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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO
259 AM MST MON NOV 24 2025
...Today in metro Denver weather history...
21-25 In 1952...snowfall of 6.2 inches was measured at Stapleton
Airport where northeast winds gusted to 17 mph on the
21st.
23-24 In 1992...a pre-Thanksgiving blizzard belted metro Denver.
Gusty north to northeast winds at 30 to 40 mph caused
near-whiteout conditions as visibilities were often below
1/4 mile. The strong winds drove snow into drifts of more
than 4 feet. Hundreds of holiday travelers were stranded
when airlines canceled flights at Stapleton International
Airport where snowfall totaled 7.6 inches and north winds
gusted to 37 mph. Blizzard conditions began around mid-
morning on the 23rd and ended by mid-afternoon...but heavy
snow fell through the night. Snowfall totaled: 12 inches
at Conifer...Morrison...and Wheat Ridge; 19 inches at
Littleton; 16 inches at Castle Rock; 9 inches in Brighton;
8 inches in Aurora; and 6 inches in Parker.
In 1993...a moist upper level disturbance dumped heavy snow
over most of Colorado. Snowfall amounts averaged 5 to 8
inches across metro Denver. Snowfall totaled 4.6 inches
at Stapleton International Airport where northeast winds
gusted to only 20 mph on the 23rd. The very cold air
mass caused the temperature to dip to a record low of 8
degrees below zero on the 24th. The temperature that day
climbed to only 9 degrees...also setting a record low
maximum for the date.
24 In 1915...chinook winds from the southwest sustained to 40 mph
with gusts to 46 mph warmed the temperature to a high of
61 degrees. It was windy most of the day.
In 1949...the low temperature dipped to 56 degrees...the
all-time record highest minimum temperature ever recorded
during the month of November.
In 1960...violent wind gusts caused some damage in Boulder.
West winds gusted to only 22 mph at Stapleton Airport.
In 1980...a snow storm brought 3 to 6 inches of snow across
metro Denver. At Stapleton International Airport...only
2.1 inches of snow fell.
In 1989...high winds were recorded in Boulder with a gust to
64 mph. West winds gusted to only 24 mph at Stapleton
International Airport.
24-25 In 1908...heavy snowfall totaled 7.0 inches over downtown
Denver overnight. North winds were sustained to 15 mph.
In 1930 strong winds raked the Front Range eastern foothills.
Winds gusted to 40 mph at Valmont just east of Boulder
where minor damage occurred.
In 1970...strong chinook winds warmed Boulder. At the
National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder...wind
gusts reached 97 mph...while in downtown Boulder winds peaked
to 69 mph. Some minor damage occurred. Northwest winds
gusted to 39 mph at Stapleton International Airport...and the
high temperature warmed to 76 degrees on the 25th...setting a
new record maximum for the date.
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