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Denver's New Years Day Climate

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Denver's Climate Data for New Year's Day (1872 - present) 

TEMPERATURES:  WARMEST (67) 1882, COLDEST:  (-19) 1901

AVERAGE TEMPERATURES:  HIGH (40.4), LOW (15.3)

PRECIPITATION:  WETTEST:  (0.50") 1897, SNOWIEST:  (5.0") 1897

HISTORICAL CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION:  (21%) 

LAST TIME MEASURABLE SNOW OCCURRED ON NEW YEARS DAY WAS IN  2023

 

Top 10 Warmest New Years Day's   Top 10 Warmest Min New Years Day's
(1872-Present)   (1872-Present)
Rank High Year   Rank Low Year
1 67 1882   1 42 1918
2 66 1997   2 38 1882
3 65 1943     38 1939
  65 1902   4 37 1874
5 64 1939   5 36 2009
  64 1918   6 35 1934
7 61 1964     35 1998
  61 1935   8 34 1997
9 60 1934     34 1914
  60 1927   10 33 1943
10 60 1894     33 1927
             
             
             
Top 10 Coldest New Years Day's   Top 10 Lowest Max New Years Day's
(1872-Present)   (1872-Present)
Rank Low Year   Rank High Year
1 -19 1901   1 2 1942
2 -14 1974   2 7 1974
3 -12 1919   3 8 2022
4 -11 1979   4 10 1979
5 -10 1928   5 12 1901
6 -9 2022     12 2019
  -9 1942     12 1924
8 -7 1995     12 1879
9 -6 1911   9 16 1919
10 -5 2019     16 1937
  -5 1924   10 16 1952
  -5 1879        
             
             
Top 10 Wettest New Years Day's   Top 10 Snowiest New Years Day's
(1872-Present)   (1882-Present)
Rank Total Year   Rank Total Year
1 0.50 1897   1 5.0 1897
2 0.29 1886   2 3.5 1907
3 0.24 1907   3 2.7 1905
4 0.19 1905   4 2.3 1886
5 0.18 2014     2.3 1960
6 0.13 1953   6 2.2 1953
7 0.12 2022     2.2 2014
8 0.10 1965   8 1.8 2015
  0.10 1881   9 1.6 1999
10 0.09 1992   10 1.5 1992
             
             
Top 10 Driest New Years Day's   Top 10 Least Snowiest New Years Day's
(1872-Present)   (1882-Present)
Rank Low Year   Rank Total Year
Numerous Years with "0"   Numerous Years with "0"

 

All Time Historical Data

Date Temp Max Temp Min Temp Avg Precipitation Snowfall Snow Depth
1/1/2024 55 19 37.0 0.0 0.0 0
1/1/2023 34 23 28.5 0.1 0.4 4
1/1/2022 8 -9 -0.5 0.1 1.1 3
1/1/2021 42 22 32.0 0.0 0.0 0
1/1/2020 50 24 37.0 0.0 0.0 T
1/1/2019 12 -5 3.5 0.0 0.0 T
1/1/2018 28 3 15.5 T T 0
1/1/2017 47 16 31.5 0.0 0.0 0
1/1/2016 35 6 20.5 0.0 0.0 T
1/1/2015 26 5 15.5 0.1 1.8 2
1/1/2014 41 13 27.0 0.2 2.2 0
1/1/2013 27 5 16.0 0.0 0.0 T
1/1/2012 36 18 27.0 0.0 0.0 0
1/1/2011 19 2 10.5 0.0 0.0 2
1/1/2010 40 12 26.0 0.0 0.0 1
1/1/2009 54 36 45.0 0.0 0.0 0
1/1/2008 23 -2 10.5 0.0 0.0 5
1/1/2007 31 14 22.5 0.0 0.0 11
1/1/2006 55 23 39.0 0.0 0.0 0
1/1/2005 43 20 31.5 0.0 0.0 0
1/1/2004 54 20 37.0 0.0 0.0 T
1/1/2003 43 20 31.5 0.0 T T
1/1/2002 24 9 16.5 T 0.2 1
1/1/2001 35 13 24.0 T 0.0 T
1/1/2000 52 25 38.5 T 0.0 0
1/1/1999 42 19 30.5 0.1 1.6 2
1/1/1998 58 35 46.5 0.0 0.0 0
1/1/1997 66 34 50.0 0.0 0.0 0
1/1/1996 28 17 22.5 0.0 0.1 T
1/1/1995 43 -7 18.0 0.0 0.0 2
1/1/1994 53 22 37.5 0.0 0.0 0
1/1/1993 40 18 29.0 0.0 0.0 T
1/1/1992 41 17 29.0 0.1 1.5 3
1/1/1991 59 26 42.5 0.0 0.0 T
1/1/1990 56 26 41.0 0.0 0.0 1
1/1/1989 47 13 30.0 0.0 0.0 1
1/1/1988 31 -3 14.0 0.0 0.0 7
1/1/1987 39 12 25.5 0.0 0.0 0
1/1/1986 55 25 40.0 0.0 0.0 0
1/1/1985 21 8 14.5 0.0 0.6 2
1/1/1984 37 17 27.0 0.0 0.0 2
1/1/1983 41 8 24.5 0.0 0.0 13
1/1/1982 49 17 33.0 0.0 0.0 2
1/1/1981 54 26 40.0 0.0 0.0 0
1/1/1980 44 16 30.0 0.0 0.1 4
1/1/1979 10 -11 -0.5 0.0 0.4 1
1/1/1978 24 0 12.0 0.0 0.0 0
1/1/1977 24 8 16.0 0.0 0.0 T
1/1/1976 17 -1 8.0 0.0 0.2 4
1/1/1975 43 11 27.0 0.0 0.0 0
1/1/1974 7 -14 -3.5 0.0 0.1 7
1/1/1973 32 8 20.0 0.0 0.0 2
1/1/1972 44 14 29.0 0.0 0.0 0
1/1/1971 43 19 31.0 0.0 0.2 0
1/1/1970 28 10 19.0 T T 1
1/1/1969 57 28 42.5 0.0 0.0 T
1/1/1968 38 6 22.0 0.0 0.0 4
1/1/1967 50 19 34.5 0.0 0.0 0
1/1/1966 44 15 29.5 T T 0
1/1/1965 34 15 24.5 0.1 1.0 0
1/1/1964 61 30 45.5 0.0 0.0 0
1/1/1963 48 21 34.5 0.0 0.0 0
1/1/1962 59 17 38.0 0.0 0.0 0
1/1/1961 29 12 20.5 0.0 0.0 1
1/1/1960 23 2 12.5 0.1 2.3 T
1/1/1959 52 24 38.0 T T 1
1/1/1958 56 17 36.5 0.0 0.0 0
1/1/1957 49 22 35.5 0.0 0.0 0
1/1/1956 56 31 43.5 0.0 0.0 0
1/1/1955 46 25 35.5 0.0 0.0 3
1/1/1954 54 26 40.0 0.0 0.0 0
1/1/1953 39 15 27.0 0.1 2.2 3
1/1/1952 16 9 12.5 0.0 0.3 1
1/1/1951 28 18 23.0 0.0 0.2 1
1/1/1950 58 29 43.5 0.0 0.0 0
1/1/1949 52 32 42.0 0.0 0.0 0
1/1/1948 44 5 24.5 0.0 0.0 3
1/1/1947 31 17 24.0 0.0 1.2 T
1/1/1946 50 25 37.5 0.0 0.0 0
1/1/1945 45 12 28.5 0.0 0.0 0
1/1/1944 42 20 31.0 0.0 0.0 0
1/1/1943 65 33 49.0 0.0 0.0 0
1/1/1942 2 -9 -3.5 0.0 0.4 3
1/1/1941 35 22 28.5 0.0 0.0 0
1/1/1940 31 26 28.5 0.0 0.0 0
1/1/1939 64 38 51.0 0.0 0.0 0
1/1/1938 37 24 30.5 0.0 0.0 0
1/1/1937 16 6 11.0 0.0 0.7 3
1/1/1936 35 21 28.0 0.0 1.0 T
1/1/1935 61 27 44.0 0.0 0.0 0
1/1/1934 60 35 47.5 0.0 0.0 0
1/1/1933 44 22 33.0 0.0 0.0 1
1/1/1932 38 17 27.5 0.0 0.0 0
1/1/1931 49 20 34.5 0.0 0.0 0
1/1/1930 40 19 29.5 0.0 1.0 T
1/1/1929 37 12 24.5 0.0 0.5 0
1/1/1928 28 -10 9.0 0.0 0.0 T
1/1/1927 60 33 46.5 0.0 0.0 0
1/1/1926 43 27 35.0 0.0 0.0 T
1/1/1925 39 7 23.0 0.0 0.0 3
1/1/1924 12 -5 3.5 0.0 0.0 T
1/1/1923 34 20 27.0 T T T
1/1/1922 56 21 38.5 0.0 0.0 0
1/1/1921 39 26 32.5 0.0 0.0 0
1/1/1920 43 17 30.0 T T M
1/1/1919 16 -12 2.0 0.0 0.0 M
1/1/1918 64 42 53.0 0.0 0.0 M
1/1/1917 46 19 32.5 0.0 0.0 M
1/1/1916 38 15 26.5 T 0.1 M
1/1/1915 46 27 36.5 0.0 0.0 M
1/1/1914 57 34 45.5 0.0 0.0 M
1/1/1913 38 21 29.5 0.0 0.0 M
1/1/1912 31 5 18.0 0.0 0.0 M
1/1/1911 22 -6 8.0 T T M
1/1/1910 58 20 39.0 T 0.0 M
1/1/1909 49 16 32.5 0.0 T M
1/1/1908 51 29 40.0 0.0 0.0 M
1/1/1907 32 24 28.0 0.2 3.5 M
1/1/1906 25 12 18.5 T T M
1/1/1905 43 27 35.0 0.2 2.7 M
1/1/1904 38 18 28.0 0.0 0.5 M
1/1/1903 39 13 26.0 0.0 0.0 M
1/1/1902 65 24 44.5 0.0 0.0 M
1/1/1901 12 -19 -3.5 0.0 0.0 M
1/1/1900 39 16 27.5 0.0 0.0 M
1/1/1899 35 -4 15.5 0.0 0.0 M
1/1/1898 45 6 25.5 0.0 0.0 M
1/1/1897 31 18 24.5 0.5 5.0 M
1/1/1896 55 24 39.5 0.0 0.0 M
1/1/1895 30 2 16.0 0.0 0.0 M
1/1/1894 60 27 43.5 0.0 0.0 M
1/1/1893 50 26 38.0 0.0 0.0 M
1/1/1892 36 5 20.5 0.0 0.0 M
1/1/1891 39 14 26.5 0.0 0.0 M
1/1/1890 33 12 22.5 0.0 0.0 M
1/1/1889 46 15 30.5 0.0 0.0 M
1/1/1888 42 21 31.5 0.0 0.0 M
1/1/1887 43 0 21.5 T T M
1/1/1886 21 0 10.5 0.3 2.3 M
1/1/1885 22 0 11.0 0.0 0.0 M
1/1/1884 30 -2 14.0 0.0 0.0 M
1/1/1883 34 1 17.5 0.0 0.0 M
1/1/1882 67 38 52.5 0.0 0.0 M
1/1/1881 41 25 33.0 0.1 M M
1/1/1880 57 27 42.0 0.0 M M
1/1/1879 12 -5 3.5 0.0 M M
1/1/1878 28 0 14.0 0.0 M M
1/1/1877 45 18 31.5 0.0 M M
1/1/1876 42 2 22.0 0.0 M M
1/1/1875 43 8 25.5 0.0 M M
1/1/1874 58 37 47.5 0.0 M M
1/1/1873 41 16 28.5 0.0 M M
1/1/1872 48 28 38.0 0.0 M M

 

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