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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO
259 AM MDT MON MAY 27 2024

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

20-27 In 2002...lightning sparked a wildfire near Deckers the
        continued from the 20th to the 27th.  Extremely dry
        conditions and very strong winds the following day allowed
        the fire...known as the Schoonover...to consume 3850 acres
        before it could be contained.  Thirteen structures were
        destroyed...including 4 homes...resulting in 2.2 million
        dollars in damage.
26-31 In 1995...from the 26th through the 31st...a cool period
        with light morning showers and moderate to heavy
        afternoon showers and thunderstorms pushed rivers
        already swollen from mountain snow melt over their banks
        causing minor flooding.  Streams and rivers such as the
        South Platte and Boulder Creek flooded meadowlands...bike
        paths...roads near streams...and other low lying areas.
        No significant property damage was reported and crop
        damage was unknown.  Rainfall totaled 1.79 inches at the
        site of the former Stapleton International Airport and
        only 1.51 inches at Denver International Airport.
27    In 1874...an apparent thunderstorm gust front reached the
        city at 6:40 PM.  Strong southwest winds sustained to
        48 mph for a few minutes produced large columns of
        dust in the city and on the prairie.  There was no
        rain in the city.
      In 1942...a duststorm swept into the city...but no damage
        was reported.  West winds were sustained to 23 mph.
      In 1953...a heavy hailstorm caused an estimated 100 thousand
        dollars damage across metro Denver.  Larger than golf ball
        size hail fell in Westminster and north Denver.  Only 1/8
        inch hail was measured at Stapleton Airport.
      In 1955...west-northwest winds at 35 mph with gusts as high
        as 58 mph briefly reduced the visibility to 1/2 mile in
        blowing dust at Stapleton Airport.
      In 1981...lightning damaged power lines west of Lakewood and
        blew up a transformer at the Denver Federal Center.  Hail
        1 to 1 1/2 inches in diameter was reported in Lakewood and
        on I-25 south of Denver.
      In 2001...hail as large as 3/4 inch in diameter was measured
        near Commerce City.
      In 2003...hail to 3/4 inch in diameter fell near Central
        City.
      In 2006...unusually warm weather for late May produced two
        temperature records.  The high temperature of 93 degrees
        was a record maximum for the date.  The low temperature
        of 59 degrees equaled the record high minimum temperature
        for the date.  Both previous records occurred in 1895.

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