Tag: Record Heat
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Best and worst jobs for Coloradans during scalding hot days
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An iceman, a baker, a pizza pie maker. The first job is a cool place to work during record-breaking heat. The others, not so much. As temperatures skipped over 100 degrees Friday, Eben Rackett was stacking ice in a snow suit, wool beanie and thick…
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Denver hits third consecutive day of triple-digit temperatures
Temperatures in Denver rose to triple digits for the third day in row Thursday, tying for the fifth-longest 100-day streak in the city’s recorded history, according to the National Weather Service. The temperature reached 100 degrees just before 2 p.m. at Denver International Airport, the official recording station for the city. It’s only the sixth…
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Weather: Record heat settles across Denver, more to possibly come
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…
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Denver breaks record for most 90-degree days in a year
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver reached 90 degrees Saturday afternoon, bringing the 2020 total of 90-degree days up to 74. This breaks the state record, according to the National Weather Service. The previous record for most 90-degree days in…
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Denver cold front could mean breaking September records for heat and snow
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After weeks of record-breaking heat, a cold front hit Denver Tuesday resulting in drastic temperature shifts and snowfall. Rain and snow showers began in Denver Monday night and lasted into Tuesday morning, but Monday’s over-90-degree heat prevented any snow accumulation. Temperatures sat at 35 degrees…