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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO
259 AM MDT FRI OCT 17 2025

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

15-17 In 1989...the 15th to the 17th...an autumn snowstorm hit metro
        Denver with 2 to 6 inches of snow.  Snowfall totaled 4.4
        inches at Stapleton International Airport where the
        maximum snow depth on the ground was only 3 inches due to
        melting and north winds gusted to 25 mph on the 15th.  The
        heavy wet snow caused leafy branches to sag onto power
        lines...resulting in a number of power outages.  Five
        thousand homes were blacked out in Boulder on the 16th.
        Up to a foot of snow fell in the higher foothills with 19
        inches recorded at Echo Lake.
16-17 In 1990...strong downslope winds raked the eastern foothills.
        Wind gusts from 60 to 75 mph were common.  Strong winds in
        metro Denver resulted in wave damage to a dock used to moor
        several private sail boats at Cherry Creek Reservoir.
        Damage was confined to the dock and two anchor cables.
        A northwest wind gust to 43 mph was recorded at Stapleton
        International Airport.
17    In 1878...strong winds reached sustained speeds of 48 mph.
      In 1988...a wind gust to 62 mph was recorded in central
        Boulder.  The strong winds caused a few brief power
        outages.  An old smoldering brush fire in the foothills
        west of Boulder was re-ignited by the wind gusts.
      In 1994...winds gusted to 85 mph atop Squaw Mountain...5 miles
        south of Idaho Springs.
      In 2006...a potent storm system brought heavy snowfall to the
        mountains and eastern foothills.  Snowfall totals in the
        foothills included:  14 inches at Blackhawk...13.5 inches
        near Idaho Springs...13 inches at Cabin Creek...12.5 inches
        at Aspen Springs and Echo Lake...11.5 inches at Georgetown
        and Rollinsville...10.5 inches near Jamestown...and 10 inches
        at Grant and Lake Eldora.  Lesser snow amounts...from 4 to 9
        inches...were recorded elsewhere in the foothills.  Snowfall
        totaled only 3.5 inches in the Denver Stapleton area.  At
        Denver International Airport...north winds gusted to 31 mph.
      In 2012...A brief but powerful windstorm associated with a
        fast moving cold front across the Urban Corridor and
        adjacent plains during in the evening. Peak wind gusts
        ranging from 58 to 71 mph downed trees and power lines
        which damaged homes and vehicles. Several temporary
        structures were also damaged. Approximately fifty thousand
        were left without power in the Denver...Fort Collins and
        Greeley areas. Some schools were closed the following day
        until power could be restored. Around the Denver area...peak
        wind gusts included: 69 mph in Golden...64 mph at Littleton...
        62 mph at Buckley AFB and in Denver...near the intersecton of
        Walnut St. and Interstate 25...and Longmont; 59 mph at
        Centennial Airport...58 mph at Denver City Park...Highlands
        Ranch.  At Denver International Airport...a peak wind gust to
        35 mph was observed from the northwest.
17-19 In 1908...a moist...heavy...wet snowfall totaled 13.0 inches in
        downtown Denver over the 3 days.  Rain from early morning
        on the 17th changed to snow by late afternoon and continued
        through the late morning of the 19th.  Due to temperatures
        in the 30`s and melting...the most snow on the ground was
        only 5.0 inches at 6:00 PM on the 18th.  Northwest to
        northeast winds were sustained between 12 and 20 mph during
        the storm.  Precipitation totaled 1.82 inches.

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