According to the National Weather Service, multiple temperature records were broken in Colorado on September 6 amid a heat wave that has brought highs above 100 degrees Fahrenheit to the state. The Front Range region has been one part of the state that’s been particularly hot.

Northglenn hit a temperature of 101 degrees Fahrenheit on Tuesday, passing a 2013 record of 99 for the date of September 6. Loveland hit 100, passing a September 6 record of 97, set in 2013. Lakewood also broke a record for September 6, hitting 95 degrees and passing a record of 94, set in 2020.

At an elevation of 8,530 feet, Georgetown also broke a daily temperature record. This mountain town hit 84 degrees, passing a record high of 82, set in 1998.

Following the record-setting day, additional temperature records may fall on September 7, with Denver expected to hit 98 degrees, above a 95 degree record set in 2013. Boulder is expected to hit 96 degrees, above a 2013 record of 93. Meanwhile, Fort Collins may hit 97, above a record of 93 degrees, set in 1959.

Denver is currently at 62 90-plus degree days in 2022, which is the third-most since recording started in 1872. This is behind 73 days in 2012 and 75 days in 2020.

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