Denver Breaks Heat Record, Marking Hottest Feb. 15 in Recorded History, According to National Weather Service

Denver breaks heat record, marking hottest Feb. 15 in recorded history, according to National Weather Service

NWS Boulder said temperatures at Denver International Airport hit 68 degrees just before 2:30 p.m. on Sunday. The normal temperature for Feb. 15 is 45 degrees, and the previous heat record was 67 degrees in 2017.

Denver breaks heat record Sunday; temperatures 22 degrees above normal

Temperatures at Denver International Airport climbed to record highs on Sunday, according to the National Weather Service. As of 2:28 p.m., temperatures at DIA had reached 68 degrees, according to the weather service. The previous Feb. 15 record of 67 degrees was set in 2017. The Sunday record is more than 20 degrees above Denver’s “normal” Feb. 15 high of 45 degrees, weather service records show. No other record temperatures are expected in Den…