
A cold front will sweep eastward today accompanied by strong to severe thunderstorms for the mid-Atlantic and Northeast today. In the wake of this cold front, autumn like temperatures and gusty winds from the Plains, Mississippi Valley, Great Lakes to most of the eastern seaboard. Fire weather conditions for lower Mississippi Valley into portions of California. For Guam, a typhoon is approaching. 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