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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO
259 AM MDT SAT APR 6 2024

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

3-6   In 1898...from the 3rd to the 6th...snowfall totaled 8.7 inches
        in downtown Denver over the 4 days.  Northeast winds were
        sustained to 48 mph with gusts as high as 60 mph on the
        3rd.
      In 1983...from the 3rd to the 6th...a prolonged heavy snowstorm
        blanketed the area along with very cold temperatures.  The
        greatest amounts of snow fell in the foothills where 24 to
        42 inches were measured.  A foot of snow fell in Boulder.  Snow
        fell for 50 consecutive hours at Stapleton International
        Airport on the 3rd through the 5th with a total snowfall
        of 8.8 inches and a maximum accumulation on the ground of
        6 inches on the 5th.  In Denver...the mercury failed to rise
        above freezing for 3 consecutive days...on the 4th...5th...and
        6th...for the first time ever in April.  Five daily
        temperature records were set from the 4th through the 6th.
        Record low temperatures of 12 degrees occurred on the 5th
        with 7 degrees on the 6th.  Record low maximum temperatures
        of 25 degrees occurred on the 4th...27 degrees on the 5th...
        and 28 degrees on the 6th.
4-7   In 1909...post-frontal rain changed to heavy snow on the
        afternoon of the 4th and continued through mid-morning of
        the 7th.  Total snowfall was 18.7 inches...but most of the
        snow...14.0 inches...fell from 6:00 PM on the 4th to 6:00 PM
        on the 5th.  North to northeast winds were sustained to
        32 mph on the 4th and to 30 mph on the 7th.  Total
        precipitation from the storm was 1.78 inches.
5-6   In 1939...3.0 inches of snow fell in downtown Denver.  North
        winds were sustained to 34 mph on the 5th and to 26 mph on
        the 6th.  The strong winds caused considerable drifting of
        snow.  Several highways leading into the city were closed
        during the height of the storm due to poor visibility.
        Streets and highways became coated with ice in places.
        The temperature dipped to 11 degrees early on the 6th.
        This was the coldest reading of the month that year.
        Most vegetation was not far enough advanced to be injured
        by the cold temperatures...although a few buds froze on
        early shrubbery.
      In 1949...strong winds in Boulder caused limited minor damage.
        West-northwest winds were sustained to 24 mph with some
        higher gusts at Stapleton Airport.
5-7   In 1916...rain changed to snow behind a cold front on the
        5th and totaled 4.5 inches in the city.  A thunderstorm
        produced snow on the 6th.  North winds were sustained to
        35 mph with gusts to 38 mph on the 7th.
6     In 1904...northwest winds were sustained to 40 mph with gusts
        to 48 mph.
      In 1919...post-frontal rain changed to snow but totaled only
        0.1 inch.  However...north winds were sustained to 40 mph
        with gusts to 44 mph in the city.
      In 1954...a vigorous cold front produced northeast winds at 38
        mph with gusts as high as 50 mph.  The strong winds briefly
        reduced visibility to 1 1/2 miles in blowing dust at
        Stapleton Airport.
      In 1972...wind gusts to 68 mph were recorded at the National
        Bureau of Standards in Boulder.  Winds peaked to 54 mph in
        downtown Boulder.  Minor damage was reported.  Northwest
        winds gusted to 44 mph at Stapleton International Airport
        where the strong chinook winds warmed the temperature to
        a high of 80 degrees...equaling the record maximum for the
        date.
6-7   In 1872...rain changed to snow overnight.  Snow with high
        north winds continued all day on the 7th.  Precipitation
        (rain and melted snow) totaled 0.50 inch.  Due to problems
        on the lines...the morning weather report was not sent by
        telegraph until 3:10 PM and the midnight report was not
        sent at all.
       In 1957...from the 6th to the 7th...heavy snowfall totaled
        6.6 inches at Stapleton Airport where north winds gusted
        to 46 mph.  This was the second heavy snow event in less
        than 4 days.
      In 1969...winds gusting as high as 50 to 60 mph caused only
        light damage along the eastern foothills.  The strong
        winds contributed to the spread of a forest fire near
        Boulder.  Sustained winds of 25 mph with gusts to 53 mph
        were recorded in Boulder.  Southwest winds gusted to 38
        mph on the 6th and 44 mph on the 7th at Stapleton
        International Airport.
      In 1980...from the 6th to the 7th...high winds howled along
        the foothills each day.  A wind gust to 72 mph was recorded
        in Lakewood.  The strong winds blew a camper top off a
        pickup truck in Denver.  At Stapleton International Airport...
        west winds gusted to 41 mph on both days.
      In 1998...from the 6th to the 7th...a spring storm brought a
        mix of snow and thunder to metro Denver...the foothills...and
        Palmer Divide.  Conifer and Elizabeth both measured 4
        inches of new snow.  On the 6th...only 0.1 inch of snow fell
        at the site of the former Stapleton International Airport
        where thunder was heard on both days.  Precipitation
        totaled 0.60 inch at Denver International Airport where
        west winds gusted to 43 mph on the 6th.
6-8   In 1973...from the 6th to the 8th...a major spring snowstorm
        dumped 11.6 inches of snowfall over metro Denver.  North
        wind gusts of 30 to 35 mph produced some blowing snow.
        Most of the heavy wet snow...10.1 inches...fell on the 7th
        when temperatures remained in the 20`s.  Snow accumulated
        on the ground to a maximum depth of 9 inches.  Low
        temperature of 5 degrees on the 8th was a new record minimum
        for the date and the lowest for so late in the season.

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