Denver’s hot streak continues, tying the record high of 98 degrees for the date on Thursday.
The temperature , according to the National Weather Service. The 30-year average high for the date is 89 degrees.
The city is expected to remain warmer than normal Friday, with a forecast high of 94 degrees. The is 100 degrees set in 1962.
Denver to near-normal this weekend, with a high of 90 degrees Saturday and 86 on Sunday, forecasters said. The metro area has chances of afternoon showers and thunderstorms each day for the next week, except Sunday.
So far this year, the city has had 54 days with temperatures above 90 degrees, including 27 days in July and r this month.
The record for days above 90 is . The average is 33 days above 90.
This year provided the in Denver, with daily temperatures 4.6 degrees warmer than normal, as well as the hottest June. So far, August is 4.2 degrees warmer than average.
Denver has for daily high temperatures since June 9, according to National Weather Service data.
