Denver climate: Snow totals, temperatures and what to anticipate in February

DENVER (KDVR) — After subzero and freezing temperatures for many of January, Denver climate is beginning February on the delicate aspect with temperatures within the 60s within the forecast.

It could really feel like spring has sprung however in line with historic data, there’ll most definitely be extra chilly temperatures and snow earlier than the Mile Excessive Metropolis warms up for the season.

In reality, the snowiest month of the 12 months remains to be forward for Denver. However earlier than then, here is what you possibly can count on to see in February.

Typical February temperatures

All through February, in accordance NWS data, temperatures usually heat up by 5 or 6 levels.

The standard excessive for the primary few days of the month is 44 levels and by the top of the month highs usually break into the 50s. The document excessive temperature of 80 levels was recorded on February 10, 2017.

In a single day is a special story, with a document low of damaging 25 levels on a number of occurances in February’s historical past. Sometimes although, low temperatures in a single day hover round 17 to 22 levels. The bottom excessive temperature ever seen in Denver in Febraury was 37 levels recorded in 1986.

Final February, the typical excessive was 50 levels and the typical low was 24 levels.

How a lot snow does Denver get in February?

February is the fourth snowiest month of the 12 months for Denver. On common, 5.7 inches of snow falls thorughout the 28-day month. Notably, the Mile Excessive Metropolis has seen extra snow than common in lots of latest Februarys.

Final February, Denver acquired a complete of 13.7 inches of snow. The heaviest day of snowfall was on Feb. 3 with 5.5 inches.

Snowiest Februarys in Denver climate historical past

1. 22.4 inches in 2015
2. 22.1 inches in 1912
3. 20.2 inches in 2012
4. 19.5 inches in 1942
5. 18.3 inches in 1960,1909
6. 18.0 inches in 1931
7. 17.5 inches in 1959
8. 17.1 inches in 1965
9. 16.9 inches in 1993
10. 16.5 inches in 2020, 1953

The least snowiest February introduced solely traces of snow in 2009.

So far as rain, Denver recieved 1.46 inches final February, which was considerably greater than the typical of .41 inches, in line with the NWS February 2024 Local weather Report.

Rainiest Februarys in Denver climate historical past

1. 2.01 inches in 1934
2. 1.66 inches in 1960
3. 1.46 inches in 2024
4. 1.44 inches in 1942
5. 1.39 inches in 1953
6. 1.35 inches in 1909
7. 1.34 inches in 1912
8. 1.31 inches in 1959
9. 1.28 inches in 1966, 1939

Do not be fooled — whereas temperatures are delicate and can stay within the higher 50s and decrease 60s for the primary few days of the month, spring remains to be a methods away. On Sunday, Flatiron Freddy will make his Groundhog Day prediction to find out whether or not winter will final one other six weeks or if spring will come early.