Chinook winds in January oftentimes bring welcome warmth to the Front Range. They can however be more of a curse than a blessing as at times they can reach hurricane strength and do extensive damage. Looking back at this week in Denver weather history, we see many such occurrences. From the National Weather Service: 14-21 […]
Click here for the rest of the story.January weather is like the weather of any other month in Denver in that you can see just about any type of condition possible. However, three conditions are dominant during the month – wind, snow and cold. All three make many appearances in our look back at this week in Denver weather history. From the […]
Click here for the rest of the story.January weather in Colorado can be as varied as during any month of the year. Temperatures bordering on spring-like to bone chilling Arctic cold can be seen. Snow of course plays a big part and while not always recognized as a big danger, high speed damaging winds are not unusual. 31-6 In 1973…the 31st marked […]
Click here for the rest of the story.Snow and wind are the two dominant weather conditions seen on our look back at this week in Denver weather history. Fourteen years ago, the second of two major winter storms buried Denver and closed highways. Thirteen years ago, damaging winds that downed trees and caused power outages occurred. 25-31 In 1980…temperatures were unusually warm […]
Click here for the rest of the story.The week leading up to Christmas is hectic enough but when you through in extreme weather, it can be overwhelming. This week marks a number of notable weather events in Denver weather history but two stand out. Most recently was the storm three years ago that became the seventh biggest snowstorm in Denver weather history. […]
Click here for the rest of the story.December can of course be cold and that is why Chinook winds are sometimes welcomed as they bring warm air to the Front Range. However, those winds can also cause a great deal of damage if they blow too hard and we see that in our look back at this week in Denver weather history. […]
Click here for the rest of the story.Denver and Colorado are certainly known for their varied weather conditions and as always, looking back at the weather history books highlights that. On these dates we have seen Arctic cold and balmy temperatures in the 70’s. We have seen hurricane force winds and even a rare December thunderstorm. And as one would expect, there […]
Click here for the rest of the story.As always, our look back at Denver’s weather history books is very eventful. As we start to get closer to winter, we begin to see many more multi-day snow events that are notable and this week’s look is no different. We see many major snow events and also of note are the damaging high wind […]
Click here for the rest of the story.This time period in November has been exceedingly eventful throughout Denver weather history. Notable as usual are big wind events that have caused damage and injuries. Snow of course is also quite present, including the Thanksgiving blizzard of 1983 which dumped an astounding 21.5 inches of snow on the Mile High City. From the National […]
Click here for the rest of the story.Any week in Denver weather history is filled with numerous notable weather events and this week is no different. We have everything from major snowstorms to damaging winds and much more. However, one item is particularly notable and historic. It was on the 20th of November in 1871 that the first, official weather observation took […]
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