Public Information Statement Issued by NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO
259 AM MST MON MAR 1 2021
...Today in metro Denver weather history...
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.
29-1 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.
1 In 1904...west winds were sustained to 42 mph with gusts as
high as 58 mph. The chinook winds warmed the temperature
to a high of 67 degrees.
In 1906...snowfall was heavy and totaled 7.5 inches over
downtown Denver. Northeast winds were sustained to
37 mph.
In 1940...snowfall was heavy and totaled 7.7 inches in
downtown Denver.
In 1943...6.0 inches of snow fell over downtown Denver.
North winds were sustained to 19 mph.
In 1956...west-northwest wind gusts to 52 mph were recorded
at Stapleton Airport.
In 1961...a wind gust to 65 mph was recorded at the Colorado
Building in downtown Boulder. The high winds caused some
minor damage. Northwest winds gusted to 43 mph at
Stapleton International Airport.
In 1974...a wind gust to 77 mph was recorded in Boulder.
Southwest winds gusted to 37 mph at Stapleton
International Airport.
In 2002...upslope conditions caused heavy snow to develop in
and near the eastern foothills. Snow totals included 14
inches at Eldorado Springs and near Genesee; 13 inches
atop Lookout Mountain; 12 inches in Coal Creek Canyon; 10
inches in Nederland and just east of Boulder; 9 inches in
Boulder and Morrison; and 8 inches at Broomfield...Erie...
Golden...Louisville...and Littleton. Snowfall totaled 6.5
inches at the site of the former Stapleton International
Airport. Northeast winds gusted to 31 mph at Denver
International Airport.
In 2014...a localized band of heavy snow over downtown Denver
produced around one inch in less than 30 minutes and
contributed to a chain of accidents in the northbound lanes
of Interstate 25...between Logan Street and University Blvd.
The combination of excessive speed and very poor driving
conditions led the chain reaction; it involved 104 vehicles
and resulted in one death along with 30 injuries. The
interstate was closed for approximately 5 hours. At Denver
International Airport...1 inch of snow was observed.
1-2 In 1969...heavy snowfall totaled 7.0 inches at Stapleton
International Airport where north-northwest winds
gusted to 18 mph.
In 1988...3 to 6 inches of snow fell over metro Denver.
Snowfall totaled 3.2 inches at Stapleton International
Airport where north winds gusted to 32 mph.
In 2003...localized heavy snow developed in the foothills
of Jefferson County. Storm totals included: 12.5 inches
near Conifer...11 inches in the foothills southwest of
Boulder...and 10 inches near Genesee. Only 0.9 inch of
snow fell at the site of the former Stapleton
International Airport.
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