{"id":11585,"date":"2013-09-03T18:37:53","date_gmt":"2013-09-04T00:37:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/facebook\/a-tale-of-two-september-3rds-94-degrees-versus-4-2-inches-of-snow-this-year-on-september-3-denver\/"},"modified":"2013-09-03T18:41:32","modified_gmt":"2013-09-04T00:41:32","slug":"a-tale-of-two-september-3rds-94-degrees-versus-4-2-inches-of-snow-this-year-on-september-3-denver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/thornton-weather\/a-tale-of-two-september-3rds-94-degrees-versus-4-2-inches-of-snow-this-year-on-september-3-denver\/","title":{"rendered":"A tale of two September 3rds: 94 degrees versus 4.2 inches of snow"},"content":{"rendered":"

This year on September 3 Denver reached an official high temperature of 94 degrees. \u00a0Here in\u00a0Thornton \u00a0we topped out at 95 degrees.<\/p>\n

Providing a stark contrast is a look back at this date 52 years ago.<\/p>\n

On September 3, 1961 a winter-like system delivered 4.2 inches of snow to the Mile High City with the foothills receiving a foot of the white stuff. \u00a0This is the earliest date for a seasonal snowfall on record. \u00a0Temperatures that day dropped to 33 degrees, the earliest in the season it has ever been that cold.<\/p>\n

The comparison highlights the extremes that Colorado can experience in September (much like most other months). \u00a0Which would you prefer? \u00a0Heat or snow?<\/p>\n

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