Denver made it through March, typically Colorado’s snowiest month, with only two inches of snowfall. , that makes it the city’s eighth least snowiest March on record.
On average, Denver has seen about 11.5 inches of snow each year in March since NWS first started recording monthly snowfall data in 1882.
This year’s 2-inch accumulation fell below that average and ranked in the top ten for Denver’s least snowy Marches, tying for eighth. Other top historic dry spells include:
- Trace amounts of snow recorded in 2017
- Trace amounts of snow recorded in 2012
- 0.3 inches of snow recorded in 1883
- 0.4 inches of snow recorded in 1911
- 0.5 inches of snow recorded in 1885
- 1.1 inches of snow recorded in 1887
- 1.8 inches of snow recorded in 2004
- 2 inches of snow recorded in 1882
- 2.1 inches of snow recorded in 1982
- 2.1 inches of snow recorded in 1908
Denver’s snowfall has fluctuated widely from yearly averages throughout the winter season — not just in March — .
The city saw 23.3 inches of snowfall in November, more than three times the average monthly total of 7.4 inches and the on record for Denver. Twice the normal amount of snow also fell in January, which saw 13.3 inches.
However, both December and February saw snow accumulations below normal.
Just over an inch of snow accumulated in Denver in December, according to NWS. On average, the holiday month sees roughly 8 inches of snow.
Denver also saw 5.5 inches of snow in February, more than 2 inches less than the monthly average of 7.8 inches.
