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Issued by NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Issued by NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
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224 NOUS45 KBOU 020859 PNSBOU COZ030>051-022300- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO 259 AM MDT THU MAY 2 2024 ...Today in metro Denver weather history... 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. 1-2 In 1903...from the 1st to the 2nd...post-frontal rain changed to light snow overnight...but totaled only 2.0 inches. This was the last snow of the season. Northeast winds were sustained to 45 mph with gusts to 48 mph on the 1st. 1-5 In 1898...from the 1st to the 5th...snowfall totaled 15.5 inches in downtown Denver. Most of the snow...6.2 inches... fell on the 3rd. Most of the snow melted as it fell. The greatest snow depth on the ground was only 2.5 inches on the 3rd at 8:00 PM. This was the only snowfall during the month. Northeast winds were sustained to 22 mph on the 1st. 2 In 1874...strong winds upset two railroad passenger coaches near Georgetown. The baggage was retrieved and placed in a heavy...large wagon. The passengers then seated themselves on top of the baggage. Another strong gust of wind upset the wagon. The driver`s shoulder was dislocated...and a passenger`s leg was badly injured. In Denver...northwest winds increased and blew in gusts and heavy winds were observed on the ridge tops. On the Kansas Pacific R.R. east of Denver...the wind was so strong that it blew the train back several lengths...which caused the train to be about 7 hours late arriving in the city. In 1901...south winds were sustained to 50 mph with gusts to 60 mph from an apparent thunderstorm with hail. In 1944...snowfall of 8.3 inches was accompanied by a thunderstorm. This was the last snowfall of the season and the only snow of the month. Northwest winds were sustained to 25 mph. In 1955...southwest winds at speeds of 37 mph with gusts as high as 58 mph caused some blowing dust at Stapleton Airport. In 1983...1 inch diameter hail fell a few miles south of Bennett. In 1984...3/4 inch diameter hail fell in Northglenn. In 1988...I-70 east of Denver was closed for the second straight day...this time due to snow and blowing snow producing up to 2 foot drifts. While only 2 to 4 inches of snow fell across metro Denver...Strasburg...just east of Denver...received a foot of snow. North winds peaked to 51 mph at Stapleton International Airport where snowfall totaled only 1.3 inches. In 1995...lightning struck a house in Westminster sparking an attic fire. In 2015...a sudden wind gust associated with a dissipating thunderstorm caught some flags attached to a lift and tipped it. Two men were injured when a lift at Civic Center Park in Denver fell on them during Cinco de Mayo festivities. Both men suffered from head injuries...one was in serious condition. 2-3 In 1979...heavy rain changed to snow on the 2nd and continued on the 3rd. Snowfall totaled 3.9 inches at Stapleton International Airport...where northwest winds gusted to 26 mph. The greatest depth of snow on the ground was only 1 inch at midday on the 2nd due to melting. Total precipitation for the 2 days was 1.65 inches. 2-4 In 1987...from the 2nd to the 4th...a slow moving storm brought rain...wind...and snow to metro Denver. Rainfall totaled 1.04 inches at Stapleton International Airport where north winds gusted to 48 mph on the 3rd. The foothills received 5 to 10 inches of snow. 2-5 In 2001...from the 2nd to the 5th...a very slow moving Pacific storm system became parked near the Four Corners region... which allowed heavy snow to develop above 6500 feet in the foothills with a mix of rain and snow over lower elevations of metro Denver. Snowfall totals included: 21 inches atop Crow Hill and at Idaho Springs; 19 inches near Blackhawk; and 18 inches in Coal Creek Canyon...Genesee...and 11 miles southwest of Morrison. Snowfall totaled 6.2 inches at the site of the former Stapleton International Airport. Precipitation (rain and melted snow) totaled 2.09 inches at Denver International Airport where north winds gusted to 30 mph on the 2nd. $$