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Issued by NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Issued by NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
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539 NOUS45 KBOU 280959 PNSBOU COZ030>051-282300- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO 259 AM MST FRI FEB 28 2025 ...Today in metro Denver weather history... 22-29 In 1960...heavy snowfall of 6.1 inches at Stapleton Airport on the 22nd and 23rd marked the beginning of a protracted cold spell which lasted until the end of the month. The cloudy... cold weather was accompanied by occasional light snow or flurries and fog. New record low temperatures for the dates were set on the 24th thru the 29th with the lowest temperature of 11 degrees below zero on the 28th. The seven consecutive days of low temperatures of zero or below had been exceeded in duration only 4 times previously. New low maximum temperatures for the dates were set on the 23rd... 24th...and the 26th thru the 29th with the lowest maximum temperature of 8 degrees recorded on the 26th. 27-28 In 1918...heavy snowfall totaled 9.6 inches in downtown Denver. Most of the snow...8.4 inches...fell on the 27th. In 1931...a major winter storm dumped 12.0 inches of heavy snowfall over downtown Denver. This is the greatest 24 hour snowfall ever recorded during the month of February. North winds gusted to 18 mph on the 28th. In 2006...a warm spell resulted in 3 temperature records. The high temperature of 73 degrees on the 27th equaled the record high for the date. High temperature of 77 degrees on the 28th was a record high for the date and equaled the all time record high temperature for February first set on February 4...1890. 28 In 1896...northwest winds were sustained to 54 mph with gusts to 65 mph. The winds warmed the temperature to a high of 56 degrees. This was the second consecutive day of strong winds in the city. In 1958...at Stapleton Airport...snowfall totaled 5.3 inches and northeast winds gusted to 24 mph. 28-29 In 2012...another round of high winds occurred along the Front Range Foothills. Peak wind gusts included: 84 mph at the National Wind Technology Center; 77 mph...3 miles south-southwest of Boulder; and 75 mph...3 miles southwest of Rocky Flats. At Denver International Airport...west winds gusted to 36 mph on the 28th and 35 mph on the 29th. 28-1 In 1875...6 inches of snow fell from 3:15 PM on the 28th to 1:00 AM on the 1st. Precipitation for the two days was 0.50 inch. $$