The potent storm system that impacted us Saturday night through Sunday brought some snow but the most notable feature was the cold. In fact, it was record setting.
The National Weather Service reports that the high temperature for Sunday, October 14 was only 27 degrees. This absolutely destroys the old record low maximum for the date of 36 degrees set in 1969.
Here in Thornton, we saw our high reading just a touch warmer at 28 degrees.
Monday morning will see the temperature plunge and likely bring a record setting low as well. After that, we do expect to see a gradual warming trend through the coming weekend.
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If you were thinking you were feeling fall in the air the last day or two you had good reason. Temperatures this morning almost felt chilly and Denver tied the record low temperature for the date.
At 6:25am this morning, the mercury at Denver International Airport where the Mile High City’s official records are taken dipped to 46 degrees. This tied the record low temperature for August 20 last set in 1939.
Here in Thornton we were just a touch warmer with a low of 47 degrees. That was our second chilliest temperature since May 21.
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In the wake of our most recent storm system, we have seen some exceedingly cold temperatures and the proof is the mercury readings this morning that set a record.
Denver’s official low temperature, as measured at Denver International Airport, dropped to 7 degrees below 0 this morning.
This easily beats the record low temperature for today’s date of -2 degrees set in 1955. Additionally, the record is the first record low recorded in the Mile High City since December 17, 2016.
Here in Thornton, we were not quite as cold with a low of -4 degrees coming at 5:51am. This is also Thornton’s coldest temperature reading of the season.
In the wake of yesterday’s snow the Mile High City experienced lingering cold today. The so-called “high” temperature in fact was a record-setter.
The high temperature for Denver today, as measured at Denver International Airport, came in at 13 degrees. That is the coldest high temperature ever recorded on February 20, breaking the old record low maximum of 16 degrees set in 1911.
Here in Thornton, we matched the Mile High City’s high with a 13 degree reading at 3:08pm.
It may be a while before we see any truly warm temperatures. Short range forecasts indicate it could be Monday or Tuesday before mercury readings return to normal. Additionally, long range forecasts currently point to overall colder than normal temps in the 8 to 14 day period.
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We knew it was going to be cold today in the wake of our overnight snow and sure enough, the numbers bear that out.
Denver recorded a low temperature of 15 degrees below zero at 7:14pm. This easily bests the record low for December 17 of 13 degrees below zero set in 1909.
Here in Thornton, we managed to stay warmer, although with these extremes, that isn’t saying much. Thornton hit a low of 10.7 degrees below zero at 5:57pm.
The storm system brought 5.8 inches of snow to Thornton, our biggest snowfall of the season. Out at DIA where Denver’s official measurements are kept, 8.0 inches fell.
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Our recent blast of Arctic air sent the mercury tumbling and in the process broke two daily records for December 30th.
The official “high” temperature in Denver, as measured at DIA, reached only 1 degree at 1:23pm. This easily bested the record low high for the date of 8 degrees set in 1915. Thornton was slightly warmer than the airport with a high temperature of 2.4 degrees.
Additionally, at 9:23pm, the mercury plummeted to -19 degrees at DIA. This crushes the old record low temperature for December 30 of -11 degrees set in 1898. Here in Thornton we did not get quite as cold with a low temperature reading of -12.1 degrees occurring at 10:50pm.
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Yet another cold weather record fell this morning as the mercury dropped.
As measured at Denver International Airport, the low temperature this morning plunged to -14 degrees. This easily bested the record low temperature for November 13 of -3 degrees set in 1916.
Here in Thornton the mercury didn’t fall quite as far. Our morning low was -8.8 degrees.
Our bone-chilling blast of cold air continued its record-setting ways on Wednesday as two cold temperature records fell.
The official high temperature for the day only reached 6 degrees in Denver as measured at Denver International Airport. This easily bested the previous record low maximum for the date of 9 degrees set in 1916. Here in Thornton we were slightly warmer with a high of 8.4 degrees.
Additionally, clearing skies late in the day aided in sending the mercury plunging after dark leading to the second record.
Before midnight the temperature dropped to a miserable -13 degrees at DIA. This shattered the previous record low temperature for November 12 of -4 degrees set 132 years ago in 1882. Thornton managed to stay quite a bit warmer, dropping only to -4.7 degrees just before midnight.
The Mile High City will also be setting a record low temperature for November 13. The old record of -3 degrees was set in 1916. We will have to see how cold it gets in the early morning hours to see what the final number ends up being.
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New record low maximum temperature set in Denver today.
The high temperature in the Mile High City topped out at 16 degrees at 12:46pm today. This crushed the old record for the date of 19 degrees set 98 years ago in 1916. Here in Thornton we were only slightly warmer today with a high of 17 degrees.
Looking ahead, more records may fall in the next 48 hours or so.
Tomorrow’s record low max of 9 degrees, also set in 1916, could fall with current forecasts calling for a high of only 7 degrees. Also, with low temperatures tomorrow night forecast to drop to -5 degrees, we could set a record low temperature for November 13 (-3 degrees in 1916).
Denver tied a 78 year old record temperature for February 8th.
We of course knew it was cold yesterday but now we know exactly how cold. At Denver International Airport the high temperature yesterday only climbed to 8 degrees. This ties the record low maximum for the date last set in 1933.
Highlighting that is the fact that the “high” temperature occurred soon after midnight at 12:28am. It was all downhill from there throughout the day as cold air settled in. Daytime highs in Denver were only around 6 degrees.
Here in Thornton we virtually matched the official Denver high as we climbed to 8.3 degrees. That occurred right at midnight.
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The potent storm system that impacted us Saturday night through Sunday brought some snow but the most notable feature was the cold. In fact, it was record setting.
Our recent blast of Arctic air sent the mercury tumbling and in the process broke two daily records for December 30th.