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The first snowflakes of the season fell in Denver early Saturday morning, ending the city’s snow drought and marking its second-latest first snow on record, according to the National Weather Service.
As of 8 a.m. Saturday, 0.2 inches of snow had accumulated at Denver International Airport, . At least 0.1 inches of snowfall is required to count as “measurable.”
According to weather service records, Denver’s top five latest first snows now include:
- Dec. 10, 2021, with 0.3 inches of snow;
- Nov. 29, 2025, with 0.2 inches of snow;
- Nov. 21, 1934, with 1 inch of snow;
- Nov. 19, 1931, with 1 inch of snow;
- And Nov. 17, 2016, with 1.7 inches of snow.
The last time Denver saw measurable snowfall in 2025 was on April 19, .
With no snowfall between April and Saturday, a gap of 224 days, Denver also recorded its fourth-longest snowless streak on record, according to the weather service.
Denver’s three longest include:
- 232 days in 2021, from April 22 to Dec. 10;
- 232 days in 1887, from March 5 to Oct. 23;
- And 225 days in 1888, from March 27 to Nov. 7.
