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Denver/Boulder, CO

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Denver Monthly Snowfall

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Denver Colorado
Monthly Snowfall
(1882-2015)

Historical Locations for Snowfall Measurements

(Please note DIA is roughly 20 miles east northeast of the old downtown reporting sites and 13 miles east northeast of the old airport.  Thus snowfall can vary quite a bit between the current observing site at DIA and the previous locations.)

Denver International Airport (2008-Present)
Denver Stapleton Airport (1950-2007)
19th & Stout (1916-1949)
16th & Larimer (1882-1915)

(Departure from Normal is based on the
long term average from 1882-2015)

 Average Seasonal Snowfall:     57.1"   (1882-2015)
Maximum Seasonal Snowfall: 118.7"   (1908-1909)
Minimum Seasonal Snowfall:    21.3"   (1888-1889)

 

2015-2016 July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar April May June Total
Departure
Denver 0.0 0.0                      
 
Monthly Normal 0.0 0.0 1.0 4.2 7.5 8.1 6.6 7.7 11.4 8.9 1.7 T 57.1
Seasonal Normal
Cumulative
Total		                          
Cumulative Total
Cumulative Normal 0.0 0.0 1.0 5.2 12.7 20.8 27.4 35.1 46.5 55.4 57.1 57.1 57.1
Cumulative Normal
                           
 
Year July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar April May June Total
Departure
2014-2015 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 4.0 12.0 7.2 22.4 2.9 5.3 4.0 0.0 57.8 0.8
2013-2014 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.4 2.0 4.7 14.3 3.3 6.0 5.6 1.1 0.0 38.4
-18.7
2012-2013 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.5 1.7 5.2 4.6 14.1 23.5 20.4 3.4 0.0 78.4
21.3
2011-2012 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.5 4.5 16.5 4.9 20.2 T  1.0 0.0 0.0 55.6
-1.5
2010-2011  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 3.3 8.0 5.3 2.5 1.2 1.0 0.0 22.8
-34.3
2009-2010  0.0 0.0 0.0 17.2 9.3 11.1 2.6 5.8 12.8 0.5 1.3 0.0 60.6
3.5
2008-2009  0.0 0.0 0.0 T  1.7 10.3 4.9 T  13.8 7.4 0.0 0.0 38.1
-19
2007-2008  0.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 2.5 20.9 3.1 5.1 5.4 2.9 3.4 0.0 46.3
-10.8
2006-2007  0.0 0.0 0.0 9.8 4.4 29.4 15.9 5.5 6.7 0.9 0.0 0.0 72.6
15.5
2005-2006  0.0 0.0 0.0 9.6 1.0 4.1 3.6 3.0 8.6 0.3 0.2 0.0 30.4
-26.7
2004-2005  0.0 0.0 0.0 1.4 10.0 2.6 7.4 0.5 4.6 11.4 1.4 0.0 39.3
-17.8
2003-2004  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.9 4.5 4.6 8.9 1.8 15.3 T  0.0 38.0
-19.1
2002-2003  0.0 0.0 0.0 4.8 3.9 T  T  7.5 35.2 3.4 7.0 0.0 61.8
4.7
2001-2002  0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 4.2 2.9 6.1 2.8 12.5 T  0.7 0.0 30.2
-26.9
2000-2001  0.0 0.0 0.2 T  7.6 5.6 8.7 10.6 6.7 11.7 7.2 0.0 58.3
1.2
1999-2000  0.0 0.0 3.1 4.8 8.4 5.4 6.2 1.8 11.3 4.6 0.0 0.0 45.6
-11.5
1998-1999  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.0 8.9 6.4 1.3 4.2 19.7 T  0.0 44.5
-12.6
1997-1998  0.0 0.0 0.0 22.1 7.7 9.4 2.3 3.0 17.1 10.5 0.0 0.0 72.1
15.0
1996-1997  0.0 0.0 4.7 1.5 5.7 1.8 7.0 9.9 3.3 10.7 0.1 0.0 44.7
-12.4
1995-1996  0.0 0.0 7.4 2.2 6.9 0.6 10.4 3.2 16.4 3.2 0.0 0.0 50.3
-6.8
1994-1995  0.0 0.0 1.4 T  16.9 3.8 2.0 9.7 7.4 17.2 0.0 0.0 58.4
1.3
1993-1994  0.0 0.0 5.4 5.4 17.4 5.6 6.1 8.8 9.2 11.2 0.0 0.0 69.1
12.0
1992-1993  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 20.1 11.0 3.7 16.9 4.9 3.7 0.0 0.0 60.4
3.3
1991-1992  0.0 0.0 0.0 7.3 29.6 1.9 24.3 0.3 15.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 79.0
21.9
1990-1991  0.0 0.0 0.0 7.6 12.0 4.7 14.1 0.8 4.2 14.3 T  0.0 57.7
0.6
1989-1990  0.0 0.0 2.3 7.8 1.6 11.8 8.4 7.0 21.9 3.6 0.1 0.0 64.5
7.4
1988-1989  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.8 12.3 13.0 8.2 4.8 9.0 0.0 0.0 50.1
-7.0
1987-1988  0.0 0.0 0.0 T  11.2 21.5 5.8 7.0 13.5 2.0 1.3 0.0 62.3
5.2
1986-1987  0.0 0.0 0.0 4.3 11.5 4.9 17.0 12.2 11.5 9.9 0.0 0.0 71.3
14.2
1985-1986  0.0 0.0 8.7 1.9 17.0 10.3 2.4 6.2 2.6 14.0 0.0 0.0 63.1
6.0
1984-1985  0.0 0.0 5.2 13.1 2.3 5.0 12.5 8.7 7.6 0.8 T  0.0 55.2
-1.9
1983-1984  0.0 0.0 T  T  29.3 11.5 3.4 7.9 12.0 16.8 T  0.0 80.9
23.8
1982-1983  0.0 0.0 0.0 1.2 1.8 27.1 1.3 0.8 30.5 11.3 7.6 0.0 81.6
24.5
1981-1982  0.0 0.0 0.0 2.8 3.3 9.9 4.8 1.8 2.1 2.0 T  0.0 26.7
-30.4
1980-1981  0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 7.1 1.2 4.1 4.3 24.0 2.9 T  0.0 45.1
-12.0
1979-1980  0.0 0.0 0.0 2.7 22.3 16.5 12.3 9.6 12.1 10.0 T  0.0 85.5
28.4
1978-1979  0.0 0.0 T  2.7 6.9 14.2 9.1 5.8 18.2 8.1 8.2 0.0 73.2
16.1
1977-1978  0.0 0.0 0.0 3.3 4.1 0.7 5.5 6.2 8.6 4.6 13.5 0.0 46.5
-10.6
1976-1977  0.0 0.0 0.0 7.2 4.5 3.1 2.4 3.1 9.6 4.7 0.0 0.0 34.6
-22.5
1975-1976  0.0 0.0 0.0 2.7 15.2 7.3 3.2 6.4 18.7 1.2 0.0 0.0 54.7
-2.4
1974-1975  0.0 0.0 1.8 1.0 11.9 2.1 3.6 4.0 14.3 10.9 6.1 0.0 55.7
-1.4
1973-1974  0.0 0.0 0.0 2.3 9.3 30.8 8.2 10.3 12.8 17.8 0.0 T  91.5
34.4
1972-1973  0.0 0.0 0.0 9.7 19.4 9.8 12.1 3.0 15.1 24.8 1.0 0.0 94.9
37.8
1971-1972  0.0 0.0 17.2 3.1 1.4 8.4 10.9 9.1 7.1 17.2 0.0 0.0 74.4
17.3
1970-1971  0.0 0.0 4.6 5.9 9.2 0.9 8.6 11.9 9.6 6.0 0.0 0.0 56.7
-0.4
1969-1970  0.0 0.0 0.0 31.2 5.1 3.1 0.9 0.3 20.5 4.7 0.0 0.0 65.8
8.7
1968-1969  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 5.8 6.9 2.8 4.2 13.2 T  0.0 0.0 33.3
-23.8
1967-1968  0.0 0.0 0.0 1.7 9.4 13.1 3.0 7.3 9.2 15.1 T  0.0 58.8
1.7
1966-1967  0.0 0.0 T  8.3 3.0 1.9 9.9 4.4 6.6 3.6 3.0 0.0 40.7
-16.4
1965-1966  0.0 0.0 5.5 0.0 5.5 5.6 3.6 14.6 2.8 6.4 2.9 0.0 46.9
-10.2
1964-1965  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.0 4.4 13.2 17.1 14.9 0.3 0.0 0.0 55.9
-1.2
1963-1964  0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1 3.5 5.9 2.6 12.7 18.4 12.1 1.0 0.0 57.3
0.2
1962-1963  0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 5.0 1.2 9.1 2.1 18.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 36.3
-20.8
1961-1962  0.0 0.0 5.8 6.2 11.4 3.8 17.2 11.3 6.8 10.0 0.0 0.0 72.5
15.4
1960-1961  0.0 0.0 0.0 4.6 5.1 17.8 1.0 7.9 29.2 8.6 6.4 0.0 80.6
23.5
1959-1960  0.0 0.0 12.9 11.8 5.3 2.7 10.7 18.3 9.0 9.3 0.0 0.0 80.0
22.9
1958-1959  0.0 0.0 T  2.6 9.7 7.7 17.4 17.5 26.8 17.6 0.0 0.0 99.3
42.2
1957-1958  0.0 0.0 0.0 3.9 3.0 0.8 8.9 12.0 14.4 14.1 0.0 0.0 57.1
0.0
1956-1957  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 21.3 6.3 5.3 1.6 8.9 25.5 8.8 0.0 78.3
21.2
1955-1956  0.0 0.0 0.3 4.1 7.3 2.9 6.3 10.5 13.0 3.7 0.0 0.0 48.1
-9.0
1954-1955  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 3.9 8.6 3.5 12.2 19.5 4.9 T  0.0 53.0
-4.1
1953-1954  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 7.2 14.4 2.7 0.6 6.3 7.6 2.6 0.0 41.5
-15.6
1952-1953  0.0 0.0 0.0 1.2 14.5 3.1 7.4 16.5 11.8 12.0 1.7 0.0 68.2
11.1
1951-1952  0.0 0.0 4.2 8.1 14.5 11.2 0.3 10.2 25.2 11.2 T  0.0 84.9
27.8
1950-1951  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 11.9 5.9 15.7 10.5 17.6 12.9 0.0 0.3 74.8
17.7
1949-1950  0.0 0.0 0.0 6.0 0.0 5.4 8.8 2.9 5.4 9.0 13.7 0.0 51.2
-5.9
1948-1949  0.0 0.0 0.0 T  9.3 4.3 22.2 1.5 15.4 7.0 T  0.0 59.7
2.6
1947-1948  0.0 0.0 0.0 1.6 7.5 6.7 19.2 7.4 20.8 4.1 T  0.0 67.3
10.2
1946-1947  0.0 0.0 T  6.0 42.6 2.7 8.0 13.0 17.7 2.5 1.0 0.0 93.5
36.4
1945-1946  0.0 0.0 1.1 2.9 5.5 1.2 10.1 3.0 4.3 T  0.5 0.0 28.6
-28.5
1944-1945  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.3 2.4 9.1 4.3 3.3 28.2 T  0.0 51.6
-5.5
1943-1944  0.0 0.0 0.0 2.5 4.0 4.5 13.0 6.2 32.5 19.5 8.3 0.0 90.5
33.4
1942-1943  0.0 0.0 0.3 10.6 2.8 4.5 3.2 1.0 11.9 0.0 2.0 0.0 36.3
-20.8
1941-1942  0.0 0.0 T  0.4 4.2 10.6 7.7 19.5 10.2 6.1 T  0.0 58.7
1.6
1940-1941  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.7 5.4 7.4 2.5 10.0 8.9 0.0 0.0 41.9
-15.2
1939-1940  0.0 0.0 0.0 5.6 T  4.1 11.2 9.7 20.0 3.3 0.0 0.0 53.9
-3.2
1938-1939  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 15.3 9.3 9.6 16.3 3.8 3.2 T  0.0 58.0
0.9
1937-1938  0.0 0.0 T  0.8 4.9 9.0 10.4 6.7 16.4 7.3 2.7 0.0 58.2
1.1
1936-1937  0.0 0.0 16.5 7.3 3.7 7.7 6.0 11.7 6.6 12.8 0.0 T  72.3
15.2
1935-1936  0.0 0.0 2.8 6.8 5.7 0.5 6.1 5.6 15.1 2.7 T  0.0 45.3
-11.8
1934-1935  0.0 0.0 T  0.0 3.9 7.0 0.8 9.6 3.0 23.3 0.7 0.0 48.3
-8.8
1933-1934  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.5 8.4 T  15.6 8.7 8.8 1.0 0.0 45.0
-12.1
1932-1933  0.0 0.0 0.0 7.0 5.3 8.8 0.2 5.4 9.0 33.8 3.2 0.0 72.7
15.6
1931-1932  0.0 0.0 0.0 T  15.6 0.8 9.2 10.7 16.4 2.7 0.0 0.0 55.4
-1.7
1930-1931  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 13.6 10.6 0.1 18.0 19.0 12.5 7.2 0.0 81.5
24.4
1929-1930  0.0 0.0 0.3 16.2 23.1 10.2 12.5 2.2 8.3 0.0 1.0 0.0 73.8
16.7
1928-1929  0.0 0.0 0.0 7.7 23.1 0.1 2.8 15.2 24.8 6.5 0.4 0.0 80.6
23.5
1927-1928  0.0 0.0 1.7 T  8.8 4.8 3.9 8.6 15.8 13.4 0.0 0.0 57.0
-0.1
1926-1927  0.0 0.0 T  4.4 2.3 14.8 2.7 5.2 19.1 9.0 T  0.0 57.5
0.4
1925-1926  0.0 0.0 0.0 10.5 8.6 13.3 11.0 3.8 13.3 4.2 T  0.0 64.7
7.6
1924-1925  0.0 0.0 T  0.0 2.8 18.4 3.0 0.6 7.5 T  0.0 0.0 32.3
-24.8
1923-1924  0.0 0.0 0.0 17.9 2.0 15.3 8.6 4.6 20.3 16.1 0.6 0.0 85.4
28.3
1922-1923  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 15.4 4.8 1.3 13.8 25.7 2.0 T  0.0 63.5
6.4
1921-1922  0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 6.5 9.1 4.9 7.0 4.9 21.0 T  0.0 54.4
-2.7
1920-1921  0.0 0.0 0.0 4.3 5.6 7.2 12.0 4.5 6.5 16.5 0.0 0.0 56.6
-0.5
1919-1920  0.0 0.0 0.0 1.9 13.1 6.1 7.3 7.3 7.3 28.3 0.0 0.0 71.3
14.2
1918-1919  0.0 0.0 T  T  14.2 19.6 1.8 6.5 3.4 0.8 0.0 0.4 46.7
-10.4
1917-1918  0.0 0.0 0.0 11.7 T  4.3 8.2 13.3 2.5 19.5 4.7 0.0 64.2
7.1
1916-1917  0.0 0.0 0.0 6.7 10.2 16.3 4.9 6.0 16.1 7.2 12.0 T  79.4
22.3
1915-1916  0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 3.8 10.1 9.0 1.9 5.3 11.5 0.5 0.0 44.1
-13.0
1914-1915  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 2.9 9.7 4.6 14.0 5.6 T  6.4 0.0 44.0
-13.1
1913-1914  0.0 0.0 4.0 8.6 2.8 57.4 0.4 5.6 11.1 9.0 T  0.0 98.9
41.8
1912-1913  0.0 0.0 T  6.6 8.9 7.5 5.8 15.7 6.5 15.1 T  0.0 66.1
9.0
1911-1912  0.0 0.0 T  5.5 4.7 5.9 2.4 22.1 12.9 3.6 13.2 0.0 70.3
13.2
1910-1911  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.3 9.4 1.7 10.2 0.4 8.1 0.0 0.0 31.5
-25.6
1909-1910  0.0 0.0 0.0 T  13.5 11.7 2.3 7.2 2.8 T  6.3 0.0 43.8
-13.3
1908-1909  0.0 0.0 6.5 13.6 22.9 9.7 2.1 18.3 20.2 25.4 T  0.0 118.7
61.6
1907-1908  0.0 0.0 1.5 0.0 7.5 6.1 7.8 1.1 2.1 3.5 10.0 0.0 39.6
-17.5
1906-1907  0.0 0.0 0.0 22.7 13.0 T  8.3 2.3 5.3 25.0 9.0 0.0 85.6
28.5
1905-1906  0.0 0.0 0.0 13.8 T  T  4.8 1.1 23.9 10.6 T  0.0 54.2
-2.9
1904-1905  0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.2 7.2 7.0 6.7 5.4 16.0 2.0 0.0 48.5
-8.6
1903-1904  0.0 0.0 T  4.4 1.5 5.0 1.1 2.5 10.3 2.4 0.0 0.0 27.2
-29.9
1902-1903  0.0 0.0 T  T  4.0 11.5 1.9 7.8 9.9 8.5 2.0 0.0 45.6
-11.5
1901-1902  0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 T  10.3 2.8 6.1 5.0 6.1 0.0 0.0 32.3
-24.8
1900-1901  0.0 0.0 T  2.0 0.8 5.8 1.9 3.0 15.7 15.4 0.0 0.0 44.6
-12.5
1899-1900  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 T  10.9 1.9 10.8 5.5 19.6 0.0 0.0 49.5
-7.6
1898-1899  0.0 0.0 T  2.8 9.0 15.5 8.5 9.1 20.4 6.7 T  0.0 72.0
14.9
1897-1898  0.0 0.0 0.0 16.4 3.3 8.3 3.0 6.8 2.6 8.9 15.5 0.0 64.8
7.7
1896-1897  0.0 0.0 0.0 2.5 0.9 4.6 6.1 10.8 12.1 2.2 0.0 0.0 39.2
-17.9
1895-1896  0.0 0.0 11.4 2.2 3.8 0.7 3.8 4.5 19.9 0.5 1.5 0.0 48.3
-8.8
1894-1895  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.6 10.5 5.0 3.5 11.9 3.5 T  0.0 37.0
-20.1
1893-1894  0.0 0.0 0.0 5.8 6.6 4.5 2.4 11.9 10.0 10.7 0.0 0.0 51.9
-5.2
1892-1893  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 2.5 17.8 1.0 13.6 3.2 9.9 8.9 0.0 57.4
0.3
1891-1892  0.0 0.0 0.0 T  8.5 17.5 4.5 8.7 6.7 6.4 T  0.0 52.3
-4.8
1890-1891  0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 3.1 0.4 17.0 2.5 31.3 9.2 1.0 0.0 66.5
9.4
1889-1890  0.0 0.0 0.0 14.0 5.8 2.4 2.2 4.1 3.0 7.0 T  0.0 38.5
-18.6
1888-1889  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 0.8 5.5 8.4 3.6 T  T  0.0 21.3
-35.8
1887-1888  0.0 0.0 0.0 3.1 2.9 1.8 1.4 4.4 11.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 25.5
-31.6
1886-1887  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.8 10.8 6.5 3.5 1.1 T  0.0 0.0 31.7
-25.4
1885-1886  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.5 8.3 4.1 7.4 21.8 2.2 0.0 0.0 44.6
-12.5
1884-1885  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 T  7.4 4.7 7.0 0.5 32.0 T  0.0 51.9
-5.2
1883-1884  0.0 0.0 0.0 1.7 0.3 5.1 2.2 7.5 3.6 18.0 T  0.0 38.4
-18.7
1882-1883  0.0 0.0 0.0 T  6.6 6.8 20.5 4.5 0.3 11.1 T  0.0 49.8
-7.3
1881-1882 N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A  5.7 2.0 2.0 6.2 T  0.0 15.9
NA

 

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