Denver Weather Summary for 2006
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOULDER, CO
130 PM MST TUE JAN 2 2007
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...THE DENVER CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2006...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2006
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 105 07/20/2005
08/08/1878
LOW -29 01/09/1875
HIGHEST 103 07/16 MM MM 105 07/20
LOWEST -13 02/18 MM MM -13 12/07
AVG. MAXIMUM 66.2 64.3 1.9 65.7
AVG. MINIMUM 37.3 35.9 1.4 37.2
MEAN 51.7 50.2 1.5 51.5
DAYS MAX >= 90 54 33.4 20.6 55
DAYS MAX <= 32 20 22.1 -2.1 16
DAYS MIN <= 32 157 134.3 22.7 155
DAYS MIN <= 0 5 33.5 -28.5 4
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 23.31 1967
MINIMUM 7.48 2002
TOTALS 8.64 15.81 -7.17 12.80
DAILY AVG. 0.02 0.04 -0.02 0.04
DAYS >= .01 71 88.9 -26.9 75
DAYS >= .10 29 MM MM 34
DAYS >= .50 3 MM MM 6
DAYS >= 1.00 0 MM MM 2
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.77 07/08 TO 07/09 1.27 04/09 TO 04/10
STORM TOTAL 20.7 MM
(MM/DD(HH)) 12/20 TO 12/21
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL GREATEST 118.7 1908-09
TOTAL MINIMUN 20.8 1888-89
24 HR TOTAL 23.6 1982
SNOW DEPTH MM MM
TOTALS 59.4 MM MM 40.0
LIQUID EQUIV 3.40 MM MM 3.30
SINCE 7/1 43.7 MM MM 14.7
LIQUID 7/1 5.18 MM MM 2.56
SNOW DEPTH AVG. MM MM MM 2
DAYS >= TRACE 12 MM MM 25
DAYS >= 1.0 5 MM MM 13
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 21 12/22 12/21 9 04/11
24 HR TOTAL 20.7 12/20 TO 12/21 9.9 04/10 TO 04/11
STORM TOTAL 20.7 MM
(MM/DD(HH)) 12/21 TO 12/22 MM
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 5659 6128 -469 5876
SINCE 7/1 2452 2486 -34 2236
COOLING TOTAL 961 696 265 927
SINCE 1/1 961 696 265 927
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST 09/08/1962
LATEST 06/02/1951
EARLIEST 10/07
LATEST 05/05
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.5 10.0
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 2/216 4/298
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 45/310 DATE 9/16 54/280 12/29
45/210 DATE 5/25
45/270 DATE 3/26
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 55/360 DATE 12/20 64/280 12/29
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) 81 70
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 62 71
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 245 222
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 58 72
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 49 53
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 43 MIXED PRECIP 5
HEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 17
LIGHT RAIN 75 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 4 HAIL 4
HEAVY SNOW 3 SNOW 23
LIGHT SNOW 34 SLEET 1
FOG 82 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 22
HAZE 30 TORNADO 0
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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