{"id":21977,"date":"2021-11-24T04:47:46","date_gmt":"2021-11-24T11:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/?p=21977"},"modified":"2021-11-24T05:02:54","modified_gmt":"2021-11-24T12:02:54","slug":"november-21-to-november-27-this-week-in-denver-weather-history-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/weather-history\/november-21-to-november-27-this-week-in-denver-weather-history-2\/","title":{"rendered":"November 21 to November 27: This week in Denver weather history"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/This-Week-in-Denver-Weather-History.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-20209\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/This-Week-in-Denver-Weather-History-590x331.jpg\" alt=\"This Week in Denver Weather History\" width=\"590\" height=\"331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/This-Week-in-Denver-Weather-History-590x331.jpg 590w, https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/This-Week-in-Denver-Weather-History-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/This-Week-in-Denver-Weather-History-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/This-Week-in-Denver-Weather-History-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/This-Week-in-Denver-Weather-History.jpg 849w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Weather is a big part of the holidays.\u00a0 With many people hitting the road to visit friends and family the weather can make or break those holiday plans.\u00a0 Our look back at this week in Denver weather history shows a number of Thanksgivings when the weather put a damper on travel plans.<\/p>\n<p>19-21<\/p>\n<p>In 1979\u2026a heavy snowstorm buried most of Colorado under at least a foot of snow.\u00a0 Snowfall at Stapleton International Airport totaled 17.7 inches\u2026the greatest snow depth since 1946.\u00a0 Winds to 60 mph produced 5-foot drifts paralyzing the city as temperatures hovered in the 20\u2019s.\u00a0 While small airports closed\u2026Stapleton remained open\u2026but with long delays that snarled Thanksgiving holiday traffic.\u00a0 Schools and businesses closed and postal deliveries were delayed. Almost all major highways leading out of Denver were closed to traffic for periods of time on the 20th and 21st.\u00a0 Most of the snow\u202613.5 inches\u2026fell on the 20th.\u00a0 At Stapleton International Airport\u2026north winds gusted to 35 mph on the 20th and to 38 mph on the 21st.<\/p>\n<p>20-21<\/p>\n<p>In 1898\u2026snowfall totaled 4.0 inches in downtown Denver. Northeast winds were sustained to 48 mph with gusts as high as 60 mph behind an apparent cold front on the 20th\u2026 When temperatures plunged from a high of 66 degrees to a low of 9 degrees.\u00a0 On the 21st the high was only 24 degrees and the low was 2 degrees.<\/p>\n<p>In 1970\u2026a wind gust to 94 mph was recorded at gold hill in the foothills west of Boulder.\u00a0 Strong winds also swept across metro Denver.\u00a0 Wind gusts reached 59 mph in downtown Boulder\u2026while at Stapleton International Airport west- northwest winds gusted to 43 mph on the 21st.\u00a0 Damage was minor.<\/p>\n<p>In 1992\u2026a large Canadian air mass moved into the state at the same time an upper level storm system approached from the west.\u00a0 The combination of cold air at the surface and very moist air aloft produced heavy snow across the entire state.\u00a0 Snowfall totaled 6.3 inches at Stapleton International Airport\u2026where north winds gusted to 23 mph on the 20th.\u00a0 Snow was heavier in the foothills\u2026with 14 inches at Wondervu\u202613 inches at Aspen Springs\u2026Conifer\u2026 Boulder\u2026and Gross Reservoir\u20268 inches at Rollinsville\u2026 And 10 inches at Golden Gate Canyon and Morrison.<\/p>\n<p>In 2007\u2026a storm system brought moderate to heavy snowfall to portions of the urban corridor.\u00a0 Storm totals included: 7 inches\u20263 miles south-southeast of Fort Collins\u2026with 6 inches in Boulder and at Horsetooth inlet bay.\u00a0 Elsewhere\u2026 Storm totals ranged from 2 to 5 inches.\u00a0 Snowfall totaled 2.0 inches at the site of the former Stapleton International Airport.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-3087\"><\/span>21<\/p>\n<p>In 1891\u2026northwest winds were sustained to 50 mph with gusts to 60 mph.<\/p>\n<p>In 1899\u2026a trace of snow fell in the city.\u00a0 This\u2026together with a trace of precipitation on the 16th and 23rd\u2026was the only precipitation of the month\u2026making the month the driest on record.\u00a0 The record was equaled in November of 1901 and 1949.\u00a0 This trace of snow along with a trace of snow on the 23rd was the only snow of the month\u2026ranking the month the 2nd least snowiest on record.\u00a0 This record was equaled in November of 1884\u20261901\u20261905\u20261917\u2026and 1939.<\/p>\n<p>In 1900\u2026west winds were sustained to 46 mph with gusts to 54 mph.\u00a0 The Chinook winds warmed the temperature to a high of 64 degrees.<\/p>\n<p>In 1934\u2026the latest date for the first measurable snow of the season occurred.\u00a0 This was not the first snow of the season\u2026 Because traces of snow had fallen earlier in September. Snowfall totaled only 1.0 inch over downtown Denver.<\/p>\n<p>In 1962\u2026strong west-northwest Chinook winds gusted to 53 mph at Stapleton Airport.<\/p>\n<p>In 1998\u2026an intense mountain wave allowed for high winds to develop in the foothills of Boulder County.\u00a0 Wind gusts as high as 77 mph were measured 3 miles east- northeast of Nederland.<\/p>\n<p>21-22<\/p>\n<p>In 1905\u2026a trace of snow fell on both days in downtown Denver.\u00a0 This was the only snow of the month\u2026ranking the month along with other Novembers\u2026the 2nd least snowiest on record.<\/p>\n<p>In 1999\u2026the first significant snowfall of the season struck metro Denver.\u00a0 Snowfall totals included:\u00a0 16 inches near Bailey; 13 inches near Evergreen; 12 inches at North Turkey Creek\u2026Genesee\u2026near Morrison\u2026and near Sedalia; 11 inches near Conifer and in Evergreen; 10 inches in Louisville; 9 inches in Brighton\u2026Broomfield\u2026and Denver; and 8 inches at Arvada\u2026Castle Rock\u2026and Eldorado Springs.\u00a0 Snowfall totaled 8.4 inches at the site of the former Stapleton International Airport.<\/p>\n<p>In 2003\u2026heavy snow fell in and near the foothills of Boulder County.\u00a0 Snowfall totaled 10.5 inches in Eldorado Springs. Across the city\u2026snowfall was lighter with 2.8 inches measured at the site of the former Stapleton International Airport on the 22nd.\u00a0 North winds gusted to 32 mph at Denver International Airport on the 22nd.<\/p>\n<p>21-23<\/p>\n<p>In 1918\u2026post-frontal snowfall totaled 5.9 inches in downtown Denver.\u00a0 Most of the snow\u20265.3 inches\u2026fell on the 22nd. North winds were sustained to 20 mph on the 21st.<\/p>\n<p>In 1931\u2026a major storm dumped a total of 13.2 inches of snowfall over downtown Denver.\u00a0 Most of the snow\u202611.4 inches\u2026fell on the 21st.\u00a0 A very cold air mass settled over the city after the heavy snow on the 21st.\u00a0 After a low temperature of zero\u2026the temperature climbed to a high of only 5 degrees on the 22nd\u2026a record low maximum for the date.<\/p>\n<p>21-25<\/p>\n<p>In 1952\u2026snowfall of 6.2 inches was measured at Stapleton Airport where northeast winds gusted to 17 mph on the 21st.<\/p>\n<p>22<\/p>\n<p>In 1977\u2026101 mph winds were measured in southwest Boulder. The side of a garage was blown down.\u00a0 West winds gusted to only 33 mph at Stapleton International Airport.<\/p>\n<p>In 1981\u2026high winds occurred in the foothills.\u00a0 A peak gust to 75 mph was reported at Wondervu.\u00a0 West winds gusted to 23 mph at Stapleton International Airport.<\/p>\n<p>In 1988\u2026a wind gust to 88 mph was measured at Rollinsville.<\/p>\n<p>In 1990\u2026strong west to northwest winds\u2026on the coat tails of a mountain snow storm the day before\u2026lashed out at portions of the eastern foothills with 60 to 95 mph wind gusts.\u00a0 The strong winds spread over all of metro Denver. A west wind gust to 49 mph was recorded at Stapleton International Airport.<\/p>\n<p>22-23<\/p>\n<p>In 1953\u2026strong winds raked Boulder causing 18 thousand dollars in damage.\u00a0 Wind gusts to 80 mph were recorded at Valmont and estimated to 80 mph at the Boulder airport.<\/p>\n<p>23<\/p>\n<p>In 1899\u2026a trace of snow fell in the city.\u00a0 This\u2026together with a trace of precipitation on the 16th and 21st\u2026was the only precipitation of the month\u2026making the month the driest on record.\u00a0 The record was equaled in November of 1901 and 1949.\u00a0 This trace of snow along with a trace of snow on the 21st was the only snow of the month\u2026ranking the month the 2nd least snowiest on record.\u00a0 This record was equaled in November of 1884\u20261901\u20261905\u20261917\u2026and 1939.<\/p>\n<p>In 1901\u2026northwest winds were sustained to 45 mph with gusts to 53 mph.\u00a0 The Chinook winds warmed the temperature to a high of 70 degrees.<\/p>\n<p>In 1910\u2026west winds were sustained to 42 mph.\u00a0 The Chinook winds warmed the temperature to a high of 67 degrees.<\/p>\n<p>In 1959\u2026west-northwest winds gusted to 56 mph\u2026briefly reducing the visibility to 3 miles in blowing dust at Stapleton Airport.<\/p>\n<p>In 1998\u2026winds\u2026estimated as high as 58 mph\u2026caused several wood trusses installed in a police station under construction in Castle Rock to collapse.\u00a0 A construction worker on the roof received minor injuries when he was struck by one of the trusses.\u00a0 Southeast winds gusted to 38 mph at Denver International Airport.<\/p>\n<p>23-24<\/p>\n<p>In 1992\u2026a pre-thanksgiving blizzard belted metro Denver. Gusty north to northeast winds at 30 to 40 mph caused near-whiteout conditions as visibilities were often below 1\/4 mile.\u00a0 The strong winds drove snow into drifts of more than 4 feet.\u00a0 Hundreds of holiday travelers were stranded when airlines canceled flights at Stapleton International Airport where snowfall totaled 7.6 inches and north winds gusted to 37 mph.\u00a0 Blizzard conditions began around mid-morning on the 23rd and ended by mid-afternoon\u2026but heavy snow fell through the night.\u00a0 Snowfall totaled:\u00a0 12 inches at Conifer\u2026Morrison\u2026and Wheat Ridge; 19 inches at Littleton; 16 inches at Castle Rock; 9 inches in Brighton; 8 inches in Aurora; and 6 inches in Parker.<\/p>\n<p>In 1993\u2026a moist upper level disturbance dumped heavy snow over most of Colorado.\u00a0 Snowfall amounts averaged 5 to 8 inches across metro Denver.\u00a0 Snowfall totaled 4.6 inches at Stapleton International Airport where northeast winds gusted to only 20 mph on the 23rd.\u00a0 The very cold air mass caused the temperature to dip to a record low of 8 degrees below zero on the 24th.\u00a0 The temperature that day climbed to only 9 degrees\u2026also setting a record low maximum for the date.<\/p>\n<p>24<\/p>\n<p>In 1915\u2026Chinook winds from the southwest sustained to 40 mph with gusts to 46 mph warmed the temperature to a high of 61 degrees.\u00a0 It was windy most of the day.<\/p>\n<p>In 1949\u2026the low temperature dipped to 56 degrees\u2026the all-time record highest minimum temperature ever recorded during the month of November.<\/p>\n<p>In 1960\u2026violent wind gusts caused some damage in Boulder. West winds gusted to only 22 mph at Stapleton Airport.<\/p>\n<p>In 1980\u2026a snow storm brought 3 to 6 inches of snow across metro Denver.\u00a0 At Stapleton International Airport\u2026only 2.1 inches of snow fell.<\/p>\n<p>In 1989\u2026high winds were recorded in Boulder with a gust to 64 mph.\u00a0 West winds gusted to only 24 mph at Stapleton International Airport.<br \/>\n24-25 in 1908\u2026heavy snowfall totaled 7.0 inches over downtown Denver overnight.\u00a0 North winds were sustained to 15 mph.<\/p>\n<p>In 1930 strong winds raked the Front Range eastern foothills. Winds gusted to 40 mph at Valmont just east of Boulder where minor damage occurred.<\/p>\n<p>In 1970\u2026strong Chinook winds warmed Boulder.\u00a0 At the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder\u2026wind gusts reached 97 mph\u2026while in downtown Boulder winds peaked to 69 mph.\u00a0 Some minor damage occurred.\u00a0 Northwest winds gusted to 39 mph at Stapleton International Airport\u2026and the high temperature warmed to 76 degrees on the 25th\u2026setting a new record maximum for the date.<\/p>\n<p>25<\/p>\n<p>In 1877\u2026northwest winds were sustained to 50 mph.<\/p>\n<p>In 1902\u2026northwest winds were sustained to 45 mph with gusts to 48 mph.\u00a0 The strong apparent Bora winds warmed the temperature to a high of only 45 degrees.<\/p>\n<p>In 1943\u2026snowfall of 4.0 inches was the only measurable snow of the month.\u00a0 North winds were sustained to 17 mph.<\/p>\n<p>In 1958\u2026strong pre-frontal Chinook winds struck Boulder and the eastern foothills.\u00a0 A wind gust to 100 mph was recorded northwest of Denver.\u00a0 A gust to 88 mph occurred at Rocky Flats south of Boulder.\u00a0 The windstorm caused considerable structural damage to residential sections of north metro Denver.<\/p>\n<p>In 1959\u2026strong winds raked the eastern foothills including Boulder and Eldorado Springs.\u00a0 Wind gusts to 100 mph were estimated at the Matterhorn restaurant located atop Rocky Flats south of Boulder.<\/p>\n<p>In 1993\u2026a wind gust to 99 mph was recorded atop Squaw Mountain near Idaho Springs.<\/p>\n<p>In 1998\u2026strong winds developed over portions of the Front Range foothills for a brief time following the passage of a weak upper level disturbance.\u00a0 A wind gust to 71 mph was measured atop Blue Mountain near Coal Creek Canyon.<\/p>\n<p>In 1999\u2026strong Chinook winds developed in and near the foothills.\u00a0 Peak wind reports included 100 mph at the Eldora Ski Resort and 77 mph at the National Center for Atmospheric Research mesa lab above Boulder.\u00a0 West winds gusted to 38 mph at Denver International Airport.<\/p>\n<p>In 2010&#8230;high winds developed in the foothills of Boulder County. A gust to 75 mph occurred 5 miles northwest of Boulder with a gust to 72 mph at the National Center for Atmospherice Research Mesa Lab above Boulder. West winds gusted to 24 mph at Denver International Airport.<\/p>\n<p>25-26<\/p>\n<p>In 1887\u2026snowfall totaled 2.9 inches in the city.\u00a0 This was the only measurable snow of the month.\u00a0 Northeast winds were sustained to 18 mph on the 26th when the temperature dipped to 12 degrees below zero.<\/p>\n<p>In 1959\u2026a sharp cold front produced a northwest wind gust to 51 mph\u2026followed by snow and falling temperatures from a high of 60 degrees to a low of 23 degrees at midnight on the 25th.\u00a0 Snowfall totaled 4.4 inches at Stapleton Airport before ending early on the 26th.<\/p>\n<p>In 1972\u2026winds gusted to 104 mph at the Rocky Flats plant south of Boulder.\u00a0 Gusts to 70 mph were recorded at the National Bureau of Standards in Boulder\u2026while in downtown Boulder winds peaked to 68 mph.\u00a0 Some damage was reported. Northwest winds gusted to 47 mph at Stapleton International Airport on the 26th.<\/p>\n<p>In 1984\u2026blowing snow closed I-70 east of Denver\u2026stranding over a thousand travelers in Limon.\u00a0 Denver received only 2.3 inches of snowfall.\u00a0 North winds gusted to 31 mph at Stapleton International Airport.<\/p>\n<p>In 1999\u2026strong Chinook winds redeveloped overnight in and near the foothills.\u00a0 Peak wind gusts included 72 mph atop Blue Mountain near Wondervu and at the National Center for Atmospheric Research Mesa Lab above Boulder.<\/p>\n<p>25-27<\/p>\n<p>In 1978\u2026heavy snowfall of 6.0 inches was measured at Stapleton International Airport where north winds gusted to 20 mph.\u00a0 Most of the snow\u20264.8 inches\u2026fell on the 25th. The greatest amount of snow measured on the ground was 5 inches due to settling and melting.<\/p>\n<p>25-28<\/p>\n<p>In 1952\u2026the average coldest 4-day period in November in the previous 81 years of record occurred.\u00a0 Maximum temperatures of 19\u202615\u202621\u2026and 25 degrees were recorded.\u00a0 Minimum temperatures were below zero each day with readings of 7 below\u20266 below\u20265 below\u2026and 6 below.<\/p>\n<p>25-29<\/p>\n<p>In 1985\u2026dense fog with visibilities as low as 1\/8 mile occurred on five consecutive days at Stapleton International Airport.\u00a0 The fog was at times accompanied by light snow\u2026 Light freezing drizzle\u2026or ice crystals.\u00a0 Fog occurred all day on both the 26th and 29th.<\/p>\n<p>26<\/p>\n<p>In 1873\u2026west winds increased to a violent gale at 3:00 am and reached a maximum sustained velocity of 56 mph at 3:15 am.\u00a0 The winds continued with a velocity of not less than 40 mph until 6:00 am.\u00a0 Winds continued brisk for the remainder of the day.\u00a0 The strong winds caused damage to houses and buildings in the city.\u00a0 Temperatures were in the 50\u2019s through early afternoon with a recorded high of 59 degrees.\u00a0 Winds also blew strongly in Boulder and caused 300 dollars in damage.<\/p>\n<p>In 1911\u2026post-frontal northeast winds were sustained to 43 mph with gusts as high as 52 mph.\u00a0 Snowfall was only 0.5 inch.<\/p>\n<p>In 1965\u2026post-frontal snowfall totaled 5.5 inches at Stapleton International Airport where strong west winds gusted to 39 mph during the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>In 1976\u20262 to 4 inches of snow with an arctic cold front produced near zero visibility at times in blowing snow\u2026 Causing multiple automobile accidents in metro Denver. Snowfall totaled 3.5 inches at Stapleton International Airport where north winds gusted to 39 mph.\u00a0 Temperatures hovered in the teens and lower 20\u2019s most of the day dipping to 7 degrees by midnight.<\/p>\n<p>In 1977 a strong wind storm raked metro Denver.\u00a0 High winds blew windows from office towers in Denver and Boulder. Thirteen people were injured in Boulder due to flying debris.\u00a0 Wind gusts to 119 mph were clocked on Davidson Mesa southeast of Boulder\u2026with 109 mph in downtown Boulder.\u00a0 Six airplanes were damaged at Jefferson County Airport near Broomfield.\u00a0 Winds to 90 mph were reported in Lakewood.\u00a0\u00a0 Glass was blown out of several vehicles in Wheat Ridge\u2026and roofs were blown off 4 houses in Arvada. Several houses under construction collapsed across metro Denver.\u00a0 Winds to 75 mph were reported at the Denver federal center with 90 mph at Rocky Flats.\u00a0 West winds gusted to 51 mph at Stapleton International Airport. Total insured damage from the wind storm was 2.2 million dollars.<\/p>\n<p>In 1987\u2026a thanksgiving snowstorm brought 5 inches of snow to metro Denver and 6 inches to the foothills.\u00a0 At Stapleton International Airport\u2026snowfall totaled 5.0 inches\u2026north winds gusted to 22 mph\u2026and temperatures hovered in the upper 20\u2019s most of the day.<\/p>\n<p>In 1991\u2026strong winds were recorded in and near the eastern foothills.\u00a0 Winds at Rollinsville were clocked to 70 mph with 45 mph recorded in Boulder and 51 mph at the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission Rocky Flats plant.\u00a0 West winds gusted to only 28 mph at Stapleton International Airport.<\/p>\n<p>26-27<\/p>\n<p>In 1876\u2026heavy snowfall totaled 9.0 inches over the city from 5:00 pm on the 26th through 5:00 p.m. on the 27th. Precipitation was 0.30 inch on the 25th and 0.60 inch on the 27th.<\/p>\n<p>In 1919\u2026an incursion of cold arctic air produced snowfall of 4.6 inches over downtown Denver.\u00a0 Temperatures dipped to 5 degrees below zero on the evening of the 26th and recovered to a high of only 1 degree below zero on the 27th\u2026the all-time record low maximum for the month of November and the record for the date.\u00a0 Northwest winds were sustained to 25 mph with gusts to 26 mph on the 26th.<\/p>\n<p>In 1923\u2026snowfall of 2.0 inches was the only snow of the month.\u00a0 North winds were sustained to 22 mph on the 26th.<\/p>\n<p>In 1972\u2026heavy snowfall totaled 7.5 inches at Stapleton International Airport where north winds gusted to only 18 mph on the 27th.<\/p>\n<p>In 1983\u2026a Thanksgiving blizzard dumped 21.5 inches of snowfall in 37 hours with a maximum of 18 inches on the ground at Stapleton International Airport.\u00a0 The storm produced howling winds\u2026which paralyzed thanksgiving weekend transportation across all of eastern Colorado. On the 27th\u2026Stapleton International Airport closed\u2026 Opening 24 hours later.\u00a0 Interstate Highways were closed in all directions\u2026but west\u2026from Denver.\u00a0 At Stapleton International Airport\u2026north winds gusted to 36 mph on the 26th and to 29 mph on the 27th.\u00a0 However\u2026most wind speeds across metro Denver were 15 to 30 mph.\u00a0 Temperatures hovered in the teens and lower 20\u2019s.\u00a0 Many stores and businesses closed.\u00a0 Several high school football games were postponed.\u00a0 Across metro Denver\u2026snow depth varied from 15 inches in Commerce City to 28 inches near Chatfield Reservoir.\u00a0 Snow removal in Denver was estimated at 1.5 million dollars.\u00a0 Following the storm\u2026 An inch or more of snow remained on the ground for 63 consecutive days through January 27\u20261984.\u00a0 This is the longest period of continuous snow cover ever recorded in Denver.<\/p>\n<p>In 1990\u2026an early winter storm deposited 2 to 8 inches of wet snow across metro Denver.\u00a0 Snowfall totaled 3.4 inches at Stapleton International Airport where northeast winds gusted to 30 mph on the 26th.<\/p>\n<p>In 1993\u2026strong winds swept off the foothills across metro Denver.\u00a0 Sustained winds of 30 to 50 mph were common across the area.\u00a0 Wind gusts to 67 mph were recorded atop Squaw Mountain near Idaho Springs.\u00a0 West winds gusted to 36 mph at Stapleton International Airport on the 26th.\u00a0 The strong winds produced some blowing snow\u2026reducing the visibility to less than one mile at times.<\/p>\n<p>In 1995\u2026snowfall totaled 3.7 inches at the former Stapleton International Airport site.\u00a0 The foothills west of Denver received 4 to 7 inches of snow.\u00a0 North-northeast winds gusted to 34 mph at Denver International Airport on the 26th.<\/p>\n<p>27<\/p>\n<p>In 1965\u2026strong winds buffeted Boulder\u2026causing 11 thousand dollars in damage.\u00a0 Wind gusts to 75 mph were recorded downtown.\u00a0 West winds gusted to 38 mph at Stapleton International Airport.<\/p>\n<p>In 1994\u2026winds gusted to 87 mph atop Squaw Mountain\u20265 miles south of Idaho Springs\u2026and to 84 mph on Fritz Peak near Rollinsville in the foothills southwest of Boulder. Northwest winds gusted to 40 mph at Stapleton International Airport.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Weather is a big part of the holidays.\u00a0 With many people hitting the road to visit friends and family the weather can make or break those holiday plans.\u00a0 Our look back at this week in Denver weather history shows a number of Thanksgivings when the weather put a damper on travel plans. 19-21 In 1979\u2026a &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/weather-history\/november-21-to-november-27-this-week-in-denver-weather-history-2\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">November 21 to November 27: This week in Denver weather history<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[81,106,62,741],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21977"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21977"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21977\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21978,"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21977\/revisions\/21978"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21977"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21977"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21977"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}