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Denver breaks record-high temperature Friday, with more scorching heat forecast

Triple-digit temperatures will continue through the weekend

DENVER, CO - OCTOBER 10: Denver Post reporter Katie Langford. (Photo By Patrick Traylor/The Denver Post)
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, reaching 102 degrees at Denver International Airport for the first time in three years, according to the National Weather Service.

The previous record high of 101 degrees was set in 1971, and Front Range residents can expect more record-setting temperatures through the weekend, according to NWS forecasters.

Denver last reached 102 degrees just over three years ago on July 8, 2021, according to NWS.

Forecasts now show temperatures are expected to rise to , which would break the , and 102 degrees on Sunday, which would break the record high of 100 degrees set in 1878.

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