Denver Monthly Temperature, Rainfall and Snowfall Extremes for April

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Monthly Temperature, Rainfall and Snowfall Extremes for April

                     NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - DENVER, COLORADO

10 WARMEST APRS           10 WETTEST APRS           10 SNOWIEST APRS
  (1873-2012)               (1872-2012)               (1882-2012)

 56.4   1946, 1981         8.24   1900               33.8   1933
 55.5   1930               5.86   1999               32.0   1885
 55.2   1943               4.95   1905               28.3   1920
 54.8   1992               4.94   1885               28.2   1945
 53.7   1881               4.13   1957               25.5   1957
 53.6   1954               4.09   1933               25.4   1909
 53.3   2012               4.07   1935               25.0   1907
 53.2   1888, 1948         4.01   1942               24.8   1973
 52.8   1925               3.95   1967               23.3   1935
 52.2   1910, 1969         3.75   1914               21.0   1922

10 COLDEST APRS           10 DRIEST APRS            LEAST SNOWIEST APRS
  (1873-2012)               (1872-2012)                 (1882-2012)

 38.8   1920               0.03   1963                0.0   1888, 1930, 1943  
 40.5   1997               0.05   1878                      1992             
 41.0   1873, 1983         0.23   2002                 T    1887, 1889, 1910,
 41.4   1957               0.31   1880                      1915, 1925, 1946,
 42.2   1945               0.32   2008                      1969, 2002      
 42.3   1984               0.33   1996                0.2   1963
 42.6   1918, 1999         0.34   1982                0.3   1965 
 42.8   1953               0.39   1908                0.5   1896, 2010      
 42.9   1995               0.40   1925                0.8   1919, 1985
 43.0   1884, 1968         0.48   1955                1.0   2012            
                                                      1.2   1976

- Temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit.

- Precipitation and Snowfall amounts in inches.

- Average April Temperature is 47.4 degrees (from 1981-2010 DIA data).

- Average April Precipitation is 1.71 inches (from 1981-2010 DIA data).

- Average April Snowfall is 6.8 inches (from 1981-2010 DEN data).

- 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. Snow data from
  Stapleton Airport January 1950-Present.

UPDATED:  5/10/2012 - WFO BOU