Denver Monthly Temperature, Rainfall & Snowfall Extremes for January

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Monthly Temperature, Rainfall & Snowfall Extremes for January

                NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - DENVER, COLORADO

10 WARMEST JANS           10 WETTEST JANS           10 SNOWIEST JANS
  (1873-2008)               (1872-2008)               (1882-2008)

 40.3   1986               2.35   1883               24.3   1992
 40.0   1934               1.90   1877               22.2   1949
 39.6   1953               1.60   1891               20.5   1883
 39.4   1935               1.46   1949               19.2   1948
 38.3   1893               1.43   1948               17.4   1959
 38.2   1911               1.33   1962               17.2   1962
 37.9   1923               1.31   1973               17.0   1891, 1987
 37.4   1896, 2006         1.24   1959               15.9   2007
 37.3   1981               1.19   1992               15.7   1951
 36.9   2003               1.14   1989               14.1   1991


10 COLDEST JANS           10 DRIEST JANS            LEAST SNOWIEST JANS
  (1873-2008)               (1872-2008)                 (1882-2008)

 16.9   1930 *             0.01   1933, 1934, 1952     T    1934, 2003
 18.0   1979               0.02   1931                0.1   1931
 18.1   1875               0.03   1914, 1935, 2003    0.2   1933
 18.2   1937               0.04   1904                0.3   1952
 19.1   1963               0.05   1893, 1901, 1998    0.4   1914
 19.4   1949               0.07   1961                0.8   1935
 19.5   1962               0.10   1878, 1970          0.9   1970
 20.8   2007               0.11   1888                1.0   1893, 1961
 21.9   1886               0.12   1903, 1911, 1912,   1.1   1904
 22.8   1916                      1919                1.3   1923, 1983
                           0.13   1873, 1900, 1923,
                                  1925

- Temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit.
- Precipitation and Snowfall amounts in inches.
- Average January Temperature is 29.2 degrees (from 1971-2000 data).
- Average January Precipitation is 0.51 inches (from 1971-2000 data).
- Average January Snowfall is 7.7 inches (from 1971-2000 DEN data).
* Coldest Month in Denver History.
- Data collected at the Downtown City Office from 1872-December 1949, then
  at the Stapleton Airport Office from January 1950-February 1995, then at
  Denver International Airport from March 1995-Present.

UPDATED: 3/03/2008 - FMC