Denver Shatters All-Time February High, Earliest 80 On Record

By Chris Spears
DENVER (CBS) – The temperature at Denver International Airport hit 80 degrees at 1:38 p.m. on Friday, not only setting a new all-time record high for the month of February, but also it’s the earliest 80 degree temperature in the Denver climate record.
CBS4 meteorologist Chris Spears outside Denver on Friday (credit: CBS)
The previous all-time record high was 77°F originally set on Feb. 4, 1890 and tied again on Feb. 28, 2006.
Previously, the earliest 80 degre