It was hot Wednesday, but not enough to set an energy record.
The high temperature in Denver was 97 degrees, falling short of the 99-degree record high for the date set in 1963, according to the National Weather Service.
As of late Wednesday afternoon, Xcel Energy had not surpassed the energy record customers set Tuesday, when a record of 6,911 megawatts was used by Denver-area customers.
Wednesday’s peak, measured at 4 p.m., was 6,863 megawatts.
Wednesday’s heat helped cause a short-lived power outage in the south metro area, said Xcel spokeswoman Ethnie Groves.
The outage, which affected about 190 customers Wednesday, was in the Meridian Office Park area near Interstate 25, south of East County Line Road, west of South Peoria Street to about a mile south of East Lincoln Avenue.
Denver’s 16 city pools were free Wednesday, along with each of the city’s 29 recreational centers, in honor of National Parks and Recreation Month, said Kim Bailey, parks manager.
The timing for the free swim day couldn’t have been better, because cooler days are ahead.
Temperatures are expected to average 10 to 20 degrees cooler today and Friday. Most parts of the metro area can expect highs in the upper 70s and lower 80s through Saturday.
