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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO
259 AM MDT WED JUN 26 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.
25-26 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.
26    In 1873...there was a great deal of smoke from a large forest
        fire in the mountains to the southwest of the city and a
        smaller fire directly to the west.
      In 1874...fires at timberline to the west were visible from
        the city.  New and extensive fires were continually started
        from south to northwest along the ridge line.  Carelessness
        of tourists was the apparent cause of the fires.  Large and
        valuable tracts of timber had already been destroyed.
      In 1890...the only thunderstorm of the month produced a trace
        of rain.  A trace of rain also fell on 7 other days.  This
        was the only precipitation recorded during the month...
        making it the driest June on record.
      In 1893...northwest winds were sustained to 45 mph with gusts
        to 48 mph.
      In 1971...a microburst wind gust to 58 mph was recorded at
        Stapleton International Airport.  Dust devils were sighted.
      In 1980...strong gusty thunderstorm winds damaged several
        mobile homes in Thornton.  Thunderstorm winds gusted
        to 37 mph at Stapleton International Airport.
      In 1986...hail piled up 1 1/2 inches deep in Golden Gate
        Canyon and covered roadways an inch deep in Evergreen.
      In 1988...a tornado touched down 2 miles north of Watkins.
        It was on the ground for 15 minutes and did no reported
        damage.
      In 1989...two inch diameter hail fell at Kassler...1 inch hail
        at Louviers...and 1 1/2 inch hail at Tiny Town.
      In 1991...high winds...not associated with thunderstorms...
        damaged a home in the Green Mountain area.  The strong winds
        picked up a heavy metal and glass table on the deck of a
        house and threw it into the house.  The table was destroyed
        and the house received considerable damage.
      In 1992...3/4 inch diameter hail fell in south Aurora and near
        Buckley Air National Guard Base.  Golf ball size hail was
        reported in Parker.
      In 1994...the all-time highest recorded temperature in June
        and the second highest temperature ever recorded in Denver...
        104 degrees occurred.  This was the hottest day in Denver
        since August 8...1878...when the temperature reached 105
        degrees.
      In 2005...strong thunderstorm winds gusting to 58 mph damaged
        a garage and some nearby trees near Fort Lupton.  Winds
        also gusted to 58 mph near Watkins.  Thunderstorm winds
        gusted to 60 mph near Roggen.  Hail to 3/4 inch in diameter
        was measured in southwest Aurora.
      In 2009...severe thunderstorms moving through Denver and the
        surrounding metro area produced intense thunderstorm winds.
        At Denver International Airport...a wind gust blew a
        luggage car into a Southwest Airlines airplane causing
        some damage.  Peak wind gusts included:  68 mph at
        Denver International Airport...4 miles west of Rocky
        Mountain Metropolitan Airport and 12.5 miles north of Lowry
        AFB; 64 mph near Arvada and Parker; and 60 mph in
        Aurora/Cherry.
      In 2014...a severe thunderstorm produced a peak wind gust to
        58 mph...9 miles northeast of Denver International Airport.
        Offically...a peak wind gust to 54 mph was measured from
        the northeast with just a trace of rainfall.
      In 2020...severe thunderstorms produced very strong wind
        gusts over parts of northern Jefferson and western Adams
        counties.  A peak wind gust to 67 mph was observed at
        Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport near Broomfield...with
        a gust to 61 mph in Thornton.
26-27 In 1965...from the 26th into the 27th...wind gusts to 38 mph
        were recorded in downtown Boulder...causing widespread minor
        damage.  A microburst wind gust to 41 mph was recorded at
        Stapleton International Airport.

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