As of 5:00am this morning, Denver’s February 2015 ranks as the sixth snowiest February on record.With more snow expected mid-week, it is highly likely the month will climb up the rankings.
How does Thornton compare? Denver’s total for the month is 17.7″ but we are ahead of that at 19.4″.
It should be noted that Denver’s measurement is taken at DIA and has been since 2008. Prior to that it was taken at Stapleton (1950-2007) and downtown (1882-1949). This year Stapleton is at 22.9″ for the month, enough that it would rank as the snowiest February on record had the official location for measuring snowfall not been moved.
Snowiest Februarys on record in Denver, Colorado. (ThorntonWeather.com)
One high temperature record fell yesterday, another fell today. Despite the month starting with snow, we have quickly moved to temperatures more like we would expect to see in March.
As measured at Denver International Airport, the high temperature today for the Mile High City reached 74 degrees. That easily bests the old record for today’s date of 71 degrees set in 1987 and years prior. Here in Thornton we managed to be a couple of degrees warmer reaching 76 degrees at 1:53pm.
Additionally, yesterday’s official lowest reading of 46 degrees at DIA broke Denver’s record high minimum for the date. The old record was 41 degrees set in 1930. Thornton was cooler yesterday morning with a low mark of 40 degrees that would not have broken the record.
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Denver’s weather rollercoaster this week took us from cold and snow to unseasonably warm temperatures sure to bring an onset of spring fever. The Mile High City set a record high temperature Friday and may set another Saturday.
As measured at Denver International Airport, today’s office high temperature was 70 degrees. That easily bests the old record for the date of 67 degrees set in 1944. Here in Thornton we were just a bit cooler with a high of 69 degrees,
The mild weather will be sticking around for the rest of the weekend with a forecast high of 70 degrees on Saturday (but with some wind) and 66 degrees on Sunday. The record high for Saturday’s date, February 7, is 71 degrees so we will be coming close to the mark.
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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).
The unseasonably warm weather of the past week will begin coming to an end soon. Slightly cooler weather is on tap tomorrow and then with a cold front moving in Sunday night, temperatures close to normal are expected for much of the week.
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Forecasts held true and our unseasonably warm weather pushed the mercury into record-setting territory today.
At 3:24pm the temperature at Denver International Airport reached 82 degrees. This easily bests the record high temperature for the date of 80 degrees set in 2011.
Here in Thornton we were just ever-so-slightly cooler with a high of 81.0 degrees.
Today’s high temperature record is likely the first of two in a row. High pressure will continue to dominate and likely bring another record-breaker tomorrow.
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As expected, temperatures in the Mile High City today were unseasonably warm and climbed to record-setting levels. However, while Denver broke a high temperature record, Thornton fell quite a ways short.
Out at Denver International Airport, the mercury topped out at 83 degrees. This bested the previous record high for the date of 82 degrees set in 2011 and previous years.
Here in Thornton, the cloud cover arrived earlier than the airport and impacted our readings. We saw a maximum today of 77.9 degrees.
Across the board, temperature readings in the metro area were well above the average high of 66 degrees for the date.
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One high temperature record fell yesterday, another fell today. Despite the month starting with snow, we have quickly moved to temperatures more like we would expect to see in March.
Our recent blast of Arctic air sent the mercury tumbling and in the process broke two daily records for December 30th.