Temperatures rose into the triple-digits on Tuesday across Denver, which is the highest on record and third earliest 100-degree temperature since 1872, according to the National Weather Service.

Despite some phones showing the temperature reached 102-degrees in Denver, the official high was 101-degrees, which broke a 69-year-old record, said Caitlin Mensch, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service Boulder.

Although Denver set a record high on Tuesday, it wasn’t the warmest or only city to break a record. Grand Junction hit 103 degrees, which broke a record set in 1946.

Greeley recorded the warmest of the day at 104-degrees, however, it did not break its record of 106, said Mensch.

Although record high’s were recorded in areas across the state, Xcel Energy said their grid was not affected by the temperatures. Instead the 25 outages in the metro were natural outages from downed power lines or mechanical issues, said Hollie Velasquez Horvath, Xcel’s senior director of state affairs and community relations.

To prepare for record high or low temperatures experienced on Tuesday, Xcel Energy has a team of meteorologist to help explain what each situation could look like and plan for an appropriate amount of energy to bet set.

“We usually plan for just about over 6,000 megawatts during our peak,” said Velasquez Horvath. “If it’s on a hot day like this and you’ve increased your air conditioning to go a little bit more, and a little bit higher than what is typical, and all of our customers end up doing that, it could increase several hundred megawatts.”

Xcel Energy says their customers can choose how they use their energy levels, but recommend leaving the temperature over 68-degrees on hot days, utilize ceiling fans, keep interior doors open to stay cool to keep energy costs relatively the same.

Throughout the week, record high’s could be reached on Wednesday and Thursday as the National Weather Services’ current projections are record-highs.

Wednesday is currently forecasted to be 100-degrees, where the daily record is 96 that was set last year. Thursday’s projection is 99 degrees and record is one degree lower and has remained in place since 2012, Mensch said.

Additionally an Ozone Action Day has been issued by the state health department through Wednesday at 4 p.m. This classifies the air quality in the metro as unhealthy for sensitive groups, according to the state’s air quality website.

Due to this, officials from the Denver Police Department and Denver Animal Protection are reminding folks to not leave children or pets inside a vehicle.

“The best way to protect your pet over the summer is to leave your pet safe at home,” said DAP Director Alice Nightengale.

To date, animal protection has received 188 calls for dogs left inside vehicles in extreme temperatures and aside from the potential dangers to animals, doing so could result in animal cruelty charges and a fine of up to $900 or 300 days in jail, according to the release.

Although temperatures are expected to remain scorching through Thursday, a slight cold front will move in Friday and bring temperatures out of the high 90’s and 100’s down into the upper-80’s and lower 90’s, said Mensch.

Temperatures rose into the triple-digits on Tuesday across Denver, which is the highest on record and third earliest 100-degree temperature since 1872, according to the National Weather Service.

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Despite some phones showing the temperature reached 102-degrees in Denver, the official high was 101-degrees, which broke a 69-year-old record, said Caitlin Mensch, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service Boulder.

Although Denver set a record high on Tuesday, it wasn’t the warmest or only city to break a record. Grand Junction hit 103 degrees, which broke a record set in 1946.

Greeley recorded the warmest of the day at 104-degrees, however, it did not break its record of 106, said Mensch.

Although record high’s were recorded in areas across the state, Xcel Energy said their grid was not affected by the temperatures. Instead the 25 outages in the metro were natural outages from downed power lines or mechanical issues, said Hollie Velasquez Horvath, Xcel’s senior director of state affairs and community relations.

To prepare for record high or low temperatures experienced on Tuesday, Xcel Energy has a team of meteorologist to help explain what each situation could look like and plan for an appropriate amount of energy to bet set.

“We usually plan for just about over 6,000 megawatts during our peak,” said Velasquez Horvath. “If it’s on a hot day like this and you’ve increased your air conditioning to go a little bit more, and a little bit higher than what is typical, and all of our customers end up doing that, it could increase several hundred megawatts.”

Xcel Energy says their customers can choose how they use their energy levels, but recommend leaving the temperature over 68-degrees on hot days, utilize ceiling fans, keep interior doors open to stay cool to keep energy costs relatively the same.

Throughout the week, record high’s could be reached on Wednesday and Thursday as the National Weather Services’ current projections are record-highs.

Wednesday is currently forecasted to be 100-degrees, where the daily record is 96 that was set last year. Thursday’s projection is 99 degrees and record is one degree lower and has remained in place since 2012, Mensch said.

Additionally an Ozone Action Day has been issued by the state health department through Wednesday at 4 p.m. This classifies the air quality in the metro as unhealthy for sensitive groups, according to the state’s air quality website.

Due to this, officials from the Denver Police Department and Denver Animal Protection are reminding folks to not leave children or pets inside a vehicle.

“The best way to protect your pet over the summer is to leave your pet safe at home,” said DAP Director Alice Nightengale.

To date, animal protection has received 188 calls for dogs left inside vehicles in extreme temperatures and aside from the potential dangers to animals, doing so could result in animal cruelty charges and a fine of up to $900 or 300 days in jail, according to the release.

Although temperatures are expected to remain scorching through Thursday, a slight cold front will move in Friday and bring temperatures out of the high 90’s and 100’s down into the upper-80’s and lower 90’s, said Mensch.