{"id":2911,"date":"2010-08-22T05:23:47","date_gmt":"2010-08-22T11:23:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/?p=2911"},"modified":"2010-08-22T05:25:03","modified_gmt":"2010-08-22T11:25:03","slug":"august-22-to-august-28-this-week-in-denver-weather-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/weather-history\/august-22-to-august-28-this-week-in-denver-weather-history\/","title":{"rendered":"August 22 to August 28 &#8211; This week in Denver weather history"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1426\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1426\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1426\" title=\"This week in Denver weather history.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/tw-logo-history2111.jpg\" alt=\"August 22 to August 28 - This week in Denver weather history\" width=\"250\" height=\"196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/tw-logo-history2111.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/tw-logo-history2111-150x117.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1426\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">August 22 to August 28 - This week in Denver weather history<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lightning is a very real danger here in Colorado.\u00a0 The outdoor-centric lifestyle we lead oftentimes puts us in situations when we are better off heading for cover.\u00a0 The dangers of not properly taking shelter when lightning is in the area are highlighted by a number of events in our look back at this week in Denver weather history.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ThorntonWeather\" target=\"_blank\">Join us on Facebook for all the latest!<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>19-30<\/p>\n<p>In 1875&#8230;grasshoppers appeared in great numbers at 10:00 am on the 19th.\u00a0 Thousands landed on the ground.\u00a0 The streets were literally covered with them.\u00a0 Swarms of grasshoppers were seen on each day.\u00a0 All gardens in the city were devastated&#8230;and in the countryside the grasshoppers were very destructive to ripened grain.\u00a0 On the 30th the grasshoppers were so numerous as to almost darken the sun.<\/p>\n<p>22\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In 1898&#8230;an apparent thunderstorm produced southwest sustained winds to 40 mph with gusts to 43 mph.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nIn 1903&#8230;a late afternoon thunderstorm produced rain&#8230;hail&#8230; And east winds sustained to 40 mph with gusts to 44 mph.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nIn 1904&#8230;the lowest recorded temperature in August&#8230;40 degrees&#8230;occurred.\u00a0 The same temperature also occurred on three consecutive days&#8230;August 24&#8230;25&#8230;and 26 in 1910.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nIn 1965&#8230;heavy rain and hail caused some damage from flooding over northern Douglas County from Castle Rock to Franktown.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nIn 1981&#8230;thunderstorms moved across metro Denver.\u00a0 At least 5 funnel cloud sightings were reported.\u00a0 Funnel clouds were seen at 96th Ave. And Sheridan Blvd. and at 92nd Ave. and Federal Blvd. In Westminster and 7 miles north of Stapleton International Airport.\u00a0 Lightning injured two people in Boulder.\u00a0 A quarter inch of rain fell in just 5 minutes in Brighton.\u00a0 Up to 3\/4 inch of rain doused Parker in 30 minutes.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nIn 1983&#8230;3\/4 inch diameter hail was reported at Kittredge&#8230; Along with 0.60 inch of rain in 25 minutes.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nIn 1984&#8230;a thunderstorm dumped 4 inches of rain on Brighton in 90 minutes&#8230;causing extensive street flooding in the downtown area.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nIn 1987&#8230;over an inch of rain fell in 24 hours throughout most of metro Denver.\u00a0 A public library suffered water damage to the ceiling&#8230;carpet&#8230;and a few books.\u00a0 Rainfall was 0.76 inch at Stapleton International Airport.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nIn 1990&#8230;lightning knocked out power to about 2500 homes in Lakewood for about an hour.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nIn 1991&#8230;National Weather Service personnel at Stapleton International Airport sighted an apparent tornado briefly on the ground 3 miles west-northwest of the airport.\u00a0 No damage was reported.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nIn 1995&#8230;lightning struck 3 electrical power substations in Louisville.\u00a0 Residences of more than 4500 people were without power from 30 minutes to more than an hour.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nIn 1996&#8230;between 1 and 3 inches of rain fell across metro Denver.\u00a0 As a result&#8230;several low lying areas were flooded. A bicyclist was swept into a fast moving creek when he tried to cross a flooded bike path.\u00a0 The man was washed downstream about 15 feet before getting snagged by a tree stump.\u00a0 He and a man who tried to rescue him received minor injuries.\u00a0 The heavy rain caused numerous power outages&#8230;false fire alarms&#8230;and traffic accidents. In Lakewood&#8230;telephone service to around 60 thousand residents was knocked out when a switching center was flooded.\u00a0 Funnel clouds were sighted near Chatfield Reservoir and Highlands Ranch.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nIn 2000&#8230;lightning sparked a blaze which gutted a 10-unit apartment building in Highlands Ranch.\u00a0 Twenty-eight people were left homeless.\u00a0 Damage was estimated at 2 million dollars.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nIn 2007&#8230;severe thunderstorms produced large hail&#8230;up to 1 1\/4 inches in diameter&#8230;in the vicinities of Castle Rock&#8230; Elizabeth and Franktown.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->22-24<\/p>\n<p>In 1987&#8230;some locations in metro Denver had a total 3-day rainfall of 2 to 4 inches.\u00a0 Rainfall totaled 0.96 inch at Stapleton International Airport.<\/p>\n<p>23\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In 1900&#8230;northwest winds were sustained to 42 mph with gusts to 49 mph.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nIn 1921&#8230;a thunderstorm cloudburst produced 2.20 inches of rainfall in an hour over downtown Denver.\u00a0 This is the greatest 1 hour rainfall on record at the official observing site in the city.\u00a0 Precipitation totaled 2.93 inches&#8230;which is the greatest calendar day precipitation ever recorded in August.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nIn 1941&#8230;one man was killed by lightning about 2 miles from the official weather station in downtown Denver.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nIn 1962&#8230;a home near Boulder was destroyed by a lightning- caused fire.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nIn 1968&#8230;strong winds buffeted Boulder briefly during the early morning hours.\u00a0 At the National Center for Atmospheric Research&#8230;winds averaged 55 mph with gusts to 85 mph.\u00a0 Damage was minor.\u00a0 Northwest winds gusted to 31 mph at Stapleton International Airport.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nIn 1977&#8230;lightning damaged at least 6 homes in Aurora.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nIn 2008&#8230;a landspout touched down near Westcreek in Douglas County.\u00a0 One man was seriously injured when he tried to escaped several falling trees in his ATV.\u00a0 One of the trees struck his back and broke two vertebrae.\u00a0 Another camper narrowly escaped injury.\u00a0 Seconds after he back up his truck&#8230;a tree came down where it had been parked.<\/p>\n<p>24\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In 1880&#8230;a thunderstorm produced vivid lightning and heavy rainfall&#8230;which caused flooding over the eastern part of the city including the brick yards.\u00a0 There was no rainfall recorded in downtown Denver.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nIn 1910&#8230;an apparent dry cold front caused a remarkable drop in temperature.\u00a0 From 3:00 pm until midnight the temperature fell from a high of 93 degrees to a low of 40 degrees. Northeast winds were sustained to 44 mph during the late afternoon.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nIn 1946&#8230;heavy rain near Idledale caused flooding on bear creek at Morrison&#8230;which resulted in one death when a woman was swept from her stranded car and drowned.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nIn 1973&#8230;strong winds blew down a few power lines and hail up to 3\/4 inch diameter fell in southeast Aurora.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nIn 1984&#8230;heavy rain hit the south Denver area.\u00a0 Over an inch fell in less than an hour at both Castle Rock and Sedalia.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nIn 1992&#8230;heavy rains caused flash flooding across parts of metro Denver.\u00a0 Rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches fell with the hardest hit areas being the southwest and central parts of metro Denver.\u00a0 Bear Creek rose above bankfull near Idledale with flood waters moving into southwest metro Denver.\u00a0 Mud and rock slides along Colorado Highway 74 west of Morrison were reported.\u00a0 The confluence of Cherry Creek and the South Platte River in downtown Denver also went out of its banks&#8230;flooding bike paths.\u00a0 Rainfall totaled 1.98 inches at Stapleton International Airport where light to moderate rain fell most of the day.\u00a0 Heavy rain and fog briefly reduced the surface visibility to 1 1\/2 miles.\u00a0 The temperature climbed to a high of only 58 degrees&#8230;which was a record low maximum for the date.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nIn 2002&#8230;hail to 7\/8 inch in diameter was measured in southwest Denver.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nIn 2008&#8230;several landspout tornadoes developed along a boundary to the southeast of the Denver metropolitan area during the Democratic National Convention.\u00a0 In northwest Elbert County&#8230; Minor damage was reported.\u00a0 The damage consisted of downed power lines&#8230;broken windows and an out building.\u00a0 Severe thunderstorms also produced very heavy rain and large hail&#8230; Up to one inch in diameter.\u00a0 In southwest Douglas County&#8230; Heavy rain caused flash flooding near the town of Westcreek. A mudslide closed State Highway 67.\u00a0 The road in the YMCA Camp Shady Brook was also washed out and some bridges were damaged.<\/p>\n<p>24-26<\/p>\n<p>In 1910&#8230;the lowest temperature ever recorded in August&#8230;40 degrees&#8230;occurred on each of these days and on August 22&#8230; 1904.\u00a0 The unusually cold weather for so early in the season brought sub-freezing minimum temperatures to much of the Colorado northeastern plains.<\/p>\n<p>25\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In 1951&#8230;a microburst produced a southwest wind gust to 50 mph at Stapleton Airport.\u00a0 Only a trace of rain was observed.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nIn 1964&#8230;thunderstorm winds gusted to 59 mph and caused some blowing dust at Stapleton International Airport.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nIn 1994&#8230;lightning struck a power pole in Louisville and caused a two-hour power outage.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nIn 2008&#8230;an unoccupied home was struck by lightning in Aurora&#8230; Causing 75 thousand dollars in damage to the roof.<\/p>\n<p>26\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In 1944&#8230;one of the most destructive hailstorms in the city in a decade caused damage estimated at nearly one million dollars.\u00a0 The storm occurred within a period of 10 to 30 minutes&#8230;between 2:00 pm and 3:00 pm.\u00a0 The hail varied in size from very small to as large as 1 1\/2 inches in diameter.\u00a0 Hail covered the ground to a depth of 5 to 6 inches in some sections of the city.\u00a0 Several people were cut by broken glass.\u00a0 The hail and heavy rain flooded underpasses to a depth of 6 feet&#8230;and the occupants of stalled autos had to be rescued.\u00a0 Sewers were unable to handle the sudden amount of water and water backed up and flooded a number of basements.\u00a0 A few first floors of buildings were flooded.\u00a0 The water department had a busy time replacing manhole covers that had been displaced by the water pressure.\u00a0 Trees were stripped&#8230;one was severely broken&#8230;and telephone lines were downed.\u00a0 Roofs&#8230;windows&#8230; Automobiles&#8230;awnings&#8230;and gardens were severely damaged. Flowers and gardens in some sections of the city were a total loss.\u00a0 Greenhouses were extensively broken with an estimated 20 carloads of glass shattered.\u00a0 Vegetable and truck crops in and around the city were severely shredded. The next day the American Red Cross was designated by the war agency to grant any and all priorities needed to obtain materials and supplies to replace and repair the damage. In downtown Denver&#8230;the thunderstorm produced 0.95 inch of rain and heavy hail along with sustained northwest winds to 25 mph.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nIn 1961&#8230;strong winds blew in the walls of a warehouse under construction in Denver.\u00a0 Two workmen suffered a fractured foot and body bruises.<br \/>\n26-27 in 1980&#8230;two heavy thunderstorms hit Arvada and Westminster&#8230; Dumping up to 1.50 inches of rain in less than an hour. At least two streets were washed out and a number of homes and cars were damaged when a creek flooded.\u00a0 Three homes in Arvada sustained minor lightning damage.<\/p>\n<p>27\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In 1910&#8230;a thunderstorm produced south winds sustained to 40 mph.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nIn 1961&#8230;strong thunderstorm winds and heavy rain occurred at 79th and Federal Blvd. In Westminster.\u00a0 The strong winds blew the roofs off lumber sheds onto parked cars.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nIn 1967&#8230;a young woman was killed by lightning while horseback riding in the suburbs just west of Denver.\u00a0 Her horse died several hours after the incident.\u00a0 A young man and another young woman were also knocked from their horses by the impact of the lightning and required hospitalization.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nIn 1991&#8230;heavy thunderstorm rainfall totaled 0.91 inch at Stapleton International Airport&#8230;where 1\/4 inch diameter hail was measured.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nIn 1996&#8230;localized street flooding occurred in the Fort Lupton area when 2 to 3 inches of rain fell in 45 minutes. The roof of a community college began leaking&#8230;which caused damage to ceiling tiles.\u00a0 The roof was under repair from hail damage which had occurred earlier in the summer.\u00a0 A weak tornado (f0) was sighted near Fort Lupton.\u00a0 No damage was reported.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nIn 1999&#8230;a slow moving thunderstorm dumped 5 inches of rain in 2 hours near Dacono.\u00a0 A severe thunderstorm produced 3\/4 inch diameter hail in Castle Rock.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nIn 2002&#8230;severe thunderstorms spread large hail over metro Denver.\u00a0 Hail as large as 2 inches in diameter fell in Jefferson County 5 to 11 miles northwest of Golden.\u00a0 Other large hail reports included:\u00a0 1 1\/2 inches near Golden and in Lakewood; 1 1\/4 inches in Nederland; 1 inch hail near Elizabeth&#8230;Louviers&#8230;Rollinsville&#8230;and Blackhawk; 7\/8 inch hail near Acequia in Douglas County.\u00a0 A thunderstorm produced a trace of rain and a microburst wind gust to 52 mph at Denver International Airport.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nIn 2003&#8230;lightning struck a house and sparked a fire in Arvada.\u00a0 Damage to the roof and ceiling was extensive.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nIn 2005&#8230;lightning struck an unoccupied home in Parker. The resulting fire damaged the roof&#8230;attic&#8230;and second floor bedroom.\u00a0 Damage was estimated at 15 thousand dollars.<\/p>\n<p>27-28<\/p>\n<p>In 2004&#8230;a brief chilly spell resulted in three temperature records.\u00a0 The high temperature of 55 degrees on the 27th was a record low maximum for the date.\u00a0 The low temperature of 48 degrees on the 27th equaled the record minimum for the date.\u00a0 The low temperature of 42 degrees on the 28th was a record minimum for the date.<\/p>\n<p>28\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In 1887&#8230;a dry thunderstorm produced north winds to 48 mph but only a trace of rainfall.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nIn 1968&#8230;one man was seriously injured by lightning while riding on a roller coaster at a Denver amusement park.\u00a0 An airline employee was injured when lightning struck a jetliner he was servicing at Stapleton International Airport.\u00a0 A lightning-caused fire did extensive damage to one house and minor damage to several others in the city of Denver.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nIn 1970&#8230;a microburst wind gust to 53 mph was recorded at Stapleton International Airport.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nIn 2002&#8230;a severe thunderstorm produced 3\/4 inch diameter hail near Parker.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nIn 2005&#8230;lightning sparked a small fire near Jamestown.\u00a0 The blaze was quickly contained and consumed less than an acre.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lightning is a very real danger here in Colorado.\u00a0 The outdoor-centric lifestyle we lead oftentimes puts us in situations when we are better off heading for cover.\u00a0 The dangers of not properly taking shelter when lightning is in the area are highlighted by a number of events in our look back at this week in &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/weather-history\/august-22-to-august-28-this-week-in-denver-weather-history\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">August 22 to August 28 &#8211; 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":[81,106,62,741],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2911"}],"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=2911"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2911\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2913,"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2911\/revisions\/2913"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2911"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2911"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2911"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}