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Significant Severe Weather and Heavy Rainfall Event in the Central U.S.; Critical Fire Weather in the Southwest

Significant severe weather and heavy rainfall is likely from the central and southern Plains into the the Ozarks today into tonight. Tornadoes, potentially strong to intense, large hail and damaging winds are possible. Critical fire weather including gusty winds and low humidity will continue today over parts of Arizona, New Mexico, west Texas, and the central valley of California. Read More >

            NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - DENVER, COLORADO
            TEMPERATURE NORMALS AND EXTREMES FOR AUGUST
                                                                     
     |NORMAL|RECORD| YEAR |RECORD| YEAR ||NORMAL|RECORD| YEAR |RECORD| YEAR |
DATE | HIGH | HIGH |  SET |WARMEST  SET ||  LOW |  LOW |  SET |COLDEST  SET |
     |      |      |      |MINIMUM      ||      |      |      |MAXIMUM      |
-----|------|------|------|------|------||------|------|------|------|------|
  1  |  90  | 104  | 2008 |  70  | 1980^||  60  |  42  | 1995 |  66  | 1999 |
  2  |  89  | 103  | 2008 |  70  | 2008 ||  60  |  50  | 1891 |  63  | 1976 |
  3  |  89  | 100  | 1878 |  68  | 1981^||  60  |  48  | 1911 |  59  | 1978 |
  4  |  89  |  98  | 1981^|  70  | 1960^||  60  |  50  | 1978 |  61  | 2005 |
  5  |  89  |  99  | 1877 |  76  | 1881 ||  60  |  48  | 1978 |  70  | 1936 |

  6  |  89  | 100  | 1980 |  72  | 1938 ||  60  |  48  | 1887 |  64  | 1997^|
  7  |  89  |  99  | 1980 |  71  | 1995 ||  60  |  50  | 1971 |  65  | 1939 |
  8  |  89  | 105# | 1878 |  72  | 1881 ||  60  |  49  | 1904 |  63  | 1927 |
  9  |  89  |  98  | 2020^|  71  | 2006 ||  59  |  45  | 1872 |  59  | 1884 |
 10  |  88  | 100  | 1962 |  68  | 2006^||  59  |  45  | 1974 |  58  | 1968 |

 11  |  88  |  97  | 2020^|  69  | 1943 ||  59  |  48  | 1872 |  64  | 1908 |
 12  |  88  | 100  | 1876 |  69  | 1934 ||  59  |  49  | 2004 |  65  | 1920 |
 13  |  88  |  99  | 2007 |  69  | 1938 ||  59  |  48  | 2004 |  63  | 2005 |
 14  |  88  | 100  | 1962 |  68  | 1958^||  59  |  49  | 1976 |  62  | 1979 |
 15  |  88  |  98  | 1960 |  69  | 1933 ||  59  |  44  | 1978 |  59  | 2008 |

 16  |  87  | 100  | 2002 |  68  | 1874 ||  58  |  47  | 2009^|  58  | 2008 |
 17  |  87  |  98  | 2020 |  68  | 1949 ||  58  |  44  | 1960 |  66  | 1910 |
 18  |  87  | 100  | 2020 |  67  | 2020^||  58  |  47  | 2015^|  65  | 1978 |
 19  |  87  |  99  | 2019 |  67  | 1948 ||  58  |  47  | 2015 |  61  | 1908^|
 20  |  87  |  99  | 2013 |  70  | 2013 ||  58  |  46  | 2018^|  58  | 1920 |

 21  |  87  |  97  | 2007^|  67  | 1946^||  57  |  45  | 1974 |  59  | 1945 |
 22  |  86  |  98  | 1960 |  69  | 1960 ||  57  |  40* | 1904 |  60  | 1896 |
 23  |  86  |  98  | 2020^|  67  | 1949 ||  57  |  41  | 1964 |  64  | 1987^|
 24  |  86  |  98  | 2020^|  69  | 1937 ||  57  |  40* | 1910 |  58  | 1992 |
 25  |  86  |  99  | 2011 |  69  | 1881 ||  56  |  40* | 1910 |  65  | 1885 |

 26  |  86  |  97  | 2020^|  66  | 1988 ||  56  |  40* | 1910 |  66  | 1891 |
 27  |  85  |  98  | 2012^|  66  | 1994 ||  56  |  48  | 2016^|  55  | 2004 |
 28  |  85  |  96  | 2012^|  66  | 2011 ||  55  |  42  | 2004 |  59  | 1892 |
 29  |  85  |  97  | 2012 |  67  | 1948 ||  55  |  44  | 1962 |  55  | 1946 |
 30  |  85  |  98  | 1990 |  70  | 2013 ||  55  |  42  | 1968 |  59  | 1882 |
 31  |  84  |  98  | 2011^|  66  | 1985 ||  54  |  43  | 1962 |  62  | 1882 |

The Normal High and Low Temperatures are calculated from 1981-2010 data.
           The Temperature Extremes range from 1872-2020.

^ - Also in previous years.

# - Highest Temperature of the Month: 105 degrees on 8/8/1878
      (Also ties for Highest Temperature in Denver with 7/20/2005, 6/25/2012
                                                               and 6/26/2012)

* - Lowest Temperature of the Month:  40 degrees on 8/22/1904, 8/24/1910, 
                                                8/25/1910, and 8/26/1910.

- The August Mean Temperature is 72.5 degrees (from 1981-2010 DIA 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 the
Denver International Airport from March 1995-Present.

UPDATED: 8/27/2020