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Old 02-27-2008, 05:28 PM
 
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Wow, its so much warmer than it was when I was there just 3 weeks ago.

Southern California usually gets a February heat wave for some reason where it gets into the 70's and even 80's for a week or so. (We're in it now) Does Denver have a similar pattern?
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Old 02-27-2008, 05:34 PM
 
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Denver tends to average in the 40s and 50s in the winter. They can get some nice 60 and 70 degree days, but I wouldn't say that's normal. It does seem to happen yearly, but this is only my fourth winter out here. It sure is a gorgeous day, and I think Saturday is supposed to be even warmer!
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Old 02-27-2008, 05:44 PM
 
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Wow, its so much warmer than it was when I was there just 3 weeks ago.

Southern California usually gets a February heat wave for some reason where it gets into the 70's and even 80's for a week or so. (We're in it now) Does Denver have a similar pattern?
It's above normal--but abnormal in Colorado is really actually very normal. lol.

It's just as likely to get 60s in Februrary as it is to get a giant snowstorm or cold front in March. Don't worry....the cold and snow WILL be back.
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Old 02-27-2008, 05:53 PM
 
Location: Westminster, CO
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Normal, in Denver? What's that? Seriously...

Every winter in Denver has a few highs in the 60s (and perhaps once in the 70s), many in the 50s, and lots in the 40s. So it's not unexpected or unusual. But as WestCoDude says, the cold and snow WILL be back! With a vengeance, no doubt. No pattern to the warm winter days on an annual basis though. At least none that I've noticed.
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Old 02-27-2008, 05:58 PM
 
Location: CO
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No records are being set now; it's not unusual. That's what we all keep nattering about.

As Katiana said last August 17:
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Unless you are in the foothills or the mtns, there isn't that much snow. Weeks of warm, sunny weather between snowstorms. Sometimes the kids barely got their sleds out.
A couple of threads to read:
- What's good about a Colorado winter?
- The Official Colorado Front Range Weather Thread
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Old 02-27-2008, 06:07 PM
 
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The average high temps in Denver Dec-Feb are in the 40s, so this week is a bit above average but nothing unusual. As noted, our weather is nothing if not variable, so it could easily be even warmer, or much colder.

Our nighttime lows will remain at or below freezing for some time to come. Even in recent history I've seen snow on the ground on the morning of Memorial Day, only to have the temps climb into the seventies during the same day.
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Old 02-27-2008, 06:09 PM
 
Location: Las Flores, Orange County, CA
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Go here and see what normal is:


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Old 02-27-2008, 06:17 PM
 
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According to National Weather Service records, the normal high the first week of February is 45; by the last week in February our normal high is 50. There are only 2 dates in February where the record high is not in the 70's. The record for February 27 (today's date) is 73º, set in 2006.

That's not to say we don't have cold snaps. Every date in February has a record low well below 0; the record cold for any February date is -25º.

Be forewarned. March is our snowiest month.

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Old 02-27-2008, 06:31 PM
 
Location: Foot of the Rockies
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I agree with the others who say there is no particular pattern to the weather, other than the four seasons. In other words, it may be 70 on New Year's Day and 70 on the 4th of July, OR it may be 0 on NYD and 100 on the 4th, but it will never be 100 on NYD or 0 on the 4th. We didn't seem to get a real January thaw this year, but we're getting that nice shirt-sleeve weather now.

There is a weather thread that you can find in the index. I would caution about the average temps here; there is wide variation. See my above paragraph.

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Old 02-27-2008, 06:49 PM
 
Location: Las Flores, Orange County, CA
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Be forewarned. March is our snowiest month.

If someone doesn't like snow, it would be better to get 12 inches in March than four inches in December. Two days later there's only two inches remaining in March but there's still three inches in December
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