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Issued by NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Issued by NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
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489 NOUS45 KBOU 110859 PNSBOU COZ030>051-112300- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO 259 AM MDT FRI JUL 11 2025 ...Today in metro Denver weather history... 1-18 In 1874...a streak of 18 consecutive days of 90 degrees...from the 1st to the 18th...tied for second with another streak that was later set in the summer of 1901. The record of 24 consecutive days was established in the summer of 2008. 6-23 In 1901...from the 6th to the 23rd...a streak of 18 consecutive days of 90 degrees tied for second with another streak set in the summer of 1874. The record of 24 consecutive days was established in the summer of 2008. 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. 11 In 1872...heavy rainfall started at 4:00 PM and continued into the night. The heavy rainfall damaged homes and buildings in all parts of the city. Rainfall totaled 1.64 inches. In 1888...the temperature reached 100 degrees in downtown Denver. In 1954...the high temperature climbed to 102 degrees at Stapleton Airport. In 1970...a girl walking in a park in southeast Denver received eye and facial injuries when lightning struck nearby. Lightning also caused numerous power outages and heavy rainfall produced local flooding at several locations across metro Denver. In 1974...large hail up to 1 1/2 inches in diameter fell in Thornton. In 1990...the worst hailstorm in American history in terms of dollar damage at the time battered metro Denver. Storm damage totaled 605 million dollars...as it cut a 5-to 10-mile wide swath from just southeast of Estes Park to northeast of Colorado Springs. Hail as large as baseballs (2 3/4 inches) pounded metro Denver. Hardest hit areas were southeast Boulder County...the Jefferson County Airport in Broomfield... Arvada...east Wheat Ridge...southwest and south-central Westminster...west Thornton...northwest...west-central and downtown Denver...northeast and east-central Lakewood...just east of Littleton...portions of Arapahoe County west of I-25... and northern and central Douglas County near Castle Rock and Franktown. Golf ball to baseball size hail severely damaged roofs on thousands of homes and buildings...battered tens of thousands of automobiles...windows...signs...street lights...and traffic signals...stripped paint...awnings...and trim from buildings...punched holes in the roofs of two homes in Arvada...knocked out power and telephone service to thousands of homes and businesses...defoliated thousands of trees...ripped up greens and fairways on a number of golf courses...and severely damaged several aircraft tied down at Jefferson County Airport. Hail the size of baseballs fell for several minutes in Old Town Arvada. Later...golf ball size hail and heavy rain pummeled two northwest Denver amusement parks. Hardest hit was Elitch Gardens Amusement Park where 47 people were injured and received treatment for bumps...cuts...and bruises at local hospitals. Many of the injured were stranded on rides during the storm when power failed. Hail clogged storm sewers...causing rain water to back up 3 to 6 feet deep on some roads and intersections in Arvada. Several basements were flooded. In some places hail was washed into drifts several feet deep. In addition... the storm spawned 2 small tornadoes. One touched down briefly in Lakewood near 6th Avenue and Kipling Blvd....but did no damage. In Castle Rock...a tornado (F1) did heavy damage to some homes and vehicles in the Founders Village development near Ridge Road. In 2001...lightning struck two homes in Thornton. Most of the damage was confined to the attics of both homes. Hail as large as 3/4 inch in diameter fell in Keenesburg...Longmont... and near Boulder. In 2015...a peak wind gust to 55 mph was measured from the northwest at Denver International Airport. A trace of rainfall was also observed. 11-12 In 1872...heavy rain...from 4:00 PM on the 11th until 2:00 AM on the 12th...caused much damage. Rainfall totaled 1.76 inches. $$