DENVER (KDVR) — The top of October and the beginning of November introduced a number of extremes to the climate within the Denver space, together with snow, the coldest temperatures of the season and document warmth.
General, October was on the nice and cozy aspect with 18 days of above-normal excessive temperatures, 10 days under regular and three days of common excessive temperatures from October 3-5.
File heat was recorded on Oct. 20 when Denver set a brand new each day document excessive of 86 levels.
Denver additionally began the month of October with a low of 58 levels. This set a brand new document for the warmest low temperature recorded on October 1.
The top of October introduced the first measurable snowfall of the season for Denver. DIA reported 5.3 inches of snow on October 28, and a couple of.2 inches of snow on October 29.
This complete of seven.5 inches of snowfall in October was greater than 3 inches above what Denver sees in a typical October, and far nearer to November’s month-to-month snowfall.
File warmth earlier than snow returns
After the snow, Denver woke as much as the coldest air of the season. Monday, Oct. 30, Denver recorded a low of 11 levels, which is a temperature Denver hasn’t fallen to since April 5, 2023.
However, the chilly didn’t final for lengthy. Simply six days afterward Sunday, Nov. 5, Denver set a brand new document excessive of 78 levels, beating the earlier document of 77 set in 2009 and 2020.
