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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
636 AM MDT WED NOV 01 2023

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...THE DENVER CO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             90   10/01/1892
 LOW              -2   10/29/1917
HIGHEST           86   10/01         83       3       79  10/20
                       10/20
LOWEST            11   10/30         22     -11       30  10/28
AVG. MAXIMUM    67.5               65.3     2.2     67.3
AVG. MINIMUM    37.5               37.0     0.5     40.3
MEAN            52.5               51.1     1.4     53.8
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     2                0.8     1.2        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     8                9.2    -1.2        4
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        4.17   1969
 MINIMUM           T   1934
TOTALS          0.52               0.99   -0.47     0.46
DAILY AVG.      0.02               0.03   -0.01     0.01
DAYS >= .01        3                5.3    -2.3        3
DAYS >= .10        2                2.5    -0.5        2
DAYS >= .50        0                0.5    -0.5        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.1    -0.1        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.43   10/28 TO 10/29               0.38  09/30 TO 10/01

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL            7.5                3.9
RECORD OCTOBER   31.2  1969

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    395                436     -41      339
 SINCE 7/1       432                555    -123       MM
COOLING TOTAL     12                  7       5        0
 SINCE 1/1       791                849     -58       MM

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     09/08/1962
 LATEST       06/08/2007
EARLIEST      10/13             MM
LATEST                          04/23
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.1
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   2/180
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    37/010    DATE  10/12
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    51/010    DATE  10/12

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.35
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           18
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             10
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          3


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              4     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                5     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       2
LIGHT SNOW                2     SLEET                      0
FOG                       5     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      4
HAZE                      4

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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