{"id":19170,"date":"2018-11-06T06:02:58","date_gmt":"2018-11-06T13:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/?p=19170"},"modified":"2018-11-07T04:57:17","modified_gmt":"2018-11-07T11:57:17","slug":"november-4-to-november-10-this-week-in-denver-weather-history-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/weather-history\/november-4-to-november-10-this-week-in-denver-weather-history-2\/","title":{"rendered":"November 4 to November 10: This week in Denver weather history"},"content":{"rendered":"
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November 4 to November 10: This week in Denver weather history<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Our look back at this week in Denver weather history is shorter than what we often see which shows the normally quiet weather we see in November. However there are still significant weather events in the past, most of which involved heavy snow and powerful winds.<\/p>\n

From the National Weather Service:<\/p>\n

2-5<\/p>\n

In 1946\u2026a major snow storm dumped 30.4 inches of heavy snowfall downtown and 31.0 inches at Stapleton Airport. The winter storm closed schools and disrupted all forms of transportation in the city. The greatest depth of snow on the ground was 28 inches at the airport. The duration of the snowfall\u2026from 4:22 am on the 2nd to 3:08 am on the 5th\u2026 A total of 70 hours and 46 minutes\u2026is the second longest period of continuous precipitation on record and the second heaviest snowfall of record at the time in Denver. The 17.7 inches of snowfall on the 2nd and 3rd was the greatest 24- hour snowfall ever recorded during the month of November. Buses and street cars had a difficult time\u2026and many cars were abandoned along roadsides and streets for several days. Secondary roads in rural areas were blocked for 2 to 3 weeks. Several buildings in the city collapsed or were damaged from the weight of the heavy snow. Football games were canceled. Livestock losses were high over eastern Colorado. The precipitation from this storm alone exceeded the greatest amount ever recorded in Denver during the entire month of November previously. The precipitation recorded downtown was 2.03 inches\u2026and the previous record for the entire month of November was 1.95 inches in 1922. North winds were sustained to 26 mph on the 2nd.<\/p>\n

3-4<\/p>\n

In 1994\u2026a fast moving snow storm dumped 8 to 9 inches of snow on Boulder\u2026Broomfield\u2026and Lafayette. Snowfall totaled only 1.8 inches at Stapleton International Airport where on the 3rd east winds gusted to 20 mph and some freezing drizzle fell.<\/p>\n

4<\/p>\n

In 1940\u2026a trace of snow fell in downtown Denver. This marked the start of the shortest snow season on record\u2026 167 days\u2026through April 19\u20261941\u2026when 0.4 inch of snow fell.<\/p>\n

In 1959\u2026high winds caused damage in many areas of the eastern plains.<\/p>\n

In Denver\u2026winds averaged 40 mph with gusts to 70 mph. Some damage was reported to utility lines\u2026signs\u2026and vehicles. Northeast winds were sustained to 30 mph at Stapleton Airport.<\/p>\n

4-5<\/p>\n

In 1933\u2026the first measurable snow of the season totaled only 2.5 inches. This was the only measurable snow of the month. Northwest winds were sustained to 27 mph on the 4th.<\/p>\n

In 1951\u2026heavy snowfall of 5.7 inches was measured at Stapleton Airport where northwest winds gusted to 32 mph.<\/p>\n

5<\/p>\n

In 1896\u2026west Chinook winds sustained to 44 mph with gusts to 46 mph warmed the temperature to a high of 56 degrees in the city.<\/p>\n

In 1919\u2026a rare November thunderstorm produced a mixture of rain and snow during the evening. Precipitation totaled only 0.14 inch with only a trace of snow. Northeast winds were sustained to 39 mph with gusts to 44 mph.<\/p>\n

In 1948\u2026a west-northwest wind gust to 50 mph was recorded at Stapleton Airport.<\/p>\n

In 1994\u2026winds gusted to 76 mph on the summit of Squaw Mountain\u20265 miles south of Idaho Springs.<\/p>\n

In 2000\u2026snow fell in the foothills west of Denver and across the southern suburbs. Snow totals included 6 inches near Evergreen\u202611 miles southwest of Morrison\u2026 And 7 miles south of tiny town and 5 inches in Aurora and Parker. Snowfall totaled 5.5 inches at the site of the former Stapleton International Airport. Northeast winds gusted to 26 mph at Denver International Airport where the visibility was reduced to 1\/4 mile in heavy snow at times.<\/p>\n

<\/span>5-6<\/p>\n

In 1938\u2026heavy snowfall totaled 7.5 inches over downtown Denver. North winds were sustained to 16 mph with gusts to 19 mph on the 5th.<\/p>\n

5-7<\/p>\n

In 1918\u2026rain was mixed with and changed to snow\u2026which became heavy and totaled 8.1 inches in downtown Denver. North winds were sustained to 21 mph with gusts to 23 mph.<\/p>\n

6<\/p>\n

In 1962\u2026west winds gusted to 55 mph\u2026briefly reducing the visibility to 1 1\/2 miles in blowing dust at Stapleton Airport. The strong winds blew all day.<\/p>\n

In 1989\u2026high winds to 62 mph were recorded in Boulder. Northwest winds gusted to 33 mph at Stapleton International Airport.<\/p>\n

In 1991\u2026strong westerly Chinook winds blew into metro Denver with gusts to 88 mph recorded at Rollinsville and to 51 mph in Boulder. Later\u2026northeast winds with gusts of 30 to 40 mph were common across all of metro Denver behind a cold front\u2026which produced only 0.2 inch of snowfall at Stapleton International Airport.<\/p>\n

7<\/p>\n

In 1958\u2026a strong cold front produced northeast wind gusts to 52 mph at Stapleton Airport where some blowing dust was observed.<\/p>\n

In 1980\u2026Chinook winds at sustained speeds of 40 mph were recorded with a peak gust to 71 mph measured at Wondervu southwest of Boulder. West winds gusted to 25 mph at Stapleton International Airport.<\/p>\n

In 1989\u2026strong winds buffeted many foothills areas. Wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph were recorded in Boulder and Longmont. Northwest winds gusted to 43 mph at Stapleton International Airport.<\/p>\n

In 1996\u2026wind gusts to 75 mph were recorded at Golden Gate Canyon and at the Rocky Flats Environmental Test Facility northwest of Denver. Northwest winds gusted to 40 mph at Denver International Airport.<\/p>\n

In 1998\u2026upslope conditions\u2026coupled with a moist and unstable air mass\u2026allowed heavy snow to develop in the foothills west of Denver. Snowfall generally ranged from 4 to 6 inches\u2026but 7 inches were measured 4 miles south of Evergreen. Only 1.2 inches of snow fell at the site of the former Stapleton International Airport. This was the first measurable snow of the season.<\/p>\n

7-8<\/p>\n

In 1969\u2026wind gusts to 48 mph in downtown Boulder caused minor damage.<\/p>\n

8<\/p>\n

In 1896\u2026southwest Chinook winds sustained to 42 mph with gusts as high as 46 mph warmed the temperature to a high of 53 degrees.<\/p>\n

In 1977 near-blizzard conditions in blowing snow caused the closure of I-70 to the west of Denver in clear creek canyon and east of Denver to Limon. Northeast wind gusts to 46 mph were recorded at Stapleton International Airport where snowfall totaled only 1.1 inches.<\/p>\n

In 1984\u2026a rare November thunderstorm produced west winds gusting to 31 mph\u2026but only 0.04 inch of rain at Stapleton International Airport.<\/p>\n

In 1996\u2026high winds gusting from 80 to 100 mph were recorded at Wondervu in the foothills southwest of Boulder. West northwest winds gusted to 32 mph at Denver International Airport.<\/p>\n

In 2006\u2026the temperature in Denver climbed to a high of 80 degrees. This was the first time the temperature had ever exceeded the 70\u2019s in November since records began in 1872. This new all-time record maximum temperature for the month of November was also a new daily record and the highest temperature ever recorded so late in the season.<\/p>\n

8-9<\/p>\n

In 1897\u2026west winds were sustained to 45 mph with gusts as high as 50 mph in the city.<\/p>\n

In 1919\u2026post-frontal heavy snowfall totaled 8.4 inches over downtown Denver. Most of the snow\u20266.6 inches\u2026fell on the 9th. North winds were sustained to 26 mph with gusts to 30 mph on the 8th.<\/p>\n

In 1950\u2026a major winter storm dumped 10.4 inches of snow at Stapleton Airport with the most snow\u20267.8 inches\u2026falling on the 8th. East winds gusted to 31 mph at Stapleton Airport on the 8th. Snowfall totaled 8.2 inches in downtown Denver.<\/p>\n

In 1958\u2026strong winds caused some damage in Boulder. West-northwest winds gusted to 40 mph at Stapleton Airport on the 8th.<\/p>\n

In 1975\u2026heavy snowfall hit metro Denver. Snowfall at Stapleton International Airport totaled 8.0 inches and east winds gusted to 21 mph. Power outages caused by the storm affected over 10 thousand people in metro Denver. In the foothills west of Denver\u202610 to 15 inches of snow fell. The storm produced the greatest 24-hour precipitation\u20261.29 inches\u2026ever recorded during the month of November in the city.<\/p>\n

In 1983\u2026metro Denver received 4 to 8 inches of snow with the heaviest amounts near the foothills. It was the first measurable snow of the season in Denver. Only 1.8 inches of snow fell at Stapleton International Airport where north winds gusted to 20 mph.<\/p>\n

In 1989\u2026strong winds hit the Front Range. On the 9th\u2026the wooden frame of a house under construction in Boulder was blown down. The previous evening a power outage blackened Nederland. Wind gusts to 95 mph were recorded 4 miles south of Rollinsville with 97 mph on Fritz Peak near that town. At Stapleton International Airport\u2026northwest winds gusted to 45 mph on the 8th and to 38 mph on the 9th.<\/p>\n

In 1998\u2026another upslope snow event developed in the Front Range foothills. The heaviest snowfall occurred in west central Jefferson County where 14 inches were measured 8 miles west of Conifer. Other snowfall totals included: 10 inches at Evergreen and 9 miles northwest of Bergen Park; 9 inches at Genesee\u2026Nederland\u2026and near the Chief Hosa exit on I-70; and 8 inches in Coal Creek Canyon. On the 9th\u2026snowfall was 2.6 inches at the site of the former Stapleton International Airport. North-northeast winds gusted to 30 mph at Denver International Airport on the 9th.<\/p>\n

8-10<\/p>\n

In 1985\u2026Indian summer came to an abrupt end when a winter storm dumped 10 to 18 inches of snow in the Front Range foothills and 6 to 10 inches across metro Denver\u2026snarling traffic and causing flight delays of up to 3 hours at Stapleton International Airport. The temperature plunged from a high of 66 degrees on the 8th to a low of only 13 degrees on the 9th\u2026after the passage of a vigorous cold front with northeast winds gusting to 32 mph. The temperature climbed to only 19 degrees on the 10th\u2026setting a record low maximum for the date. Snowfall totaled 7.3 inches at Stapleton International Airport with most of the snow\u20267.1 inches\u2026falling on the 9th.<\/p>\n

9<\/p>\n

In 1939\u2026a trace of snow fell over downtown Denver. This snow\u2026along with a trace of snow on the 2nd\u2026was the only snow of the month\u2026ranking it\u2026along with other months\u2026the second least snowiest November on record. Precipitation of 0.01 inch was the only precipitation of the month\u2026making this the second driest November on record.<\/p>\n

In 1944\u2026the first killing frost of the season occurred in the city when the low temperature dipped to 35 degrees. This is the latest date for a killing frost ever recorded in Denver.<\/p>\n

In 1946\u2026heavy snowfall totaled 7.7 inches over downtown Denver. This was the second heavy snowfall in less than a week. Northwest winds were sustained to 26 mph.<\/p>\n

In 1995\u2026strong downslope winds gusted between 50 and 57 mph at Erie and Boulder. West wind gusts to 44 mph were recorded at Denver International Airport.<\/p>\n

In 2014…a record high min of 45 degrees…broke the previous record of 43 degrees set in 1934…and preceded several days of record cold temperatures from the 11th through the 13th.<\/p>\n

10<\/p>\n

In 1897\u2026west Chinook winds sustained to 51 mph with gusts to 60 mph warmed the temperature to a high of 64 degrees.<\/p>\n

In 1915\u2026southwest winds were sustained to 41 mph with gusts as high as 44 mph.<\/p>\n

In 1955\u2026strong winds raked the eastern foothills. A wind gust to 80 mph was recorded atop Rocky Flats south of Boulder where some damage occurred.<\/p>\n

In 1995\u2026snowfall totaled 6 to 9 inches in the foothills west of Denver\u2026while only 2.2 inches of snow fell at the site of the former Stapleton International Airport. North-northeast winds gusted to 31 mph at Denver International Airport.<\/p>\n

In 1998\u2026strong Bora winds gusting from 70 to 92 mph coupled with blowing snow created whiteout and slick black ice conditions at the base of the foothills west of Denver. State Highway 93 between Golden and Boulder and C-470\u2026 Near the Morrison interchange were closed for several hours due to multiple car accidents. Dozens of motorists were stranded until weather conditions improved. A small motor home was a total loss when it caught fire after being blown on its side by strong crosswinds. A man was injured when he was blown off a vehicle while attempting to rescue the occupants. Wind gusts included: 92 mph atop Blue Mountain near Coal Creek Canyon\u202683 mph atop Fritz Peak near Rollinsville\u2026and 77 mph at Jefferson County Airport near Broomfield. West winds gusted to 36 mph at Denver International Airport.<\/p>\n

In 2000\u2026freezing drizzle was widespread across northeastern Colorado with the heaviest amounts near the foothills in the evening. The freezing drizzle made many highways icy and slick\u2026which contributed to a number of traffic accidents. Some highways across metro Denver were closed at times\u2026including portions of State Highway 119 between Boulder and Longmont and U.S. 36 between Westminster and Boulder. State Highway 93 between Boulder and Golden atop Rocky Flats became nearly impassable due to a coating of ice by late evening.<\/p>\n

10-11<\/p>\n

In 1911\u2026a strong cold front produced snow and a cold wave. The temperature dropped 68 degrees from a high of 66 degrees at 12:40 pm on the 10th to a low of 2 degrees below zero at 7:15 am on the 11th. The low temperature of 23 degrees at midnight on the 10th was also the high temperature on the 11th. Northeast winds were sustained to 42 mph with gusts to 51 mph. Snowfall was only 2.5 inches.<\/p>\n

In 1982\u2026up to 4 inches of snow fell over the higher terrain between Denver and Colorado springs. Winds gusted to 50 mph along the foothills. Rainfall totaled 0.27 inch with only 0.1 inch of snow on the 11th at Stapleton International Airport where north winds gusted to 39 mph. Dense fog with visibilities as low as zero persisted all day on the 10th.<\/p>\n

10-14 In 2014…an Arctic cold front on the 10th…associated with a strong storm system over the northern Rockies blasted into northeast Colorado. The temperature in Denver plummeted from the high of 64 degrees at 4:37 pm to 34 degrees by 5:53 pm. The temperatures continued to fall and dropped into the teens by early evening. The Arctic airmass remained entrenched over the region through the morning of the 14th…with the high temperatures failing to reach the teens from the 11th through the 13th. This was the first time since records have been taken in Denver…dating back to 1872…that there were three consecutive days with the maximum temperatures remained below 20 degrees in the month of November. In addition to the frigid temperatures…0.1 inch of snowfall was observed on 11th at Denver International Airport…which marked the first measureable snowfall for the season. An additional 2.2 inches of snowfall was measured on the 12th. Several temperature records were broken. A record low max of 16 degrees on the 11th broke the previous record of 19 set back in 1916. A record low max of 6 degrees on the 12th broke the previous record of 9 degrees…also set in 1916. The record low of -13 on the 12th…shattered the previous record of -4 degrees set back in 1872. Even more impressive…the record low of -14 degrees on the 13th broke the previous record of -3 degrees set back in 1916. The sudden drop in temperatures on the 10th…followed by several days of sub-freezing temperatures chilled trees to the core. The record drop in temperatures…preceded by mild fall temperatures…damaged or killed scores of trees across the Urban Corridor and Northeast Plains. At the time…the trees were not finished with the hardening process that enables them to withstand winter weather. Many were instantly flash-frozen…and some would not show signs of damage until spring of 2015. Of the 2.2 million trees in the city of Denver alone…tens of thousands were killed from the November frost. Denver estimated a citywide loss of more than 10 million dollars.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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