{"id":21729,"date":"2021-08-03T15:37:37","date_gmt":"2021-08-03T21:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/?p=21729"},"modified":"2021-08-05T15:41:28","modified_gmt":"2021-08-05T21:41:28","slug":"august-1-to-august-7-this-week-in-denver-weather-history-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/weather-history\/august-1-to-august-7-this-week-in-denver-weather-history-2\/","title":{"rendered":"August 1 to August 7: This week in Denver weather history"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/This-Week-in-Denver-Weather-History.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-20209\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/This-Week-in-Denver-Weather-History-590x331.jpg\" alt=\"This Week in Denver Weather History\" width=\"590\" height=\"331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/This-Week-in-Denver-Weather-History-590x331.jpg 590w, https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/This-Week-in-Denver-Weather-History-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/This-Week-in-Denver-Weather-History-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/This-Week-in-Denver-Weather-History-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/This-Week-in-Denver-Weather-History.jpg 849w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>August isn\u2019t normally associated with severe weather but our look back at the history books show it certainly can and does happen.\u00a0 We see many occurrences of dangerous lightning and of particular note is the flood events \u2013 a byproduct of the monsoon season the first of August brings.<\/p>\n<p>18-2<\/p>\n<p>In 1987\u2026a streak of 16 consecutive days of 90 degrees ranked 4th on the list of hot streaks.\u00a0 The record of 24 consecutive days was established in the summer of 2008.<\/p>\n<p>1<\/p>\n<p>In 1888\u2026heavy rain in the mountains and foothills caused flooding on clear creek in Golden.\u00a0 The high waters also washed away portions of the railroad tracks in the canyon between Idaho Springs and Golden.<\/p>\n<p>In 1901\u2026the temperature reached a high of 100 degrees in the city.<\/p>\n<p>In 1902\u2026the high temperature climbed to 100 degrees in downtown Denver.<\/p>\n<p>In 1914\u2026a thunderstorm produced 1.00 inch of rainfall in just 21 minutes and north winds sustained at 43 mph with gusts to 50 mph.\u00a0 Rainfall totaled 1.17 inches.<\/p>\n<p>In 1938\u2026the temperature climbed to a high of 100 degrees in downtown Denver\u2026which is the record maximum for the date.\u00a0 The temperature was also recorded on this date in previous years.<\/p>\n<p>In 1976\u2026flight operations at Stapleton International Airport were suspended for 90 minutes when the airport tower radar was knocked out and water reached a foot deep on some taxi ramps after 1.50 inches of rain fell in one hour.\u00a0 Heavy rain also caused minor flooding in east Denver and Aurora where lightning damaged the roof of a home and injured the owner.\u00a0 One young man was swept down a flooded ditch\u2026but was rescued by firemen.\u00a0 A number of rafts were floated in flooded streets.\u00a0 Thunderstorm rainfall totaled 1.71 inches at Stapleton International Airport.<\/p>\n<p>In 1978\u2026a tornado damaged a house and broke a power pole 5 miles northwest of Parker.\u00a0 A microburst wind gust to 52 mph briefly reduced visibility to 1 mile in blowing dust at Stapleton International Airport.<\/p>\n<p>In 1985\u2026heavy thunderstorms roared through the southern and western sections of metro Denver\u2026producing large hail and heavy rain.\u00a0 Lightning hit a recreational vehicle trailer causing it to burn.\u00a0 There was a lot of street flooding over western suburbs where rainfall totaled over 2 inches in some areas.\u00a0 One inch diameter hail was reported in Littleton and near Evergreen.\u00a0 Hail piled 4 to 6 inches deep at Tinytown in the foothills southwest of Denver.<\/p>\n<p>In 1990\u2026a small rope-like tornado was spotted in open country 15 miles southeast of centennial airport. No damage was reported from the twister.<\/p>\n<p>In 1992\u2026pilots reported a funnel cloud near the construction site of the new Denver International Airport.\u00a0 A few minutes later\u2026a tornado was reported near Bennett.\u00a0 The tornado remained on the ground for about 18 minutes and was visible from the national weather service office at Stapleton International Airport.\u00a0 Thunderstorm wind gusts to 70 mph were reported near Bennett and Watkins with a wind gust to 60 mph at Brighton.\u00a0 Two men were injured when struck by lightning.\u00a0 A young man sustained serious injuries when struck by lightning while jet skiing on Cheery Creek Reservoir.\u00a0 A man received only minor injuries when struck by lightning while golfing in Westminster.<\/p>\n<p>In 1994\u2026heavy thunderstorm rains in the foothills west of Denver caused the closure of the Virginia Canyon Road north of Idaho Springs by rocks and debris.<\/p>\n<p>In 2001\u2026a 34 year old man on the South Platte River bike path in Denver received minor injuries when lightning struck a nearby tree.\u00a0 Lightning\u2026coupled with strong thunderstorm winds\u2026knocked out electrical power to about 10 thousand homes and businesses in Golden.<\/p>\n<p>In 2006\u2026strong thunderstorms hit southern metro Denver. A severe thunderstorm wind gust estimated to 71 mph knocked down a tree in Aurora near Cherry Creek. Lightning sparked a fire in a home near Lone Tree and struck a transformer at an RTD light rail station at Interstate 25 and Yosemite street.\u00a0 Heavy thunderstorm rainfall forced the closure of Arapahoe road between Holly and Quebec streets due to high water.\u00a0 Flooding was also reported near park meadows mall and greenwood village.\u00a0 Heavy rainfall also caused flooding in Highlands Ranch\u2026Lone Tree\u2026and Parker.\u00a0 Water up to 6 inches deep was reportedly running over the roads.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-2882\"><\/span>2<\/p>\n<p>In 1878\u2026the high temperature reached 100 degrees in downtown Denver.<\/p>\n<p>In 1911\u2026an apparent dry microburst produced sustained west winds to 42 mph.<\/p>\n<p>In 1972\u2026one workman was killed and another injured when a strong gust of wind destroyed a partially completed apartment building in south Denver.\u00a0 Hail to 1 3\/4 inch diameter fell in Golden.<\/p>\n<p>In 1973\u2026hail to 3\/4 inch diameter was reported in Boulder.<\/p>\n<p>In 1986\u2026a major outbreak of severe thunderstorms occurred along the Front Range.\u00a0 Thunderstorms developed explosively.\u00a0 Some places were hit by large hail twice. Two inch diameter hail broke car windows on I-25 west of Brighton\u2026and up to 1 1\/4 inch hail broke windows in Thornton.\u00a0 Baseball size hail damaged several planes near Watkins.\u00a0 Funnel clouds were sighted around Aurora.\u00a0 Hail over 1\/2 inch in diameter covered the ground 3 to 4 inches deep at Hudson northeast of Denver.\u00a0 Most of the hail fell north of metro Denver\u2026but 3\/4 inch diameter hail was measured at Stapleton International Airport.\u00a0 Total damage from the hail storms this day was estimated at over 10 million dollars.<\/p>\n<p>In 1991\u2026late afternoon thunderstorms produced heavy rain across metro Denver.\u00a0 Two feet of water covered parts of I-25 in southeast Denver\u2026while one foot of water covered parts of U.S. Highway 285 in Englewood.\u00a0 Thunderstorm rainfall totaled 0.50 inch at Stapleton International Airport.<\/p>\n<p>In 2001\u2026severe thunderstorms producing heavy rain and hail\u2026 Either washed out or damaged several County roads in the Watkins and Bennett areas.\u00a0 A small tornado (f0) touched down near Bennett\u2026but did no damage.\u00a0 Hail as large as 1 3\/4 inches in diameter fell near Watkins.\u00a0 One inch diameter hail was measured near Hudson and Keenesburg.<\/p>\n<p>In 2008\u2026strong winds blew several trees down in Denver\u2026 Damaging homes and downing power lines.\u00a0 A peak wind gust of 67 mph occurred at Centennial airport\u2026with gusts to 60 mph estimated in Denver.\u00a0 A peak wind gust of 37 mph was measured at Denver International Airport.\u00a0 An elderly man was killed when a wind damaged tree broke free and crushed him while he attempted to remove it.\u00a0 The downed power lines caused outages to about 500 Xcel energy customers.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->2-3<\/p>\n<p>In 1876\u2026grasshoppers were in great abundance in the city and caused considerable damage to gardens and to crops in the surrounding farms and ranches.<\/p>\n<p>In 1951\u2026heavy thunderstorms rumbled across metro Denver through the night.\u00a0 Heavy rain totaled 3.45 inches at Stapleton Airport.\u00a0 This was the greatest 24 hour precipitation ever recorded during the month of August in Denver.<\/p>\n<p>In 2007\u2026heavy rain caused localized flash flooding near Ft. Lupton.\u00a0 Up to 8 inches of water was reported across County road 18.\u00a0 In addition\u2026several other County roads in the immediate area were washed out.<\/p>\n<p>3<\/p>\n<p>In 1878\u2026the high temperature climbed to 100 degrees in downtown Denver.<\/p>\n<p>In 1900\u2026a thunderstorm produced west winds sustained to 48 mph with gusts to 55 mph\u2026but only a trace of rain.<\/p>\n<p>In 1903\u2026a thunderstorm produced a trace of rainfall and northwest winds sustained to 45 mph with gusts to 60 mph. The high temperature was 99 degrees.<\/p>\n<p>In 1927\u2026a thunderstorm produced hail and sustained north winds to 22 mph.<\/p>\n<p>In 1933\u2026heavy cloudburst rains caused the failure of the Castlewood Dam\u2026which resulted in flash flooding on Cherry Creek\u2026the deaths of 7 people in Denver\u2026and flood damage estimated at 1 million dollars.\u00a0 Lower Denver was flooded during the morning by waters pouring down Cherry Creek and its valley from Castlewood Dam\u2026which had broken between midnight and 2:00 am.\u00a0 Heavy rain of 3 to 9 inches in 9 hours in the watershed above the dam resulted in the failure.\u00a0 At 7:30 am\u2026the flow in Cherry Creek was reported at 16 thousand second-feet as compared with a peak flow of 3 thousand second-feet in other years.\u00a0 The flood waters ruined hundreds of acres of crops and drowned scores of farm animals.\u00a0 Six bridges in Denver were swept away. Great deposits of mud were left in the lower sections of the city\u2026including hundreds of basements and lower floors of buildings.\u00a0 At the end of the month\u2026a deadly stench still rose from swampy areas near the lower city limits.<\/p>\n<p>In 1963\u2026heavy thunderstorm rains in the Parker area caused Cherry Creek to overflow\u2026which damaged roads.<\/p>\n<p>In 1985\u2026a tornado touched down briefly about 10 miles northeast of Parker.\u00a0 No damage was reported.<\/p>\n<p>In 1991\u2026upslope northeast winds produced chilly temperature readings and heavy rain across metro Denver.\u00a0 Rainfall\u2026 With no thunder\u2026totaled 1.56 inches at Stapleton International Airport where the heavy rain briefly reduced the surface visibility to 7\/8 mile.\u00a0 The mercury climbed to a high of only 63 degrees.<\/p>\n<p>In 1992\u2026a thunderstorm wind gust to 64 mph was recorded in Brighton.\u00a0 A wind gust to 60 mph was measured near the construction site of the new Denver International Airport. Lightning started a fire in an Evergreen church\u2026causing over 75 thousand dollars in damage.<\/p>\n<p>In 1998\u20263\/4 inch hail fell in Jefferson County 15 miles northwest of Arvada.<\/p>\n<p>In 2006\u2026heavy thunderstorm rainfall caused flash flooding along Leyden Creek in unincorporated Jefferson County. An automated rain gauge on upper Leyden Creek\u20266 miles northwest of Arvada\u2026measured 2.68 inches of rainfall in less than 2 hours.\u00a0 Two to three feet of water covered the roadway at the intersection of 82nd and Quaker Street.<\/p>\n<p>In 2009\u2026a woman riding her bike\u2026in training for an ironman triathlon\u2026was struck by lightning in Boulder.\u00a0 She was in the 78th mile of a 100-mile training ride when she was hit.\u00a0 The woman lost her vision initially and couldn\u2019t move her arms.\u00a0 After a short stay in the hospital\u2026she made of complete recovery.<\/p>\n<p>In 2013&#8230;severe wet microburst thunderstorms produced damaging winds and very heavy rain in and around Buckley Air Force Base&#8230;Erie and Lafayette. Peak gusts included: 68 mph in Erie&#8230;61 mph at Buckley AFB&#8230;and 60 mph in Broomfield&#8230;4 miles east-southeast of Erie and Lafayette. In Erie&#8230;a velodrom under construction was heavily damaged by heavy rain and high winds. The wind toppled the eastern third of the 250-meter cycling track. Bolts measuring one-half-inch thick by 7 1\/2 inches in length were ripped out of concrete footers while 16-inch-wide trusses&#8230;collapsed under the force of the wind. In town&#8230;heavy rain&#8230;around 2.5 inches in less than one hour&#8230;caused extensive street flooding. The intense wind also downed trees which resulted in localized power outages. In addition&#8230;an empty semi-trailer was blown on its side. A weak non supercell tornado touched down briefly in an open field&#8230;7 miles northwest of Hudson. The storm forced seven incoming flights at Denver International Airport to be diverted and contributed to 45-minute delays for others. At Denver International Airport&#8230;a peak wind gust of 55 mph was observed from the northeast&#8230;with 0.66 inches of rainfall recorded. The very heavy rain produced flash flooding in part of Aurora. Road closures were set up in both directions on both Picadilly Road and Gun Club Road&#8230;just north of Buckley AFB. A man had to be rescued when his car was trapped in flood waters at the intersection of 6th Ave. and Picadilly Road. Flash Flooding was also observed at the junction of E-470 and I-70 with water running over the road.<\/p>\n<p>3-4<\/p>\n<p>In 1988\u2026two inches of rain fell in 3 hours at both Morrison and Wheat Ridge.\u00a0 Thunderstorm rainfall totaled 0.80 inch overnight at Stapleton International Airport.<\/p>\n<p>4<\/p>\n<p>In 1889\u2026southwest winds were sustained to 42 mph with an extreme velocity to 52 mph.<\/p>\n<p>In 1924\u20260.01 inch of rain fell over downtown Denver.\u00a0 This along with the 0.01 inch of rainfall on the 10th was the only rainfall of the month\u2026the driest August on record.<\/p>\n<p>In 1963\u2026heavy rains in the foothills above Idaho Springs caused mud and rock slides which closed U.S. Highways 6 and 40 for a time.<\/p>\n<p>In 1976\u2026hail to 1 inch diameter was reported 12 miles southwest of Denver.\u00a0\u00a0 Hail to 3\/4 inch in diameter was reported in Lakewood.\u00a0 Small hail\u20261\/4 to 1\/2 inch in diameter\u2026fell at Stapleton International Airport.<\/p>\n<p>In 1982\u2026heavy rain poured through the roof of a clothing store in Aurora\u2026causing widespread water damage.\u00a0 The roof was being repaired when the storm hit.<\/p>\n<p>In 1983\u2026hail up to one inch in diameter fell in Aurora where heavy rain produced street flooding.<\/p>\n<p>In 1984\u2026a Colorado state trooper was struck and injured by lightning in Northglenn.<\/p>\n<p>In 1989\u2026a microburst wind gust to 52 mph was recorded at Stapleton International Airport.<\/p>\n<p>In 1997\u2026lightning sparked a small fire in a home in Arvada\u2026 Causing minor damage.\u00a0 Several intersections in both Arvada and Westminster were flooded by thunderstorms producing heavy rain.\u00a0 Several cars were damaged by the high waters\u2026 And a number of businesses were flooded.<\/p>\n<p>In 1999\u2026flooding and flash flooding problems developed over metro Denver as slow moving thunderstorms dumped from 2 to 3.5 inches of rainfall in about 3 hours.\u00a0 Near the junction of I-25 and U.S. Highway 36\u2026up to 4 feet of water flooded an auto dealership.\u00a0 About 45 cars were ruined.\u00a0 Damage estimates to the dealership alone totaled nearly a half million dollars.\u00a0 Sections of I-25 and U.S. 36 near the interchange were closed due to floodwaters.\u00a0 Floodwaters\u2026 Up to 5 feet deep\u2026forced the evacuation of two mobile home parks in Federal Heights.\u00a0 Railroad tracks were washed out near Federal Blvd. and 64th Avenue.\u00a0 Numerous power outages caused widespread blackouts in Thornton and Littleton.\u00a0 Along Massey Draw near Carr St. and Chatfield Reservoir\u20264 homes were flood damaged and portions of their backyards washed out.\u00a0 Widespread street flooding was also reported in Boulder where several buildings were flood damaged\u2026including the University of Colorado memorial center.<\/p>\n<p>In 2004\u2026two golfers were shocked when lightning struck the eighth green of the golf course at castle pines north of Castle Rock.\u00a0 The two men suffered only minor injuries. Heavy thunderstorm rain from the same storm caused flash flooding.\u00a0 Floodwaters rushed across parts of U.S. Highway 85 near the entrance to the Castle Pines Golf Club.\u00a0 The traffic lanes were covered with up to 6 inches of running water.<\/p>\n<p>In 2008\u2026lightning sparked a grassfire that consumed 300 acres on the northern edge of Green Mountain\u2026in Jefferson County.\u00a0 Gusty winds and very dry conditions allowed the wildfire to quickly spread and threaten several houses. Fortunately\u2026only minor damage was reported to homes due to smoke and melted siding.<\/p>\n<p>5<\/p>\n<p>In 1881\u2026the low temperature cooled to only 76 degrees\u2026the record high minimum temperature for the month.<\/p>\n<p>In 1889\u2026southwest winds were sustained to 42 mph.<\/p>\n<p>In 1918\u2026hail pelted the city\u2026but was light and caused no damage.\u00a0 Precipitation totaled 0.25 inch.\u00a0 Northwest winds were sustained to 31 mph.<\/p>\n<p>In 1964\u2026lightning struck two boys in Denver while playing ball.\u00a0 One was treated and released from the hospital\u2026but the other boy suffered second degree electrical shock and cardiac arrest and was hospitalized in critical condition for several days.<\/p>\n<p>In 1969\u2026two tornadoes touched down briefly in an open field southeast of Buckley Field in Aurora.\u00a0 No damage was reported.<\/p>\n<p>In 1970\u2026heavy rain in the Indian Hills area in the foothills west of Denver caused flash flooding\u2026which washed out roads and damaged other property.\u00a0 Hail accumulated to a 3 inch depth with stones up to golf ball size; however\u2026most of the damage was from flooding.<\/p>\n<p>In 1982\u20262.38 inches of rain fell in an hour in Arvada\u2026 Causing minor flooding on Ralston Creek.\u00a0 In Westminster\u2026 1 1\/2 inches of rain fell\u2026causing damage to streets and culverts.\u00a0 In addition\u2026lightning caused some minor power outages across metro Denver.<\/p>\n<p>In 1983\u2026very heavy thunderstorms hit the southern portion of metro Denver.\u00a0 Heavy rainfall\u2026as much as 2.89 inches in 38 minutes\u2026caused widespread street flooding in southeast Denver.\u00a0 Two feet of water covered a section of I-25.\u00a0 Hail up to golf ball size accompanied the storm in Littleton and Englewood\u2026along with 60 mph winds.<\/p>\n<p>In 1984\u2026a heavy thunderstorm drenched Littleton with up to 2.35 inches of rain in an hour\u2026along with small hail that piled up to 2 inches deep.\u00a0 Flood waters were up to 4 feet deep in parts of town with many basements flooded.\u00a0 There were some power outages caused by lightning.<\/p>\n<p>In 1990\u2026a thunderstorm dumped 1.25 inches of rain in 12 minutes near tower and smoky hill roads in southeast Aurora.\u00a0 Minor street flooding was reported in the area.<\/p>\n<p>In 1992\u2026a pilot reported two funnel clouds near Cheery Creek Reservoir.\u00a0 Both dissipated quickly.\u00a0 Dime size hail fell near Franktown.<\/p>\n<p>In 1994\u2026one inch diameter hail fell near Strasburg.\u00a0 No damage was reported.<\/p>\n<p>In 1999\u2026a dog kennel east of Denver International Airport\u2026 Was flooded when a small dam\u2026upstream in Elbert County\u2026 Was breached.\u00a0 The floodwaters\u2026up to 4 feet deep\u2026washed away some 6-foot fences and other small buildings.\u00a0 Ten of the 70 dogs boarded at the kennel drowned.<\/p>\n<p>In 2002\u2026a mail carrier was struck by lightning as he inserted a key into a multi-unit mailbox in Bailey. The shock knocked the man back against the mail truck. He suffered minor injuries.\u00a0 Lightning struck a residence in Commerce City.\u00a0 The resulting fire destroyed the roof of a detached garage and damaged much of its contents. Hail as large as 1 3\/4 inches in diameter pelted pine. One inch diameter hail fell in Arvada and southwest Denver. Heavy rain triggered a mudslide along U.S. Highway 285 near Bailey.\u00a0 Both lanes of traffic had to be closed until debris could be removed from the highway.\u00a0 Several residences in the Bailey and Glenisle areas were also flooded.<\/p>\n<p>In 2004\u2026heavy thunderstorm rainfall caused localized flash flooding in Virginia Canyon near Idaho Springs.\u00a0 Sections of the Virginia Canyon Road had to be closed due to the floodwaters.<\/p>\n<p>In 2008\u2026a severe thunderstorm produced large hail\u2026up to 1 1\/4 inches in diameter\u2026northeast of Parker.\u00a0 Several automobiles were damaged.<\/p>\n<p>6<\/p>\n<p>In 1877\u2026a severe rain\u2026hail\u2026and wind storm struck Denver. The storm produced a one minute sustained wind speed of 75 mph.\u00a0 Rainfall totaled 1.00 inch in 25 minutes.\u00a0 The hail storm damaged vegetable gardens in the city.<\/p>\n<p>In 1954\u2026an unconfirmed tornado was reported in Westminster. A funnel cloud was sighted in the area\u2026but it was not certain if it had touched down.\u00a0 No damage was reported.<\/p>\n<p>In 1980\u2026the temperature reached 100 degrees\u2026setting a new record high for the date.<\/p>\n<p>In 1982\u20263\/4 inch diameter hail was reported in north Denver. Heavy rain caused street flooding in central Denver where 4 to 5 feet of water inundated I-25\u2026closing the freeway for a while.\u00a0 Rainfall across metro Denver ranged up to 2.35 inches in just over an hour.\u00a0 An estimated 2000 basements were flooded.\u00a0 Only 0.01 inch of rain fell at Stapleton International Airport.<\/p>\n<p>In 1991\u2026heavy rain caused flooding at the junction of I-25 and I-70.\u00a0 Dime size hail was reported northeast of Boulder near Niwot.<\/p>\n<p>In 1995\u2026microburst winds gusting as high as 58 mph caused minor damage to an apartment complex in Broomfield.\u00a0 Some homes under construction were also damaged when the winds knocked over 2 by 4 wood beams along with some insulation and roofing materials\u2026which broke a few windows. Microburst winds also overturned a camper near Barr Lake.<\/p>\n<p>In 1996\u2026hail ranging in size from 1 to 1 1\/2 inches fell near Bennett.<\/p>\n<p>In 2001\u20263\/4 inch hail fell in the foothills near conifer.<\/p>\n<p>In 2008\u2026a record daily rainfall record was set at Denver International Airport.\u00a0 The record of 1.29 inches in 24 hours broke the previous record of 1.10 inches set in 1929.<\/p>\n<p>7<\/p>\n<p>In 1948\u2026a brief west moving tornado was sighted 3 miles north-northeast of Stapleton Airport.\u00a0 The white funnel silhouetted against a gray cloud background was very narrow\u2026nearly vertical\u2026and estimated at nearly 5 thousand feet high.\u00a0 A dust cloud formed on the ground around the funnel.\u00a0 No damage was reported.<\/p>\n<p>In 1952\u2026a thunderstorm wind gust to 52 mph was recorded at Stapleton Airport.<\/p>\n<p>In 2014&#8230;severe thunderstorms produced large hail across western and southern parts of metro Denver. Near Centennial and Golden&#8230;hail up to quarter size was reported. Near Bennett&#8230;a peak thunderstorm wind gust to 65 mph was also reported. At Denver International Airport&#8230;a peak wind gust to 46 mph was recorded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August isn\u2019t normally associated with severe weather but our look back at the history books show it certainly can and does happen.\u00a0 We see many occurrences of dangerous lightning and of particular note is the flood events \u2013 a byproduct of the monsoon season the first of August brings. 18-2 In 1987\u2026a streak of 16 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/weather-history\/august-1-to-august-7-this-week-in-denver-weather-history-2\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">August 1 to August 7: This week in Denver weather history<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[26,81,106,62,741],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21729"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21729"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21729\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21730,"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21729\/revisions\/21730"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21729"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21729"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21729"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}