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