Heat — Denver Metropolitan Area, Colorado

2000-09-16 · Denver Metropolitan Area, Colorado

Event narrative

The record high temperature of 95 at Denver International Airport established or tied three different record extremes. The afternoon maximum temperature broke the previous record high for the day of 92 set over a century ago in 1895; it also marked the warmest that it has been so late in the month of September. In addition, the record maximum temperature also marked the 60th day that the 90 degree mark was been met or exceeded for the year, tying the previous record set in 1994.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5158457. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.