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At least four days of near-record or record-breaking heat will hit Denver starting Thursday, according to the National Weather Service.
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As of Wednesday morning, according to the weather service, Denver forecasts included highs of:
- 85 degrees on Wednesday. The current June 3 heat record is 94 degrees, set in 2006.
- 91 degrees on Thursday, three degrees short of the 94-degree heat record for June 4, set in 2012.
- 90 degrees on Friday, six degrees short of the 96-degree heat record for June 5, set in 2020.
- 96 degrees on Saturday, which would break the city’s current June 6 heat record of 95 degrees. That record was last tied in 2018.
- 95 degrees on Sunday, three degrees short of the 98-degree heat record for June 7, last tied in 2006.
Normal temperature highs for early June range from 78 to 81 degrees, according to weather service records. The hottest June temperature in city history is 105 degrees, a record hit twice in 2012 and tied in 2018.
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