NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - DENVER, COLORADO
MONTHLY TEMPERATURE, RAINFALL, AND SNOWFALL EXTREMES
FOR AUGUST
20 WARMEST AUG 20 WETTEST AUG SNOWIEST AUG
(1872-2020) (1872-2020) (1882-2020)
1 77.0 2020 1 5.85 1979 Numerous Years
77.0 2011 2 4.47 1951 with No
3 76.8 1937 3 4.03 2008 Snowfall (137)
4 75.4 2019 4 3.87 1923
5 75.4 2007 5 3.69 1991
6 75.3 1995 6 3.52 1997
7 75.0 2012 7 3.49 1921
75.0 1994 8 3.37 1999
9 74.7 1938 9 3.22 1936
10 74.6 2013 10 3.20 1984
74.6 1878 11 3.19 1908
12 74.5 2000 12 3.06 2000
13 74.4 1983 13 2.84 2004
74.4 1934 2.84 1891
15 74.2 1943 15 2.78 2013
74.2 1922 16 2.76 2007
17 74.1 1948 17 2.75 1927
74.1 1947 18 2.73 2014
19 74.0 2015 19 2.72 1929
20 73.9 1969 20 2.71 1972
73.9 1932
20 COLDEST AUG 20 DRIEST AUG LEAST SNOWIEST AUG
(1872-2020) (1872-2020) (1882-2020)
1 66.5 1915 1 0.02 1924 Numerous Years
2 66.6 1927 2 0.05 1917 with No
3 67.7 1920 0.05 1900 Snowfall (137)
4 67.8 1884 4 0.06 1960
5 68.0 1888 5 0.11 2012
6 68.1 1968 6 0.16 1974
7 68.2 2004 7 0.19 1948
68.2 1967 8 0.22 2016
9 68.4 1992 9 0.23 1907
68.4 1923 10 0.25 1959
68.4 1917 11 0.26 1978
12 68.7 1963 0.27 1964
13 68.8 1908 13 0.27 1950
68.8 1887 14 0.28 1985
68.8 1885 15 0.30 2011
16 68.9 1950 16 0.33 1889
17 69.0 1906 17 0.35 1893
69.0 1890 0.35 2020
19 69.2 1891 19 0.38 1940
20 69.3 1872 20 0.39 1942
- Temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit.
- Precipitation and Snowfall amounts in inches.
- Average August Temperature is 72.5 degrees (from 1981-2010 DIA data).
- Average August Precipitation is 1.69 inches (from 1981-2010 DIA data).
- Average August Snowfall is 0.0 (from 1981-2010 DEN data).
- Data collected at the Downtown City Office from 1872-December 1949, then
at the Stapleton Airport Office from January 1950-February 1995, then at
Denver International Airport from March 1995-Present.
UPDATED: 10/2/2020