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Issued by NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Issued by NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
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277 NOUS45 KBOU 040859 PNSBOU COZ030>051-042300- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO 259 AM MDT WED SEP 4 2024 ...Today in metro Denver weather history... 1-5 In 1995...record breaking heat occurred on the first 5 days of the month when the temperature climbed into the 90`s on each day. Record high temperatures of 97 degrees on both the 1st and 4th equaled the all-time record maximum for the month. High temperature of 95 degrees on the 3rd was a record for the date. High temperatures of 94 degrees on both the 2nd and the 5th were not records. The low temperature of 64 degrees on the 4th equaled the record high minimum for the date. 1-7 In 1978...the temperature reached 90 degrees or more on seven consecutive days with the highest temperature...94 degrees... recorded on both the 4th and 6th. 1-30 In 2020...a worsening drought that started in the spring and continued through September. Outside of an early season snow on the 8th...the month of September was another unseasonably warm and dry period. The combination of hot...mostly dry conditions...and critically dry fuels... resulted in a continuation and rapid expansion of several massive wildfires. The Cameron Peak fire...which became the largest in the state`s history started on August 13th...and continued through September. As a result...very poor air quality continued to impact Denver and the entire Front Range. Denver recorded the most days ever with a high temperature of 90 degrees or better; 75 days. The last of which was 91 degrees on the 24th. The previous record was 73 days set in 2012. 3-6 In 1909...rainfall for the 4 days accumulated to 3.97 inches in Boulder...while in Denver rainfall totaled 2.45 inches on the 4th...5th...and 6th. 4 In 1909...apparent post-frontal heavy rainfall totaled 1.94 inches in downtown Denver. North winds were sustained to 19 mph. In 1944...a trace of rain fell. This together with a trace of rain on the 9th...10th...and 30th was the only precipitation for the month. The total of a trace of precipitation for the month equaled the driest September on record first set in 1892. In 1960...the highest recorded temperature in September...97 degrees...occurred. The same temperature also occurred on September 5...1899...September 1...1995...and September 4... 1995. In 1989...a strong thunderstorm wind gust flipped a plane taxiing on a private runway in Adams County east of Denver. Two people were slightly injured and the plane was heavily damaged. In 1992...strong winds developed across metro Denver behind a Pacific cold front. Sustained winds above 40 mph with gusts as high as 60 mph were recorded mainly in and near the foothills. Pre-frontal south winds gusted to 37 mph at Stapleton International Airport. In 1995...two people were injured when lightning struck their home in Lakewood. The lightning entered the attic where it started a small fire. It then traveled through the walls... exploding a mirror and spraying glass on the residents. Lightning also sparked small grass fires near Aurora...Denver International Airport...and Bennett. The highest recorded temperature in September...97 degrees...occurred. The same temperature also occurred on September 5...1899...September 4...1960...and September 1...1995. In 2000...thunderstorm winds gusted to 64 mph in Castle Rock. $$