On the heels of the hottest June in Denver history, forecasters at the National Weather Service expect July will be the hottest month since the city started recording temperatures in 1872.
With four days left in the month, and the average a full degree above the July 1934 record of 77.8, David Barjenbruch, a meteorologist at the NWS, said it would be no surprise if this July goes down in the books.
According to Barjenbruch, the coming days will likely produce “more of the same,” with highs in the upper 90s.
“I don’t foresee us dropping under that (the 1934 record),” Barjenbruch said.
Last month, which had an average temperature of 75 degrees, broke June’s record of 73.5 set in 1994.
While it is too early to say how hot August will get, Barjenbruch said it wouldn’t be a surprise to have another record-breaking month. Last August holds the title of the hottest August on record, with an average of 77 degrees.
“We’ve had two record-warm months in a row. It’s a rather rare event,” he said.
