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Denver’s February likely third warmest in 70 years, experts say

Denver will likely finish this February recording one of the highest average temperatures on record for the month, a National Weather Service official said.

Denver’s average of 41.7 degrees Fahrenheit this February places it third-warmest on record, behind only 42.3 degrees (1930) and 43.7 degrees (1954), a spokesperson with the National Weather Service Boulder confirmed Saturday.

Additionally, Denver’s snowfall of just 13.4 inches from September through February will also be the lowest on record, with the next closest mark in the past 100 years being the 16.2 inches recorded over the same span in 2002-03, the service said on social media.

As has been the case for much of the past few weeks, temperatures in Denver once again neared 70 degrees and sunny on Saturday.

Much of the Front Range was under a Red Flag warning this week, not only due to the warm, dry conditions but also because of constant winds.

Four different wildfires sparked in the Denver area throughout the week, most of which were able to be contained before significantly hurting anyone or damaging the surrounding infrastructure.

A fifth fire in five days sparked in Chautauqua Park in south Boulder Saturday.


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