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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO
259 AM MDT TUE JUN 25 2024

...Today in metro Denver weather history...

22-26 In 2012...from the 22nd to the 26th...the maximum temperature
        exceeded 100 degrees for five consecutive days.  Two of
        the high temperatures on the 25th and 26th peaked at 105
        degrees...which set the all time record for the month of
        June and tied the all-time maximum temperature for Denver.
25    In 1873...forest fires produced a great deal of smoke in the
        mountains to the southwest of the city.
      In 1958...an unusually cold day for summer set two temperature
        records for the date.  Under cloudy skies with occasional
        drizzle...a record low maximum temperature of 55 degrees was
        established along with a record minimum temperature of 42
        degrees.
      In 1959...a waitress...working at a kitchen sink...was injured
        by a bolt of lightning...which struck the rear of a tavern
        in Denver.  She was hospitalized.
      In 1971...a tornado touched down briefly at a high school
        football field in Brighton...but caused no damage.
      In 1981...3/4 inch hail pelted Wheat Ridge and hail to 1 1/4
        inches fell in Louisville.  A brief funnel cloud was
        sighted by National Weather Service personnel 4 miles east
        of Stapleton International Airport.
      In 1982...a bolt of lightning struck a cabin in the foothills
        west of Denver.  The resulting fire totally destroyed the
        cabin.
      In 1987...golf ball size hail fell near Bennett.
      In 1988...a tornado touched down 1 mile south of Watkins and
        was on the ground for 4 minutes.  Another tornado was
        spotted just southeast of Barr Lake and was on the ground
        for 5 minutes.  No damage was reported from either tornado.
        Lightning struck two rock climbers near Eldorado Springs.
        A 25-year-old man was killed...and a 21-year-old man
        suffered extensive injuries.  Thunderstorm winds knocked
        over two elm trees near downtown Denver.  One fell on a
        house destroying most of it.  A nearby building was
        unroofed...and two cars were damaged.  A truck that had been
        severely damaged by one of the Denver tornadoes 10 days
        before was hit again.  Thunderstorm wind gusts to 51 mph
        were recorded at Stapleton International Airport.
      In 1991...the temperature reached a high of 100 degrees...
        setting a new record for the date.
      In 1997...one inch diameter hail fell in Arvada and 1 1/2
        inch hail in Boulder.  Hail as large as 3/4 inches fell
        in Denver...Louisville...Westminster...and near Broomfield.
      In 1999...thunderstorm winds gusted to 58 mph near Fort
        Lupton toppling an oil rig.  A 37-year-old man was killed
        when he fell 55 feet from the derrick of the rig.
      In 2001...four golfers and one construction worker received
        minor injuries from a nearby lightning strike on the
        Broadlands Golf Course in Broomfield.
      In 2002...hail to 1 inch in diameter was measured in Greenwood
        Village.
      In 2005...hail to 3/4 inch in diameter fell near Bennett and
        Roggen.  A thunderstorm wind gust to 61 mph was recorded
        near Golden.
      In 2009...lightning struck the Darlington Prismatic Electric
        Fountain in City Park`s Lake.  The damage was estimated to
        be approximately $25000.
      In 2010...wind gusts associated with a dry microburst downed
        several trees in the vicinity of 14th and Federal...and
        near Bayaud St. and Clarkson St. in Denver.  At Denver
        International Airport...a peak wind gust to 45 mph was
        observed from the southwest.
      In 2015...severe thunderstorms developed late in the afternoon
        and continued in the late evening hours. The storms moved
        over parts of Adams...Arapahoe...Douglas and Weld Counties.
        The largest hail occurred near Aurora and Keenseburg...with
        hail up to tennis ball size or 2 1/2 inches in diameter.
        Elsewhere...the hail ranged in size from 7/8 inch to 1 1/4
        inches in diameter. At Denver International Airport...just
        a trace of rainfall was observed.  A peak wind gust of 31
        mph was also observed from the east.
25-26 In 1969...from the 25th into the 26th...high winds raked Boulder
        causing one fatality and some injuries.  One man was injured
        by a falling tree limb. At the National Center for
        Atmospheric Research in Boulder...sustained winds of 55 to 60
        mph with wind gusts to 123 mph were recorded.  In downtown
        Boulder...winds averaged 30 to 40 mph with gusts to 70 mph.
        Widespread minor damage occurred...especially in the Table
        Mesa area of south Boulder.  Much tree damage occurred in
        the older areas of Boulder where several trees were uprooted.
        A mobile home was overturned by the winds.  At Stapleton
        Airport...west winds gusted to 43 mph on the 25th and 37 mph
        on the 26th.
      In 1975...from the 25th into the 26th...strong winds damaged
        utility lines...buildings...vehicles...trees...and power lines
        in Boulder and other communities to the north of Boulder.
        Microburst winds gusted to 45 mph at Stapleton International
        Airport on the 25th.
      In 1983...from the 25th into the 26th...heavy rain fell in the
        foothills west of Denver with 1.50 inches in 30 minutes at
        Intercanyon.  Heavy rain continued over metro Denver on the
        26th with two-day storm totals at many locations ranging
        from 1.00 to 2.50 inches.  Rainfall totaled 1.37 inches at
        Stapleton International Airport on the 26th.
      In 1985...from the 25th into the 26th...one to two inches of
        rain fell over metro Denver. At Stapleton International
        Airport...rainfall totaled 0.93 inches...thunderstorm winds
        gusted to 44 mph...and 7/10 inch hail was measured.  The
        airmass was unusually cold for the season...and snow fell in
        the foothills above 8 thousand feet.  The high temperature
        of only 63 degrees on the 26th equaled the record low
        maximum reading for the date.
      In 2012...Denver broke the all-time record temperature for the
        month of June on the 25th when it reached 105 degrees. This
        also tied the all-time record maximum temperature in Denver.
        The maximum temperature of 105 degrees was then matched once
        more on the 26th. Sandwiched in between these records...the
        minimum temperature of 71 on the morning of the 26th...
        established a new record high minimum for the date.

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