The temperature at Denver International Airport, which had been falling since sunset, set a record low just before 6 p.m. Saturday when it reached 14 degrees below zero, breaking a record set in 1909.
Earlier in the day. Denver set a record for the coldest high for Dec. 17, only reaching 3 degrees compared to the previous longstanding record of 7 degrees from 1884.
Earlier, forecasters said the low for Saturday was expected to reach between minus 7 and minus 12 degrees.
The storm that started Friday evening left 6-8 inches of snow sitting on Denver’s streets, National Weather Service spokesman Mike Baker said.
NWS spokesman Kyle Fredin said earlier the Denver area will likely have light snow showers with little or no accumulation during the day on Saturday.
Sunday should warm up with highs in the low 20s and mostly sunny skies, Fredin said. Highs should be in the 40s starting Monday and continuing throughout the week.
Those who headed up to the mountains should expect to see 1-4 inches of additional snow Saturday. The lows should be between minus 5 and minus 15, Fredin said. The rest of the week has chances of snow showers each day but nothing compared to Friday night’s storm.
More than after Denver International Airport experienced 8 inches of snow, more than double what was forecasted.
CDOT recommends not driving if it can be avoided. If you do have to, a winter driving expert recommends.
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