{"id":22167,"date":"2022-02-14T17:24:29","date_gmt":"2022-02-15T00:24:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/?p=22167"},"modified":"2022-02-15T05:10:38","modified_gmt":"2022-02-15T12:10:38","slug":"february-13-to-february-19-this-week-in-denver-weather-history-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/weather-history\/february-13-to-february-19-this-week-in-denver-weather-history-2\/","title":{"rendered":"February 13 to February 19: 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>High winds and wintry weather highlight our look back at this week in Denver weather history.\u00a0 Among the notable events is Denver\u2019s longest continuous period of snow cover \u2013 61 days \u2013 that occurred just four years ago.<\/p>\n<p>From the National Weather Service:<\/p>\n<p>10-13<\/p>\n<p>In 1905\u2026an extremely cold arctic air mass moved over the city behind a cold front on the 10th and persisted through the morning of the 13th.\u00a0 North winds were sustained to 25 mph behind the front on the 10th dropping the temperature to a low of 2 degrees below zero\u2026which was also the high reading on the 11th.\u00a0 Light snowfall totaled 3.0 inches overnight of the 10th into the 11th.\u00a0 The low temperature plunged to 19 degrees below zero on the 11th.\u00a0 Records were set on the 12th and 13th.\u00a0 The high temperature of only zero degrees on the 12th was a record low maximum for the date.\u00a0 The low readings of 21 degrees below zero on the 12th and 14 degrees below zero on the 13th were record minimum temperatures for those dates.<\/p>\n<p>11-13<\/p>\n<p>In 1903\u2026west to northwest Chinook winds gusting to 34 mph warmed the temperature to a high of 50 degrees on the 11th\u2026 Before temperatures rapidly plunged to a low of 14 degrees behind a cold front.\u00a0 Light snow fell through the 13th and totaled 4.2 inches in the city\u2026while temperatures ranged from a high of 14 degrees on the 12th to a low of 5 degrees below zero on the 13th.<\/p>\n<p>12-13<\/p>\n<p>In 1915\u2026heavy snowfall totaled 7.0 inches over downtown Denver.\u00a0 Northwest winds were sustained to 24 mph on the 13th.<\/p>\n<p>In 1951\u2026heavy snowfall totaled 8.1 inches at Stapleton Airport where northeast winds gusted to 28 mph on the 12th.<\/p>\n<p>In 1968\u2026snowfall totaled 5.6 inches at Stapleton International Airport where northeast winds gusted to 26 mph.\u00a0 Snow fell all day on the 12th and into the morning hours of the 13th.<\/p>\n<p>In 1997\u2026heavy snow fell in the foothills southwest of Denver.\u00a0 Conifer\u2026Evergreen\u2026Morrison\u2026and north turkey creek received 6 to 8 inches of new snow overnight. Only 0.2 inch of snow fell at the site of the former Stapleton International Airport.\u00a0 North-northeast winds gusted to 23 mph at Denver International Airport on the 13th.<\/p>\n<p>13<\/p>\n<p>In 1886\u2026northwest winds were sustained to 40 mph during the early morning hours\u2026but winds were strong and gusty all day.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-3441\"><\/span>In 1918\u2026west winds were sustained to 42 mph with a measured extreme velocity to 44 mph.\u00a0 The strong Chinook winds warmed the temperature to a high of 58 degrees.<\/p>\n<p>In 1988\u2026high winds raked metro Denver.\u00a0 Boulder reported a wind gust to 67 mph with 63 mph at Lakewood and 49 mph at Stapleton International Airport.\u00a0 The strong winds toppled a tree onto a car in Aurora.\u00a0 Northwest winds gusting to 49 mph at Stapleton International Airport warmed the temperature to a high of 64 degrees.<\/p>\n<p>In 2010\u2026a peak wind gust to 89 mph was recorded in Boulder. North winds gusted to 28 mph at Denver International Airport.<\/p>\n<p>13-14<\/p>\n<p>In 1895\u2026a cold air mass settled over the city.\u00a0 High temperatures of only 4 degrees on the 13th and 8 degrees on the 14th were record low maximum temperatures for each day.\u00a0 Low temperatures were 6 degrees below zero on the 13th and 5 degrees below zero on the 14th\u2026but were not records.\u00a0 Light snow totaled only 0.4 inch.\u00a0 Winds were light.<\/p>\n<p>In 1960\u2026snowfall totaled 6.1 inches and north-northwest winds gusted to 39 mph at Stapleton Airport.<\/p>\n<p>In 1967\u2026high winds were widespread along the foothills where wind gusts of 60 to 90 mph were common.\u00a0 A wind gust to 108 mph was measured at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder.\u00a0 Sustained winds of 50 to 55 mph with gusts as high as 70 mph were recorded in downtown Boulder. An estimated 3 thousand dollars in damage occurred to mobile homes in Boulder.\u00a0 Power lines were downed over a wide area.\u00a0 At Stapleton International Airport\u2026west winds gusted to 32 mph on the 13th and southwest winds gusted to 48 mph on the 14th.<\/p>\n<p>In 1972\u2026winds gusted to 67 mph at the National Bureau of Standards in Boulder.\u00a0 Wind gusts to 49 mph were measured in downtown Boulder.\u00a0 West winds gusted to 26 mph at Stapleton International Airport.<\/p>\n<p>In 2001\u2026heavy snow fell across metro Denver and in the foothills.\u00a0 Snowfall totals included:\u00a0 8 inches at Evergreen; 7 inches atop Crow Hill and in Lakewood; 6 inches in Denver\u2026doubleheader\u2026Eldorado Springs\u2026 Morrison\u2026and pine junction.\u00a0 Snowfall totaled 4.8 inches at the site of the former Stapleton International Airport. Northeast winds gusted to 33 mph at Denver International Airport on the 13th.<\/p>\n<p>14<\/p>\n<p>In 1918\u2026southwest winds were sustained to 41 mph with a measured extreme velocity to 46 mph.<\/p>\n<p>In 1987\u2026metro Denver received only 3 to 4 inches of snow\u2026 But the foothills west of Boulder received up to 11 inches of snow.\u00a0 Snowfall totaled 4.2 inches at Stapleton International Airport where north winds gusted to 31 mph.<\/p>\n<p>In 1988\u2026winds gusted to 81 mph at Echo Lake.<\/p>\n<p>In 2002\u2026high winds developed in the Front Range foothills during the early morning hours.\u00a0 Winds gusted to 84 mph\u2026 11 miles north of Central City.\u00a0 West winds gusted to 43 mph at Denver International Airport.<br \/>\n14-15 in 1960\u2026heavy snowfall totaled 6.1 inches at Stapleton Airport.<\/p>\n<p>In 1965\u20265.4 inches of snow fell at Stapleton International Airport behind a cold front.\u00a0 North-northeast winds gusted to 32 mph.\u00a0 Winds were strong and gusty all day and caused considerable blowing snow\u2026contributing to hazardous driving conditions mainly to the east of Denver.<\/p>\n<p>In 1984\u2026a snow and wind storm howled across eastern Colorado closing I-70 east of Denver.\u00a0 This was the second blizzard in less than 4 days.\u00a0 Only 0.5 inch of new snow fell at Stapleton International Airport\u2026but north winds gusted to 51 mph.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->15<\/p>\n<p>In 1881\u2026the temperature plunged to a low of 20 degrees below zero in the city.\u00a0 In outer areas of the city\u2026the temperature dipped to 26.5 degrees below zero.<\/p>\n<p>In 1910\u2026west winds were sustained to 42 mph.<\/p>\n<p>In 1986\u2026high winds battered the Front Range foothills. A wind gust to 95 mph was recorded in Boulder\u2026but winds of 60 to 80 mph were common in and near the foothills.\u00a0 In Aurora\u2026an automobile dealership lost a large plate glass window.\u00a0 Southwest wind gusts to 44 mph were recorded at Stapleton International Airport.\u00a0 The strong winds warmed temperatures.\u00a0 A record maximum temperature of 66 degrees and a record high minimum temperature of 37 degrees were recorded at Stapleton International Airport.<\/p>\n<p>In 1988\u2026winds to 75 mph were clocked in Boulder\u2026while a west wind gust to only 41 mph was recorded at Stapleton International Airport.<\/p>\n<p>In 1997\u2026winds gusted to 75 mph at Golden Gate Canyon during the early morning hours.\u00a0 West winds gusted to 31 mph at Denver International Airport.<\/p>\n<p>In 2000\u2026high winds spread from the foothills onto the plains. While the strongest winds were north and northeast of metro Denver\u2026west winds gusted to 58 mph in Thornton and to 54 mph at Denver International Airport.<\/p>\n<p>In 2005\u2026light precipitation of only 0.02 inch at Denver International Airport was the only measurable precipitation of the month.\u00a0 This ranked the month as the 2nd driest February of record.<\/p>\n<p>15-16<\/p>\n<p>In 1889\u2026heavy snowfall totaled 6.7 inches in downtown Denver.\u00a0 Most of the snow\u20265.5 inches\u2026fell on the 15th when northeast winds were sustained to 18 mph.<\/p>\n<p>In 1921\u2026strong Bora winds cooled maximum temperatures from the 60\u2019s on the previous 3 days to 54 degrees on the 15th and to 43 degrees on the 16th.\u00a0 West winds were sustained to 39 mph with gusts to 54 mph on the 15th and to 46 mph with gusts to 56 mph on the 16th.<\/p>\n<p>In 1953\u2026strong\u2026cold northwest winds were widespread from the foothills across the plains.\u00a0 Near gale force winds were observed in Boulder.\u00a0 A wind gust to 54 mph was recorded at Stapleton Airport where blowing dust briefly reduced the visibility to 1 1\/2 miles.\u00a0 Damage was minor.<\/p>\n<p>In 1993\u2026an arctic cold front pushed south over the eastern Colorado plains with upslope snow developing behind the front.\u00a0 Snowfall amounts of 3 to 6 inches were common over metro Denver.\u00a0 At Stapleton International Airport\u2026snowfall totaled 4.5 inches and north winds gusted to 25 mph. Temperatures hovered only in the single digits for most of the day.\u00a0 The storm produced up to a foot of snow over southeast Colorado.<\/p>\n<p>In 2005\u2026light snowfall of 0.5 inch at Denver Stapleton was the only measurable snowfall of the month\u2026which ranked the month the 2nd least snowiest February of record.<\/p>\n<p>In 2006\u2026overnight snowfall in the mountains and eastern foothills contained a lot of red dust and dirt apparently from Arizona.\u00a0 Strong southwest winds with gusts to 100 mph in the San Juan Mountains on the 15th created widespread blowing dust.\u00a0 This red dust became entrained in snowfall across the area.\u00a0 The reddish colored snow was reported in Ward\u2026Nederland\u2026Blackhawk\u2026and Boulder.\u00a0 The storm produced only 0.9 inch of snowfall in the Stapleton area of Denver with 4 to 5 inches measured in the foothills.<\/p>\n<p>15-17<\/p>\n<p>In 1938\u2026a cold air mass brought a light snowfall of 6.2 inches over 3 days to downtown Denver where northeast winds were sustained to 18 mph on the 15th.<\/p>\n<p>16<\/p>\n<p>In 1879\u2026a sudden burst of 3 inches of snow in less than 90 minutes stopped the street cars in downtown Denver during the late afternoon.\u00a0 Melted snow resulted in 0.16 inch of precipitation.\u00a0 Small soft hail also fell when the snow began.\u00a0 A gentleman caught on the prairie between Denver and Morrison described the event as the most severe storm of the winter while it lasted.<\/p>\n<p>In 1885\u2026a windstorm caused severe damage in the city.\u00a0 The strong winds blew all afternoon and most of the evening. West winds were sustained to 62 mph.\u00a0 The strong winds blew down signs and broke windows.\u00a0 Buggies and vehicles of all kinds were blown over.\u00a0 Smokestacks and chimneys were toppled.\u00a0 Roofs were blown off.\u00a0 The Denver and Rio Grande Railroad car shop was partially unroofed and had a wall blown down.\u00a0 Three railroad cars were blown off the track.\u00a0 Many fences were damaged.<\/p>\n<p>In 1897\u2026west winds were sustained to 46 mph with gusts to 56 mph.<\/p>\n<p>In 1912\u2026northwest winds were sustained to 44 mph with a measured extreme velocity to 45 mph.<\/p>\n<p>In 1921\u2026west winds were sustained to 46 mph.<\/p>\n<p>In 1972\u2026wind gusts to 58 mph were recorded at the National Bureau of Standards in Boulder.\u00a0 In downtown Boulder\u2026a wind gust to 51 mph was measured.\u00a0 Northwest winds gusted to 41 mph at Stapleton International Airport.<\/p>\n<p>In 1988\u2026snowfall totaled 3 to 6 inches across metro Denver\u2026 But 9 inches were measured in both Wheat Ridge and Evergreen.\u00a0 At Stapleton International Airport\u20263.4 inches of snow fell and northeast winds gusted to 26 mph.\u00a0 The strong winds blew a scaffold against a hotel in downtown Denver\u2026breaking three windows.<\/p>\n<p>In 1995\u2026high winds occurred in the foothills behind a departing winter storm.\u00a0 A wind gust to 91 mph was recorded at Rollinsville with a gust to 82 mph atop Squaw Mountain west of Denver.\u00a0 West winds gusted to only 20 mph at Stapleton International Airport.<\/p>\n<p>In 2014&#8230;a peak wind gust to 59 mph&#8230;from the west&#8230;was recorded at Denver International Airport.<\/p>\n<p>16-17<\/p>\n<p>In 1929\u2026strong west winds gusting to 84 mph raked Boulder and Lafayette.\u00a0 Limited minor damage and a few injuries occurred.<\/p>\n<p>In 1986\u2026strong Chinook winds continued to howl in the foothills.\u00a0 A wind gust to 89 mph was recorded at Table Mesa in Boulder on the 16th.\u00a0 Winds of 60 to 75 mph were clocked at other locations in Boulder on both days. A west wind gust to 51 mph was recorded at Stapleton International Airport on the 16th.<\/p>\n<p>In 2014&#8230;high winds developed briefly overnight in and near the foothills of Boulder and Jefferson Counties. Peak wind reports included: 98 mph&#8230;4 miles north-northwest of White Ranch Open Space; 85 mph at the NCAR Mesa Lab; 78 mph at the Junction of Colorado Highways 93 and 172; and 75 mph just southeast of Morrison. A semi-truck and an SUV pulling a trailer were rolled over by the wind on Colorado 470 near Morrison. Strong winds damaged a home under construction in Lakewood.<\/p>\n<p>16-18<\/p>\n<p>In 1970\u2026a wind gust to 90 mph was recorded in Boulder at the National Center for Atmospheric Research.\u00a0 In downtown Boulder\u2026sustained winds of 30 to 40 mph with gusts to 53 mph were measured.\u00a0 Damage was minor.\u00a0 West winds gusted to 45 mph at Stapleton International Airport on the 17th. The strong Chinook winds warmed the temperature to 70 degrees on the 16th and to 72 degrees on the 17th\u2026both records for the date.\u00a0 The low temperature dipped to only 32 degrees on the 16th equaling the record high minimum for the date.<\/p>\n<p>17<\/p>\n<p>In 1887\u2026west winds were sustained to 64 mph.\u00a0 Strong winds occurred all day long in the city.\u00a0 Rainfall was 0.02 inch.<\/p>\n<p>In 1894\u2026northwest winds were sustained to 40 mph with gusts to 46 mph.<\/p>\n<p>In 1937\u2026northwest winds sustained to 36 mph with gusts to 44 mph started a few minor fires and broke a number of plate-glass windows in downtown Denver office buildings.<\/p>\n<p>In 1962\u2026heavy snowfall totaled 7.5 inches at Stapleton Airport where the visibility was reduced to as low as 1\/4 mile at times.\u00a0 Winds gusted from the northeast at only 15 mph.<\/p>\n<p>In 2009\u2026strong prefrontal wind gusts knocked down some trees and power lines in Boulder.\u00a0 More than 3400 Xcel customers in the University Hill area were without power for about one hour.\u00a0 Peak wind gusts included 68 mph at the NCAR Mesa Lab and 60 mph in Boulder.<\/p>\n<p>17-18<\/p>\n<p>In 1976\u2026a strong cold front produced wind gusts 30 to 60 mph with much blowing snow and severe dust storms.\u00a0 In the Boulder area\u2026high winds collapsed a garage and broke some windows.\u00a0 Northwest winds gusted to 43 mph on the 17th and to 44 mph on the 18th at Stapleton International Airport.<\/p>\n<p>In 1984\u2026the third blizzard in a week struck eastern Colorado.\u00a0 Heavy snow hit some parts of metro Denver with 8 to 10 inches measured in Aurora\u2026but only 2.9 inches of snow fell at Stapleton International Airport where northwest winds gusted to 31 mph.<\/p>\n<p>In 1999\u2026damaging downslope Bora winds developed in the foothills behind a strong cold front.\u00a0 Peak wind reports included:\u00a0 90 mph at the Gamow Tower on the University of Colorado campus in Boulder; 79 mph at the National Center for Atmospheric Research mesa lab near Boulder and at the national wind technology center south of Boulder; and 72 mph atop Blue Mountain and at Jefferson County Airport. Downed power lines caused major outages for at least 10 thousand residents in Evergreen\u2026Idaho Springs\u2026Golden\u2026 And Lakewood.\u00a0 In Golden\u2026the wind toppled a lightning static protection line atop a 70-foot\u2026230 thousand-volt distribution tower.\u00a0 The downed line\u2026sparked a small grass fire just east of the Lookout Mountain youth services center.\u00a0 The fire burned a path approximately 100 yards wide and 1\/3 mile long before it was contained.<\/p>\n<p>In 2000\u2026snow\u2026heavy in the mountains and foothills\u2026spread over metro Denver.\u00a0 Snowfall totaled 24 inches at the Eldora Ski Resort with 8 inches measured near Blackhawk.\u00a0 Snowfall was only 1.8 inches at the site of the former Stapleton International Airport\u2026which was the only measurable snow of the month.<\/p>\n<p>17-19<\/p>\n<p>In 2006\u2026a cold spell resulted in 4 temperature records. Low temperatures of 10 degrees below zero on the 17th\u2026 13 degrees below zero on the 18th\u2026and 4 degrees below zero on the 19th were record minimums for those dates. The high temperature of only 7 degrees on the 18th was a record low maximum for the date.\u00a0 Light snow fell on the 17th\u2026but totaled less than half an inch at Denver International Airport.<\/p>\n<p>18<\/p>\n<p>In 1918\u2026post-frontal northwest winds were sustained to 40 mph with a measured extreme velocity to 44 mph.<\/p>\n<p>In 1937\u2026a moderate dust storm occurred during the late afternoon and early evening.\u00a0 Northeast winds sustained to 32 mph with gusts to 41 mph reduced the visibility to 1\/2 mile which persisted for about 40 minutes in the city.<\/p>\n<p>In 1998\u2026rare thunder from instability rain and snow showers was heard in Littleton during the late afternoon.\u00a0 Thunder in February only occurs about once every 10 years over metro Denver.<\/p>\n<p>18-19<\/p>\n<p>In 1954\u2026a vigorous cold front produced north winds gusting to 56 mph and a trace of snowfall at Stapleton Airport on the 18th.\u00a0 Strong and gusty winds to 55 mph persisted through the next day and caused some blowing dust.<\/p>\n<p>In 1955\u2026a storm dumped heavy snow across metro Denver.\u00a0 At Stapleton Airport where north winds sustained to 28 mph produced some blowing snow\u2026snowfall totaled 8.8 inches.<\/p>\n<p>18-20<\/p>\n<p>In 1913\u2026post-frontal snowfall totaled 6.9 inches in downtown Denver over the 3 days.\u00a0 Most of the snow fell on the 19th. Northeast winds were sustained to 21 mph with a measured extreme velocity to 24 mph on the 18th.<\/p>\n<p>In 1924\u2026light snowfall totaled 4.6 inches over the 3 days. This was the only measurable snowfall of the month.\u00a0 High temperatures plunged from 45 degrees on the 18th to 17 degrees on the 20th.\u00a0 Low temperatures dipped from 31 degrees on the 18th to only 8 degrees on the 20th. Northeast winds were sustained to 24 mph on the 19th.<\/p>\n<p>In 1953\u2026a major blizzard dumped 10.6 inches of snowfall at Stapleton Airport.\u00a0 Strong north winds at sustained speeds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts as high as 44 mph frequently reduced visibilities to 1\/4 mile in blowing snow during the day of the 19th.\u00a0 The strong winds caused much drifting snow\u2026making accurate snowfall measurements almost impossible.\u00a0 Precipitation from the storm totaled 1.13 inches.\u00a0 The 1.01 inches of precipitation on the 19th was the greatest calendar day and 24 hour precipitation ever recorded in the city during the month of February.<\/p>\n<p>In 1987\u2026large amounts of new snow fell in the Front Range foothills.\u00a0 The foothills received 10 to 20 inches of new snow with 4 to 8 inches on the adjacent plains.\u00a0 On the 19th\u2026flight delays occurred at Stapleton International Airport where snowfall totaled 4.2 inches and east winds gusted to only 18 mph on the 19th.\u00a0 Schools were closed in the foothills above Boulder.<\/p>\n<p>19<\/p>\n<p>In 1899\u2026northwest winds sustained to 42 mph with gusts to 45 mph warmed the temperature to a high of 56 degrees\u2026 The highest reading of the month that year.<\/p>\n<p>In 1980\u2026high winds were reported in Boulder.\u00a0 Sustained speeds of 50 to 60 mph with gusts to 85 mph were measured. West winds gusted to 31 mph at Stapleton International Airport.<\/p>\n<p>In 1986\u2026Chinook winds continued to buffet the eastern foothills.\u00a0 Winds gusting from 60 to 75 mph were common in the foothills.\u00a0 West winds gusted to 41 mph at Stapleton International Airport.<\/p>\n<p>In 1996\u2026high winds gusting from 70 to 75 mph were reported atop Table Mesa near Boulder.\u00a0 West winds gusted to 44 mph at Denver International Airport.<\/p>\n<p>In 2007\u2026this was the last day of 61 consecutive days with snow cover of 1 inch or more in Denver.\u00a0 This second longest period of snow cover on record began with the blizzard on December 20-21\u20262006\u2026when 20.7 inches of snow fell at the site of the former Stapleton International Airport where official snow measurements were taken. Additional snowfall during December\u2026January\u2026and February prolonged the event.\u00a0 Snow depth on the ground was measured to the nearest inch once daily at 6:00 am MST.<\/p>\n<p>19-20<\/p>\n<p>In 1924\u20264.6 inches of snow fell in downtown Denver.\u00a0 This was the only measurable snow of the month.\u00a0 Northeast winds were sustained to 24 mph on the 19th.<\/p>\n<p>In 1937\u2026post-frontal heavy snowfall totaled 8.4 inches over downtown Denver.\u00a0 Most of the snow\u20266.6 inches\u2026fell on the 20th when north winds were sustained to 16 mph with gusts to 18 mph.\u00a0 The temperature dipped to a low of 9 degrees on the 20th.<\/p>\n<p>In 1939\u2026post-frontal snowfall totaled 5.4 inches in the city.\u00a0 The snow covered streets and highways with a coating of ice as the temperature fell from 36 degrees at 2:00 pm on the 19th to a low of 4 degrees at 3:00 am on the 20th.\u00a0 Many motorists were marooned for several hours.\u00a0 Northeast winds were sustained to 24 mph on the 19th.<br \/>\n19-21<\/p>\n<p>In 1971\u2026heavy snowfall totaled 9.0 inches at Stapleton International Airport where north winds gusted to only 16 mph.\u00a0 Most of the snow occurred on the 19th and 20th. The 24 hour snowfall of 8.2 inches was the greatest in February since 1953.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>High winds and wintry weather highlight our look back at this week in Denver weather history.\u00a0 Among the notable events is Denver\u2019s longest continuous period of snow cover \u2013 61 days \u2013 that occurred just four years ago. From the National Weather Service: 10-13 In 1905\u2026an extremely cold arctic air mass moved over the city &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/weather-history\/february-13-to-february-19-this-week-in-denver-weather-history-2\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">February 13 to February 19: 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":[81,106,62,223,741],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22167"}],"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=22167"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22167\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22168,"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22167\/revisions\/22168"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22167"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22167"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22167"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}