Denver has had its fair share of record snowfalls during the last 100 years, but three of them certainly stand out.
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In the first week of December 1913, 45.7 inches of snow buried the city, making snow removal a terrible challenge. The open space in front of the state capitol building, now Civic Center Park, was the destination of hundreds and hundreds of horse-drawn wagonloads of snow.
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A memorable blizzard descended on the city on Christmas Eve in 1982 and dumped almost two feet of snow over the following day, virtually closing the city. People unable to get to holiday celebrations or work found a challenging environment awaited when they ventured out. They were seen breaking trails on city streets on horseback, skis and snowshoes. Drivers of four-wheel-drive vehicles were requested to ferry patients and staff to hospitals in emergency situations.
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In the heaviest snowfall since 1913, a mid-March blizzard in 2003 dropped 31.8 inches in Denver, making it one of the costliest storms to address, at a whopping $33.6 million, based on insurance claims.
Here is the complete breakdown of the top 18 historic snowfalls in the Denver metro area as corroborated between NOAA and newspaper reports:
45.8 inches
December 1-5, 1913
31.8 inches
March 17-19, 2003
30.4 inches
November 2-4, 1946
23.8 inches
December 24, 1982
23.0 inches
April 23, 1885
22.7 inches
October 20-23, 1906
21.9 inches
October 24-25, 1997
21.5 inches
November 26-27, 1983
20.7 inches
December 20-21, 2006
19.5 inches
March 23, 2016
19.3 inches
January 29-31, 1883
19.0 inches
April 24-25, 1935
18.7 inches
March 5-6, 1983
18.5 inches
March 20-22, 1944
18.2 inches
April 17-19, 1920
18.0 inches
March 19-20, 1907
18.0 inches
March 31-April 1, 1891
17.7 inches
November 19-21, 1979
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