Wild weather is a fact of life in Denver and in Colorado in general. We see that consistently in the history books and this week demonstrates that. As usual we see high wind events and extreme cold. Also notable is that as we enter the month of March, we start to see occurrences of those […]
Click here for the rest of the story.Snow and wind dominate our look back at this week in Denver weather history. In 2009, high winds on the Boulder Turnpike blew a trailer into oncoming traffic damaging two cars and injuring one driver. 46 years ago, a protracted cold spell resulted in seven consecutive days with low temperatures dropping to zero or below. […]
Click here for the rest of the story.Many notable weather events have occurred in Denver this week in the past, some recently. It was just last year that a windstorm knocked down trees and powerlines in Boulder. Nine years ago, we saw an end to 61 days straight with snow cover – the second longest streak in Denver history. From the National Weather […]
Click here for the rest of the story.You can tell how eventful a week in Denver weather history is by the length of these articles and this one is a long one for sure. In history we have seen Arctic cold, spring-like warmth, major snowstorms and blizzards and hurricane force winds. There is even a rare thunderstorm that dropped a bit of […]
Click here for the rest of the story.Winds can be a blessing and a curse this time of year. Chinook winds can help warm what is otherwise a normally chilly season. They can also cause a great deal of damage as they pick up speed as they come roaring across the Front Range. While we have been lucky thus far this year […]
Click here for the rest of the story.Denver and Colorado weather is rarely boring. This week in Denver weather history we see numerous occurrences of Chinook winds that warmed temperatures but also arrived with such force that they caused a great deal of damage. We also see unseasably warm weather, bitter Arctic cold, and snow fall that had to be measured in […]
Click here for the rest of the story.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 […]
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