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The holiday season is about to kick off with Thanksgiving and with many folks traveling in the coming weeks, the focus is oftentimes on the weather.\u00a0 Looking back at Denver\u2019s historical Thanksgiving weather, we see that the day is usually dry with comfortable temperatures.<\/p>\n
Details on every Thanksgiving in Denver since recordkeeping began in 1872 is below. \u00a0While calm and dry may be the norm, that\u00a0doesn’t mean\u00a0that drama isn’t possible.<\/p>\n
For this year, what can we expect?\u00a0 At this time it all depends on which forecast model you want to believe.<\/p>\n
The GFS indicates a cold front with temperatures in the 30s.\u00a0 The ECMWF points to ridging which would lead to an unseasonably warm day.\u00a0 Which would we side with?\u00a0 For right now we prefer the ECMWF solution.<\/p>\n
From the National Weather Service – Thanksgiving climatology:<\/strong><\/p>\n Average High: 49 Warmest: 73 (1909) Greatest Daily Snowfall: 8.5″ (1928) The holiday season is about to kick off with Thanksgiving and with many folks traveling in the coming weeks, the focus is oftentimes on the weather.\u00a0 Looking back at Denver\u2019s historical Thanksgiving weather, we see that the day is usually dry with comfortable temperatures. Details on every Thanksgiving in Denver since recordkeeping began in 1872 … Continue reading Thanksgiving climatology: Comfortable temps, dry conditions the norm<\/span>
\nAverage Low: 24<\/p>\n
\nColdest: -18 (1877)<\/p>\n
\nChance of Measurable Snow (>=0.1″): 12%<\/p>\n\n
\n Year<\/strong><\/td>\n High<\/strong><\/td>\n Low<\/strong><\/td>\n Snowfall<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 2013<\/td>\n 51<\/td>\n 24<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 2012<\/td>\n 58<\/td>\n 23<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 2011<\/td>\n 69<\/td>\n 38<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 2010<\/td>\n 40<\/td>\n 4<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 2009<\/td>\n 66<\/td>\n 24<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 2008<\/td>\n 44<\/td>\n 25<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 2007<\/td>\n 29<\/td>\n 8<\/td>\n 0.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 2006<\/td>\n 63<\/td>\n 30<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 2005<\/td>\n 55<\/td>\n 25<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 2004<\/td>\n 60<\/td>\n 33<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 2003<\/td>\n 37<\/td>\n 10<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 2002<\/td>\n 59<\/td>\n 22<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 2001<\/td>\n 57<\/td>\n 29<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 2000<\/td>\n 42<\/td>\n 26<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1999<\/td>\n 50<\/td>\n 24<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1998<\/td>\n 72<\/td>\n 35<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1997<\/td>\n 52<\/td>\n 33<\/td>\n 0.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1996<\/td>\n 58<\/td>\n 27<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1995<\/td>\n 56<\/td>\n 31<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1994<\/td>\n 58<\/td>\n 29<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1993<\/td>\n 18<\/td>\n -5<\/td>\n T<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1992<\/td>\n 42<\/td>\n 12<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1991<\/td>\n 33<\/td>\n 27<\/td>\n T<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1990<\/td>\n 53<\/td>\n 27<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1989<\/td>\n 58<\/td>\n 21<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1988<\/td>\n 63<\/td>\n 33<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1987<\/td>\n 30<\/td>\n 24<\/td>\n 5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1986<\/td>\n 62<\/td>\n 32<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1985<\/td>\n 39<\/td>\n 13<\/td>\n T<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1984<\/td>\n 54<\/td>\n 29<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1983<\/td>\n 48<\/td>\n 18<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1982<\/td>\n 50<\/td>\n 18<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1981<\/td>\n 38<\/td>\n 11<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1980<\/td>\n 47<\/td>\n 14<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1979<\/td>\n 36<\/td>\n 11<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1978<\/td>\n 57<\/td>\n 25<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1977<\/td>\n 54<\/td>\n 30<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1976<\/td>\n 61<\/td>\n 34<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1975<\/td>\n 39<\/td>\n 15<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1974<\/td>\n 29<\/td>\n 10<\/td>\n 0.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1973<\/td>\n 42<\/td>\n 20<\/td>\n T<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1972<\/td>\n 50<\/td>\n 20<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1971<\/td>\n 60<\/td>\n 24<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1970<\/td>\n 49<\/td>\n 29<\/td>\n 0.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1969<\/td>\n 47<\/td>\n 13<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1968<\/td>\n 34<\/td>\n 15<\/td>\n 1.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1967<\/td>\n 48<\/td>\n 27<\/td>\n T<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1966<\/td>\n 47<\/td>\n 26<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1965<\/td>\n 57<\/td>\n 31<\/td>\n T<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1964<\/td>\n 45<\/td>\n 28<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1963<\/td>\n 48<\/td>\n 19<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1962<\/td>\n 52<\/td>\n 22<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1961<\/td>\n 51<\/td>\n 26<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1960<\/td>\n 68<\/td>\n 34<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1959<\/td>\n 28<\/td>\n 12<\/td>\n 0.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1958<\/td>\n 19<\/td>\n -4<\/td>\n 4.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1957<\/td>\n 52<\/td>\n 20<\/td>\n 0.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1956<\/td>\n 52<\/td>\n 22<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1955<\/td>\n 48<\/td>\n 20<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1954<\/td>\n 68<\/td>\n 35<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1953<\/td>\n 59<\/td>\n 36<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1952<\/td>\n 21<\/td>\n -5<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1951<\/td>\n 53<\/td>\n 24<\/td>\n T<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1950<\/td>\n 49<\/td>\n 13<\/td>\n T<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1949<\/td>\n 66<\/td>\n 56<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1948<\/td>\n 41<\/td>\n 26<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1947<\/td>\n 48<\/td>\n 29<\/td>\n 0.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1946<\/td>\n 61<\/td>\n 40<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1945<\/td>\n 39<\/td>\n 15<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1944<\/td>\n 64<\/td>\n 33<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1943<\/td>\n 38<\/td>\n 19<\/td>\n 4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1942<\/td>\n 36<\/td>\n 19<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1941<\/td>\n 34<\/td>\n 17<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1940<\/td>\n 50<\/td>\n 24<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1939<\/td>\n 56<\/td>\n 35<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1938<\/td>\n 41<\/td>\n 14<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1937<\/td>\n 53<\/td>\n 32<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1936<\/td>\n 55<\/td>\n 30<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1935<\/td>\n 54<\/td>\n 36<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1934<\/td>\n 33<\/td>\n 16<\/td>\n T<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1933<\/td>\n 45<\/td>\n 33<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1932<\/td>\n 68<\/td>\n 33<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1931<\/td>\n 28<\/td>\n 12<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1930<\/td>\n 49<\/td>\n 22<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1929<\/td>\n 59<\/td>\n 24<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1928<\/td>\n 31<\/td>\n 21<\/td>\n 8.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1927<\/td>\n 59<\/td>\n 30<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1926<\/td>\n 56<\/td>\n 43<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1925<\/td>\n 50<\/td>\n 30<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1924<\/td>\n 54<\/td>\n 30<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1923<\/td>\n 50<\/td>\n 24<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1922<\/td>\n 44<\/td>\n 30<\/td>\n T<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1921<\/td>\n 56<\/td>\n 30<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1920<\/td>\n 48<\/td>\n 28<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1919<\/td>\n -1<\/td>\n -5<\/td>\n 0.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1918<\/td>\n 31<\/td>\n 15<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1917<\/td>\n 51<\/td>\n 35<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1916<\/td>\n 66<\/td>\n 31<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1915<\/td>\n 44<\/td>\n 29<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1914<\/td>\n 61<\/td>\n 34<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1913<\/td>\n 51<\/td>\n 28<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1912<\/td>\n 57<\/td>\n 39<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1911<\/td>\n 52<\/td>\n 24<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1910<\/td>\n 71<\/td>\n 47<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1909<\/td>\n 73<\/td>\n 34<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1908<\/td>\n 38<\/td>\n 11<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1907<\/td>\n 46<\/td>\n 25<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1906<\/td>\n 45<\/td>\n 26<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1905<\/td>\n 32<\/td>\n 10<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1904<\/td>\n 62<\/td>\n 25<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1903<\/td>\n 63<\/td>\n 30<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1902<\/td>\n 55<\/td>\n 28<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1901<\/td>\n 72<\/td>\n 29<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1900<\/td>\n 57<\/td>\n 28<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1899<\/td>\n 47<\/td>\n 36<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1898<\/td>\n 36<\/td>\n 13<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1897<\/td>\n 37<\/td>\n 22<\/td>\n 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1896<\/td>\n 23<\/td>\n 2<\/td>\n 0.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1895<\/td>\n 50<\/td>\n 29<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1894<\/td>\n 51<\/td>\n 27<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1893<\/td>\n 58<\/td>\n 26<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1892<\/td>\n 65<\/td>\n 37<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1891<\/td>\n 59<\/td>\n 35<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1890<\/td>\n 60<\/td>\n 25<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1889<\/td>\n 28<\/td>\n 21<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1888<\/td>\n 34<\/td>\n 28<\/td>\n 0.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1887<\/td>\n 43<\/td>\n 21<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1886<\/td>\n 42<\/td>\n 20<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1885<\/td>\n 52<\/td>\n 32<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1884<\/td>\n 56<\/td>\n 33<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1883<\/td>\n 68<\/td>\n 34<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1882<\/td>\n 64<\/td>\n 34<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1881<\/td>\n 47<\/td>\n 17<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1880<\/td>\n 27<\/td>\n 2<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1879<\/td>\n 30<\/td>\n 17<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1878<\/td>\n 50<\/td>\n 22<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1877<\/td>\n 16<\/td>\n -18<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1876<\/td>\n 27<\/td>\n 3<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1875<\/td>\n 51<\/td>\n 29<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1874<\/td>\n 62<\/td>\n 25<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1873<\/td>\n 28<\/td>\n 10<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1872<\/td>\n 56<\/td>\n 22<\/td>\n 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