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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
259 AM MDT SAT OCT 3 2026
..TODAY IN METRO DENVER WEATHER HISTORY
3 IN 1875...VERY DENSE HAZE HID THE MOUNTAINS FROM VIEW AS
OBSERVED FROM THE CITY.
IN 1933...RAINFALL OF JUST 0.01 INCH WAS THE ONLY PRECIPITATION
OF THE MONTH. THIS WAS THE SECOND DRIEST OCTOBER ON RECORD.
IN 1954...THE LOW TEMPERATURE COOLED TO ONLY 60 DEGREES...THE
ALL-TIME RECORD HIGH MINIMUM FOR THE MONTH OCTOBER.
3-4 IN 1969...FROM THE 3RD TO THE 4TH...THE FIRST SNOWFALL OF THE
SEASON TOTALED 16.0 INCHES AT STAPLETON INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT. THERE WAS A THUNDER SNOW SHOWER ON THE EVENING OF
THE 3RD...BUT OTHERWISE LITTLE WIND WITH THE STORM. THE
GREATEST SNOW DEPTH ON THE GROUND WAS 8 INCHES DUE TO
MELTING. HEAVY WET SNOW ACCUMULATED ON TREES...WHICH WERE
STILL IN FULL LEAF...AND CAUSED WIDESPREAD DAMAGE FROM
BROKEN LIMBS AND DOWNED UTILITY LINES.
3-5 IN 1984...FROM THE 3RD TO THE 5TH...THE REMNANTS OF PACIFIC
HURRICANE POLO PRODUCED HEAVY RAIN OVER NORTHEASTERN
COLORADO. MOST LOCATIONS RECEIVED BETWEEN 1.00 TO 2.50
INCHES OF RAIN...BUT 3.45 INCHES FELL IN LITTLETON. RAINFALL
TOTALED 1.73 INCHES AT STAPLETON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...
WHERE NORTH WINDS GUSTED TO 24 MPH.
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