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<\/a>CLIMATE REPORT\r\nNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER\/BOULDER CO\r\n724 AM MDT THU AUG 1 2019\r\n\r\n...................................\r\n\r\n...THE DENVER CO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 2019...\r\n\r\nCLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010\r\nCLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2019\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 101 07\/19\r\nLOWEST 52 07\/10\r\n\r\nAVG. MAXIMUM 91.1 89.4 1.7 90.2\r\nAVG. MINIMUM 60.4 58.9 1.5 60.3\r\nMEAN 75.7 74.2 1.5 75.3\r\nDAYS MAX >= 90 20 16.0 4.0 19\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 2.42 2.16 0.26 1.03\r\nDAILY AVG. 0.08 0.07 0.01 0.03\r\nDAYS >= .01 9 8.3 0.7 8\r\nDAYS >= .10 5 4.3 0.7 3\r\nDAYS >= .50 2 1.4 0.6 0\r\nDAYS >= 1.00 1 0.7 0.3 0\r\nGREATEST\r\n 24 HR. TOTAL 1.10 07\/22 TO 07\/22 07\/23 TO 07\/23\r\n\r\nSNOWFALL (INCHES)\r\nTOTALS 0.0 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 339 289 50 326\r\n SINCE 1\/1 431 444 -13 615\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 9.7\r\nRESULTANT WIND SPEED\/DIRECTION 3\/190\r\nHIGHEST WIND SPEED\/DIRECTION 55\/280 DATE 07\/22\r\nHIGHEST GUST SPEED\/DIRECTION 80\/290 DATE 07\/22\r\n\r\nSKY COVER\r\nPOSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM\r\nAVERAGE SKY COVER 0.50\r\nNUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 5\r\nNUMBER OF DAYS PC 24\r\nNUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 2\r\n\r\nAVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 50\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":"