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Guess what? Temperatures are set to reach 20°C (68°F) in Denver tomorrow, the record high for December 3 is 22°C (72°F). Then dramatically colder on Monday with highs of only 4°C (40°F)!
Huh, imagine that! I would've never thought to see Denver experience such dramatic temperature swings in any season!
Meanwhile, it's a steady -20C with a strong wind here.
Guess what? Temperatures are set to reach 20°C (68°F) in Denver tomorrow, the record high for December 3 is 22°C (72°F). Then dramatically colder on Monday with highs of only 4°C (40°F)!
It's pretty crazy that Denver once got no snow in December or January.
It's not crazy when you consider Denver is at 39°N. I live at 52°N and can sometimes go a year without snow, in 2014 there was no snow falling at all.
It's not crazy when you consider Denver is at 39°N. I live at 52°N and can sometimes go a year without snow, in 2014 there was no snow falling at all.
Except the climates aren't even close to comparable in terms of geography, so talking about latitudes is meaningless. Denver is far inland at 1600 m in elevation and averages 137 cm of snow a year, so obviously them going two months without snow during winter would be far more unusual.
Except the climates aren't even close to comparable in terms of geography, so talking about latitudes is meaningless. Denver is far inland at 1600 m in elevation and averages 137 cm of snow a year, so obviously them going two months without snow during winter would be far more unusual.
Denver's snow is usually in October-November (sometimes September) and March-April.
too funny that you are in this same topic and I quoted you without realizing it! But yes, I do think Denver may be in a category of it's own. I lived in Boston for 25 years and people would say the same thing about the weather there, but it's not even close to the craziness here in Denver.
People say that in Pittsburgh, too, but it's especially true in the Denver area.
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Originally Posted by wilkinsonj417
Well that is equally ridiculous, but I'm sorry, there is no way a temperature change that big can be natural
What's "unnatural" about it? It happened. It's happened before. It happened this week again, although the high was a little less extreme.
64 degrees on Tuesday 12/12 (Boulder), 2.1" of snow overnight Wednesday into Thursday.
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Originally Posted by nei
You saw snow in July?! Or were you high up in the Rockies?
I've seen snow in June. It snowed on June 5,2005 in Boulder, the day my daughter graduated from high school
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Originally Posted by AJ1013
You are actually be the one who has been "misinformed"
Denver actually gets a ton of snow compared to nearly every other city in the continental US but it also gets frequent mild spells in winter which can make it seem less snowy than other areas.
Denver has an average of 60" per year, though it can vary wildly.
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That's true - snow season in Denver is October through May, meaning that it's not too unusual to get snow in any of the months in that range - not that it happens every single year, but it happens. It makes planning Halloween costumes tough because it could literally be anywhere from 30 to 75 on Halloween! lol! And same thing with Mother's Day, it could be that same temperature range one year to the next, you never know.
As someone who lived in Boston for 25 years (and in NYC area before that) before moving to Denver, I can definitely attest that winters are FAR more pleasant here. We get the occasional overcast gray and raw day, but they are the exceptions, not the rule. Even when it's cold, it's usually sunny and it makes a world of difference. A sunny day in Denver even with temps in the 30s is not unpleasant to be out and about. A 30-something degree day in Boston can chill you to the bone.
Halloween is mostly cold and snowy. We always planned costumes that could be worn OVER the ski jacket.
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Denver's snow is usually in October-November (sometimes September) and March-April.
December as well. Jan/Feb, not so much.
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