Thornton saw 21 days of 90 degree or higher readings during the month. Only five days saw precipitation and three of those were in virtually negligible amounts.<\/p>\n
Thornton\u2019s overall average temperature for the month was 73.9 degrees. This makes it the warmest August since ThorntonWeather.com came online 13 years ago. The reading was a good ways above the long-term Denver average for the month of 72.5 degrees.<\/p>\n
At DIA, where Denver\u2019s official temperatures are recorded, it was even warmer with an average of 75.4 degrees. This put August 2019 into the books tying August 2007 as the warmest August ever recorded in the Mile High City.<\/p>\n
One temperature record was set in Denver during the month when on the 19th, the high temperature topped out at 99 degrees. This topped the old record high for the date of 97 degrees.<\/p>\n
In terms of precipitation, Denver averages 1.69 inches during the month of August. This year, Thornton recorded a paltry 0.18 inch during the month. Denver fared a bit better with 0.58 inches. Both were clearly far short of average and Thornton’s was the least amount of precipitation received in August since ThorntonWeather.com came online 13 years ago.<\/p>\n
Click here to view Thornton\u2019s August 2019 climate report<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n The month of August usually brings respectable amounts of precipitation and by the latter part of the month, cooler temperatures. Mother Nature however had other plans last month keeping the heat on and the moisture at bay. A dry, westerly flow was dominant for much of the month. While there were a few cool fronts … Continue reading August 2019 weather recap: Thornton experiences very warm, very dry month<\/span> ![\"Thornton,](\"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/2019-08-Temps-590x295.png\")
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<\/a>CLIMATE REPORT\r\nNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER\/BOULDER CO\r\n910 AM MDT SUN SEP 1 2019\r\n\r\n...................................\r\n\r\n...THE DENVER CO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 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 08\/08\/1878\r\n LOW 40 08\/26\/1910\r\n 08\/25\/1910\r\n 08\/24\/1910\r\n\r\nHIGHEST 99 08\/19\r\nLOWEST 51 08\/28\r\n\r\nAVG. MAXIMUM 90.5 87.2 3.3 86.8\r\nAVG. MINIMUM 60.2 57.9 2.3 58.0\r\nMEAN 75.4 72.5 2.9 72.4\r\nDAYS MAX >= 90 18 11.5 6.5 11\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\nPRECIPITATION (INCHES)\r\n RECORD MAXIMUM 5.85 1979\r\n MINIMUM 0.02 1924 \r\nTOTALS 0.58 1.69 -1.11 0.93 \r\nDAILY AVG. 0.02 0.05 -0.03 0.03 \r\nDAYS >= .01 3 8.6 -5.6 7\r\nDAYS >= .10 1 4.3 -3.3 2\r\nDAYS >= .50 0 1.2 -1.2 0\r\nDAYS >= 1.00 0 0.3 -0.3 0\r\nGREATEST\r\n 24 HR. TOTAL 0.46 08\/08 TO 08\/08 08\/14 TO 08\/14\r\n\r\nSNOWFALL (INCHES)\r\nTOTALS 0.0 0.0\r\n\r\nDEGREE_DAYS\r\nHEATING TOTAL 0 10 -10 9\r\n SINCE 7\/1 0 16 -16 9\r\nCOOLING TOTAL 326 244 82 247\r\n SINCE 1\/1 757 688 69 862\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 9.3\r\nRESULTANT WIND SPEED\/DIRECTION 2\/155\r\nHIGHEST WIND SPEED\/DIRECTION 40\/020 DATE 08\/20\r\nHIGHEST GUST SPEED\/DIRECTION 56\/020 DATE 08\/20\r\n\r\nSKY COVER\r\nPOSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM\r\nAVERAGE SKY COVER 0.50\r\nNUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 9\r\nNUMBER OF DAYS PC 21\r\nNUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 1\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":"