A record high temperature for May 19 of 90 degrees was set in Denver at 1:24 p.m. Tuesday.
That temperature beat the previous record of 89 degrees set in 2006 and 1994, according to Frank Benton, meteorologist for the National Weather Service. Tuesday was the first 90-degree day of 2009.
Benton said the temperature dropped quickly after the record was set as clouds and thunderstorms moved into the Denver area.
The chance of thunderstorms continues today, when the predicted high is 86 degrees.
It will be dramatically cooler Thursday in Denver, with a high of 58, according to the National Weather Service.
“The passage of a strong cold front Wednesday night will bring an abrupt end to the summerlike weather on Thursday,” forecasters said. “Cool and moist upslope conditions will be accompanied by scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms on the plains.”
However, temperatures will then rebound.
Highs Friday through Memorial Day in Denver are predicted to be in the 60s and 70s, with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms throughout the period.
Howard Pankratz: 303-954-1939 or hpankratz@denverpost.com
