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The sun peeks around a ridge in Glenwood Canyon on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020, near Glenwood Springs, Colo., during the Grizzly Creek fire. 
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Denver set a record-breaking high temperature on Monday, hitting 98 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.
A record high temperature of 98 degrees was set at Denver CO today. This breaks the old record of 97 set in 2013.
— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder)
The 98 degrees mark for Aug. 17, set at 2:39 p.m., broke the old record of 97 degrees from 2013, the weather service said.
On Tuesday, another record high temperature could fall in Denver. Tuesday’s high temperature in the city is expected to top out at 98 degrees, according to the weather service forecast. The prior record for Aug. 18 is 98 degrees, also set in 2013.
