A low temperature of 49 degrees Monday morning, measured at Denver International Airport, tied the record for the coldest on this day of the year, according to the .
That record was set in 1976, National Weather Service officials announced in a posting on X, the social media site formerly called Twitter.
This is the first day since June that Denver’s temperature has dropped below 50 degrees, weather service meteorologists said.
NWS forecasters expected summer heat will return later in the week.
This morning's low temperature fell to a crisp, cool, 49 degrees at Denver International Airport – tying the record low last set in 1976. This is also the first time Denver has seen a temperature below 50 degrees since mid-June!
— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder)
