Denver broke the record high temperature for the third consecutive day on Sunday, reaching 101 degrees just before 1 p.m. as a heat wave roasted the Front Range.
It was 101 degrees at Denver International Airport as of 12:56 p.m. and the temperature could still rise a few degrees throughout the day, National Weather Service forecasters said in a post on X.
The previous record for July 14 was 100 degrees, set in 1878.
The last time Denver broke July temperature records for three days running was in 2005, when thermometers topped out at 104 degrees on July 21 and 102 degrees on July 22-23, according to the National Weather Service.
Soaring temperatures have prompted heat advisories across the state and, combined with gusty winds and thunderstorms, raised concerns about critical fire weather, according to forecasters.
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