Denver's Fall/Winter/Spring Statistics

Denver's Earliest Freeze Dates since 1872

(Average Date of first Freeze: October 7th)

Rank	Date
1	9/8/2020
-	9/8/1962
3	9/11/1898
4	9/12/1902
5	9/14/1876
-	9/14/1912
-	9/14/2003
-	9/14/1993
9	9/15/1889
-	9/15/1903

Denver's Latest Early Season Freezes since 1872

Rank	Date
1	11/15/1944
2	11/6/1924
3	11/4/1940
4	10/30/1974
5	10/29/1941
-	10/29/1939
-	10/29/1931
8	10/29/1874
9	10/28/2015
10	10/27/2010
-	10/27/1963
-	10/27/1884

Denver's First Freeze Dates last 10 Years

10/13/2021

9/8/2020

10/9/2019

10/10/2018

10/9/2017

10/6/2016

10/28/2015

10/3/2014

10/4/2013

10/5/2012

Denver's Latest Freeze Dates since 1872

(Average Date of last Freeze: May 4th)

Rank	Date
1	6/8/2007
2	6/2/1951
3	6/1/1919
4	5/30/1883
5	5/28/1947
6	5/26/1950
7	5/24/2002
8	5/22/2019
-	5/22/1930
-	5/22/1910

Denver's Earliest Late Season Freezes since 1872

Rank	Date
1	4/5/1981
-	4/5/1977
3	4/7/1936
4	4/9/1926
5	4/13/1962
-	4/13/1881
7	4/14/1980
8	4/15/1949
-	4/15/1897
10	4/16/1974

Denver's Late Season Freeze Dates last 10 Years

5/6/2020

5/22/2019

4/25/2018

5/4/2017

5/8/2016

5/11/2015

5/14/2014

5/5/2013

4/16/2012

5/5/2011

5/13/2010

Denver's Earliest Snow Dates since 1882 (at least 0.1")

(Average Date of first measurable Snowfall: October 18th)

Rank	Date	Snow
1	9/3/1961	4.2
2	9/8/2020	1.0
-	9/8/1962	0.7
4	9/12/1989	2.3
5	9/12/1974	1.8
6	9/13/1993	5.4
7	9/16/1971	2.7
8	9/19/1955	0.2
9	9/20/1995	4.7
-	9/20/1965	3.5

Denver's Latest First Snowfall Dates since 1882 (at least 0.1")

Rank	Date	Snow
1	12/10/2021	0.3
2	11/21/1934	1.0
3	11/19/1931	1.0
4	11/17/2016	1.7
5	11/16/1894	2.6
6	11/15/2010	1.5
	11/15/1988	2.5
	11/15/1987	6.1
	11/15/1902	4.0
10	11/14/2008	0.1
	11/14/1964	4.2
	11/14/1944	0.1

Denver's First Snowfall Dates last 10 Years (at least 0.1")

12/10/2021

9/8/2020

10/10/2019

10/6/2018

10/9/2017

11/17/2016

11/5/2015

11/11/2014

10/18/2013

10/5/2012

Denver's Latest Snowfall Dates since 1882 (at least 0.1")

(Average Date of last Snowfall: April 28th)

Rank	Date	Snow
1	6/2/1951	0.3
2	5/29/1975	5.6
3	5/28/1950	0.1
-	5/28/1947	1.0
5	5/24/2002	0.7
6	5/21/2022	0.5
-	5/21/2019	2.8
-	5/21/2001	1.0
-	5/21/1931	3.6
-	5/21/1910	3.8
-	5/21/1891	1.0

Date of Last Snowfall Last 10 Years (at least 0.1")

4/21/2021

4/16/2020

5/21/2019

4/24/2018

4/29/2017

4/30/2016

5/10/2015

5/12/2014

5/2/2013

4/3/2012

Denver's Largest Daily Snowfalls since 1882 (inches)

Rank	Snow	Date
1	23.6	Dec 24,1982
2	23.0	April 23, 1885
3	22.9	Mar 18,2003
4	20.9	Dec 4,1913
5	20.7	Dec 20,2006
6	19.9	March 14, 2021
7	18.0	Mar 5,1983
8	17.3	Apr 2,1957
-	17.3	Mar 21,1944
10	16.5	Dec 5,1913

Denver's Largest Snowstorms since 1882 (inches)

Rank	Snowfall	Dates
1	45.7	December 1-5, 1913
2	31.8	March 17-19, 2003
3	30.4	November 2-4, 1946
4	27.1	March 13-14, 2021
5	23.8	December 24, 1982
6	23.0	April 23, 1885
7	22.7	October 20-23, 1906
8	21.9	October 24-25, 1997
9	21.5	November 26-27, 1983
10	20.7	December 20-21, 2006
11	19.3	January 29-31, 1883
12	19.0	April 24-25, 1935
13	18.7	March 5-6, 1983
14	18.5	Mar 20-22, 1944
15	18.2	April 17-19, 1920
16	18.0	April 19-20, 1907
-	18.0	March 31-April 1, 1891
18	17.7	November 19-21, 1979
19	17.3	April 2, 1957
20	16.9	March 20-21, 1952

Denver's Largest Seasonal Snowfalls since 1882 (inches)

(Average Denver Seasonal Snowfall: 56.9")

Rank	Season	Snow
1	1908-1909	118.7
2	1958-1959	99.3
3	1913-1914	98.9
4	1972-1973	94.9
5	1946-1947	93.5
6	1973-1974	91.5
7	1943-1944	90.5
8	1906-1907	85.6
9	1979-1980	85.5
10	1923-1924	85.4

Denver's Lowest Seasonal Snowfalls since 1882 (inches)

(Average Denver Seasonal Snowfall: 56.9")

Rank	Season	Snow
1	1888-1889	21.3
2	2016-2017	21.8
3	2010-2011	22.8
4	1887-1888	25.5
5	2017-2018	25.7
6	1981-1982	26.7
7	1903-1904	27.2
8	1945-1946	28.6
9	2001-2002	30.2
10	2005-2006	30.4

Denver's Longest Consecutive Snow Depth Days (1" or more)
(1900-Present)

Rank	# of Days	End Date
1	63	1/27/1984
2	61	2/19/2007
3	60	1/29/1914
4	48	2/9/1983
5	43	1/30/1974
6	39	12/29/1992
7	38	1/30/1988
9	32	1/8/2008
10	27	2/23/1989

Denver's Top Consecutive Snowless Days (< 0.1") since 1882

Rank	# of Days	Time Period
1	232	4/22/2021 - 12/9/2021
	232	3/5/1887 - 10/22/1887
3	225	3/27/1888 - 11/6/1888
4	220	3/23/1889 - 10/28/1889
5	219	4/5/1886 - 11/9/1886
6	212	3/19/1925 - 10/16/1925
7	211	4/1/1992 - 10/28/1992
	211	4/3/1977 - 10/30/1977
	211	4/13/1940 - 11/9/1940
10	210	4/20/1894 - 11/15/1894

Denver's Coldest Temperatures since 1872

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	-29	January 9, 1875
2	-25	December 22, 1990
-	-25	January 12, 1963
-	-25	January 11, 1963
-	-25	February 1, 1951
-	-25	February 8, 1936
-	-25	December 24, 1876
8	-24	February 5, 1989
-	-24	January 10, 1962
-	-24	January 9, 1962
-	-24	January 31, 1951
12	-22	February 6, 1899
-	-22	February 4, 1883
-	-22	January 28, 1872
15	-21	December 21, 1990
-	-21	December 21, 1983
-	-21	January 6, 1913
-	-21	February 12, 1905
19	-20	January 17, 1930
-	-20	December 9, 1919
-	-20	January 26,1902
-	-20	February 12, 1899
-	-20	February 11, 1899
-	-20	December 9, 1898
-	-20	January 15, 1888
-	-20	January 19, 1883
-	-20	February 15, 1881
-	-20	January 13, 1875
-	-20	January 25, 1872

Denver's Coldest Winters
(December through February)

Rank	Season	Avg. Temp
1	1898-1899	24.6
2	1978-1979	25.6
3	1961-1962	25.7
4	1983-1984	26.2
5	1873-1874	27.0
6	2006-2007	27.2
7	1992-1993	27.4
-	1874-1875	27.4
9	1928-1929	27.5
-	1912-1913	27.5

Denver's Warmest Winters
(December through February)

Rank	Season	Avg. Temp
1	1933-1934	40.1
2	1980-1981	38.2
3	1934-1935	37.8
4	1942-1943	37.4
5	1906-1907	37.3
6	1953-1954	37.1
7	1957-1958	36.6
8	1975-1976	36.4
-	1895-1896	36.4
10	1994-1995	36.1

Denver's Highest Wind Gusts

Date	Gust	Description
6/18/2013	97 mph	Tornado hits ASOS
10/20/1978	96 mph	High Wind Event
3/13/2019	80 mph	Strong Winds with Blizzard
6/6/2020	78 mph	Thunderstorm Wind
8/6/1877	75 mph	Thunderstorm Wind
7/24/2016	74 mph	Thunderstorm Wind
4/17/2018	70 mph	High Wind Event
7/25/1965	70 mph	Thunderstorm Wind