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Issued by NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Issued by NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
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408 NOUS45 KBOU 250859 PNSBOU COZ030>051-252300- 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. $$