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Here's how unusual it is for Denver to have consecutive 100-degree days

While hitting 100 degrees isn't uncommon during the summer in the Mile High City, it's pretty rare to have two or more days in a row with a high of 100 degrees.

DENVER — Denver will have the potential to make July weather history later this week as a large ridge of high pressure moves in from the west. It will bring multiple days with highs in the upper 90s and low 100s starting on Thursday. 

As it stands right now, we will have the potential to see 100 degrees in Denver for at least three days in a row starting on Friday. If that happens, it will snag a unique place in Denver weather history.

Since 1872, there are only 15 instances of the city's official weather station hitting 100 degrees on consecutive days. Most of those happened during the month of July, and most have been since the year 2000.

Two-day stretches (nine occurrences): 

  • July 3-4, 1874
  • August 2-3, 1878
  • July 11-12, 1954
  • July 5-6, 1973
  • July 15-16, 2006
  • August 1-2, 2008
  • July 1-2, 2012
  • June 27-28, 2018
  • July 9-10, 2022

Three-day stretches (two occurrences):

  • July 19-21, 2012
  • June 15-17, 2021

Four-day stretches (one occurrence):

  • June 29-July 2, 1990

Five-day stretches (three occurrences):

  • July 4-8, 1989
  • July 19-23, 2005
  • June 22-26, 2012
Credit: 9NEWS

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