Although changing leaves may hint at cooler fall weather, the hot temperatures in Denver continue to tie or break state records.
Temperatures in the capitol city reached 93 degrees by the early afternoon Tuesday, breaking a 1951 record for that date of 92 degrees. Monday saw the same heat — though later in the day — and tied the record for the day set in 1998.
The normal temperature for Sept. 11 in Denver is 81 degrees, according to the National Weather Service in Boulder.
A record high temperature of 93 degrees was set at Denver, CO. today. This breaks the old record of 92 degrees set in 1951.
— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder)
Denver (KDEN) reached 93° at 4:25pm this afternoon tying the record high which was most recently set in 1998.
— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder)
A reading of 89 degrees in Colorado Springs also tied that city’s 123-year-old record for the hottest Sept. 11 in its history.
At 1240 pm, the temperature hit 89 degrees at the Colorado Springs Airport. This ties the record high temperature for September 11th, of 89F set in 1895.
— NWS Pueblo (@NWSPueblo)
Think your sweating is bad in Denver? At least you’re not in Lamar or Fort Morgan, where temperatures are expected to reach 95 and 96 degrees Tuesday.
Storms are possible in Denver later in the afternoon, but they are expected to produce little to no rain. The wind could gust up to 50 mph.
The heat wave is expected to continue this week and break or tie more records, including one set in 1911. Temperatures will remain in the 90s through the weekend before they are predicted to drop to 82 degrees Monday.
