Denverites still drying out from Tuesday’s deluge can take some comfort that they did not survive any ordinary downpour – the storm broke the daily rainfall record for Aug. 26 that was last set 81 years ago, according to the National Weather Service.

Forecasters recorded 1.38 inches of precipitation on Tuesday, breaking the record for Aug. 26 of 0.95 inches last set in 1944.

The storms caused a ground stop at Denver International Airport and flood advisories for parts of the metro and Eastern Plains.

More rain is forecast for Wednesday and Thursday, and it’s possible Denver could once again break a daily record, NWS meteorologist Maggie Ideker said. The daily precipitation record for Aug. 27 is 1.39 inches last set in 1955.

“With the storms that we expect to move through today, t

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