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Areas of Severe Thunderstorms, Excessive Rainfall, and Extreme Heat Wednesday

In the Upper Midwest, heavy to excessive rain may bring flash and urban flooding through Wednesday. Scattered severe thunderstorms capable of large hail and damaging wind gusts are possible from the central High Plains into the Upper Midwest Wednesday. Extreme heat is ongoing over the Desert Southwest through Thursday. Read More >

 

Colorado Springs

 

Mean Date of First Measurable Snowfall……....…..........October 24th

Earliest First Snowfall:  Trace...............................September 2nd, 1961

Earliest Measurable Snowfall:  4.2  inches..........September 3rd, 1961

 Latest First Measurable Snowfall: 0.4 inches........December 31st, 2021

 Greatest Amount for First Snowfall: 6.0 inches........October 24th, 1997

(13.9 inches followed on October 25th, 1997.  This was the Blizzard of '97)

 

Mean Date of Last Measurable Snowfall...........….......….............April 24th

Earliest Last Measurable Snowfall:  0.4  inches..........February 12th, 1946

  Latest Measurable Snowfall: 1.1 inches...............................June 10th, 1975

   Greatest Amount Last Measurable Snowfall: 13.9 inches....April 13th, 1967

 

Snowfall data has been compiled using NWS Pueblo and NCEI records

* Mean Dates based on the threaded Period of Record to date

(measurable snowfall defined as being greater than or equal to 0.1 inches)

Current through December, 2023