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Denver's YEARLY/MONTHLY TEMPERATURE, RAINFALL, AND SNOWFALL EXTREMES
(1872-Present)

Yearly
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

Denver's YEARLY TEMPERATURE, RAINFALL, AND SNOWFALL EXTREMES

Top 20 Warmest Year's			Top 20 Wettest Year's			Top 20 Snowiest Year's
(1872-Present)			(1872-Present)			(1882-Present)
Rank	Avg	Year	Rank	Total	Year	Rank	Total	Year
1	54.8	1934	1	23.31	1967	1	118.7	1908-1909
2	54.1	1981	2	22.96	1973	2	99.3	1958-1959
3	53.9	2024	-	22.96	1909	3	98.9	1913-1914
-	53.9	2012	4	21.87	1965	4	94.9	1972-1973
5	53.5	1954	5	21.58	1957	5	93.5	1946-1947
-	53.5	1933	6	21.52	1969	6	91.5	1973-1974
7	53.3	1994	7	21.43	1891	7	90.5	1943-1944
8	52.9	1939	8	21.42	1923	8	85.6	1906-1907
9	52.8	2017	9	20.95	1999	9	85.5	1979-1980
10	52.7	2021	10	20.36	1979	10	85.4	1923-1924
-	52.7	1946	11	20.32	1991	11	84.9	1951-1952
-	52.7	1910	12	20.19	1983	12	81.6	1982-1983
13	52.6	1943	13	20.12	1876	13	81.5	1930-1931
14	52.5	1977	14	20.03	1987	14	80.9	1983-1984
15	52.4	1931	15	19.61	1914	15	80.6	1960-1961
-	52.4	1921	16	19.57	1997	-	80.6	1928-1929
17	52.3	2020	17	19.49	1883	17	80.2	2020-2021
-	52.3	2016	18	19.46	1938	18	80.0	1959-1960
19	52.2	1980	19	19.43	1951	19	79.4	1916-1917
-	52.2	1938	20	19.01	1961	20	79.0	1991-1992

Top 20 Coldest Year's			Top 20 Driest Year's			Top 20 Least Snowiest Year's
(1872-Present)			(1872-Present)			(1882-Present)
Rank	Avg	Year	Rank	Total	Year	Rank	Total	Year
1	47.6	1912	1	7.48	2002	1	21.3	1888-1889
2	47.8	1872	2	7.51	1954	2	21.8	2016-2017
3	47.9	1891	3	7.58	1939	3	22.8	2010-2011
4	48.2	1880	4	7.75	1911	4	25.5	1887-1888
5	48.3	1983	5	8.45	1962	5	25.7	2017-2018
-	48.3	1951	6	8.48	1893	6	26.7	1981-1982
7	48.4	1913	7	8.53	2018	7	27.2	1903-1904
8	48.7	1997	8	8.64	2006	8	28.6	1945-1946
-	48.7	1929	9	8.74	2020	9	30.2	2001-2002
10	48.8	1961	10	8.93	1934	10	30.4	2005-2006
-	48.8	1923	11	9.03	1943	11	31.5	1910-1911
-	48.8	1899	12	9.10	1901	12	31.7	1886-1887
-	48.8	1895	13	9.12	1930	13	32.3	1924-1925
-	48.8	1883	14	9.24	1917	-	32.3	1901-1902
15	48.9	1985	15	9.33	1899	15	33.3	1968-1969
-	48.9	1968	-	9.33	1890	16	34.6	1976-1977
-	48.9	1892	17	9.50	1903	17	36.3	1962-1963
18	49.0	1873	18	9.51	1888	-	36.3	1942-1943
19	49.1	1905	19	9.58	1880	19	37.0	1894-1895
-	49.1	1898	20	9.78	1925	20	37.9	2003-2004

- Temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit.
- Precipitation and Snowfall amounts in inches.

- Data collected at the Downtown City Office from 1872-December 1949,
then at the Stapleton Airport Office from January 1950-February 1995,
then at Denver International Airport from March 1995-Present.

UPDATED: 1/1/2025

Denver's MONTHLY TEMPERATURE, RAINFALL, AND SNOWFALL EXTREMES FOR JANUARY

Top 20 Warmest January's			Top 20 Wettest January's			Top 20 Snowiest January's
(1872-Present)			(1872-Present)			(1882-Present)
Rank	Avg	Year	Rank	Total	Year	Rank	Total	Year
1	40.3	1986	1	2.35	1883	1	24.3	1992
2	40.1	1934	2	1.90	1877	2	22.2	1949
3	39.6	1953	3	1.60	1891	3	20.5	1883
4	39.4	1935	4	1.46	1949	4	19.2	1948
5	38.3	1893	5	1.43	1948	5	17.4	1959
6	38.2	1911	6	1.33	1962	6	17.2	1962
7	37.9	1923	7	1.31	1973	7	17.0	1987
8	37.4	2006	8	1.25	2023	-	17.0	1891
9	37.3	1981	9	1.24	1959	9	15.9	2007
-	37.3	1896	10	1.19	1992	10	15.7	1951
11	36.9	2003	11	1.14	1989	11	14.3	2014
12	36.8	1914	12	1.03	1974	12	14.1	1991
13	36.7	1909	13	1.00	1965	13	13.4	2022
14	36.5	1928	-	1.00	1944	14	13.3	2025
-	36.5	1906	15	0.99	1905	15	13.2	1965
16	36.4	1990	16	0.94	2014	16	13.0	2023
-	36.4	1880	17	0.84	1967	-	13.0	1989
18	36.3	1954	-	0.84	1874	-	13.0	1944
-	36.3	1900	19	0.83	1951	19	12.5	1985
20	36.0	2012	20	0.78	2022	-	12.5	1930
-	36.0	1933	-	0.78	2001
-	36.0	1920	-	0.78	1940

Top 20 Coldest January's			Top 20 Driest January's			Top 20 Least Snowiest January's
(1872-Present)			(1872-Present)			(1882-Present)
Rank	Avg	Year	Rank	Total	Year	Rank	Total	Year
1	16.9*	1930	1	0.01	1952	1	T	2003
2	18.0	1979	-	0.01	1934	-	T	1934
3	18.1	1875	-	0.01	1933	3	0.1	1931
4	18.2	1937	4	0.02	1931	4	0.2	1933
5	19.1	1963	5	0.03	2003	5	0.3	1952
6	19.4	1949	-	0.03	1935	6	0.4	1914
7	19.5	1962	-	0.03	1914	7	0.8	1935
8	20.8	2007	8	0.04	1904	8	0.9	2020
9	21.7	1886	9	0.05	1998	-	0.9	1970
10	22.8	1916	-	0.05	1901	10	1.0	1961
11	23.7	1974	-	0.05	1893	-	1.0	1893
-	23.7	1872	12	0.07	2010	12	1.1	1904
13	24.2	1877	-	0.07	1961	13	1.3	1983
14	24.3	1940	14	0.08	2008	-	1.3	1923
15	24.6	1918	15	0.10	1970	15	1.4	1888
-	24.6	1879	-	0.10	1878	16	1.7	1911
17	25.0	2023	17	0.11	1888	17	1.8	1919
18	25.1	1988	18	0.12	1919	18	1.9	2008
19	25.3	1891	-	0.12	1912	-	1.9	1903
20	25.5	1985	-	0.12	1911	-	1.9	1901
			-	0.12	1903	-	1.9	1900

- Temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit. 
- Precipitation and Snowfall amounts in inches.

- Average January Temperature is 31.7 degrees (from 1991-2020 DIA data).
- Average January Precipitation is 0.38 inches (from 1991-2020 DIA data).

- Average January Snowfall is 6.5 inches (from 1882-2020 Historical Record).
- Average January Snowfall is 6.4 inches (from 1991-2020 Stapleton data).

- Official Snowfall Observations, for DIA, didn't start until the 2007-2008 snow season, so no
30 Year Average is available.
 
* Coldest Month in Denver History.

- Data collected at the Downtown City Office from 1872-December 1949, then
  at the Stapleton Airport Office from January 1950-February 1995, then at
  Denver International Airport from March 1995-Present.

UPDATED: 4/7/2025

Denver's MONTHLY TEMPERATURE, RAINFALL, AND SNOWFALL EXTREMES FOR FEBRUARY

Top 20 Warmest February's			Top 20 Wettest February's			Top 20 Snowiest February's
(1872-Present)			(1872-Present)			(1882-Present)
Rank	Avg	Year	Rank	Total	Year	Rank	Total	Year
1	43.7	1954	1	2.01	1934	1	22.4	2015
2	42.3	1930	2	1.66	1960	2	22.1	1912
3	41.0	1925	3	1.46	2024	3	20.2	2012
4	40.7	1957	4	1.44	1942	4	19.5	1942
5	40.5	1943	5	1.39	1953	5	18.3	1960
6	40.3	2017	6	1.35	1909	-	18.3	1909
-	40.3	1991	7	1.34	1912	7	18.0	1931
8	40.3	1907	8	1.31	1959	8	17.5	1959
9	40.1	1992	9	1.28	1966	9	17.1	1965
-	40.1	1904	-	1.28	1939	10	16.9	1993
11	39.8	1932	11	1.27	1965	11	16.5	2020
12	39.3	1976	12	1.25	2015	-	16.5	1953
13	39.1	2000	13	1.24	1915	13	16.3	1939
-	39.1	1888	14	1.22	1881	14	15.8	2022
-	39.1	1886	15	1.21	1987	15	15.7	1913
16	39.0	1926	16	1.11	1931	16	15.6	1934
-	38.8	1931	17	1.09	1923	17	15.2	1929
18	38.6	1999	18	1.05	1993	18	14.6	1966
-	38.6	1950	-	1.05	1962	19	14.1	2013
20	38.5	1995	20	1.04	1964	20	14.0	1915
-	38.5	1970


Top 20 Coldest February's			Top 20 Driest February's			Top 20 Least Snowiest February's
(1872-Present)			(1872-Present)			(1882-Present)
Rank	Avg	Year	Rank	Total	Year	Rank	Total	Year
1	17.7	1899	1	0.01	1883	1	T	2009
2	21.8	1913	2	0.02	1877	2	0.3	1992
3	22.2	1883	3	0.03	1891	-	0.3	1970
4	22.3	1989	4	0.04	1949	4	0.5	2005
5	22.7	1903	-	0.04	1948	5	0.6	1954
6	23.6	1929	-	0.04	1962	-	0.6	1925
7	24.1	1942	-	0.04	1973	7	0.8	1991
8	24.8	1960	8	0.06	1959	-	0.8	1983
9	24.9	1894	-	0.06	1992	9	1.0	1943
10	25.2	1905	10	0.07	1989	10	1.1	1908
11	25.4	2021	11	0.08	1974	-	1.1	1906
12	25.6	1874	12	0.09	1965	12	1.3	1999
13	25.8	1939	-	0.09	1944	13	1.5	1949
14	26.6	1895	-	0.09	1905	14	1.6	2017
15	26.7	1891	15	0.10	2014	-	1.6	1957
16	26.9	1936	-	0.10	1967	16	1.8	2000
17	27.1	1955	17	0.11	1874	-	1.8	1982
18	27.3	1964	18	0.15	2006	18	1.9	1916
19	27.4	1965	-	0.15	2001	19	2.0	1882
20	27.6	2003	-	0.15	1941	20	2.1	1963
-	27.6	1985

- Temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit.
- Precipitation and Snowfall amounts in inches.

- Average February Temperature is 32.7 degrees (from 1991-2020 DIA data).
- Average February Precipitation is 0.41 inches (from 1991-2020 DIA data).

- Average February Snowfall is 7.8 inches (from 1882-2020 Historical Record).
- Average February Snowfall is 7.6 inches (from 1991-2020 Stapleton data).

- Official Snowfall Observations, for DIA, didn't start until the 2007-2008 snow season, so no
30 Year Average is available.

- Data collected at the Downtown City Office from 1872-December 1949, then
  at the Stapleton Airport Office from January 1950-February 1995, then at
  Denver International Airport from March 1995-Present.


UPDATED: 4/7/2025

Denver's MONTHLY TEMPERATURE, RAINFALL, AND SNOWFALL EXTREMES FOR MARCH

Top 20 Warmest March's			Top 20 Wettest March's			Top 20 Snowiest March's
(1872-Present)			(1872-Present)			(1882-Present)
Rank	Avg	Year	Rank	Total	Year	Rank	Total	Year
1	50.4	1910	1	4.56	1983	1	35.2	2003
2	49.2	2012	2	3.80	2021	2	34.0	2021
3	47.9	2017	3	3.50	1992	3	32.5	1944
4	47.2	1907	4	3.10	1990	4	31.3	1891
5	47.1	1986	-	3.10	1891	5	30.5	1983
6	47.0	1918	6	3.07	1905	6	29.2	1961
7	46.5	1879	7	3.05	2003	7	26.8	1959
8	46.4	2004	8	3.03	1909	8	25.7	1923
-	46.4	1946	9	2.85	1959	9	25.2	1952
10	46.0	2007	10	2.75	1944	10	24.8	1929
-	46.0	1887	11	2.51	1961	11	24.0	1981
12	45.8	2025	12	2.41	1949	12	23.9	1906
13	45.7	1916	13	2.36	1886	13	23.5	2013
14	45.2	1878	14	2.29	1940	14	21.9	1990
15	45.1	1911	-	2.29	1927	15	21.8	1886
16	45.0	2015	16	2.27	1981	16	20.8	1948
-	45.0	1873	17	2.17	1923	17	20.5	1970
18	44.9	1921	18	2.16	1929	18	20.4	1899
19	44.8	1994	19	2.12	1952	19	20.3	1924
20	44.7	1972	-	2.12	1938	20	20.2	1909


Top 20 Coldest March's			Top 20 Driest March's			Top 20 Least Snowiest March's
(1872-Present)			(1872-Present)			(1882-Present)
Rank	Avg	Year	Rank	Total	Year	Rank	Total	Year
1	26.4	1912	1	0.03	2012	1	T	2017
2	28.0	1924	2	0.11	1908	-	T	2012
3	29.0	1965	3	0.14	2008	3	0.3	1883
4	29.7	1906	-	0.14	2004	4	0.4	1911
5	32.1	1969	5	0.18	1982	5	0.5	1885
6	32.2	1891	6	0.19	1999	6	1.1	1887
7	32.8	1958	7	0.20	1882	7	1.8	2004
8	33.0	1964	8	0.21	1883	8	2.0	2025
9	33.1	1899	-	0.21	1880	-	2.0	1882
10	33.2	1917	10	0.22	1945	10	2.1	1982
11	33.3	1932	-	0.22	1873	-	2.1	1908
12	33.5	1970	12	0.23	1935	12	2.5	2011
13	33.6	1915	-	0.23	1893	-	2.5	1918
14	33.7	1952	-	0.23	1887	14	2.6	1986
-	33.7	1948	15	0.26	1997	-	2.6	1898
16	33.8	2002	16	0.28	1995	16	2.8	1966
-	33.8	1888	-	0.28	1911	-	2.8	1910
18	33.9	1923	-	0.28	1898	18	2.9	2015
19	34.4	1880	19	0.30	1946	19	3.0	1935
20	34.5	1944	20	0.31	1950	20	3.0	1890
-	34.5	1886

- Temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit.
- Precipitation and Snowfall amounts in inches.

- Average March Temperature is 41.6 degrees (from 1991-2020 DIA data).
- Average March Precipitation is 0.86 inches (from 1991-2020 DIA data).

- Average March Snowfall is 11.5 inches (from 1882-2020 Historical Record).
- Average March Snowfall is 8.8 inches (from 1991-2020 Stapleton data).

- Official Snowfall Observations, for DIA, didn't start until the 2007-2008 snow season, so no
30 Year Average is available.

- Data collected at the Downtown City Office from 1872-December 1949, then
  at the Stapleton Airport Office from January 1950-February 1995, then at
  Denver International Airport from March 1995-Present.  


UPDATED: 3/31/2025

Denver's MONTHLY TEMPERATURE, RAINFALL, AND SNOWFALL EXTREMES FOR APRIL

Top 20 Warmest April's			Top 20 Wettest April's			Top 20 Snowiest April's
(1872-Present)			(1872-Present)			(1882-Present)
Rank	Avg	Year	Rank	Total	Year	Rank	Total	Year
1	56.4	1981	1	8.24	1900	1	33.8	1933
2	56.3	1946	2	5.86	1999	2	32.0	1885
3	55.5	1930	3	4.95	1905	3	28.3	1920
4	55.3	1943	4	4.94	1885	4	28.2	1945
5	54.8	1992	5	4.13	1957	5	25.5	1957
6	53.8	1881	6	4.09	1933	6	25.4	1909
7	53.6	1954	7	4.07	1935	7	25.0	1907
8	53.3	2012	8	4.01	1942	8	24.8	1973
	53.3	1888	9	3.95	1967	9	23.3	1935
10	53.2	1948	10	3.75	1914	10	21.0	1922
11	52.8	1925	11	3.73	1973	12	20.4	2013
12	52.2	1969	12	3.67	1906	13	19.7	1999
	52.2	1910	13	3.66	1915	13	19.6	1900
14	51.8	1987	14	3.65	1922	14	19.5	1944
15	51.5	2006	15	3.52	1972		19.5	1918
	51.5	1942	16	3.33	1884	16	18.0	1884
	51.5	1915	17	3.30	1894	17	17.8	1974
18	51.4	1934	18	3.28	2024	18	17.6	1959
19	51.2	1965	19	3.22	2009	19	17.2	1995
20	51.2	1932	20	3.15	1944	20	17.2	1972



Top 20 Coldest April's			Top 20 Driest April's			Top 20 Least Snowiest April's
(1872-Present)			(1872-Present)			(1882-Present)
Rank	Avg	Year	Rank	Total	Year	Rank	Total	Year
1	38.8	1920	1	0.03	1963	1	0	1992
2	40.5	1997	2	0.05	1878		0	1943
3	41.0	1983	3	0.06	2022		0	1930
4	41.1	1873	4	0.23	2002	4	T	2022
5	41.4	1957	5	0.31	1880		T	2002
6	41.7	2013	6	0.32	2008		T	1969
7	42.2	1945	7	0.33	1996		T	1946
8	42.3	1984	8	0.34	1982		T	1925
9	42.5	1999	9	0.39	1908		T	1915
10	42.6	1918	10	0.40	1925		T	1910
11	42.8	1953	11	0.48	1955		T	1889
12	42.9	1995	12	0.50	2025		T	1888
-	42.9	1968		0.50	1881		T	1887
-	42.9	1884	14	0.53	1992	14	0.2	1963
15	43.2	1973	15	0.54	2020	15	0.3	2006
-	43.2	1944	16	0.60	1930		0.3	1965
-	43.2	1909		0.60	1923	17	0.5	2010
-	43.2	1874		0.60	1902		0.5	1896
19	43.7	1970	19	0.65	1988	19	0.8	1985
20	43.8	1951	20	0.67	2006	20	0.9	2007
							0.9	1919

- Temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit.
- Precipitation and Snowfall amounts in inches.

- Average April Temperature is 47.8 degrees (from 1991-2020 DIA data).
- Average April Precipitation is 1.68 inches (from 1991-2020 DIA data).

- Average April Snowfall is 8.8 inches (from 1882-2020 Historical Record).
- Average April Snowfall is 6.2 inches (from 1991-2020 Stapleton data).

- Official Snowfall Observations, for DIA, didn't start until the 2007-2008 snow season, so no
30 Year Average is available. 

- Data collected at the Downtown City Office from 1872-December 1949, then
  at the Stapleton Airport Office from January 1950-February 1995, then at
  Denver International Airport from March 1995-Present.  


UPDATED: 5/1/2025

Denver's MONTHLY TEMPERATURE, RAINFALL, AND SNOWFALL EXTREMES FOR MAY

Top 20 Warmest May's			Top 20 Wettest May's			Top 20 Snowiest May's
(1872-Present)			(1872-Present)			(1882-Present)
Rank	Avg	Year	Rank	Total	Year	Rank	Total	Year
1	64.7	1934	1	8.57	1876	1	15.5	1898
2	63.2	1994	2	7.31	1957	2	13.7	1950
3	62.0	1886	3	6.12	1969	3	13.5	1978
4	61.7	1958	4	5.53	2023	4	13.2	1912
5	61.6	1974	5	5.06	1973	5	12.0	1917
-	61.6	1879	6	4.95	1935	6	10.0	1908
7	61.5	1939	7	4.88	1938	7	9.0	1907
8	61.4	2018	-	4.88	1898	8	8.9	1893
9	61.3	1936	9	4.79	2011	9	8.8	1957
10	61.1	1875	10	4.77	1967	10	8.3	1944
11	61.0	1941	11	4.67	1995	11	8.2	1979
-	61.0	1874	12	4.64	1987	12	7.6	1983
13	60.9	1963	13	4.61	1884	13	7.2	2001
-	60.9	1956	14	4.46	1958	-	7.2	1931
15	60.8	1881	15	4.3	1883	15	7.0	2003
16	60.7	1977	16	4.26	1988	16	6.4	1961
17	60.6	1992	17	4.18	1947	-	6.4	1915
-	60.6	1900	-	4.18	1912	18	6.3	1910
19	60.5	2012	19	4.15	1891	19	6.1	1975
20	60.4	1897	20	4.12	1961	20	4.7	1918


Top 20 Coldest May's			Top 20 Driest May's			Top 20 Least Snowiest May's
(1872-Present)			(1872-Present)			(1882-Present)
Rank	Avg	Year	Rank	Total	Year	Rank	Total	Year
1	48.7	1917	1	0.06	1974	Numerous with no Snow
2	50.0	1995	2	0.09	1886
3	50.1	1935	3	0.15	1899
4	50.3	1907	4	0.22	1919
5	51.4	1983	5	0.34	1977
6	51.5	1892	-	0.34	1966
7	51.6	2019	7	0.43	1925
8	52.0	1946	8	0.49	1972
9	52.6	1967	9	0.52	1911
10	52.7	1924	10	0.53	1900
11	52.8	1943	11	0.60	1954
12	52.9	1915		0.60	1921
13	53.0	2015	13	0.64	1970
-	53.0	1950	14	0.65	1984
-	53.0	1898	15	0.68	1963
-	53.0	1882	16	0.71	2005
17	53.1	2011	-	0.71	1968
18	53.2	1885	18	0.75	1903
19	53.3	1909	-	0.75	1873
20	53.4	1953	20	0.82	2013

- Temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit.
- Precipitation and Snowfall amounts in inches.

- Average May Temperature is 57.4 degrees (from 1991-2020 DIA data).
- Average May Precipitation is 2.16 inches (from 1991-2020 DIA data).

- Average May Snowfall is 1.7 inches (from 1882-2020 Historical Record).
- Average May Snowfall is 1.4 inches (from 1991-2020 Stapleton data).

- Official Snowfall Observations, for DIA, didn't start until the 2007-2008 snow season, so no
30 Year Average is available. 

# Wettest Month in Denver History.

- Data collected at the Downtown City Office from 1872-December 1949, then
  at the Stapleton Airport Office from January 1950-February 1995, then at
  Denver International Airport from March 1995-Present.


UPDATED: 1/9/2022

Denver's MONTHLY TEMPERATURE, RAINFALL, AND SNOWFALL EXTREMES FOR JUNE

Top 20 Warmest June's			Top 20 Wettest June's			Top 20 Snowiest June's
(1872-Present)			(1872-Present)			(1882-Present)
Rank	Avg	Year	Rank	Total	Year	Rank	Total	Year
1	75.0	2012	1	6.10	2023	1	0.4	1919
2	73.8	2024	2	4.96	1882	2	0.3	1951
3	73.5	1994	3	4.86	2009	3	T	1974
4	73.4	1956	4	4.69	1967	-	T	1947
5	72.8	2006	5	4.14	1965	-	T	1937
-	72.8	1933	6	3.99	2005	-	T	1917
7	72.6	1990	7	3.95	2003	7	0	Numerous
8	72.4	2018	-	3.95	1949
9	72.0	1952	9	3.83	1970
-	72.0	1881	10	3.59	1963
11	71.9	1980	11	3.55	1923
-	71.9	1977	12	3.54	1904
13	71.8	1988	13	3.50	1987
14	71.6	2021	14	3.32	1950
15	71.3	1931	15	3.26	1921
-	71.3	1918	16	3.07	1995
17	71.1	2020	17	2.99	1969
-	71.1	2013	18	2.94	1972
-	71.1	2002	19	2.93	1891
-	71.1	1936	20	2.78	1878




Top 20 Coldest June's			Top 20 Driest June's
(1872-Present)			(1872-Present)			Top 20 Least Snowiest June's
Rank	Avg	Year	Rank	Total	Year	(1882-Present)
1	60.6	1967	1	T	1890	Rank	Total	Year
2	60.9	1951	2	0.08	1916	Numerous Years with no Snow
3	61.0	1928	3	0.09	1980
4	61.5	1969	-	0.09	1881
-	61.5	1904	5	0.12	2006
6	61.7	1895	-	0.12	1952
7	62.0	1945	7	0.13	1893
8	62.1	2003	8	0.16	1933
-	62.1	1915	9	0.17	1930
10	62.2	1995	10	0.19	1922
11	62.5	1903	11	0.20	1973
12	62.7	1947	-	0.20	1910
13	62.8	1983	13	0.21	1990
14	63.0	1998	14	0.22	1940
-	63.0	1912	-	0.22	1934
16	63.1	1982	16	0.23	1971
17	63.4	1891	17	0.28	1919
18	63.7	2004	18	0.29	1888
19	63.9	1965	19	0.32	1879
-	63.9	1955	20	0.33	2017
20	63.9	1906

- Temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit.
- Precipitation and Snowfall amounts in inches.

- Average June Temperature is 68.2 degrees (from 1991-2020 DIA data).
- Average June Precipitation is 1.94 inches (from 1991-2020 DIA data).

- Average June Snowfall is a Trace (from 1882-2020 Historical Record).
- Average June Snowfall is 0.0 (from 1991-2020 Stapleton data).

- Official Snowfall Observations, for DIA, didn't start until the 2007-2008 snow season, so no
30 Year Average is available. 

- Data collected at the Downtown City Office from 1872-December 1949, then
  at the Stapleton Airport Office from January 1950-February 1995, then at
  Denver International Airport from March 1995-Present.


UPDATED: 1/9/2022

Denver's MONTHLY TEMPERATURE, RAINFALL, AND SNOWFALL EXTREMES FOR JULY

Top 20 Warmest July's			Top 20 Wettest July's			Top 20 Snowiest July's
(1872-Present)			(1872-Present)			(1882-Present)
Rank	Avg	Year	Rank	Total	Year	Rank	Total	Year
1	78.9	2012	1	6.41	1965	No Snow has ever
2	78.0	2022	2	5.92	1998	been reported in July
3	77.8	1934	3	5.60	1997
4	77.7	2005	4	5.24	1919
5	77.6	2008	5	4.76	2001
6	77.3	1936	6	4.28	1895
7	77.1	1939	7	4.17	1956
8	76.9	2003	-	4.17	1909
-	76.9	1966	-	4.17	1875
10	76.7	2021	10	4.11	1991
-	76.7	2001	11	3.85	2014
-	76.7	2000	12	3.84	1999
-	76.7	1954	13	3.71	1985
14	76.5	2020	14	3.70	2010
-	76.5	1901	15	3.57	1990
16	76.4	2017	16	3.56	2009
-	76.4	1980	17	3.50	1958
18	76.3	2007	18	3.47	1910
19	76.2	2016	19	3.41	2011
-	76.2	2006	20	3.35	1874
-	76.2	2002


Top 20 Coldest July's			Top 20 Driest July's			Top 20 Least Snowiest July's
(1872-Present)			(1872-Present)			(1882-Present)
Rank	Avg	Year	Rank	Total	Year	Rank	Total	Year
1	67.3	1895	1	0.01	1901	No Snow has ever
2	68.2	1906	2	0.08	1939	been reported in July
3	68.7	1915	3	0.24	2008
-	68.7	1904	4	0.27	2005
5	68.9	1950	5	0.31	1917
-	68.9	1905	6	0.32	1934
-	68.9	1891	7	0.33	1924
8	69.0	1875	-	0.33	1877
9	69.1	1967	9	0.34	2021
-	69.1	1872	10	0.41	1888
11	69.3	1912	11	0.43	2007
12	69.6	1911	12	0.45	1920
13	69.7	1897	13	0.47	2017
-	69.7	1887	14	0.48	2012
15	69.8	1908	15	0.50	1994
16	70.2	2009	-	0.50	1886
-	70.2	1972	17	0.54	2003
-	70.2	1902	-	0.54	1978
19	70.3	1958	-	0.54	1962
20	70.5	1992	20	0.55	1963
-	70.5	1899

- Temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit.
- Precipitation and Snowfall amounts in inches.

- Average July Temperature is 75.1 degrees (from 1991-2020 DIA data).
- Average July Precipitation is 2.14 inches (from 1991-2020 DIA data).

- Average July Snowfall is 0.0 inches (from 1882-2020 Historical Record).
- Average July Snowfall is 0.0 inches (from 1991-2020 Stapleton data).

- Official Snowfall Observations, for DIA, didn't start until the 2007-2008 snow season, so no
30 Year Average is available.  Also it has never snowed in Denver for the month of July since
records have been kept. 

# Warmest Month in Denver History.

- Data collected at the Downtown City Office from 1872-December 1949, then
  at the Stapleton Airport Office from January 1950-February 1995, then at
  Denver International Airport from March 1995-Present.


UPDATED: 1/9/2022

Denver's MONTHLY TEMPERATURE, RAINFALL, AND SNOWFALL EXTREMES FOR AUGUST

Top 20 Warmest August's			Top 20 Wettest August's			Top 20 Snowiest August's
(1872-Present)			(1872-Present)			(1882-Present)
Rank	Avg	Year	Rank	Total	Year	Rank	Total	Year
1	77.0	2020	1	5.85	1979	No Snow has ever
-	77.0	2011	2	4.47	1951	been reported in August
3	76.8	1937	3	4.03	2008
4	76.1	2022	4	3.87	1923
5	75.6	2024	5	3.69	1991
6	75.4	2021	6	3.52	1997
-	75.4	2019	7	3.49	1921
-	75.4	2007	8	3.37	1999
9	75.3	1995	9	3.22	1936
10	75.0	2012	10	3.20	1984
-	75.0	1994	11	3.19	1908
12	74.7	1938	12	3.06	2000
13	74.6	2013	13	2.84	2004
-	74.6	1878	-	2.84	1891
15	74.5	2000	15	2.78	2013
16	74.4	1983	16	2.76	2007
-	74.4	1934	17	2.75	1927
18	74.2	2023	18	2.73	2014
-	74.2	1943	19	2.72	1929
	74.2	1922	20	2.71	1972


Top 20 Coldest August's			Top 20 Driest August's			Top 20 Least Snowiest August's
(1872-Present)			(1872-Present)			(1882-Present)
Rank	Avg	Year	Rank	Total	Year	Rank	Total	Year
1	66.5	1915	1	0.02	1924	No Snow has ever
2	66.6	1927	2	0.05	1917	been reported in August
3	67.7	1920	-	0.05	1900
4	67.8	1884	4	0.06	1960
5	68.0	1888	5	0.11	2012
6	68.1	1968	6	0.16	1974
7	68.2	2004	7	0.19	1948
-	68.2	1967	8	0.22	2016
9	68.4	1992	9	0.23	1907
-	68.4	1923	10	0.25	1959
-	68.4	1917	11	0.26	1978
12	68.7	1963	12	0.27	2021
13	68.8	1908	-	0.27	1964
-	68.8	1887	-	0.27	1950
-	68.8	1885	16	0.28	1985
16	68.9	1950	16	0.30	2011
17	69.0	1916	17	0.33	1889
-	69.0	1890	18	0.35	2020
19	69.2	1891	-	0.35	1893
20	69.3	1872	20	0.38	1940

- Temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit.
- Precipitation and Snowfall amounts in inches.

- Average August Temperature is 72.9 degrees (from 1991-2020 DIA data).
- Average August Precipitation is 1.58 inches (from 1991-2020 DIA data).

- Average August Snowfall is 0.0 inches (from 1882-2020 Historical Record).
- Average August Snowfall is 0.0 inches (from 1991-2020 Stapleton data).

- Official Snowfall Observations, for DIA, didn't start until the 2007-2008 snow season, so no
30 Year Average is available.  Also it has never snowed in Denver for the month of August since
records have been kept. 

- Data collected at the Downtown City Office from 1872-December 1949, then
  at the Stapleton Airport Office from January 1950-February 1995, then at
  Denver International Airport from March 1995-Present.


UPDATED: 9/2/2022

Denver's MONTHLY TEMPERATURE, RAINFALL, AND SNOWFALL EXTREMES FOR SEPTEMBER

Top 20 Warmest September's			Top 20 Wettest September's			Top 20 Snowiest September's
(1872-Present)			(1872-Present)			(1882-Present)
Rank	Avg	Year	Rank	Total	Year	Rank	Total	Year
1	70.0	2024	1	5.61	2013	1	17.2	1971
2	69.4	2015	2	4.67	1961	2	16.5	1936
3	69.3	2019	3	3.78	1909	3	12.9	1959
4	69.0	2022	4	3.70	1902	4	11.4	1895
5	68.8	2021	5	3.42	1938	5	8.7	1985
6	68.3	1948	6	2.95	2012	6	7.4	1995
7	68.2	1981	7	2.89	1936	7	6.5	1908
-	68.2	1931	-	2.89	1918	8	5.8	1961
9	68.0	2023	-	2.89	1875	9	5.5	1965
-	68.0	1998	10	2.85	1973	10	5.4	1993
11	67.8	2018	-	2.85	1971	11	5.2	1984
12	67.7	1933	12	2.72	1955	12	4.7	1996
13	67.6	1947	-	2.72	1906	13	4.6	1970
14	67.2	2005	14	2.64	1913	14	4.2	1951
-	67.2	1994	15	2.58	1965	15	4.0	1913
16	67.0	2010	16	2.47	1970	16	3.1	1999
-	67.0	1939	-	2.47	1940	17	2.8	1935
18	66.9	1990	18	2.34	1996	18	2.3	1989
19	66.8	2001	19	2.33	1985	19	1.8	1974
20	66.6	1977	20	2.29	1993	20	1.7	1927


Top 20 Coldest September's			Top 20 Driest September's			Top 20 Least Snowiest September's
(1872-Present)			(1872-Present)			(1882-Present)
Rank	Avg	Year	Rank	Total	Year	Rank	Total	Year
1	54.7	1912	1	T	1944	Numerous Years with
2	55.6	1965	-	T	1892	No Snowfall
3	56.3	1961	3	0.01	1992
4	57.5	1971	-	0.01	1956
5	58.1	1918	5	0.02	1921
6	58.8	1985	-	0.02	1879
7	58.9	2006	7	0.05	1893
-	58.9	1929	8	0.06	2010
9	59.2	1999	-	0.06	1920
10	59.3	2003	-	0.06	1882
-	59.3	1913	11	0.07	2005
12	59.4	1974	-	0.07	1978
13	59.5	1975	-	0.07	1928
-	59.5	1970	14	0.08	1949
15	59.9	1973	15	0.10	1977
-	59.9	1889	16	0.11	2015
17	60.3	1872	-	0.11	1932
18	60.4	1886	-	0.11	1888
-	60.4	1881	19	0.13	1983
20	60.5	1950	-	0.13	1884
-	60.5	1924

- Temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit.
- Precipitation and Snowfall amounts in inches.

- Average September Temperature is 64.8 degrees (from 1991-2020 DIA data).
- Average September Precipitation is 1.35 inches (from 1991-2020 DIA data).

- Average September Snowfall is 1.0 inches (from 1882-2020 Historical Record).
- Average September Snowfall is 0.8 inches (from 1991-2020 Stapleton data).

- Official Snowfall Observations, for DIA, didn't start until the 2007-2008 snow season, so no
30 Year Average is available.

- Data collected at the Downtown City Office from 1872-December 1949, then
  at the Stapleton Airport Office from January 1950-February 1995, then at
  Denver International Airport from March 1995-Present.


UPDATED: 1/9/2022

Denver's MONTHLY TEMPERATURE, RAINFALL, AND SNOWFALL EXTREMES FOR OCTOBER

Top 20 Warmest October's			Top 20 Wettest October's			Top 20 Snowiest October's
(1872-Present)			(1872-Present)			(1882-Present)
Rank	Avg	Year	Rank	Total	Year	Rank	Total	Year
1	59.9	1950	1	4.17	1969	1	31.2	1969
2	59.1	2024	2	3.92	1892	2	22.7	1906
3	57.9	1963	3	3.72	1942	3	22.1	1997
-	57.9	1934	4	3.50	1923	4	17.8	1923
5	57.8	2016	5	3.47	1984	5	17.2	2009
6	57.4	1933	6	3.05	1914	6	16.4	1897
7	57.0	1947	7	3.03	2007	7	16.2	1929
8	56.5	2015	8	2.84	1947	8	14.0	1889
9	56.3	1875	9	2.62	1957	9	13.8	1905
10	55.9	1956	10	2.46	1960	10	13.6	1908
-	55.9	1940	-	2.46	1959	11	13.1	1984
-	55.9	1938	12	2.31	1905	12	12.5	2019
-	55.9	1921	13	2.27	1993	13	11.8	1959
14	55.4	1910	14	2.16	2005	14	11.7	1917
15	55.3	2010	-	2.16	1951	15	10.6	1942
-	55.3	1884	16	2.15	1877	16	10.5	2005
17	55.2	1944	17	2.11	1889	-	10.5	1925
18	55.1	2014	18	2.04	1936	18	9.8	2006
-	55.1	2003	19	1.98	1906	19	9.7	1972
-	55.1	1965	20	1.97	1928	20	8.6	1913



Top 20 Coldest October's			Top 20 Driest October's			Top 20 Least Snowiest October's
(1872-Present)			(1872-Present)			(1882-Present)
Rank	Avg	Year	Rank	Total	Year	Rank	Total	Year
1	38.9	1969	1	T	1934	1	0.0	2024
2	42.9	2009	2	0.01	1933		0.0	2016
3	43.3	1925	3	0.05	1962		0.0	2015
4	43.7	2019	-	0.05	1944		0.0	2014
5	43.9	2002	5	0.06	1988		0.0	2010
6	44.3	1923	-	0.06	1954		0.0	2003
7	44.7	1984	-	0.06	1948		0.0	1998
8	45.9	1970	8	0.08	2021		0.0	1988
9	46.3	1877	-	0.08	2003		0.0	1965
10	46.5	1919	-	0.08	2001		0.0	1962
-	46.5	1913	11	0.10	1980		0.0	1950
12	46.6	1905	12	0.11	2024		0.0	1944
-	46.6	1873	13	0.12	1950		0.0	1940
14	46.9	1911	-	0.12	1938		0.0	1934
15	47.2	1883	-	0.12	1876		0.0	1933
16	47.7	2013	16	0.17	1907		0.0	1924
17	48.1	1959	17	0.18	1964		0.0	1907
18	48.2	1951	-	0.18	1952		0.0	1894
-	48.2	1916	19	0.19	1927		0.0	1888
20	48.3	1887	-	0.19	1894	20	0.0	1886
				0.19	1879

- Temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit.
- Precipitation and Snowfall amounts in inches.

- Average October Temperature is 51.1 degrees (from 1991-2020 DIA data).
- Average October Precipitation is 0.99 inches (from 1991-2020 DIA data).

- Average October Snowfall is 4.1 inches (from 1882-2020 Historical Record).
- Average October Snowfall is 3.9 inches (from 1991-2020 Stapleton data).

- Official Snowfall Observations, for DIA, didn't start until the 2007-2008 snow season, so no
30 Year Average is available.

- Data collected at the Downtown City Office from 1872-December 1949, then
  at the Stapleton Airport Office from January 1950-February 1995, then at
  Denver International Airport from March 1995-Present.

UPDATED: 11/1/2024

Denver's MONTHLY TEMPERATURE, RAINFALL, AND SNOWFALL EXTREMES FOR NOVEMBER

Top 20 Warmest November's			Top 20 Wettest November's			Top 20 Snowiest November's
(1872-Present)			(1872-Present)			(1882-Present)
Rank	Avg	Year	Rank	Total	Year	Rank	Total	Year
1	50.9	1949	1	3.21	1946	1	42.6	1946
2	47.2	1999	2	2.67	1991	2	29.6	1991
3	46.3	2921	3	2.63	1983	3	29.3	1983
4	46.2	1933	4	2.13	2015	4	23.3	2024
-	46.2	1914	5	1.98	2024	5	23.1	1929
6	45.9	1981	6	1.95	1922	-	23.1	1928
-	45.9	1927	7	1.93	1886	7	22.9	1908
8	45.6	1910	8	1.88	1975	8	22.3	1979
-	45.6	1901	9	1.74	1908	9	21.3	1956
10	45.5	1917	10	1.69	1972	10	20.1	1992
11	45.3	2017	11	1.68	1881	11	19.4	1972
12	45.1	2016	12	1.66	1979	12	17.4	1993
13	44.8	1899	13	1.62	1987	13	17.0	1985
-	44.8	1894	14	1.58	1928	14	16.9	1994
15	44.4	1934	15	1.50	1876	15	15.6	1931
-	44.4	1924	16	1.46	1992	16	15.4	1922
17	44.3	1954	17	1.38	1993	17	15.3	1938
-	44.3	1941	18	1.34	1994	18	15.2	1975
19	44.0	1990	19	1.32	1929	19	14.5	1952
-	44.0	1932	20	1.31	2019	-	14.5	1951
			-	1.31	1952


Top 20 Coldest November's			Top 20 Driest November's			Top 20 Least Snowiest November's
(1872-Present)			(1872-Present)			(1882-Present)
Rank	Avg	Year	Rank	Total	Year	Rank	Total	Year
1	22.0	1880	1	T	1949	1	0.0	1949
2	28.9	2000	-	T	1901	2	T	2021
3	29.7	1985	-	T	1899	-	T	2017
4	31.5	1929	4	0.01	1939	-	T	2005
5	32.3	1952	5	0.03	1917	-	T	1939
6	32.5	1889	6	0.04	1905	-	T	1917
7	32.8	1972	-	0.04	1904	-	T	1905
8	33.0	1886	8	0.05	2003	-	T	1901
9	33.1	1872	9	0.07	2021	-	T	1899
10	33.3	1979	-	0.07	1903	-	T	1884
11	33.9	1992	11	0.08	1920	11	0.3	1883
12	34.6	1919	-	0.08	1874	12	0.5	1885
13	34.7	1993	13	0.10	1896	13	0.8	1900
-	34.7	1991	14	0.12	2013	14	0.9	1896
-	34.7	1961	15	0.14	1924	15	1.0	2005
16	34.8	1997	16	0.15	1989	16	1.3	1910
17	34.9	1947	17	0.16	1971	17	1.4	1971
18	35.2	1898	-	0.16	1910	18	1.5	2010
19	35.6	2022	20	0.16	1873	-	1.5	1903
-	35.6	1982	-	0.18	2023	20	1.6	1989
				0.18	2008
				0.18	1933

- Temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit.
- Precipitation and Snowfall amounts in inches.

- Average November Temperature is 39.4 degrees (from 1991-2020 DIA data).
- Average November Precipitation is 0.64 inches (from 1991-2020 DIA data).

- Average November Snowfall is 7.4 inches (from 1882-2020 Historical Record).
- Average November Snowfall is 7.3 inches (from 1991-2020 Stapleton data).

- Official Snowfall Observations, for DIA, didn't start until the 2007-2008 snow season, so no
30 Year Average is available.

- Data collected at the Downtown City Office from 1872-December 1949, then
  at the Stapleton Airport Office from January 1950-February 1995, then at
  Denver International Airport from March 1995-Present.


UPDATED: 12/1/2024

Denver's MONTHLY TEMPERATURE, RAINFALL, AND SNOWFALL EXTREMES FOR DECEMBER

Top 20 Warmest December's			Top 20 Wettest December's			Top 20 Snowiest December's
(1872-Present)			(1872-Present)			(1882-Present)
Rank	Avg	Year	Rank	Total	Year	Rank	Total	Year
1	43.8	1933	1	5.21	1913	1	57.4	1913
2	41.2	1980	2	2.84	1973	2	30.8	1973
3	40.9	1939	3	2.34	1982	3	29.4	2006
4	40.5	1889	4	2.32	1883	4	27.1	1982
5	39.7	1906	5	1.70	1876	5	21.5	1987
6	39.6	1946	6	1.56	1891	6	20.9	2007
7	39.5	1957	7	1.50	1960	7	19.6	1918
-	39.5	1881	8	1.42	1924	8	18.4	1924
9	39.4	2024	9	1.40	1918	9	17.8	1960
10	39.2	1890	10	1.32	1892	10	17.5	1891
11	38.8	1896	11	1.30	1987	11	16.5	2011
-	38.8	1875	12	1.21	2006	-	16.5	1979
13	38.4	2021	13	1.18	2022	13	16.3	1916
14	38.2	1893	14	1.08	1885	14	16.2	1892
15	38.0	1917	15	1.06	1979	15	15.5	1898
16	37.5	1975	-	1.06	1967	16	15.3	1923
17	37.4	2023	17	1.05	1878	17	14.8	1926
18	37.3	1888	18	1.04	1988	18	14.4	1953
19	37.1	1929	-	1.04	1926	19	14.2	1978
20	37.0	1942	20	1.03	1941	20	13.3	1925

Top 20 Coldest December's			Top 20 Driest December's			Top 20 Least Snowiest December's
(1872-Present)			(1872-Present)			(1882-Present)
Rank	Avg	Year	Rank	Total	Year	Rank	Total	Year
1	17.4	1983	1	0.00	1881	1	T	2002
2	21.2	1909	2	T	1905	-	T	1906
3	22.1	1878	3	0.01	1906	-	T	1905
4	22.7	1873	-	0.01	1895	4	0.1	1928
5	23.1	1913	5	0.03	2018	5	0.4	1890
6	23.7	1932	-	0.03	1977	6	0.5	2018
7	24.1	2009	-	0.03	1931	-	0.5	1935
8	24.3	1914	8	0.04	2024	8	0.6	1995
9	24.6	1978	-	0.04	2004	9	0.7	1977
10	24.8	1884	-	0.04	1890	-	0.7	1895
11	24.9	1972	11	0.05	2002	11	0.8	1957
12	25.4	1992	-	0.05	1995	-	0.8	1931
13	25.5	1924	13	0.06	1996	-	0.8	1888
14	25.7	1990	-	0.06	1957	14	0.9	1970
15	25.8	1898	-	0.06	1928	15	1.2	1980
16	25.9	1927	16	0.09	1970	-	1.2	1962
17	26.5	1967	-	0.09	1946	-	1.2	1945
-	26.5	1960	-	0.09	1888	18	1.4	2024
-	26.5	1916	19	0.10	1980	-	1.4	2023
20	26.6	2011	-	0.10	1945	20	1.8	1996
-	26.6	2008	20	0.10	1880	-	1.8	1887

- Temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit.
- Precipitation and Snowfall amounts in inches.

- Average December Temperature is 31.2 degrees (from 1991-2020 DIA data).
- Average December Precipitation is 0.35 inches (from 1991-2020 DIA data).

- Average December Snowfall is 8.0 inches (from 1882-2020 Historical Record).
- Average December Snowfall is 6.6 inches (from 1991-2020 Stapleton data).

- Official Snowfall Observations, for DIA, didn't start until the 2007-2008 snow season, so no
30 Year Average is available.

# Snowiest Month in Denver History.

- Data collected at the Downtown City Office from 1872-December 1949, then
  at the Stapleton Airport Office from January 1950-February 1995, then at
  Denver International Airport from March 1995-Present.


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