The record high temperature for April 12 in Denver was set at 85 degrees in 2023. The average temperature for this time of the year is 61 degrees. On Saturday, a spokesperson for the National Weather Service told FOX31 that 86 degrees was recorded at the Denver International Airport, where official historic records are taken, around 2:45 p.m.

It's going to be an incredibly warm end to the week. We'll see high temperatures in the low 80s Friday under a mostly sunny sky, with 60s in the mountains.

This is the earliest in a year that a temperature of 86 degrees or hotter has been recorded, which was previously April 21, 1989.