And down goes another record! We didn’t expect it to get quite as hot as it did but Mother Nature gave the mercury a little extra push into record-setting territory today.

Denver’s official high temperature, as measured at DIA, came in at 96 degrees today.  This tied the record high temperature for September 13 set in 1990 and 1895.

Here in Thornton, we were just a touch cooler as is the norm with a high of 94 degrees.

This is the second high temp record of this week as summer continues to hang on.  Two days ago, Denver broke the record high for September 11.

We wish we could say we were done with the 90+ degree readings for the season but that does not appear to be the case.

Currently it looks like we will be at or a bit above the 90 degree mark through Monday.  It may be the end of next week before we see any appreciable cooling.  Check out the extended forecast here.

We said this morning it was a possibility and sure enough, the record high for today’s date was broken.

The National Weather Service reports that Denver’s official high, as measured at DIA, hit 93 degrees this afternoon.  That tops the old record of 92 degrees set in 1951.

Here in Thornton, we fell short of the mark, likely due to afternoon cloud cover reaching us before it did the airport. Our high came in at 91 degrees at 12:44pm.

Believe it or not, we may see another record or two fall before the end of the week.

Tomorrow’s high is forecast at 94 degrees, the same as the record high for the date. Thursday’s record high of 96 is not likely to be broken but we could come within a couple of degrees.  Friday and Saturday’s record highs are both 92 degrees and we may come very, very close to those marks.

Check out the extended weather forecast here.

The recent heat is much more like we would expect to see toward the middle of July.  High pressure though keeps the cooler air at bay and today Denver tied the record high temperature for the date.

As measured at Denver International Airport, the Mile High City saw an official high of 95 degrees. That ties the record high last set in 1946.

Here in Thornton, we were actually warmer by a good measure, something that doesn’t happen often. We topped out at 98 degrees at 3:06pm.

We will see a little bit of a reprieve from the heat tomorrow as a cold front moves through.  Highs Wednesday should be in the upper 80s.  After that though, the heat returns with 90+ degrees forecasted each day through the weekend.

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It was almost certain today was going to bring record-setting temperatures for the date and sure enough, it did.

The old record high for May 10 was 86 degrees set in 1991 and years prior. The National Weather Service reports that at 3:51pm today the temperature hit 90 degrees, easily breaking the record.

Additionally, this is the fourth earliest in the season that Denver has seen a 90 degree mercury reading since record keeping began in the Mile High City in 1872.

Here in Thornton we managed to be just a little bit cooler with a high of 89 degrees at 3:34pm.

Tomorrow things cool down and the weather becomes a bit unsettled. Look for highs near 80 with a good chance of PM storms.  Then, this weekend gets cooler and brings even better chances for precipitation.

See the extended forecast here.

A toasty spring day in the Mile High City.  Afternoon cloud cover cooled things down but not before we tied a record high temperature for today dating to 1948.

At DIA where Denver’s official measurements are taken, the high temperature reached 83 degrees.  Here in Thornton, we were just a bit warmer with a high of 84 degrees.

Both readings were far and above the average high for today’s date of 65 degrees.

Tomorrow promises to be another mild day with highs in the mid-70s but then the weather turns cooler and a bit more unsettled with chances for precipitation Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. See our extended forecast for details.

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