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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO
259 AM MDT MON APR 1 2024

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

31-1  In 1876...heavy snow began during the night and lasted all
        day on the 31st and through the morning of the 1st.  The
        average depth of snow fall was 10 to 12 inches...but strong
        winds whipped the snow into drifts of 8 to 10 feet deep on
        the streets of the city.  Precipitation from the storm was
        1.03 inches on the 31st and 0.37 inch on the 1st.
      In 1891...heavy moist snowfall totaled 18.0 inches in the
        city.  Northeast winds were sustained to 20 mph with gusts
        to 24 mph on the 31st.
      In 1936...northeast winds sustained to 21 mph produced a
        light dust storm in the city.
      In 1975...a major storm dumped 9.3 inches of snowfall at
        Stapleton International Airport where northwest winds
        gusted to 41 mph.  Rain changed to snow on the afternoon
        of the 31st...reducing the visibility to as low as 1/8 mile.
        Snow continued all day on the 1st and accumulated to a depth
        of 8 inches on the ground.  The minimum temperature of 10
        degrees on the 1st set a new record low for the date.
31-2  In 1980...the second major blizzard in 5 days buried much of
        eastern Colorado under 6 to 12 inches of snow.  Some drifts
        were up to 22 feet high.  Hundreds of travelers were
        stranded.  Over 3000 families were without power.
        Livestock losses were high.  Metro Denver escaped the
        main brunt of this storm.  At Stapleton International
        Airport...only 6.3 inches of snow fell over the 3-day period
        and north winds gusted to only 22 mph on the 1st.
31-3  In 1979...total snowfall of 6.6 inches was measured at
        Stapleton International Airport where north winds gusted
        to 31 mph on the 31st.  The greatest accumulation of snow
        on the ground was 3 inches on the 1st.
31-4  In 1905...much rain and some snow occurred over the 5 days
        behind an apparent cold front.  Precipitation totaled 2.00
        inches.  There was a thunderstorm on the 3rd.  Snowfall
        totaled 3.0 inches on the 4th.  North winds were sustained
        to 34 mph on the 1st and 2nd and to 30 mph on the 3rd.
        High temperatures during the period ranged from the upper
        30`s to the lower 40`s.  Low temperatures were in the upper
        20`s and lower 30`s.
1     In 1987...a vigorous cold front produced 2.3 inches of snowfall
        at Stapleton International Airport where northeast winds
        gusted to 39 mph.  The temperature dropped from a maximum of
        59 degrees at mid-morning to a low of 25 degrees at midnight.
1-2   In 1963...from the 1st to 2nd...strong winds buffeted metro
        Denver...while wind-whipped fires consumed grassland on the
        plains.  A child was injured by a wind blown falling tree in
        Castle Rock. Southwest winds gusted to 52 mph at Stapleton
        Airport...causing some blowing dust.  The worst fire storm
        burned over 25 thousand acres of grazing land in southern
        Weld County near Roggen northeast of Denver.
      In 1984...from the 1st to the 2nd...a snowstorm with near-
        blizzard conditions over eastern Colorado closed many roads...
        including I-70 and I-76 east of Denver and I-25 between
        Denver and Colorado Springs.  At Stapleton International
        Airport...snowfall totaled only 2.5 inches...but north winds
        gusted to 45 mph on the 2nd.
      In 1999...from the 1st to the 2nd...moist upslope conditions
        allowed heavy snow to develop in the Front Range foothills
        where snowfall totals included:  10 inches at Aspen Park and
        Evergreen; 9 inches at Turkey Creek; 8 inches at Idaho
        Springs and Genesee; 7 inches at Aspen Springs...Crow Hill...
        Intercanyon...and Lake George.  In metro Denver snowfall
        totals included: 10 inches south of Sedalia; 8 inches in
        Littleton; 7 inches at Morrison; 6 inches at Highlands Ranch;
        and 4 to 5 inches in Northglenn...Parker and near Louisville.
        Snowfall totaled 4.7 inches at the site of the former
        Stapleton International Airport.
1-3   In 1945...snow fell across metro Denver for a total of 51
        consecutive hours.  While the storm was not accompanied by
        excessive snow...the long duration made the event a heavy
        snow producer.  Snowfall totaled 10.7 inches in downtown
        Denver with 9.5 inches recorded at Stapleton Airport.  North
        winds were sustained to 21 mph on the 1st; otherwise winds
        were not strong.  The air mass was very cold for April.
        The high temperatures of 26 on the 2nd and 17 on the 3rd
        were record low maximums for the dates.  The latter was also
        a record low maximum for the month.  Warm weather following
        the storm quickly melted the snow.
      In 1973...heavy snow fell at Stapleton International Airport
        where 8.7 inches were measured.  Snow began late on the 1st
        and continued through early morning on the 3rd.  Thunder
        accompanied the snow during the late morning and afternoon
        of the 2nd.  North winds gusted to 33 mph on the 2nd and
        37 mph on the 3rd.  Snow only accumulated to a depth of
        5 inches on the ground due to melting.
      In 1977...from the 1st to the 3rd...a foot of snow fell in
        Boulder and Broomfield.  The Denver-Boulder Turnpike was
        closed for an hour after numerous minor traffic accidents.
        At Stapleton International Airport...snowfall totaled 4.7
        inches and southeast winds gusted to 32 mph on the 2nd.
        The greatest depth of snow on the ground was only 3 inches
        due to melting.

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