{"id":9423,"date":"2012-10-02T05:39:02","date_gmt":"2012-10-02T11:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/?p=9423"},"modified":"2012-11-03T05:42:54","modified_gmt":"2012-11-03T11:42:54","slug":"september-2012-thornton-weather-recap-warmer-and-wetter-than-normal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/thornton-weather\/september-2012-thornton-weather-recap-warmer-and-wetter-than-normal\/","title":{"rendered":"September 2012 Thornton weather recap: Warmer and wetter than normal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thornton saw yet another month with above normal temperatures during the month of September 2012.\u00a0 The one saving grace was that it was also a wet one with above normal precipitation.<\/p>\n<p>The month started out with three out of the first six days of the month recording temperatures above 90 degrees and the other three warming to above 85 degrees.<\/p>\n<p>Cooler weather arrived on the 12th and Thornton saw a high of only 59.6 degrees.\u00a0 Rain began late on the 11th and continued into the 12th as we recorded 1.32 inches of precipitation in our bucket during the period.\u00a0 Denver officially recorded 0.95 inch on the 12th which was a record for the date.<\/p>\n<p>Above normal temperatures soon returned however and overall we recorded 15 days of high temperatures of at least 80 degrees during the month.<\/p>\n<p>Another storm system moved in on the 25th and 26th and brought more precipitation.\u00a0 Thornton recorded 0.81 inch during the period.\u00a0 At Denver International Airport 1.95 inch was recorded over the two day period.\u00a0 On the 26th alone the airport recorded 1.41 inches, a record for the date.<\/p>\n<p>The average temperature for the month was 64.0 degrees in Thornton.\u00a0 DIA averaged 66.3 degrees which was 2.9 degrees above normal.<\/p>\n<p>Temperatures in Thornton ranged from a high of 94.6 degrees on the first down to a low of 41.6 degrees on the 18th.\u00a0 Denver saw its warmest temperature of 95 degrees on the 1st as well and its lowest of 45 degrees on the 22nd and 28th.<\/p>\n<p>Thornton ended the month with a welcome 2.17 inches of precipitation.\u00a0 Denver fared better with 2.95 inches, well above the September normal of 0.96 inch.\u00a0 Officially the month went into the books as the 5th wettest October on record in Denver.<\/p>\n<p>For the 12th consecutive September no snow was recorded in Denver.\u00a0 The last time we went such a long period without September snow was from 1914 to 1926.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/climatedataout92012.html\">Click here to view the ThorntonWeather.com climatology report for September 2012.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"ThorntonWeather.com September 2012 Temperatures\" src=\"http:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-mIdwHD-zC50\/UJT9pZ1Y81I\/AAAAAAAAI_8\/tspUoebIA-A\/s560\/2012-11-03_051705.jpg\" alt=\"ThorntonWeather.com September 2012 Temperatures\" width=\"560\" height=\"349\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"ThorntonWeather.com September 2012 Precipitation\" src=\"http:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-638ndTRpWM0\/UJT9n67xEyI\/AAAAAAAAI_0\/Dx0UJJ0Ih-A\/s560\/2012-11-03_051733.jpg\" alt=\"ThorntonWeather.com September 2012 Precipitation\" width=\"560\" height=\"332\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Denver\u2019s Official September 2012 Climate Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<pre>...THE DENVER CO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2012... \r\n\r\nCLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010\r\nCLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2012\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\nHIGH               97   09\/01 1995\r\n                        09\/04\/1995\r\n                        09\/05\/1899\r\n LOW               17   09\/29\/1985\r\nHIGHEST            95   09\/01        97      -2       96  09\/01\r\nLOWEST             45   09\/28        17      28       38  09\/21\r\n                        09\/22\r\nAVG. MAXIMUM     80.3              78.5     1.8     78.6\r\nAVG. MINIMUM     52.3              48.3     4.0     49.9\r\nMEAN             66.3              63.4     2.9     64.2\r\nDAYS MAX &gt;= 90      7               3.4     3.6        1\r\nDAYS MAX = .01         5               6.5    -1.5        6\r\nDAYS &gt;= .10         3               3.3    -0.3        2\r\nDAYS &gt;= .50         3               0.6     2.4        1\r\nDAYS &gt;= 1.00        1               0.1     0.9        0\r\n\r\nGREATEST\r\n 24 HR. TOTAL    1.63   09\/25 TO 09\/26\r\n\r\nSNOWFALL (INCHES)\r\nRECORDS\r\nTOTAL             0.0\r\nTOTALS            0.0               1.3\r\n\r\nDEGREE_DAYS\r\nHEATING TOTAL      69               125     -56       95\r\n SINCE 7\/1         69               141     -72       95\r\nCOOLING TOTAL     113                76      37       78\r\n SINCE 1\/1       1235               764     471      941\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              8.8\r\nRESULTANT WIND SPEED\/DIRECTION   3\/197\r\nHIGHEST WIND SPEED\/DIRECTION    30\/300    DATE  09\/01\r\nHIGHEST GUST SPEED\/DIRECTION    37\/290    DATE  09\/01\r\n\r\nSKY COVER\r\nPOSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM\r\nAVERAGE SKY COVER           0.50\r\nNUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           10\r\nNUMBER OF DAYS PC             16\r\nNUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          4\r\n\r\nAVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     40\r\n\r\nWEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH\r\nTHUNDERSTORM              5    MIXED PRECIP                0\r\nHEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       2\r\nLIGHT RAIN                7     FREEZING RAIN              0\r\nLT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       1\r\nHEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0\r\nLIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0\r\nFOG                       6     FOG W\/VIS<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thornton saw yet another month with above normal temperatures during the month of September 2012.\u00a0 The one saving grace was that it was also a wet one with above normal precipitation. 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