At long last, the snow curse is over.
Denver received a total of 8.3 inches of snow on Friday night and Saturday morning, making it the city’s largest official snow event in almost three years. In the context of recent weather events, however, the more significant number comes from a monthly perspective.
With 13.4 inches of snowfall through Saturday, Denver will officially finish with above-average snowfall for the first time in any month since December 2016, a remarkable 25-month skid that is the longest known streak in Denver’s recorded history.
A combination of lackluster recent winters, several near-miss storms this winter and Denver’s official observation site location at Denver International Airport have combined to create this unusual skid. But finally, it’s over.
Before Friday’s storm, Denver had seen 5.1 inches of snow so far this month. But Friday’s storm delivered, pushing the monthly total well above .
A highly-localized band of intense snowfall set up over the Denver metro on Friday evening, . The snow lingered into early Saturday morning, creating slick roadways and hampering air travel at Denver International Airport.
On the winter season overall, however, Denver is still lagging on the snow front.
, Denver should have over 35 inches of snowfall by the end of February, but a seasonal total of just 27.8 still has the Mile High City in a snow drought. Virtually the entire rest of the state, however, is running well above average so far this winter.
Despite Friday’s storm, it appears that the snow and cold will take a bit of a short-term hiatus. for a return of sunshine to the metro area for the next few days, and temperatures bouncing back to near 60 degree readings by Tuesday.
