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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO
259 AM MDT THU MAY 2 2024

...Today in metro Denver weather history...

29-2  In 1954...a major storm dumped 10.1 inches of snowfall at
        Stapleton Airport.  Most of the snow...7.5 inches...fell on
        the 29th and 30th.  The maximum snow depth on the ground
        was 5 inches on the 30th due to melting.  No strong winds
        accompanied the storm.
1-2   In 1903...from the 1st to the 2nd...post-frontal rain changed
        to light snow overnight...but totaled only 2.0 inches.
        This was the last snow of the season.  Northeast winds
        were sustained to 45 mph with gusts to 48 mph on the 1st.
1-5   In 1898...from the 1st to the 5th...snowfall totaled 15.5
        inches in downtown Denver. Most of the snow...6.2 inches...
        fell on the 3rd.  Most of the snow melted as it fell.
        The greatest snow depth on the ground was only 2.5 inches
        on the 3rd at 8:00 PM. This was the only snowfall during
        the month.  Northeast winds were sustained to 22 mph on
        the 1st.
2     In 1874...strong winds upset two railroad passenger coaches
        near Georgetown.  The baggage was retrieved and placed in
        a heavy...large wagon.  The passengers then seated
        themselves on top of the baggage.  Another strong gust
        of wind upset the wagon.  The driver`s shoulder was
        dislocated...and a passenger`s leg was badly injured.
        In Denver...northwest winds increased and blew in gusts
        and heavy winds were observed on the ridge tops.  On
        the Kansas Pacific R.R. east of Denver...the wind was so
        strong that it blew the train back several lengths...which
        caused the train to be about 7 hours late arriving in
        the city.
      In 1901...south winds were sustained to 50 mph with gusts to
        60 mph from an apparent thunderstorm with hail.
      In 1944...snowfall of 8.3 inches was accompanied by a
        thunderstorm.  This was the last snowfall of the season
        and the only snow of the month.  Northwest winds were
        sustained to 25 mph.
      In 1955...southwest winds at speeds of 37 mph with gusts as
        high as 58 mph caused some blowing dust at Stapleton
        Airport.
      In 1983...1 inch diameter hail fell a few miles south of
        Bennett.
      In 1984...3/4 inch diameter hail fell in Northglenn.
      In 1988...I-70 east of Denver was closed for the second
        straight day...this time due to snow and blowing snow
        producing up to 2 foot drifts.  While only 2 to 4 inches
        of snow fell across metro Denver...Strasburg...just east of
        Denver...received a foot of snow.  North winds peaked to
        51 mph at Stapleton International Airport where snowfall
        totaled only 1.3 inches.
      In 1995...lightning struck a house in Westminster sparking an
        attic fire.
      In 2015...a sudden wind gust associated with a dissipating
        thunderstorm caught some flags attached to a lift and
        tipped it. Two men were injured when a lift at Civic Center
        Park in Denver fell on them during Cinco de Mayo
        festivities. Both men suffered from head injuries...one was
        in serious condition.
2-3   In 1979...heavy rain changed to snow on the 2nd and continued
        on the 3rd.  Snowfall totaled 3.9 inches at Stapleton
        International Airport...where northwest winds gusted to 26
        mph.  The greatest depth of snow on the ground was only 1
        inch at midday on the 2nd due to melting.  Total
        precipitation for the 2 days was 1.65 inches.
2-4   In 1987...from the 2nd to the 4th...a slow moving storm brought
        rain...wind...and snow to metro Denver.  Rainfall totaled
        1.04 inches at Stapleton International Airport where north
        winds gusted to 48 mph on the 3rd.  The foothills received
        5 to 10 inches of snow.
2-5   In 2001...from the 2nd to the 5th...a very slow moving Pacific
        storm system became parked near the Four Corners region...
        which allowed heavy snow to develop above 6500 feet in the
        foothills with a mix of rain and snow over lower elevations
        of metro Denver.  Snowfall totals included:  21 inches atop
        Crow Hill and at Idaho Springs; 19 inches near Blackhawk;
        and 18 inches in Coal Creek Canyon...Genesee...and 11 miles
        southwest of Morrison.  Snowfall totaled 6.2 inches at the
        site of the former Stapleton International Airport.
        Precipitation (rain and melted snow) totaled 2.09 inches at
        Denver International Airport where north winds gusted to 30
        mph on the 2nd.

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