Denver’s high temperature tied the daily record high, the previous record was set in 1892.

Cooler temperatures arrive Monday and Tuesday in Denver 02:27

Denver officially hit 92 degrees Sunday afternoon at 1:42 PM, according to the National Weather Service . This ties the old daily high temperature set all the way back in 1892, that is over 131 years ago.

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This comes shortly after breaking the daily record high on September 26th reaching 93 degrees.

It has been a hot month of September. In fact, it will likely finish as the warmest September on record come October 1st.

A break from the heat is expected on Monday and Tuesday, with another record-breaking day expected on Wednesday. The current record high is 88 degrees set back in 2005; we are forecasting a high temperature of 90 degrees.

This all comes as Denver is just 8 days away from the average first freeze, and 19 days from the first snow.

This story was originally published here.

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