National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office

            NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - DENVER, COLORADO
            TEMPERATURE NORMALS AND EXTREMES FOR AUGUST
                                                                     
     |NORMAL|RECORD| YEAR |RECORD| YEAR ||NORMAL|RECORD| YEAR |RECORD| YEAR |
DATE | HIGH | HIGH |  SET | HIGH |  SET ||  LOW |  LOW |  SET |  LOW |  SET |
     |      |      |      |  MIN |      ||      |      |      |  MAX |      |
-----|------|------|------|------|------||------|------|------|------|------|
  1  |  88  | 104  | 2008 |  70  | 1980^||  60  |  42  | 1995 |  66  | 1999 |
  2  |  88  | 103  | 2008 |  70  | 2008 ||  60  |  50  | 1891 |  63  | 1976 |
  3  |  88  | 100  | 1878 |  68  | 1981^||  60  |  48  | 1911 |  59  | 1978 |
  4  |  88  |  98  | 1981^|  70  | 1960^||  60  |  50  | 1978 |  61  | 2005 |
  5  |  88  |  99  | 1877 |  76  | 1881 ||  59  |  48  | 1978 |  70  | 1936 |

  6  |  88  | 100  | 1980 |  72  | 1938 ||  59  |  48  | 1887 |  64  | 1997^|
  7  |  88  |  99  | 1980 |  71  | 1995 ||  59  |  50  | 1971 |  65  | 1939 |
  8  |  88  | 105# | 1878 |  72  | 1881 ||  59  |  49  | 1904 |  63  | 1927 |
  9  |  88  |  98  | 2000 |  71  | 2006 ||  59  |  45  | 1872 |  59  | 1884 |
 10  |  87  | 100  | 1962 |  68  | 2006^||  59  |  45  | 1974 |  58  | 1968 |

 11  |  87  |  97  | 2000^|  69  | 1943 ||  59  |  48  | 1872 |  64  | 1908 |
 12  |  87  | 100  | 1876 |  69  | 1934 ||  59  |  49  | 2004 |  65  | 1920 |
 13  |  87  |  99  | 2007 |  69  | 1938 ||  58  |  48  | 2004 |  63  | 2005 |
 14  |  87  | 100  | 1962 |  68  | 1958^||  58  |  49  | 1976 |  62  | 1979 |
 15  |  87  |  98  | 1960 |  69  | 1933 ||  58  |  44  | 1978 |  59  | 2008 |

 16  |  86  | 100  | 2002 |  68  | 1874 ||  58  |  47^ | 2009 |  58  | 2008 |
 17  |  86  |  96  | 1994^|  68  | 1949 ||  58  |  44  | 1960 |  66  | 1910 |
 18  |  86  |  98  | 1986 |  67  | 1934 ||  57  |  47  | 1960 |  65  | 1978 |
 19  |  86  |  97  | 1986 |  67  | 1948 ||  57  |  48  | 2002^|  61  | 1908^|
 20  |  85  |  98  | 1987 |  67  | 2007^||  57  |  46  | 1939 |  58  | 1920 |

 21  |  85  |  97  | 2007^|  67  | 1946^||  57  |  45  | 1974 |  59  | 1945 |
 22  |  85  |  98  | 1960 |  69  | 1960 ||  56  |  40* | 1904 |  60  | 1896 |
 23  |  85  |  98^ | 2009 |  67  | 1949 ||  56  |  41  | 1964 |  64  | 1987^|
 24  |  85  |  97  | 1936 |  69  | 1937 ||  56  |  40* | 1910 |  58  | 1992 |
 25  |  84  |  96  | 1913 |  69  | 1881 ||  56  |  40* | 1910 |  65  | 1885 |

 26  |  84  |  97  | 1985^|  66  | 1988 ||  55  |  40* | 1910 |  66  | 1891 |
 27  |  84  |  98  | 1994 |  66  | 1994 ||  55  |  48  | 2004^|  55  | 2004 |
 28  |  83  |  94  | 1969^|  66  | 1898 ||  54  |  42  | 2004 |  59  | 1892 |
 29  |  83  |  96  | 1900 |  67  | 1948 ||  54  |  44  | 1962 |  55  | 1946 |
 30  |  83  |  98  | 1990 |  66  | 1922 ||  54  |  42  | 1968 |  59  | 1882 |
 31  |  82  |  98  | 1960 |  66  | 1985 ||  53  |  43  | 1962 |  62  | 1882 |

The Normal High and Low Temperatures are calculated from 1971-2000 data.
           The Temperature Extremes range from 1872-2009.

^ - Also in previous years.

# - Highest Temperature of the Month:  105 degrees on 8/8/1878.
    (Also the highest Temperature in Denver history.)

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

- The August Mean Temperature is 71.7 degrees (from 1971-2000 DIA 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 the
Denver International Airport from March 1995-Present.

UPDATED: 10/9/2009 - FMC