Denver's First Snow Dates and Consecutive Days without Measurable Snow

Denver's Latest First Snow Dates and Consecutive Non-Measurable Snow Days

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Denver officially recorded 0.3 inches of snow on December 10th, 2021, smashing the previous record for latest snowfall to start the season. The previous record for latest measurable snow was November 21st, which occurred in 1934. That means we've broken that record by nearly three weeks! Measurable snow is defined as 0.1" or greater. Snowfall records began in 1882. Here is the current list:

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
T6	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

Meanwhile, there were 232 consecutive days without measurable snowfall at Denver. This is tied for the longest streak in recorded history.

Consecutive Days of Non Measurable Snowfall ( <0.1") at Denver

Rank	# of Days	Time Period
T1	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
T7	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

* Note: Previous versions of this webpage have incorrectly listed the streaks of 1887, 1888, 1889, and 1940. The streaks listed on the webpage now should be considered official.