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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO
259 AM MST THU FEB 29 2024

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

22-29 In 1960...heavy snowfall of 6.1 inches at Stapleton Airport on
        the 22nd and 23rd marked the beginning of a protracted cold
        spell which lasted until the end of the month.  The cloudy...
        cold weather was accompanied by occasional light snow or
        flurries and fog.  New record low temperatures for the dates
        were set on the 24th thru the 29th with the lowest
        temperature of 11 degrees below zero on the 28th.  The
        seven consecutive days of low temperatures of zero or below
        had been exceeded in duration only 4 times previously.  New
        low maximum temperatures for the dates were set on the 23rd...
        24th...and the 26th thru the 29th with the lowest maximum
        temperature of 8 degrees recorded on the 26th.
28-29 In 2012...another round of high winds occurred along the
        Front Range Foothills. Peak wind gusts included: 84 mph
        at the National Wind Technology Center; 77 mph...3 miles
        south-southwest of Boulder; and 75 mph...3 miles southwest
        of Rocky Flats.  At Denver International Airport...west
        winds gusted to 36 mph on the 28th and 35 mph on the
        29th.
28-1  In 1875...6 inches of snow fell from 3:15 PM on the 28th to
        1:00 AM on the 1st.  Precipitation for the two days was
        0.50 inch.
29    In 1896...southwest winds were sustained to 41 mph with gusts
        to 60 mph.  This was the third consecutive day that strong
        winds occurred in the city.
      In 1992...chinook winds gusted to only 25 mph at Stapleton
        International Airport...but warmed the temperature to a high
        of 70 degrees...which equaled the record for the date first
        set in 1940.
      In 2004...only light snow fell across metro Denver...while a
        blizzard raged across northeast Colorado.  Both I-70 and
        I-76 were closed to the east of Denver by winds gusting to
        60 mph producing drifting snow to depths of 2 to 6 feet.
        Snowfall was only 1.6 inches at the Denver Stapleton site.
        North winds gusted to 41 mph at Denver International Airport.
29-1  In 1896...snowfall totaled 5.5 inches in the city.  Northeast
        winds gusted to 24 mph.
      In 1948...snowfall totaled 5.9 inches in downtown Denver.
        North winds were sustained to 15 mph.

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