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12 days of 90+ degrees and counting

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July 24, 4:48 PM

by Tony Hake, Denver Weather Examiner

As of today, Thursday, we are at 12 consecutive days with 90 plus degrees. Unfortunately there doesn't appear to be an end in sight although some coming days may drop just below the 90 degree mark.

Friday we can expect 91 degrees, Saturday 93, and Sunday 94. Monday is currently looking to be around 90 so maybe the streak will end then - keep your fingers crossed!

Where do we stand in terms of setting a record for consecutive days at 90 or above? 12 consecutive days of 90+ is actually not all that unusual. Six times in the past we have met the 12 day streak and seven times we have had more than 12. Below, courtesy of the National Weather Service, are the statistics for 90 degree consecutive streaks in Denver.

           YEAR  CONSECUTIVE DATES   DAYS

             1901 JUL  6TH -- JUL 23RD.....18 

             1874 JUL  1ST -- JUL 18TH.....18

             2000 JUN 29TH -- JUL 15TH.....17 (2000)

             1987 JUL 18TH -- AUG  2ND.....16

             1934 JUL  7TH -- JUL 21ST.....15

             2002 JUN 21ST -- JUL  3RD.....13 

             1878 JUL 10TH -- JUL 22ND.....13 (1878)

             2008 JUL 13TH -- JUL 24TH.....12  (Updated 7/24/2008)
			 
             2005 JUL  5TH -- JUL 16TH.....12 
			 
             2003 JUL 10TH -- JUL 21ST.....12 

             2000 JUL 31ST -- AUG  9TH.....12 (2000)

             1989 JUN 30TH -- JUL 11TH.....12

             1966 JUL  2ND -- JUL 13TH.....12

             1963 JUL 14TH -- JUL 25TH.....12 
			 
             2007 JUN 29TH -- JUL  9TH.....11 
			
             2001 JUN 28TH -- JUL  8TH.....11

             1990 JUN 23RD -- JUL  3RD.....11 (1990)

             1900 JUN 20TH -- JUN 30TH.....11

             1878 JUL 29TH -- AUG  8TH.....11 (1878)

             2006 JUL 11TH -- JUL 20TH.....10 

             1995 AUG 27TH -- SEP  5TH.....10

             1990 AUG 25TH -- SEP  3RD.....10 (1990)

             1964 JUL  1ST -- JUL 10TH.....10

             1930 JUL  1ST -- JUL 10TH.....10

             1919 JUN 21ST -- JUN 30TH.....10

             1879 JUL  5TH -- JUL 14TH.....10

HERE IS THE TOTAL DISTRIBUTION OF 78 STREAKS OF 7 DAYS OR GREATER WITH A TEMPERATURE OF 90 DEGREES OR GREATER (Streaks current as of July 24, 2008)


                CONSECUTIVE         NUMBER OF
                DAY STREAKS        OCCURRENCES

                    18                  2

                    17                  1  

                    16                  1

                    15                  1   

                    14                  0     

                    13                  2 

                    12                  6  (UPDATED 7/24/2008)

                    11                  5

                    10                  7 

                     9                  14 

                     8                  21 

                     7                  21

For more info: National Weather Service official conditions for July 2008.

Topics: forecast , july , record temperatures

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Discovery Channel’s Storm Chasers to premiere October 19th

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