Denver broke the for the second day running on Friday, eclipsing the bar set 119 years ago.
The t hit 85 degrees on Friday afternoon, breaking the previous record of 80 degrees last set on March 20, 1907, according to the National Weather Service.
Record-breaking heat is expected to continue into Saturday, though relief for those who like their springtime on the mild side is on the horizon when temperatures are forecast to drop into the 70s by Sunday.
Denver’s high of 85 degrees Thursday broke the record of 84 degrees for the month of March set in 1971, the National Weather Service in Boulder reported.
The high is expected to reach near 90 degrees in the Denver area Saturday.
Other record-breaking heat recorded Thursday in Colorado included 85 degrees in Boulder, surpassing the monthly high of 83 degrees set in 1910; 78 degrees at Cheesman Reservoir, breaking the monthly record of 77 degrees set in 1935; and 87 degrees in Fort Collins, besting the previous monthly high of 85 recorded Wednesday.
Friday temperatures along the Front Range will reach between 82 and 87 degrees. The region is experiencing , pushing highs 20 to 30 degrees above normal, according to Climate Central.
All-time new March record-high temperatures are on tap for Colorado’s Eastern Plains through Saturday.
But Sunday is forecast to bring a cool-down. Saturday looks like it will be the last day of “really obnoxious heat,” said Zach Hiris, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Boulder.
The temperatures will start climbing again by the middle of next week, he added.
Denver wasn't alone yesterday.
Shown here: Other long-standing climate sites that tied/broke their monthly record Thursday. A few others have yet to trickle in.
Fort Collins has broken its March record *2 days in a row*, now surpassing its 2012 record (81F) by 6 degrees.
— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder)
