Colorado · THREADEX · 1872–2026

Denver, CO

39.847°N, 104.656°W · station DENthr · 155 years of record
97°F
forecast high · Jul 13

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Denver.
97°MON7/1396°TUE7/1493°WED7/1595°THU7/1696°FRI7/1796°SAT7/1893°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 13

Today ranks

#10 / 154
warmest Jul 13 in 154 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 13 ever

102°F
set in 2024

Coolest Jul 13 ever

60°F
set in 1930

Hottest Jul 13 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 13 at Denver. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
60811021872: 78°F1873: 97°F1874: 96°F1875: 87°F1876: 84°F1877: 96°F1878: 95°F1879: 98°F1880: 87°F1881: 91°F1882: 75°F1883: 87°F1884: 84°F1885: 88°F1886: 93°F1887: 90°F1888: 98°F1889: 82°F1890: 92°F1891: 76°F1892: 79°F1893: 91°F1894: 75°F1895: 71°F1896: 95°F1897: 94°F1898: 81°F1899: 79°F1900: 93°F1901: 94°F1902: 90°F1903: 91°F1904: 92°F1905: 85°F1906: 82°F1907: 85°F1908: 76°F1909: 84°F1910: 88°F1911: 76°F1912: 82°F1913: 99°F1914: 88°F1915: 94°F1916: 80°F1917: 94°F1918: 86°F1919: 83°F1920: 86°F1921: 87°F1922: 90°F1923: 80°F1924: 91°F1925: 95°F1926: 81°F1927: 77°F1928: 86°F1929: 93°F1930: 60°F1931: 96°F1932: 84°F1933: 93°F1934: 98°F1935: 85°F1936: 78°F1937: 78°F1938: 88°F1939: 97°F1940: 85°F1941: 74°F1942: 90°F1943: 80°F1944: 82°F1945: 79°F1946: 89°F1947: 88°F1948: 89°F1949: 85°F1950: 84°F1951: 83°F1952: 89°F1953: 88°F1954: 99°F1955: 90°F1956: 77°F1957: 84°F1958: 96°F1959: 92°F1960: 78°F1961: 80°F1962: 91°F1963: 84°F1964: 80°F1965: 82°F1966: 94°F1967: 81°F1968: 89°F1969: 94°F1970: 90°F1971: 93°F1972: 88°F1973: 73°F1974: 92°F1975: 87°F1976: 96°F1977: 91°F1978: 92°F1979: 96°F1980: 92°F1981: 84°F1982: 81°F1983: 89°F1984: 93°F1985: 89°F1986: 93°F1987: 81°F1988: 95°F1989: 90°F1990: 79°F1991: 86°F1992: 76°F1993: 80°F1994: 81°F1995: 91°F1996: 84°F1997: 87°F1998: 96°F1999: 94°F2000: 91°F2001: 85°F2002: 90°F2003: 100°F2004: 97°F2005: 95°F2006: 96°F2007: 89°F2008: 83°F2009: 89°F2010: 98°F2011: 84°F2012: 94°F2013: 94°F2014: 85°F2015: 90°F2016: 91°F2017: 87°F2018: 90°F2019: 97°F2020: 97°F2021: 85°F2022: 99°F2023: 93°F2024: 102°F2025: 92°F97° forecast187220252024

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1397°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record102°F
This-date rank#10 of 154
Hottest at any time since2025
All-time record105°F (1878)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1872–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Denver in each calendar month, and for the whole 1872–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan76°F1888-29°F1875
Feb80°F2017-25°F1936
Mar87°F2026-11°F1886
Apr90°F1992-2°F1975
May95°F194219°F1907
Jun105°F201230°F1951
Jul105°F200542°F1873
Aug105°F187840°F1904
Sep101°F202017°F1985
Oct90°F1892-2°F1917
Nov83°F2025-18°F1877
Dec79°F1939-25°F1876
All-time105°F1878-29°F1875

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Denver so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

6 broke
plus 3 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (87°F)

Record Lows in 2026

0 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

Hot Streaks

Current run

1 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

24 days
record run, ended Aug 5 2008

So far in 2026

20 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Denver's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 90°F · forecast is +7° vs normal.
Jan: 44°FJan: 18°FFeb: 46°FFeb: 20°FMar: 55°FMar: 28°FApr: 61°FApr: 34°FMay: 71°FMay: 44°FJun: 83°FJun: 53°FJul: 90°FJul: 60°FAug: 87°FAug: 58°FSep: 79°FSep: 50°FOct: 65°FOct: 37°FNov: 53°FNov: 26°FDec: 44°FDec: 18°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:41 AM
Sunset7:27 PM
Solar noon12:04 PM
Daylight14h 46m · losing 7 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

39.85°N, 104.66°W

Nearby Stations

Colorado Springs, CO71 mi SCheyenne, WY90 mi NPueblo, CO107 mi SScottsbluff, NE150 mi NEGoodland, KS161 mi EAlamosa, CO178 mi SW

The Last 6 Weeks

Denver's observed daily high for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Denver, CO — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Denver's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Denver, CO — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1872

Each cell is one day's high at Denver, coloured by temperature — 155 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Denver, CO daily high heat map 1872–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Denver — counted through Jul 13 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
20 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 18th most in 155 years. Normal for this point: 12. Record: 31 in 2018.

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