Denver’s hot weather keeps on sizzling, extending a record on Tuesday for consecutive 90-degree days in September.
The high temperature in Denver hit 91 degrees Tuesday afternoon, making it the ninth day in a row at 90 or above, extending the consecutive-day record for the month, according to the National Weather Service.
Denver has sweated through nine 90-degree September days four times in its history: 1895, 2005, 2017 and 2018.
The city was close to breaking another heat record on Tuesday. The record-high temperature on Sept. 18 in the city is 93 degrees set in 1895. Denver on Tuesday got as high as 91 degrees at 1:42 p.m., the weather service said.
“I don’t think we’ll get to it today because of the cloud cover,” said weather service meteorologist Kyle Fredin of the daily high-temperature record.
Still, Denver’s heat wave this month has been impressive.
“The numbers speak for themselves,” Fredin said, noting that Denver’s high temperatures this time of year are typically in the upper-70s.
The city’s hot streak, however, is nearly exhausted. Denver’s high temperature on Wednesday is expected to top out at 87 degrees. Thursday and Friday should be even cooler in the city.
