{"id":8811,"date":"2012-09-02T05:05:53","date_gmt":"2012-09-02T11:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/?p=8811"},"modified":"2012-09-02T05:05:53","modified_gmt":"2012-09-02T11:05:53","slug":"august-2012-thornton-weather-recap-the-hot-and-dry-summer-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/thornton-weather\/august-2012-thornton-weather-recap-the-hot-and-dry-summer-continues\/","title":{"rendered":"August 2012 Thornton weather recap: The hot and dry summer continues"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Denver's August 2012 will go into the books as the 5th hottest and 4th driest August since 1872.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There would be no break from the hot and dry summer of 2012 in August as records continued to tumble and the ground remained parched.\u00a0 While a few cold fronts provided some relief, they were short-lived and high pressure dominated during the month.<\/p>\n

Denver recorded an average temperature of 75.0 degrees which was 2.5 degrees above normal.\u00a0 This ties August 1994 as the 5th warmest August since record keeping began in 1872.<\/p>\n

In all, 20 days recorded high temperatures at or above 90 degrees at Denver International Airport.\u00a0 By the end of the month 2012 moved into the record books as having the most seasonal 90 degree days of any year<\/a> (66 as of 8\/31).\u00a0 Highs ranged from 98 degrees on the 3rd, 6th, 9th, and 27th to a low of 47 degrees on the 17th.<\/p>\n

Here in Thornton our average temperature was quite a bit cooler, although still above average in comparison to recent years.\u00a0 Thornton’s average for the month came in at 72.7 degrees.<\/p>\n

Thornton recorded 17 days of 90 degree or hotter high temperatures.\u00a0 Our hottest temperature was 96 degrees which occurred on the 27th and 29th.\u00a0 The coldest temperature recorded was 48 degrees on the 17th and 19th.<\/p>\n

Precipitation continued to elude the Mile High City as a mere 0.11 inch fell into the rain bucket during the month, and that all came in a single day.\u00a0 This was far below the normal of 1.68 inches for August and put 2012 into the books as the 4th driest August on record.<\/p>\n

Thornton fared only slightly better on the precipitation front as we recorded 0.31 inch of rain.\u00a0 As with Denver, that total came all in a single day, the 1st of the month.<\/p>\n

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