Spring may officially be five days away but you wouldn’t know it from today’s weather.  The mercury climbed steadily under sunny skies and Denver set a high temperature record.

As measured at Denver International Airport, the Mile High City topped out at 79 degrees.  This easily bested the old mark of 76 degrees set in 2013.

Here in Thornton we were one degree warmer reaching 80 degrees.  This was Thornton’s warmest temperature reading since October 25 of last year.

Another high temperature record is in danger of falling tomorrow as well.  The record high for March 16 is 75 degrees set in 2012.  Forecast highs for the day are right at that same mark.

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