Expires:No;;192388 NOUS45 KBOU 100859 PNSBOU COZ030>051-102300- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO 259 AM MDT THU JUL 10 2025 ...Today in metro Denver weather history... 29-15 In 2000...the 29th marked the beginning of a near record hot streak for metro Denver. The high temperatures...as recorded at Denver International Airport...exceeded the 90 degree mark for 17 consecutive days from June 29th through July 15th. The record of 24 consecutive 90 degree or above days was set from July 13th through August 5th...2008. 1-18 In 1874...a streak of 18 consecutive days of 90 degrees...from the 1st to the 18th...tied for second with another streak that was later set in the summer of 1901. The record of 24 consecutive days was established in the summer of 2008. 6-23 In 1901...from the 6th to the 23rd...a streak of 18 consecutive days of 90 degrees tied for second with another streak set in the summer of 1874. The record of 24 consecutive days was established in the summer of 2008. 7-25 In 1934...a streak of 15 consecutive days of 90 degrees...from the 7th to the 25th...ranked 5th on the list of hot streaks. The record of 24 consecutive days was established in the summer of 2008. 9-10 In 1980...from the 9th to the 10th...a series of severe thunderstorms hit metro Denver...dumping heavy rain and producing a spectacular lightning display lasting for several hours. A number of homes were damaged by lightning. Winds gusted to 60 mph at Stapleton International Airport where about half an inch of rain fell in just 10 minutes along with 1/4 inch diameter hail. The evening thunderstorms continued into the early morning hours with total rainfall of 1.35 inches at Stapleton International Airport. In 1998...from the 9th to the 10th...thunderstorm rainfall totaled 2.04 inches at the site of the former Stapleton International Airport. 10 In 1878...a lunar rainbow was observed during a light mist and fog. In 1895...the temperature warmed to a high of only 53 degrees... the all-time record lowest maximum temperature for the month of July. In 1967...golf ball size hail damaged aircraft at Jefferson County Airport near Broomfield. In 1983...two people were injured when struck by lightning just southwest of Morrison. A man was injured when he was swept downstream by a flash flood on a tributary of Clear Creek in the canyon 8 miles west of Golden. Heavy thunderstorm rains caused mudslides which closed several roads. Rainfall amounts included: 1.75 inches in 20 minutes in southeast Denver...1.26 inches in 35 minutes in Boulder...2.14 inches in 2 hours in Lakewood...1.70 inches in 45 minutes in Aurora...and 1.25 inches in 30 minutes atop Floyd Hill in the foothills west of Denver. In 1992...storm spotters reported 3/4 inch diameter hail near the construction site of the new Denver airport just northeast of the city. In 1995...microburst winds toppled a pine tree 60 feet high and 2 feet in diameter in Denver. The tree fell and injured a man nearby. Microburst winds to 59 mph broke the glass on a door at the National Weather Service Forecast Office at the site of the former Stapleton International Airport. In 1998...thunderstorm rainfall totaled 2.35 inches at Denver International Airport. In 2000...three children were injured...one critically...when lightning hit a nearby tree at Panorama Point atop Flagstaff Mountain just west of Boulder. Lightning hit the tree...entered the ground...then struck the children. Lightning sparked a grassfire that burned about 50 acres at the Rocky Flats Environmental Test Facility. Also... lightning sparked at least 6 fires in the Hudson and Keenesburg areas as thunderstorms...accompanied with heavy rain...large hail...and tornadoes...moved through southern Weld County. Over 2 inches of very heavy rain caused flooding along an I-76 exit ramp near Keenesburg. The fire department rescued 15 stranded motorists as high water inundated sections of the exit ramp and adjacent highway. Basements were also flooded in Keenesburg. One home reportedly had 7 feet of standing water in the basement before the rain subsided. A weak tornado (F0) touched down briefly near Brighton...but caused no damage. In 2001...a severe thunderstorm dumped 7/8 inch diameter hail in Wheat Ridge. In 2002...severe thunderstorms pelted the southern suburbs of metro Denver with large hail. Hail as large as 3 inches in diameter fell 6 miles southeast of Parker. Other large hail reports included 2 inch diameter hail around Centennial Airport and 3/4 inch hail near Sedalia and Deckers. Hail as large as 3/4 inch was also reported in Broomfield. Runoff from heavy thunderstorm rainfall in the Hayman Fire burn area flooded Lost Creek Ranch with up to 18 inches of water just off State Highway 126. Floodwaters damaged a very expensive rug in the lodge. A driveway to a residence was washed away. In Douglas County...runoff damaged forest access roads in the Turkey Creek drainage. In 2011...a severe thunderstorm produced intense microburst winds in southeast Boulder County. A peak wind gust to 75 mph was recorded in Superior with gust to 58 mph...2 miles south of Lafayette. At Denver International Airport...a peak wind gust of 31 mph was recorded. $$