The Heat is On

With apologies to Glenn Frey, it was another hot one in Sun-Broomfield-land today -- so hot, in fact, we now need 3 digits (Fahrenheit) to depict the high temperature...

RECORD EVENT REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOULDER, CO  
303 PM MDT SUN JUN 24 2007  
   
..NEW RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET IN DENVER  
 
THE TEMPERATURE AT DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT CLIMBED TO 100 DEGREES AT 218 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON...SETTING A RECORD HIGH FOR THIS DATE.  THE OLD RECORD WAS 99 DEGREES SET IN 1988.

This was the 64^th time the temperature has gotten into the triple digits in Denver in the 135 years that weather has been officially recorded here.  It's not the earliest 100 degree temperature on record during the summer -- that happened last year when it reached 102 on June 14.  A 100 degree temperature has been recorded as late in the summer as August 16 in Denver.  With Denver's Bike-to-Work Day coming up on Wednesday, and with my annual participation in the event, all this hot weather has gotten me a little worried about my survivability on Wednesday.  Fortunately, though, a nice shot of cool air should come down the Front Range of the central Rockies on Tuesday afternoon, so Wednesday will be bearable.  Now, if I can only find a way to get around a major detour on my favorite bike trail that gets me to Sun-Broomfield...