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Issued by NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Issued by NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
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066 NOUS45 KBOU 050859 PNSBOU COZ030>051-052300- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO 259 AM MDT FRI JUL 5 2024 ...Today in metro Denver weather history... 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. 1-18 In 1874...a streak of 18 consecutive days of 90 degrees...from the 1st to the 18th...tied for second with another streak that was later set in the summer of 1901. The record of 24 consecutive days was established in the summer of 2008. 4-5 In 1875...from the 4th to the 5th...nearly every railroad running into the city was damaged by heavy thunderstorm rains. The heavy rains washed out wooden bridges over normally dry creeks. Some trains were entirely suspended. In the city...heavy thunderstorm rain totaled 1.05 inches on the 4th...but only 0.28 inch on the 5th. 4-8 In 1989...one of the most intense heat waves on record roasted metro Denver. The temperature reached 100 degrees or more on 5 consecutive days. The city had previously never recorded more than 2 straight 100-degree days since records began in 1872. Water and electricity usage reached all time highs. The heat wave created extremely dry weather conditions...which contributed to a major forest fire in Boulder Canyon on July 9th. The temperature reached 103 degrees on the 8th...and the mercury climbed to 101 degrees on both the 4th and 5th...and to 102 degrees on both the 6th and 7th. The low temperature of 68 degrees on the 8th equaled the record high minimum for the date. 5 In 1908...a late evening thunderstorm produced sustained north winds to 40 mph...hail...and 0.45 inch of precipitation. In 1949...a dust devil...possibly a small tornado...was observed 3 miles to the northwest of Stapleton Airport. In 1973...the temperature reached 100 degrees at Stapleton International Airport. In 1974...strong thunderstorm winds damaged a mobile home...a barn...two houses...and several sheds near Watkins. In 1975...a thunderstorm wind gust to 53 mph was recorded at Stapleton International Airport. Hail up to 3/4 inch in diameter fell over the northwest suburbs and in northwest Denver. In 1977 three houses in Denver were struck by lightning. Some heavy damage and fire occurred. In 1990...lightning caused minor damage to houses in Castle Rock...Louviers...and Littleton. In 1996...lightning caused only minor damage when it struck a home in Evergreen. Lightning from a fast moving thunderstorm blasted a large hole in the side of a house in Lakewood. Lightning triggered a minor power outage in the Boulder area. About 200 homes were affected. In 2001...severe thunderstorm winds gusted to 60 mph at Denver International Airport and to 70 mph...7 miles southwest of the airport. In 2008...microburst winds downed a large tree and some power lines near a Denver apartment complex. Several of the tenants` vehicles were damaged. In 2009...a wet microburst produced very strong winds in and just east of Denver. A peak wind gust of 69 mph was measured 1.5 miles east of Denver. In addition...1.50 inches of rain fell in 30 minutes. A peak wind gust to 68 mph was also observed near Byers. Southwest winds gusted to 31 mph at Denver International Airport. The airport also recieved 0.30 inches of rainfall. In 2019...severe thunderstorms produced large hail along the I-25 Corridor and adjacent plains. The hail ranged in size from 1 to 2 1/2 inches in diameter...with the largest hail reported in Boulder County near Louisville. Other counties impacted by this event included: Adams... Arapahoe...Denver...Elbert and Weld. In 2021...a thunderstorm produced a peak wind gust to 68 mph at Buckley Air Force Base. $$