Severe Thunderstorms in the East Sunday; Excessive Heat Lingers in the Southern U.S. and Returning to California

Scattered damaging winds from severe thunderstorms will be possible across parts of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States Sunday. Excessive heat will continue over the southern U.S. Sunday before another round of heat arrives Monday through the central and southern U.S. spreading into the East by Independence Day. California will see excessive heat starting Tuesday. Read More >

National Weather Service - Denver/Boulder, Colorado

Denver Area Normals & Extremes for August

Date	Normal High	Record High	Year Set	Record Warmest Minimum	Year Set	Normal Low	Record Low	Year Set	Record Coldest Maximum	Year Set	Maximum Precipitation	Year Set	Maximum Snowfall	Year Set
1	90	104	2008	70	1980^	61	42	1995	66	1999	1.71	1976	0.0	-
2	90	103	2008	70	2022^	61	50	1891	63	1976	1.52	1951	0.0	-
3	89	100	1878	68	1981^	61	48	1911	59	1978	1.93	1951	0.0	-
4	89	98	2022^	70	1960^	61	50	1978	61	2005	0.70	1999	0.0	-
5	89	101	2022	76	1881	60	48	1978	70	1936	0.71	1929	0.0	-
6	89	100	1980	72	1938	60	48	1887	64	1997^	1.29	2008	0.0	-
7	89	99	1980	65	1939	60	50	1971	65	1939	0.95	1973	0.0	-
8	89	105#	1878	72	1881	60	49	1904	63	1927	0.54	1979	0.0	-
9	89	98	2021^	71	2006	60	45	1872	59	1884	1.31	1968	0.0	-
10	89	100	1962	68	2006^	60	45	1974	58	1968	0.75	1878	0.0	-
11	88	98	2022	69	1943	59	48	1872	64	1908	0.73	1923	0.0	-
12	88	100	1876	69	2022^	59	49	2004	65	1920	1.35	1936	0.0	-
13	88	99	2007	69	1938	59	48	2004	63	2005	1.37	1975	0.0	-
14	88	100	1962	68	1958^	59	49	2023^	62	1979	0.98	1980	0.0	-
15	88	98	2015	69	1933	59	44	1978	59	2008	0.94	1932	0.0	-
16	88	100	2002	68	1874	58	47	2009^	58	2008	1.13	1931	0.0	-
17	87	98	2020	68	1948	58	44	1960	66	1910	1.45	2000	0.0	-
18	87	100	2020	69	2023	58	47	2015^	65	1978	1.62	2004	0.0	-
19	87	99	2019	67	1948	58	47	2015	61	1908^	1.05	1979	0.0	-
20	87	99	2013	70	2013	58	46	2018^	58	1920	0.92	1984	0.0	-
21	87	99	2023	72	2023	57	45	1974	59	2022	1.14	1958	0.0	-
22	87	98	1960	73	2023	57	40*	1904	60	1896	1.94	2013	0.0	-
23	87	98	2020^	68	1925	57	41	1964	64	1987^	2.93	1921	0.0	-
24	86	98	2020^	69	1937	57	40*	1910	58	1992	1.98	1992	0.0	-
25	86	99	2011	69	1881	57	40*	1910	65	1885	0.81	2014	0.0	-
26	86	97	2020^	66	1988	56	40*	1910	66	1891	0.95	1944	0.0	-
27	86	98	2012^	66	1994	56	48	2016^	55	2004	1.39	1955	0.0	-
28	86	96	2012^	67	2011	56	42	2004	59	1892	0.68	1882	0.0	-
29	85	97	2012	67	1948	56	44	1962	55	1946	0.50	1872	0.0	-
30	85	98	1990	70	2013	55	42	1968	59	1882	0.77	2003	0.0	-
31	85	98	2011^	66	1985	55	43	1962	62	1882	0.65	1951	0.0	-

The Normal High and Low Temperatures are calculated from 1991-2020 data.

The Temperature Extremes range from 1872-Present

^ - Also in Previous Years

# - Highest Temperatures of the Month: 105° on 8/8/1878 (Tied for highest temperature in Denver)

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

- The August Mean Temperature is 72.9° (from 1991-2020 data)

- Data collected at the Downtown City Office from 1872 thru December 1948, then at the Stapleton Airport Office from

January 1950 thru February 1995, then at Denver International Airport from March 1995 to Present.

Updated: 6/24/2023

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Severe Thunderstorms in the East Sunday; Excessive Heat Lingers in the Southern U.S. and Returning to California

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