DENVER—Up to 10 inches of snow was predicted for Tuesday, which would make it the second straight year with snow on Christmas.
The National Weather Forecast predicted the most snow falling in the north central mountains, with up to 6 inches falling along the Front Range.
The snowfall would follow last year’s 0.2 inches that fell on top of 15 inches left over from a blizzard that started Dec. 20 that paralyzed the city and closed Denver International Airport for 45 hours.
Before last year, the last time snow fell on Christmas was in 2000, when the official reading at the old Stapleton Airport was 0.9 inches.
To be declared a White Christmas, National Weather Service meteorologist Frank Benton said there needs to be at least one inch of snow on the ground or 0.1 inch of new snow fall. Both are the minimums for measurement.
The snowiest Christmases were in 1982 where there were 24 inches of snow on the ground and 0.2 inches of new snow, and 1913’s 19 inches of snow on the ground. 2006 was third snowiest Christmas on record.
