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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO
259 AM MDT SAT AUG 2 2025

...Today in metro Denver weather history...

18-2  In 1987...from July 18th to August 2nd...a streak of 16
        consecutive days of 90 degrees ranked 4th on the list of hot
        streaks.  The record of 24 consecutive days was established
        in the summer of 2008.
2     In 1878...the high temperature reached 100 degrees in
        downtown Denver.
      In 1911...an apparent dry microburst produced sustained
        west winds to 42 mph.
      In 1972...one workman was killed and another injured when
        a strong gust of wind destroyed a partially completed
        apartment building in south Denver.  Hail to 1 3/4 inch
        diameter fell in Golden.
      In 1973...hail to 3/4 inch diameter was reported in Boulder.
      In 1986...a major outbreak of severe thunderstorms occurred
        along the Front Range.  Thunderstorms developed
        explosively.  Some places were hit by large hail twice.
        Two inch diameter hail broke car windows on I-25 west of
        Brighton...and up to 1 1/4 inch hail broke windows in
        Thornton.  Baseball size hail damaged several planes near
        Watkins.  Funnel clouds were sighted around Aurora.  Hail
        over 1/2 inch in diameter covered the ground 3 to 4 inches
        deep at Hudson northeast of Denver.  Most of the hail fell
        north of metro Denver...but 3/4 inch diameter hail was
        measured at Stapleton International Airport.  Total damage
        from the hail storms this day was estimated at over
        10 million dollars.
      In 1991...late afternoon thunderstorms produced heavy rain
        across metro Denver.  Two feet of water covered parts of
        I-25 in southeast Denver...while one foot of water covered
        parts of U.S. Highway 285 in Englewood.  Thunderstorm
        rainfall totaled 0.50 inch at Stapleton International
        Airport.
      In 2001...severe thunderstorms producing heavy rain and hail...
        either washed out or damaged several county roads in the
        Watkins and Bennett areas.  A small tornado (F0) touched
        down near Bennett...but did no damage.  Hail as large as
        1 3/4 inches in diameter fell near Watkins.  One inch
        diameter hail was measured near Hudson and Keenesburg.
      In 2008...strong winds blew several trees down in Denver...
        damaging homes and downing power lines.  A peak wind gust
        of 67 mph occurred at Centenniel Airport...with gusts to 60
        mph estimated in Denver.  A peak wind gust of 37 mph was
        measured at Denver International Airport.  An elderly man
        was killed when a wind damaged tree broke free and crushed
        him while he attempted to remove it.  The downed power
        lines caused outages to about 500 Xcel Energy customers.
2-3   In 1876...from the 2nd to the 3rd...grasshoppers were in great
        abundance in the city and caused considerable damage to
        gardens and to crops in the surrounding farms and ranches.
      In 1951...from the 2nd into the 3rd...heavy thunderstorms
        rumbled across metro Denver through the night.  Heavy rain
        totaled 3.45 inches at Stapleton Airport.  This was the
        greatest 24-hour precipitation ever recorded during the
        month of August in Denver.
      In 2007...from the 2nd into the 3rd...heavy rain caused
        localized flash flooding near Ft. Lupton.  Up to 8 inches
        of water was reported across County Road 18.  In addition...
        several other county roads in the immediate area were
        washed out.

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