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Issued by NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Issued by NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
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371 NOUS45 KBOU 260859 PNSBOU COZ030>051-262300- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO 259 AM MDT FRI JUL 26 2024 ...Today in metro Denver weather history... 13-5 In 2008...a streak of 24 consecutive days of 90 degrees...from July 13th to August 5th...shattered the previous record of 18 consecutive days established in 1901 and 1874. Ironically... no new single day record high temperatures were set in the month of July. In August however...a record of 104 degrees was set on the 1st...and another record of 103 degrees was set on the 2nd. In addition...a record low min of 70 degrees was set on August 2nd. 18-2 In 1987...from July 18th to August 2nd...a streak of 16 consecutive days of 90 degrees ranked 4th on the list of hot streaks. The record of 24 consecutive days was established in the summer of 2008. 26 In 1891...a thunderstorm produced sustained northeast winds to 44 mph with gusts to 60 mph and 0.16 inch of rain. In 1894...a thunderstorm produced sustained southwest winds to 36 mph with gusts to 58 mph...but only 0.04 inch of rain. In 1910...the high temperature reached 100 degrees in downtown Denver. In 1959...a Denver man was stunned while standing by a car that was struck by lightning. He was treated for burns and shock at a local hospital. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 55 mph at Stapleton Airport. In 1983...two heavy thunderstorms hit the northern and western suburbs. The first drenched Northglenn with an inch of rain in 30 minutes. The second storm dumped an inch or more of rain in Idaho Springs and Evergreen. The heaviest rainfall... 2.90 inches in an hour...caused minor street flooding in Golden. In 1984...heavy early morning thunderstorms drenched the foothills southwest of Denver. Rainfall to 1 1/2 inches in just 30 minutes occurred between Evergreen and Conifer. In nearby Turkey Creek Canyon...1.80 inches of rain was recorded in 35 minutes. In 1985...a long rope-like white tornado touched down 5 miles east of Erie and stayed on the ground...mainly over an open field...for 18 minutes. However...the twister damaged a few cars on I-25 and injured 3 people from broken glass. The storm flipped over a van...blew out car windows...and ripped a highway sign. It also blew an outbuilding off its foundation. A tornado also touched down briefly 8 miles north of Bennett. No damage was reported from this storm. In 1988...a 9-year-old girl was slightly injured by lightning in Parker. In 2003...a severe thunderstorm in and south of Franktown produced hail as large as 1 3/4 inches in diameter. 26-27 In 1885...heavy cloudbursts on the Palmer Divide south of Denver caused flooding on Cherry Creek in the city overnight. The high water washed away street and railroad bridges and a few houses. The flood waters completely inundated the rail yards in lower downtown. This was the worst flood on Cherry Creek since May 19-20...1864...but the damage was mitigated by stream improvements and fewer structures near the channel. There was also no simultaneous flood on the South Platte River to slow the flow of water through the city. Rainfall in the city was only 0.08 inch on the 26th. $$