![]() Maximum Seasonal Snowfall: 118. Long Term Average Seasonal Snowfall: 56.9" (1882-2021) (Departure from Normal is based on the Period of Record from 1882-2022) Several Locations in and near 16th & Larimer (January 1882 to January 1916) Historical Locations for Snowfall Measurementsĭenver International Airport (July 2007 to Present)ĭenver Stapleton Airport (January 1950 to June 2007)ġ9th & Stout (February 1916 to December 1949) (Estimated Mean Seasonal Snowfall from 1991 to 2020 using data from CAIC, NOHRSC and PRISM) Historical Locations for Observed Snowfall at Denver The average snow depth at Breckenridge is 39'. For example, the western suburbs of Denver average around 65" per season while areas in and near DIA are around 47". Breckenridge gets an average annual snowfall of 303' of snow per year and on average has 77 annual snowfall days. In general, as you go the further east and northeast of the higher terrain, seasonal snowfall drops off dramatically. Four observations are taken per day at this location.Īs you can see, the current official observation at DIA has moved several miles to the east and northeast of the previous two locations. In the Fall of 2007, the official snowfall observations were moved to Denver International Airport (DIA). In reality, the Seasonal Average is probably closer to 56" as shown in the map below. As a result, the NCEI 30 Year Average (1991-2020) has dropped to 49" but is likely underestimated, due to only one observation taken per day. Currently, only one observation is taken per day at Central Park which remains a Cooperative Observer (COOP) site. Keep in mind, when the National Weather Service took observations from 1950 through the Spring of 1999, four snowfall observations were taken each day. ![]() They were located across downtown Denver (1882 to 1949), Stapleton Airport (1950 to August 2007) which is now called Central Park, and Denver International Airport (September 2007 to Present). Since snowfall records began in 1882, there have been three main locations for Official Snowfall Observations. All Rights Reserved.History of Snowfall Observations at Denver, Colorado Friday)ĥ.0" - Keystone (48 hour total as of 5:57 a.m. Friday)ĥ.0" - Loveland Ski Area (48 hour total as of 4:44 a.m. Friday)Ħ.0" - Winter Park (48 hour total as of 8:08 a.m. Friday)ġ0.0" - Breckenridge (48 hour total as of 5:38 a.m. Friday)ġ1.0" - Steamboat (48 hour total as of 5:14 a.m. The 16.01 inches recorded from April to June, to date, in Colorado Springs becomes the third most precipitation recorded in a 3 month period, just behind the 16.99 inches ending in July of 2015 and the 19.85 inches ending in August of 1965. Friday)ġ1.0" - Copper Mountain (48 hour total as of 5:34 a.m. Friday)ġ3.0" - Vail (48 hour total as of 5:46 a.m. Friday)ġ7.0" - Telluride (48 hour total as of 5:25 a.m. Friday)ġ7.0" - Snowmass (48 hour total as of 6:17 a.m. Friday)ġ9.0" - Aspen Mountain (48 hour total as of 6:17 a.m. Friday)Ģ2.0" - Powderhorn (48 hour total as of 5:53 a.m. Friday)Ģ7.0" - Purgatory (48 hour total as of 5:23 a.m. Friday)Ģ9.0" - Crested Butte (48 hour total as of 5:52 a.m. In many cases the snow won't make much of a dent in the drought, but we are hopeful that more storms will materialize down the road to help us out.Ģ9.0" - Wolf Creek (48 hour total as of 7:15 a.m. The following amounts are from CBS4 Weather Watchers, totals reported to the National Weather Service and information from area ski resorts. RELATED: Snow Drought Ends: It Was 7 Weeks Late, But Denver Finally Recorded A Measurable Snow (credit: CBS) The city missed tying an all-time stretch without snow by just two days. In Denver it was the first measurable snow of the season, falling about 7 weeks behind schedule. Much lighter amounts fell in Denver, across the foothills and the northern mountains. DENVER (CBS4) - After weeks without snow some much needed precipitation fell across Colorado with parts of the high country measuring the storm in feet over the course of 48 hours.
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