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Issued by NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Issued by NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
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458 NOUS45 KBOU 300859 PNSBOU COZ030>051-302300- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO 259 AM MDT TUE APR 30 2024 ...Today in metro Denver weather history... 29-30 In 1964...several weeks of dry weather and windy conditions across the Great Plains to the east caused noticeable suspended dust to invade metro Denver. At Stapleton International Airport east winds gusted to 28 mph and visibility was reduced to 5 miles. In 1989...a late season snowstorm dropped 2 to 4 inches of snow across metro Denver with 6 to 12 inches in the foothills. Snowfall totaled 3.9 inches at Stapleton International Airport where northeast winds gusted to 23 mph and the greatest snow depth on the ground was 2 inches due to melting. In 1991...a Pacific storm dumped heavy wet snow across metro Denver. The foothills were hit the hardest where snowfall amounts ranged from 16 inches at Evergreen to 5 inches at Idaho Springs. Lower elevations of metro Denver received 5 to 9 inches of snowfall with 5 inches in Boulder and 7.0 inches at Stapleton International Airport where northeast winds gusted to 25 mph. The weight of the snow caused power lines to fall and tree limbs to snap...producing power outages in parts of Denver...Aurora...and Westminster. In 1999...heavy snow fell overnight in the foothills above 7500 feet elevation. Snowfall totals included: 13 inches near Rollinsville...10 inches near Evergreen...8 inches at Blackhawk and Nederland...and 7 inches at Conifer. Only rain fell across the city with 2.13 inches recorded at Denver International Airport. 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. 30 In 1896...northwest winds were sustained to 55 mph with gusts as high as 64 mph in the city. In 1960...the minimum temperature dipped to 22 degrees at Stapleton Airport. The sub-freezing cold damaged fruit trees and some other crops in the area. In 1967...west winds gusted to 51 mph at Stapleton International Airport. Winds were strong and gusty across all of metro Denver. In 1972...hail 1/2 to 3/4 inches in diameter fell at Stapleton International Airport. Northwest winds gusted to 35 mph. In 1980...a cold air funnel touched down several times near Louisville. In 1983...mothball-size hail fell in Wheat Ridge. In 1992...the all-time highest recorded temperature in April... 90 degrees...occurred. This is also the earliest 90 degree reading for the season. In addition...the temperature dipped to a low of only 56 degrees...setting a record high minimum for the date. In 1995...hail...up to 3/4 inch in diameter...fell at Denver International Airport. The hail was soft...lasted for only 8 to 10 minutes...and caused no damage. In 2002...drought conditions started to have an effect on greater metro Denver. April...normally the third snowiest month of the year in Denver averaging just over 9 inches of snow...ended with only a trace of snow...ranking the month... along with previous Aprils...the 2nd least snowiest on record. The month ended with only 0.23 inch of liquid precipitation making the month the 3rd driest on record. Mountain snowpack was less than half of normal for this time of year. A statewide drought emergency was declared by the Governor. In 2003...a small tornado touched down 10 miles east of Hudson... but did no damage. Hail as large as 3/4 inch in diameter fell in Aurora near Cherry Creek. In 2004...post-frontal upslope flow produced light snowfall across metro Denver. Snowfall was 4.0 inches at Denver Stapleton...while the temperature hovered in the lower 30`s all day. The high temperature was only 33 degrees...a record low maximum for the date. The low temperature of 30 degrees was not a record. North winds gusted to 20 mph at Denver International Airport. 30-1 In 1980...to the west of Denver...heavy rain changing to snow buried the foothills above 7 thousand feet in 4 to 8 inches of snow. Precipitation in the foothills ranged from 1 to 3 inches...which caused some local flooding. Rain fell at lower elevations. Rainfall at Stapleton International Airport totaled 1.05 inches from the storm. $$