Denver Shatters All-Time Heat Record For November

DENVER (CBS4) - Denver broke one heat record on Sunday and shattered another one on Monday.

The temperature at Denver-DIA reached 79° at 12:24 p.m.," the National Weather Service tweeted.

"This establishes a record for this date exceeding 74° in 1950 & 1903."

Update: Denver's official temperature has now reached 79°! We have already smashed the previous record for 11/27 and we're just one away from breaking the all-time record for November. Certainly possible we do that in the next hour. #4wx #cowx @ChrisCBS4 @LaurenCBS4 @DaveAgCBS pic.twitter.com/GPUerq4pDl
— Ashton Altieri (@AshtonCBS4) November 27, 2017

"Denver's all time record high for November is 80° set on the 8th of 2006 and the 16th of 2016," the NWS stated.

By 1:15 p.m., the temperature was up to 81°, breaking the record for the all-time warmest temperature in Denver in November.

Denver has now officially reached 81°. We have broken the record for the all-time warmest temperature in November in Denver. And as of 1pm, Denver is the warmest major city in the country including Phoenix and Miami. #4wx #cowx @CBSDenver pic.twitter.com/zm9obEfOee
— Ashton Altieri (@AshtonCBS4) November 27, 2017

Monday is our 9th day in a row with far above normal temperatures in Denver.

Denver Skyline reflected by Sloans Lake on October 17, 2017 photographed from Sheridan and 20th street. (Photo by John Leyba/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

The heat wave really started on Thanksgiving with 72°.

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