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Issued by NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Issued by NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
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110 NOUS45 KBOU 290859 PNSBOU COZ030>051-292300- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO 259 AM MDT SAT JUN 29 2024 ...Today in metro Denver weather history... 29 In 1874...eight different fires in mountain forests were visible from the city. All of the fires were extensive... and the volume of smoke from each was immense. Three of these fires had been burning from the 18th with varied intensity. In 1911...an apparent dry microburst produced sustained winds to 45 mph. In 1960...a strong gust of wind blew a small foreign sedan off the highway near Brighton...injuring the driver. East winds gusted to 40 mph at Stapleton Airport. In 1961...thunderstorm winds estimated as high as 40 to 50 mph occurred over southeast Denver. No significant damage was reported. In 1962...heavy rain and small hail caused some flooding in southwest Denver. In 1995...upslope cloudiness with rain and fog cooled temperatures to record levels. Low temperature of 47 degrees equaled the record for the date. High temperature of only 54 degrees set a new record low maximum for the date. Rainfall totaled 0.90 inch at Denver International Airport and 0.41 inch at the site of the former Stapleton International Airport. In 2003...a severe thunderstorm in Parker produced hail to 1 inch in diameter. In 2011...two airmen from the Colorado National Guard suffered minor injuries when they were struck by lightning. They were hit while on duty at a flight line at Buckley Air Force Base. At Denver International Airport...a microburst produced a peak wind gust to 72 mph. In 2022...a severe thunderstorm produced an isolated but intense microburst with a peak wind gust of 74 mph east of Centennial near Smoky Hill. At Denver International Airport...a peak gust to 34 mph was observed from the northwest. Blowing dust briefly reduced the visibility to one half of a mile...along with 0.05 inch rainfall. 29-2 In 1990...almost a year to date after the record breaking heat in early July 1989...the third longest heat wave in Denver history started. From June 29th through July 2nd the temperature reached 100 degrees or more on four consecutive days. The highest reading of 102 degrees occurred on the 29th...30th...and 1st. Combined with the 102 degree reading on June 27th this would have been the longest heat wave on record...but the temperature climbed to only 98 degrees on June 28th. 29-15 In 2000...the 29th marked the beginning of a near record hot streak for metro Denver. The high temperatures...as recorded at Denver International Airport...exceeded the 90 degree mark for 17 consecutive days from June 29th through July 15th. The record of 24 consecutive 90 degree or above days was set from July 13th through August 5th...2008. $$