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Thornton’s June 2011 weather was a relatively typical one with average temperatures but also with above normal precipitation.\u00a0 The month also signifies the official end of the 2010 to 2011 snow season which was absolutely dismal.<\/p>\nThornton’s June 2011 weather was a relatively typical one with average temperatures but also with above normal precipitation.\u00a0 The month also signifies the official end of the 2010 to 2011 snow season which was absolutely dismal.<\/p>\n
In terms of temperatures Denver saw an average temperature for the month of 68.2 degrees.\u00a0 This was just a bit above the normal of 67.6 degrees.\u00a0 Temperatures ranged from a high of 96 degrees on the 28th and 29th down to a low of 45 degrees on the 10th.\u00a0 DIA recorded seven days with 90 degrees or higher temperatures which is one above normal.\u00a0 No temperature records were set for the month.<\/p>\n
Here in Thornton we came quite close to mirroring Denver’s official temperatures.\u00a0 Our average temperature was 68.1 degrees with the highest mercury reading of 96.4 degrees coming on the 29th.\u00a0 The lowest temperature in Thornton came on the 3rd at 45.4 degrees.<\/p>\n
Precipitation for the month was above normal as DIA’s rain bucket recorded 2.43 inches.\u00a0 This was 0.87 inch above the normal of 1.56 inch and the second month in a row with above normal precipitation.\u00a0 In all, eight days had measurable precipitation and DIA reported thunderstorms on 10 days which is average.<\/p>\n
One precipitation record was set during the month when 1.05 inches of rain was recorded on the 20th.\u00a0 This beat the old record for the date of 0.50 inch set in 1939.<\/p>\n
We were quite a bit drier in Thornton as our precipitation for the month fell below the Denver normals.\u00a0 We recorded 1.14 inches for the month with the majority of that, 0.87 inch, falling on the 20th.<\/p>\n
Denver’s snow season runs from July 1 to June 30 and with the end of the 2010 to 2011 season the numbers show just how poorly we faired in terms of snowfall.\u00a0 The Mile High City recorded a mere 22.8 inches of the white stuff at DIA.\u00a0 This is a whopping 38.9 inches below the normal of 61.5 inches.\u00a0 The season will go into the record books as the second least snowiest snow season since Denver began keeping records in 1882.<\/p>\n
Here in Thornton we did not fare any better than Denver on the snowfall front.\u00a0 Our season wrapped up with a dismal 21.2 inches.<\/p>\n
Denver, Colorado June 2011 Climate Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n Thornton’s June 2011 weather was a relatively typical one with average temperatures but also with above normal precipitation.\u00a0 The month also signifies the official end of the 2010 to 2011 snow season which was absolutely dismal. In terms of temperatures Denver saw an average temperature for the month of 68.2 degrees.\u00a0 This was just a … Continue reading June 2011 weather recap – Average temperatures but wetter than normal<\/span> CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000\r\nCLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2011\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 104 06\/26\/1994 \r\n LOW 30 06\/02\/1951 \r\nHIGHEST 96 06\/29 104 -8 99 06\/25 \r\n 06\/28 \r\nLOWEST 45 06\/10 30 15 47 06\/23 \r\n 06\/18 \r\n 06\/14\r\n 06\/12\r\nAVG. MAXIMUM 83.3 82.1 1.2 84.1 \r\nAVG. MINIMUM 53.0 53.0 0.0 53.6 \r\nMEAN 68.2 67.6 0.6 68.9 \r\nDAYS MAX >= 90 7 6.3 0.7 10 \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 4.96 1882 \r\n MINIMUM T 1890 \r\nTOTALS 2.43 1.56 0.87 1.60 \r\nDAILY AVG. 0.08 0.05 0.03 0.05 \r\nDAYS >= .01 8 8.7 -0.7 5 \r\nDAYS >= .10 4 MM MM 3 \r\nDAYS >= .50 2 MM MM 2 \r\nDAYS >= 1.00 1 MM MM 0 \r\nGREATEST\r\n 24 HR. TOTAL 1.55 06\/19 TO 06\/20 1.25 06\/11 TO 06\/12 \r\n\r\nSNOWFALL (INCHES)\r\nRECORDS\r\n TOTAL 0.4 1919 \r\nTOTALS 0.0 T \r\n\r\nDEGREE_DAYS\r\nHEATING TOTAL 26 60 -34 38 \r\n SINCE 7\/1 5707 6128 -421 6441 \r\nCOOLING TOTAL 126 136 -10 163 \r\n SINCE 1\/1 135 161 -26 179 \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 10.4\r\nRESULTANT WIND SPEED\/DIRECTION 3\/148\r\nHIGHEST WIND SPEED\/DIRECTION 48\/190 DATE 06\/29\r\nHIGHEST GUST SPEED\/DIRECTION 72\/200 DATE 06\/29\r\n\r\nSKY COVER\r\nPOSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM \r\nAVERAGE SKY COVER 0.50\r\nNUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 7\r\nNUMBER OF DAYS PC 21\r\nNUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 2\r\n\r\nAVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 45\r\n\r\nWEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH \r\nTHUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0\r\nHEAVY RAIN 3 RAIN 2\r\nLIGHT RAIN 10 FREEZING RAIN 0\r\nLT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 1\r\nHEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0\r\nLIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0\r\nFOG 4 FOG W\/VIS <= 1\/4 MILE 0\r\nHAZE 6 \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":"