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It might not be. Skimming the calendar, it appears very cold days in Denver are associated with snow and mostly cloudy weather. Not sure what setup it is, seems like cold air from the north or mountains? I'm confused why that'd be moist though, I don't understand the weather patterns there. But look here:
Coldest days get a clouds & snow icon. But if you click on the link for the hour by hour description of the day's weather, you'll see it's partly cloudy for much of the time it's not snowing.
You might be right. Here's a link to a video from the coldest day in recent memory: High -17C / Low -29C.
It looks snowy and cloudy, but with sun poking out at times:
What I meant is that when the temps actually bottom out at -25 or -30C, it is nighttime and hence not sunny.
When the sun is actually shining at mid day, it is rarely below -15C, even on those frigid days.
This is why Denver is more wintry.
It may get warm in the daytime, but at night, the lack of cloud cover allows the heat to vent off into the atmosphere and the nights get cold. On warm days, you will see a 30F swing between the high temps and the low temp. A sunny 30F day seems warmer than the actual temperature, but when it drops to 10F at night, it just feels cold.
Denver of course because it is a zone 5b and Vancouver is Zone 8b and 9a around the Urban heat island. Here are some palms in Vancouver https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVIx8iUYzwo
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