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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
259 AM MDT SAT JUL 18 2026
..TODAY IN METRO DENVER WEATHER HISTORY
7-25 IN 1934...A STREAK OF 15 CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF 90 DEGREES...FROM THE
7TH TO THE 25TH...RANKED 5TH ON THE LIST OF HOT STREAKS. THE
RECORD OF 24 CONSECUTIVE DAYS WAS ESTABLISHED IN THE SUMMER OF
2008.
13-5 IN 2008...A STREAK OF 24 CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF 90 DEGREES...FROM
JULY 13TH TO AUGUST 5TH...SHATTERED THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 18
CONSECUTIVE DAYS ESTABLISHED IN 1901 AND 1874. IRONICALLY...
NO NEW SINGLE DAY RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES WERE SET IN THE
MONTH OF JULY. IN AUGUST HOWEVER...A RECORD OF 104 DEGREES
WAS SET ON THE 1ST...AND ANOTHER RECORD OF 103 DEGREES WAS
SET ON THE 2ND. IN ADDITION...A RECORD LOW MIN OF 70 DEGREES
WAS SET ON AUGUST 2ND.
16-18 IN 1997...AN EXTENDED HOT SPELL RESULTED IN 3 TEMPERATURE
RECORDS BEING SET. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE REACHED 98
DEGREES ON EACH OF THE DAYS...SETTING RECORDS ON THE 16TH
AND 18TH. THE LOW TEMPERATURE OF 71 DEGREES ON THE 17TH
WAS A RECORD HIGH MINIMUM FOR THE DATE. THE HIGH
TEMPERATURE REACHED 100 DEGREES ON THE 17TH AT THE SITE
OF THE FORMER STAPLETON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
18 IN 1874...THE TEMPERATURE CLIMBED TO 90 DEGREES OR MORE FOR THE
18TH CONSECUTIVE DAY...SETTING A RECORD. THE RECORD WAS
EQUALED FROM JULY 6TH THROUGH THE 23RD IN 1901.
IN 1902...A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCED NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED TO
45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 48 MPH ALONG WITH RAIN AND HAIL.
TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 0.53 INCH.
IN 1911...A SHOWER PRODUCED NORTH WINDS SUSTAINED TO 44 MPH.
IN 1958...1 1/2 INCH DIAMETER HAIL FELL 9 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST
OF STAPLETON AIRPORT.
IN 1981...A THUNDERSTORM BOMBED EVERGREEN WITH ABOUT 2 INCHES
OF RAIN IN 45 MINUTES. A HEAVY HAILSTORM LEFT 5 TO 7 INCHES
OF HAIL ON THE GROUND IN SOME PLACES AND STOPPED THE COLORADO
OPEN GOLF TOURNAMENT AT HIWAN.
IN 1985...OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN DOUSED THE SOUTHWEST SUBURBS
OF DENVER. STREET FLOODING OCCURRED IN THE MONTBELLO AREA
OF NORTHEAST DENVER.
IN 1992...NICKEL SIZE HAIL FELL ACROSS CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY
NEAR CASTLE ROCK AND SEDALIA. ONE INCH DIAMETER HAIL FELL
IN CASTLE ROCK.
IN 1993...THUNDERSTORM WINDS GUSTED TO 60 MPH AT STRASBURG
EAST OF DENVER.
IN 2004...HEAVY THUNDERSTORM RAINFALL CAUSED FLOODING OVER
PARTS OF THE VIRGINIA CANYON ROAD NEAR IDAHO SPRINGS.
SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE ROADWAY WERE WASHED OUT. THE
ROAD WAS CLOSED TEMPORARILY FOR REPAIRS.
18-19 IN 2003...FROM THE 18TH INTO THE 19TH...HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING
THUNDERSTORMS CAUSED FLASH FLOODING ACROSS SOUTHERN METRO
DENVER. AUTOMATED RAIN GAGES MEASURED 2 TO 3 INCHES OF
RAIN IN LESS THAN AN HOUR. THE HEAVY RAINFALL CAUSED MANY
INTERSECTIONS AND UNDERPASSES TO FLOOD...STRANDING MOTORISTS.
SECTIONS OF I-25 AND I-225 WERE CLOSED DUE TO THE HIGH WATER.
18-2 IN 1987...FROM JULY 18TH TO AUGUST 2ND...A STREAK OF 16
CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF 90 DEGREES RANKED 4TH ON THE LIST OF HOT
STREAKS. THE RECORD OF 24 CONSECUTIVE DAYS WAS ESTABLISHED
IN THE SUMMER OF 2008.
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