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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO
645 PM MST SAT NOV 29 2025

...This week in metro Denver weather history...

28-30 In 1991...a winter storm dumped heavy snow in the foothills
        and near the Palmer Divide with 10 inches recorded at
        Conifer and Golden Gate Canyon...12 inches in Morrison...
        6 inches at Castle Rock and Parker.  Only 3.4 inches of
        snow fell at Stapleton International Airport where north
        winds gusting to 35 mph on the 29th...produced some blowing
        snow.  Some light freezing drizzle also fell on the 28th
        and 29th.
29-30 In 2008...a storm system produced locally heavy bands of snow
        across Douglas...Elbert and eastern Jefferson counties.
        Northerly winds gusting to 50 mph caused snow drifts
        to pile up to 2 feet in depth.  Storm totals included:  12
        inches just southwest of Kassler...11.5 inches...6.5 miles
        southwest of Castle Rock; 11 inches...8.4 miles southeast of
        Aurora and 9 miles west of Littleton; 10 inches at Louviers...
        8 inches...2 miles west-southwest of Highlands Ranch and 5
        miles south-southeast of Sedalia...and 7.5 inches...14 miles
        west-southwest of Agate and at Castle Pines.  At Denver
        International Airport...2 inches of snow was observed.
        North winds gusted to 46 mph on the 30th.
30    In 1899...west winds were sustained to 45 mph with gusts as
        high as 48 mph.
      In 1903...west winds sustained to 44 mph with gusts to
        54 mph warmed the temperature to a high of 57 degrees.
      In 1981...strong winds blasted the foothills.  In Wondervu...
        winds were clocked to 81 mph with many other locations
        in the foothills reporting over 60 mph.  Northwest winds
        gusted to 28 mph at Stapleton International Airport.
      In 1986...the worst snow storm of the season dumped from 5.0
        inches of snow at Stapleton International Airport to 14
        inches over the higher southwestern suburbs.  On the Sunday
        after Thanksgiving...one of the busiest travel days of the
        year at Stapleton International Airport...two of the four
        runways were closed and flights were delayed up to four
        hours.  Near-blizzard conditions prevailed on the plains
        east of Denver...closing both I-70 and I-76 for a time.
        North wind gusts to 36 mph were recorded at Stapleton
        International Airport.
      In 2000...strong winds raked metro Denver.  In Thornton...a
        construction worker was critically injured when the
        scaffolding on which he was standing collapsed...throwing
        him 25 feet to the ground.  West winds gusted to 54 mph
        at Denver International Airport.
30-1 In 1929...heavy snow blanketed the city.  Snowfall totaled
        9.8 inches downtown.  North winds were sustained to 32
        mph with gusts to 37 mph on the 30th.
     In 1970...high winds blasted Boulder and the eastern plains.
        In Boulder...a wind gust to 112 mph was recorded at the
        National Center for Atmospheric Research with a gust to
        96 mph at the National Bureau of Standards.  In downtown
        Boulder...wind gusts reached 76 mph.  At Stapleton
        International Airport...winds gusted to 47 mph.  The high
        winds caused widespread light to moderate property damage
        across most of metro Denver.  Roofs...signs...trees...power
        lines...and other property were damaged.  Blowing dust
        reduced visibility to near zero over most of eastern
        Colorado.  Several mobile homes...campers...and semi-
        trailers were blown off the highways north of Denver.
      In 1985...an intrusion of cold Arctic air into metro Denver
        resulted in setting 3 temperature records.  The temperature
        climbed to only 17 degrees on the 30th...setting a record low
        maximum for the date.  On the 1st...the temperature plunged
        to 6 degrees below zero...setting a record low for the date...
        and warmed to only 7 degrees...setting a record low maximum
        for the date.
30-2  In 1975...very strong chinook winds up to 100 mph caused
        damage to homes...aircraft...aircraft hangars...mobile homes...
        cars...and power lines along the eastern foothills.  Strong
        northwest winds gusted to 39 mph at Stapleton International
        Airport on both the 30th and the 1st.
1     In 1899...northwest chinook winds were sustained to 47 mph
        with gusts to 60 mph.  The strong chinook winds warmed
        the temperature to a high of 61 degrees...the warmest
        of the month.  The low temperature dipped to only 39
        degrees.
      In 1972...strong chinook winds gusted in excess of 65 mph in
         Boulder.  There were no reports of damage.  Northwest
         winds gusted to 38 mph at Stapleton International
         Airport.
      In 1992...strong winds continued through the early morning
        hours.  Wind gusts to over 70 mph were measured at
        reporting sites in the foothills west of Denver.  In west
        Boulder...wind gusts reached 71 mph with 77 mph measured at
        Rollinsville.  At Stapleton International Airport northwest
        winds gusted to 39 mph.  The Walker Ranch...an historic site
        west of Boulder...burned down overnight during the high wind
        event.  Although the winds did not cause the fire...they did
        hamper efforts to extinguish the blaze.
      In 1996...high winds howled in and near the Front Range
        foothills.  Winds gusted to 105 mph at Wondervu southwest
        of Boulder and to 70 mph at Jefferson County Airport near
        Broomfield.  West winds gusted to only 24 mph at Denver
        International Airport.
      In 2022...very strong winds developed in and near the Front
        Range mountains and foothills. The strongest wind occurred
        near Brainard Lake with a peak gust to 106 mph. Elsewhere...
        peak gusts included: 90 mph at the NCAR Mesa Lab; 89 mph...3
        miles southwest of Rocky Flats...83 mph near Empire...and 82 mph
        near Berthoud Pass...and 55 mph at Centennial Airport.  At
        Denver International Airport...a peak gust to 41 mph was
        observed from the southwest.
1-2   In 1933...apparent post-frontal heavy snowfall totaled 8.0
        inches across downtown Denver.  North winds were sustained
        to 17 mph with an extreme velocity to 18 mph on the 1st.
      In 1981 strong winds gusted to over 70 mph along the
        foothills.  A peak gust to 100 mph was recorded at
        Wondervu.  A gust to 94 mph was recorded just west of
        Boulder.  Roofs on houses were damaged in the Evergreen
        area...and some mobile homes also were damaged.  At
        Stapleton International Airport...northwest winds gusted
        44 mph on the 1st and 37 mph on the 2nd.
1-3   In 2023...a prolonged period of strong winds and heavy snow
        occurred across the mountains and foothills.  Peak wind
        gusts included: 93 mph at the NCAR Mesa Lab...89 mph near
        Winter Park...85 mph at the junction of state highways 93
        and 72...and 76 mph just south of Boulder.  Storm totals
        included: 19.5 inches near Berthoud Pass...16.5 inches
        near Loveland Pass...and 13.5 inches near Lake Eldora.
1-5   In 1913...the 1st marked the start of the heaviest 5-day
        total snowfall in the city`s history.  During this period
        snowfall totaled 45.7 inches.  Starting on the 1st...snow
        fell intermittently for 3 days and accumulated a little
        over 8 inches.  On the 4th and 5th...an additional 37.4
        inches of snow fell.  At Georgetown in the foothills west
        of Denver even more snow fell...86 inches over the 5 days
        with the most...63 inches...on the 4th.  In Colorado...snowfall
        was heavy along the eastern slopes of the mountains from the
        Palmer Divide north.  High winds during the storm caused
        heavy drifting...which blocked all transportation.  Snow
        cover of an inch or more from the storm persisted for
        60 consecutive days from the 1st through January 29...1914.
        Additional snowfall in December and January prolonged the
        number of days.  This is the third longest period of snow
        cover on record in the city.
2     In 1893...northwest winds were sustained to 42 mph with gusts
        to 46 mph.  Snowfall was only 1.4 inches in the city.
      In 1895...0.01 inch of melted snow from 0.7 inch of snowfall
        was the only measurable precipitation of the month in
        downtown Denver...ranking the month the 3rd driest December
        on record.
      In 1899...post-frontal northeast winds sustained to 44 mph
        with gusts to 59 mph caused the temperature to plunge
        from a high of 55 degrees to a low of 15 degrees.
        Snowfall was only 1.0 inch.
      In 1902...apparent post-frontal northwest winds were sustained
        to 45 mph with gusts to 53 mph.  A trace of snow fell.
      In 1905...only a trace of snow fell in downtown Denver.
        This was the only snow and precipitation for the month...
        ranking the month the second driest and the second least
        snowiest December on record.
      In 1921...snowfall was 5.5 inches in downtown Denver.
        Northwest winds were sustained to 24 mph with an
        extreme velocity of 25 mph.
      In 1951...a vigorous Pacific cold front produced a northwest
        wind gust to 51 mph at Stapleton Airport where brief
        blowing dust was observed.
      In 1957...a strong Pacific cold front produced northwest wind
        gusts to 54 mph at Stapleton Airport where the surface
        visibility was briefly reduced to 1 1/2 miles in blowing
        dust.
      In 1977...high winds in Boulder lifted a warehouse from its
        foundation and ripped it apart.  Wind gusts from 60 to 103
        mph toppled and injured a man while walking.   Winds were
        clocked to 104 mph at Nederland...100 mph at Morrison...and
        62 mph at Rocky Flats.  Northwest winds gusted to 41 mph at
        Stapleton International Airport.
      In 1996...for the second day in a row high winds ripped the
        Front Range foothills.  Winds gusted to 81 mph in Golden
        Gate Canyon.  West-northwest winds gusted to 37 mph at
        Denver International Airport.
      In 2013...high winds developed ahead of an approaching storm
        system. The strong winds downed several trees around
        Evergreen. Peak wind gusts included: 79 mph...4 miles
        west-southwest of Eldorado Springs; 78 mph...3 miles south
        of Evergreen; 75 mph and the NCAR Mesa Lab; and 69 mph in
        Longmont.
      In 2022...strong winds developed across the urban corridor and
        adjacent plains.  Peak gusts included: 64 mph...3 miles south-
        southeast of Aurora and Lone Tree...63 mph near Bennett and
        Elbert...62 mph near Louviers...56 mph at Boulder Airport...and
        53 mph at Centennial Airport. At Denver International Airport...
        a peak gust of 52 mph was measured from the west-northwest.
2-3   In 1955...snowfall totaled only 2.9 inches at Stapleton
        Airport.  This was the only measurable snowfall of the
        month.
      In 1973...post-frontal heavy snowfall totaled 7.6 inches at
        Stapleton International Airport where northeast winds
        gusting to 37 mph caused some blowing snow.
      In 1990...strong downslope winds raked the eastern foothills
        and most of metro Denver.  A wind gust to 87 mph was
        recorded at Rollinsville with wind gusts to 58 mph in
        Arvada and 55 mph in Lakewood.  West winds gusted to
        48 mph at Stapleton International Airport on the 2nd.
      In 1997...heavy snow fell in the foothills.  Conifer
        received 10 inches of new snow.  Snowfall totaled
        only 2.4 inches at the site of the former Stapleton
        International Airport on the 1st...2nd...and 3rd.  North
        winds gusted to 24 mph at Denver International Airport
        on the 2nd.
2-4   In 1909...post-frontal snowfall totaled 6.1 inches in
        downtown Denver.  Most of the snow...5.9 inches...fell
        between 6:00 PM on the 2nd and 6:00 PM on the 3rd.
        North winds were sustained to 18 mph on both the 2nd
        and 3rd.
2-17  In 1939...more than 2 weeks of unseasonably warm weather
        made the month the 3rd warmest on record.  Seven daily
        temperature records were set...including the all time
        record high temperature for the month of 79 degrees on
        the 5th.  Daytime highs were balmy with 14 days in the
        60`s and 70`s.  Low temperatures dipped to freezing or
        below on only 5 days.  The period was dry with only a
        trace of snow on the 12th.
3     In 1977...high winds continued in Boulder and were clocked
        from 74 to 90 mph...causing only minor damage.  Northwest
        winds gusted to 33 mph at Stapleton International Airport
        where the strong chinook winds warmed the temperature to
        a high of 63 degrees.
      In 1985...wind gusts to 78 mph were clocked at Table Mesa in
        Boulder.  Winds gusted to 70 mph at Echo Lake west of
        Denver.
      In 2011...Another round of snow developed in and near the
        Front Range Foothills. The heaviest snowfall occurred in
        the foothills of Boulder and northern Jefferson Counties.
        Storm totals included: 13 inches...7 miles southwest of
        Boulder; 10.5 inches...4 miles east-northeast of Nederland;
        10 inches at Genesee; 9.5 inches...4 miles west-northwest
        of Boulder; 9 inches at Gross Reservoir and 4 miles east
        of Pinecliffe. Around the Urban Corridor...storm totals
        ranged from 3 to 8 inches...heaviest in and around Boulder.
        At Denver International Airport...3 inches of snow fell.
3-4   In 1968...strong chinook winds in Boulder gusting to 52 mph
        downtown caused 7 thousand dollars in damage.  Flying
        debris damaged cars...houses...and other property in Boulder.
        West winds gusted to 49 mph late on the 3rd and to 45 mph
        on the 4th at Stapleton International Airport where the
        temperature climbed to a high of 60 degrees on the 4th.
      In 1970...strong winds whistled through Boulder.  Sustained
        winds of 40 mph with gusts to 70 mph were recorded at the
        National Bureau of Standards in Boulder.  Wind gusts to 50
        mph occurred in downtown Denver.  No damage was reported.
        On the 3rd...northwest winds gusted to 40 mph at Stapleton
        International Airport where the chinook winds warmed the
        temperature to a high of 66 degrees on the 4th.
      In 1999...heavy snow fell over the foothills and metro Denver.
        The heaviest snowfall occurred in the foothills south of
        I-70 and near the Palmer Divide.  Snowfall totals included:
        25 inches near Tiny Town; 18 inches at Conifer; 15 inches
        near Evergreen; 14 inches at Chief Hosa...8 miles west of
        Castle Rock...and near Blackhawk; 12 inches at Pine Junction
        and 8 miles south of Sedalia; 11 inches atop Floyd Hill and
        in Roxborough; and 10 inches at Castle Rock.  Around metro
        Denver...snowfall totals included:  10 inches at Highlands
        Ranch...9 inches at Parker...and 8 inches in Aurora and
        Wheat Ridge.  Elsewhere around the metro area...snowfall
        generally ranged from 3 to 5 inches.  Only 3.2 inches of
        snow fell at the site of the former Stapleton International
        Airport.  North winds gusted to 32 mph at Denver
        International Airport on the 3rd.
      In 2007...high winds developed in and near the Front Range
        Foothills.  Peak wind reports included:  88 mph atop Niwot
        Ridge; 87 mph atop Mines Peak; 80 mph...3 miles southeast of
        Jamestown; 78 mph at Longmont; 74 mph at Table Mesa.  A
        few power outages occurred in Longmont as broken branches
        downed power lines.  Northwest winds gusted to 38 mph at
        Denver International Airport on the 4th.
      In 2013...a storm system brought heavy snow to parts of the
        Front Range Foothills.  Storm totals included:  12 inches...
        7 miles west-southwest of Evergreen; 10.5 inches...3 miles
        north of Bailey; 9.5 inches...3 miles west of Jamestown and
        5 miles northeast of Ward; 9 inches in Bailey...8.5 inches...
        3 miles north of Conifer.
3-15  In 1972...a protracted cold spell held an icy grip on metro
        Denver when maximum temperatures never reached above
        freezing for 10 consecutive days from the 3rd through
        the 12th and minimum temperatures dipped below zero on
        eleven consecutive days from the 5th through the 15th.
        Daily low temperature records were set with 15 degrees
        below zero on the 5th...17 degrees below zero on the 6th...
        and 18 degrees below zero on the 10th.  Daily record low
        maximum readings were set with 3 degrees on the 6th and
        6 degrees on the 9th.  The very cold temperatures were
        caused by 3 to 5 inches of snow cover and a Canadian air
        mass.
4     In 1884...a windstorm during the afternoon produced
        sustained northwest winds to 34 mph with higher gusts.
        The strong wind blew one of the wooden slats from the
        weather instrument shelter...which broke the wet-bulb
        thermometer.
      In 1885...north winds were sustained to 40 mph during
        the early morning hours.  The strong winds were
        accompanied by a cold wave.
      In 1893...northwest winds were sustained to 48 mph with
        gusts as high as 55 mph.  The chinook winds warmed the
        temperature to a high of 58 degrees.
      In 1901...chinook winds sustained from the northwest at 40
        mph with gusts to 48 mph warmed the temperature to a
        high of 55 degrees in the city.
      In 1906...rainfall of only 0.01 inch before daybreak was
        the only measurable precipitation of the month...ranking
        the month the third driest December on record.
      In 1910...cold west winds were strong all day with a
        sustained speed to 44 mph.
      In 1977...northwest winds gusted to 55 mph at Stapleton
        International Airport where the strong chinook winds
        warmed the temperature to a high of 55 degrees.
      In 1978...high winds from 50 to near 150 mph occurred in
        the Boulder area.  A pick-up truck was overturned...and
        a camper top was blown off another truck.  Some roof
        damage was reported.  Northwest winds gusted to 48 mph
        at Stapleton International Airport...where the chinook
        winds warmed the temperature to a high of 57 degrees.
      In 1980...wind gusts of 50 to 60 mph occurred along the
        foothills.  Southwest winds gusted to 31 mph at Stapleton
        International Airport.  The chinook winds warmed the
        temperature to a record high of 69 degrees for the day.
      In 1991...a volcanic ash cloud high in the atmosphere was
        clearly visible during the late afternoon being
        illuminated by the setting sun.
      In 1995...very strong downslope winds gusting to 100 mph
        in the foothills knocked down trees and power lines...
        triggering 800 power outages.  Downed power lines sparked
        a half dozen brush fires ranging up to 4 acres in size.
        In Boulder...a  portion of an old drive-in movie screen
        was blown down...and several car windows were shattered.
        The strongest wind gusts recorded were 100 mph at
        Golden Gate Canyon...99 mph at Rocky Flats Environmental
        Technology Site...96 mph in north Boulder...94 mph at
        Wondervu...81 mph at Conifer...and 77 mph in south Boulder.
        West-northwest winds gusted to only 29 mph at Denver
        International Airport.
4-5   In 1912...5.2 inches of post-frontal snow fell in downtown
        Denver.  Most of the snow fell on the 4th when northeast
        winds were sustained to 42 mph with gusts to 46 mph.
      In 1913...a major winter storm produced heavy snowfall and
        blizzard conditions in the city.  The snow fell continuously
        for 40 consecutive hours from 4:30 AM on the 4th until just
        before midnight on the 5th and totaled 37.6 inches.  The
        greatest accumulation on the ground was 32.6 inches at 6:00
        PM on the 5th.  Strong north winds accompanied the storm
        with sustained speeds of 30 mph or more for more than 25
        hours.  The highest sustained wind velocity was 44 mph
        during the afternoon of the 5th.  Winds gusted to 46 mph
        on the 4th and to 47 mph on the 5th.  The winds piled the
        snow into 4-and 5-foot drifts.  By noon on the 4th traffic
        was interrupted...and by evening the heavy wet snow had
        blocked most streets and highways.  Street cars stalled
        when streets became blocked.  Automobiles and other
        conveyances were abandoned in the streets.  By the 5th...
        the blockage extended to steam railroads.  Flat roofed
        buildings collapsed...including the roof of the Calvary
        Baptist Church.  Many downtown workers were unable to make
        it home on the night of the 4th and filled downtown hotels
        to overflowing.  Some enjoyed the festive mood of the
        occasion and partied through the night.  The City
        Auditorium...jail...and several movie houses served as
        shelters for hundreds of people.  The snow was remarkably
        moist for this time of year with a total water content of
        3.44 inches.  Temperatures during the storm were between
        25 and 34 degrees.  Cold weather followed the storm and
        snow remained on the ground for a long time.  On some street
        car lines...it took 6 to 7 days before the right of way could
        be cleared.  The foothills measured even more snow from the
        storm.  At Georgetown...the 2 day snowfall totaled 71 inches.
        The 2.12 inches of precipitation measured on the 4th is the
        greatest calendar day precipitation ever recorded during the
        month of December in Denver.  The 2.29 inches of
        precipitation measured from the 4th into the 5th is the
        greatest 24 hour precipitation ever recorded in the city
        during December.
      In 1972...only 4.5 inches of snow fell at Stapleton
        International Airport...but high winds on the evening of
        the 4th caused blizzard conditions over the plains east of
        Denver.  A 21-year-old University of Colorado student
        caught in the storm while cross country skiing west of
        Boulder froze to death.  North winds gusted to 32 mph
        at Stapleton International Airport.
      In 1979...the Front Range was hit by strong chinook winds.
        The Boulder area was hardest hit with winds gusting to
        119 mph at Rocky Flats and 92 mph in the city.  A wind
        gust to 104 mph was recorded at Wondervu.  Damage was
        widespread...amounting to 1.2 million dollars mainly around
        Boulder.  Roofs were blown off several buildings and homes...
        hundreds of windows were broken...and many cars were damaged
        by flying debris.  Small planes were severely damaged at
        3 airports in the area.  West winds gusted to 55 mph at
        Stapleton International Airport on the 5th.
      In 1996...persistent westerly flow aloft produced more high
        winds in and near the Front Range foothills.  Several
        locations reported hurricane force winds with peak gusts
        of 100 to 120 mph.  The high winds downed trees and power
        lines...leaving 700 residents without power for nearly 4
        hours in the communities of Beaver Brook...Blue Valley...
        Conifer...Evergreen...and Floyd Hill.  A wall of a building
        under construction in Lafayette was toppled...a semi-truck
        was blown over near the Boulder turnpike damaging a
        concrete barrier...and a 60-foot tree crushed a parked
        pick-up truck at a Denver residence.  High wind gusts
        included:  an estimated 120 mph at Blackhawk...115 mph at
        Aspen Springs...100 mph at the Eldora Ski Resort...75 mph
        atop Shanahan Ridge near Boulder...74 mph near Conifer...and
        71 mph at the Rocky Flats Environmental Test Facility.
        At Denver International Airport...west winds gusted to 51
        mph on the 4th and to only 38 mph on the 5th.
4-6   In 1960...heavy snowfall totaled 12.0 inches over the 3 days
        with 5.1 inches on the 4th...5.2 inches on the 5th...and
        1.7 inches on the 6th.  Rain changed to snow early on the
        4th and ended by early afternoon.  Snow started again early
        on the 5th and continued through midday on the 6th.  West
        northwest winds gusted to 30 mph on the 4th.  Post cold
        frontal temperatures cooled from a high of 38 degrees on
        the 4th to a low of 7 degrees below zero on the 6th.
5     In 1897...west chinook winds sustained to 48 mph with gusts
        to 60 mph warmed the temperature to a high of 60 degrees.
      In 1906...only a trace of snow fell in downtown Denver.
        This...along with a trace of snow on both the 28th and 29th...
        was the only snow of the month...ranking the month the
        second least snowiest December on record.
      In 1939...the highest temperature ever recorded in December...
        79 degrees...occurred.
      In 1979...strong chinook winds gusted to 55 mph at Stapleton
        International Airport.
      In 1993...strong winds in and near the foothills swept across
        metro Denver.  Wind gusts to 71 mph were recorded atop
        Squaw Mountain and 68 mph at Rollinsville.  Wind gusts to
        69 mph were observed at Jefferson County Airport near
        Broomfield...and to 68 mph on Table Mesa in southwest
        Boulder.  Northwest wind gusts to 44 mph were recorded at
        Stapleton International Airport.
      In 2002...only a trace of snow fell at the site of the former
        Stapleton International Airport.  This...along with the trace
        of snow on the 18th...was the only snow of the month...ranking
        the month the 2nd least snowiest on record.
      In 2005...high winds in Boulder broke windows...damaged roofs...
        and produced power outages that left around 10 thousand
        people without electricity.  In the Golden area along
        C-470...I-70...and the McIntyre Parkway...seven tractor
        trailers were overturned by strong cross-winds.  Peak
        wind gusts included:  98 mph near Eldorado Springs...90 mph
        at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder...
        85 mph near Evergreen...83 mph at Jefferson County Airport
        near Broomfield...80 mph near Golden...and 76 mph near
        Longmont.  West to northwest winds gusted to 39 mph at
        Denver International Airport.
5-6   In 1883...a major snow storm hit the city.  Heavy snow fell
        from 10:00 AM on the 5th to 7:30 AM on the 6th.  The amount
        of snowfall was not recorded...but precipitation from melted
        snow totaled 1.75 inches...which would give an estimated
        snowfall of nearly 18 inches.  Temperatures during the
        storm were in the 30`s...so some of the snow may have melted
        as it fell.  However...railroads were blocked and telegraph
        lines were downed in all directions.  Telephone wires and
        poles were nearly all broken down.  The company manager
        estimated the damage at 30 thousand dollars.  Northeast
        winds were sustained to 24 mph in the city.
      In 1892...heavy snow totaled 6.2 inches in downtown Denver.
        Most of the snow...6.0 inches...fell on the 6th.
      In 2001...high winds developed in the foothills northwest of
        Denver.  Winds gusted to 74 mph at Aspen Springs.  West-
        northwest winds gusted to 35 mph at Denver International
        Airport...where the temperature warmed to a high of 55
        degrees on the 6th.
5-7   In 1978...a major storm dumped heavy snow across metro Denver.
        At Stapleton International Airport...snowfall totaled 8.5
        inches...northeast winds gusted to 46 mph...and temperatures
        plunged from a high of 49 degrees on the 5th to a low of
        only 6 degrees on the 6th.  Maximum temperature of 6 degrees
        on the 7th was a new daily record low maximum reading.  Most
        of the snow...6.7 inches...fell on the 5th.
5-8   In 1983...high winds occurred in and near the foothills each
        day.  Wind gusts to 63 mph were registered in Golden Gate
        Canyon on the evening of the 5th.  On the evening of the
        6th...winds knocked down trees...snapped power lines...and blew
        out windows across metro Denver.  Gusts were clocked to 102
        mph in southwest metro Denver...while wind gusts to 38 mph
        were recorded at Stapleton International Airport.  On the
        7th...winds overturned a tractor trailer near Castle Rock.
        After midnight on the 8th...gusts to 97 mph were reported in
        southeast Boulder.  Wind speeds of 60 to 70 mph were
        reported in other parts of metro Denver.
6     In 1939...high temperature of 73 degrees was a record maximum
        for the date.  Low temperature of 44 degrees was a record
        high minimum for the date.
      In 1967...strong west winds produced blowing dust at Stapleton
        International Airport where a wind gust to 55 mph was
        recorded.  A heavy windstorm caused minor damage in Boulder.
        In Denver...some structural panels were blown from a building...
        and the screen of an outdoor theater was severely damaged.
        There were unofficial reports of wind gusts to 75 mph in
        metro Denver.
      In 1977...wind gusting to 85 mph raked the foothills from
        Boulder to Morrison.  A few houses under construction
        were blown down.  Northwest winds gusted to 39 mph at
        Stapleton International Airport.
      In 1991...high in the atmosphere...a volcanic ash cloud was
        clearly visible in the direction of the sun during the
        late morning and early afternoon.
6-7   In 1953...high winds buffeted the eastern foothills.  Wind
        gusts to 80 mph occurred on Lookout Mountain.  In Denver
        winds gusted to 65 mph.  Damage in Boulder totaled 15
        hundred dollars.

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