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Denver’s high temperature hits 101 degrees breaking prior record set in 1877

It was the 5th time Denver hit century mark this year

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People stay cool by the water at the Poudre River Whitewater Park in Fort Collins on July 17, 2022. With temperatures in the high nineties people took to the water to cool off. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
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Denver’s high temperature hit 101 degrees on Friday, breaking a daily record set more than a century ago, according to the National Weather Service.

Friday’s high temp broke the previous high record for August 5, 99 degrees, set in 1877, the weather service said. The 100-degree, or above, mark was the 5th time this year that the city has climbed to triple-digit heights. The temperature hit 101 at 1:32 p.m.

On Saturday in Denver the high temperature should top out at about 92 degrees, according to the weather service forecast.

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