After back-to-back chilly and snowy months, April leaned dry and warm in Denver — even with a snowy and cold end to the month.
Denver’s average temperature during the month of April was 49.1 degrees, nearly two degrees above normal. This also marks the warmest April in Denver since 2012, and the first above-average temperature month in the Mile High City since January.
The warmth also likely helped translate to below average April snowfall. April is Denver’s second-snowiest month of the year on average, but only 3.5 inches of snow fell at the official Denver International Airport site.
At Denver’s Stapleton Airport site, the average April temperature was a tick warmer at 49.8 degrees. Stapleton also saw 5.6 inches of snow, mostly thanks to a higher snow total from the mid-April event.
Finally, a not-so-fun fact: For the third time in four years, Denver received measurable snowfall on April 29. Thanks to Monday night’s slushy inch of snow, Denver will finish with a later-than-average snowfall for the fifth time in the last six years.
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Overall on the year, Denver is sitting solidly above average on precipitation (0.67 inches above normal, through Tuesday), but the city remains slightly behind on seasonal snowfall (about a foot below normal, through Tuesday). However, big mountain snows in the high country have helped alleviate most of last year’s drought concerns.
May looks wet and stormy, with a strong signal for wet and cool weather, including a chance of, yes, maybe even more snow next week.
Well, next week looks fun. Both GFS + Euro latching onto a strong cold + wet (snow?) signal for Rockies + Front Range.
— Chris Bianchi (@BianchiWeather)
Chris Bianchi is a meteorologist for WeatherNation TV.
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