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Tracking Areas of Severe Thunderstorms, Critical Fire Weather, and Winter Weather

Strong to severe thunderstorms will bring scattered to widespread damaging winds and possibly several tornadoes overnight and Monday from the Ohio Valley into the Southeast U.S. Elevated to critical fire weather conditions will continue Monday over the southern High Plains. A Pacific storm will continue heavy mountain snow and gusty winds in California through Monday. Read More >

Denver's Climate Data for Columbus Day (1971 - Present)

TEMPERATURES:  WARMEST (83) 2024,1999,1979 COLDEST:  (26) 1986

AVERAGE TEMPERATURES:  HIGH (66.2), LOW (37.1)

PRECIPITATION:  WETTEST:  (0.99") 2005, SNOWIEST:  (3.4") 2005

HISTORICAL CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION:  (17%)

LAST TIME MEASURABLE SNOWED OCCURED ON COLUMBUS DAY WAS IN 2017

 

 

Top 10 Warmest Columbus Day's   Top 10 Warmest Min Columbus Day's
(1971-Present)   (1971-Present)
Rank High Year   Rank Low Year
1 87 1991   1 55 1996
2 84 1975   2 50 1999
3 83 1989   3 49 1984
4 82 1995   4 48 1980
  82 1996     48 1989
6 81 1987   6 47 1975
  81 1992   7 45 1994
  81 1999   8 44 1995
9 80 1980   9 43 2007
10 80 2015     43 1978
          43 1981
        10 43 1972
             
             
Top 10 Coldest Columbus Day's   Top 10 Lowest Max Columbus Day's
(1971-Present)   (1971-Present)
Rank Low Year   Rank High Year
1 24 1986   1 32 1986
2 27 2009   2 43 2008
  27 2019   3 45 1974
4 29 2002   4 47 1997
5 30 1982   5 48 2005
  30 1977   6 49 2016
7 31 1997   7 50 2002
  31 1990   8 51 2001
  31 1987     51 2009
9 32 2018   10 54 1982
10 32 2020        
             
             
             
Top 10 Wettest Columbus Day's   Top 10 Snowiest Columbus Day's
(1971-Present)   (1971-Present)
Rank Total Year   Rank Total Year
1 0.64 1974   1 0.2 1997
2 0.35 1997   2 T 1986
3 0.34 2010        
4 0.09 2004        
5 0.07 2014        
6 0.06 1982        
7 0.04 2021        
8 0.02 1983        
  0.02 2012        
10 0.01 2016        
  0.01 2008        
             
Top 10 Driest Columbus Day's   Top 10 Least Snowiest Columbus Day's
(1971-Present)   (1971-Present)
Rank Low Year   Rank Total Year
Numerous Years with "0"   Numerous Years with "0"

 

 Historical Data

  High Low Average Precipitation Snowfall Snow Depth
10/14/2024 83 43 63.0 0.0 0.0 0
10/9/2023 80 43 61.0 0.0 0.0 0
10/10/2022 75 46 60.5 0.0 0.0 0
10/11/2021 70 37 53.5 0.0 0.0 0
10/12/2020 76 32 54.0 0.0 0.0 0
10/14/2019 75 39 57.0 0.0 0.0 0
10/8/2018 40 36 38.0 0.1 T 0
10/9/2017 36 29 32.5 0.4 2.8 0
10/10/2016 79 49 64.0 0.0 0.0 0
10/12/2015 80 36 58.0 0.0 0.0 0
10/13/2014 58 36 47.0 0.0 0.0 0
10/14/2013 53 35 44.0 0.1 0.0 0
10/8/2012 74 31 52.5 0.0 0.0 0
10/10/2011 65 36 50.5 0.0 0.0 0
10/11/2010 68 45 56.5 0.0 0.0 0
10/12/2009 51 27 39.0 0.0 0.0 0
10/13/2008 55 30 42.5 0.0 0.0 0
10/8/2007 72 31 51.5 0.0 0.0 0
10/9/2006 40 37 38.5 0.2 0.0 0
10/10/2005 34 32 33.0 1.0 3.4 1
10/11/2004 60 40 50.0 0.0 0.0 0
10/13/2003 63 32 47.5 T 0.0 0
10/14/2002 61 32 46.5 0.0 0.0 0
10/8/2001 77 52 64.5 0.0 0.0 0
10/9/2000 65 31 48.0 0.0 0.0 0
10/11/1999 83 43 63.0 0.0 0.0 0
10/12/1998 69 39 54.0 0.0 0.0 0
10/13/1997 55 27 41.0 0.0 0.0 0
10/14/1996 74 43 58.5 0.0 0.0 0
10/9/1995 67 36 51.5 0.0 0.0 0
10/10/1994 77 40 58.5 0.0 0.0 0
10/11/1993 71 33 52.0 0.0 0.0 0
10/12/1992 81 40 60.5 0.0 0.0 0
10/14/1991 71 34 52.5 0.0 0.0 0
10/8/1990 39 29 34.0 0.1 1.2 4
10/9/1989 71 45 58.0 0.0 0.0 0
10/10/1988 70 37 53.5 0.0 0.0 0
10/12/1987 81 31 56.0 0.0 0.0 0
10/13/1986 63 26 44.5 0.0 0.0 T
10/14/1985 58 29 43.5 0.0 0.0 1
10/8/1984 62 42 52.0 0.0 0.0 0
10/10/1983 73 44 58.5 0.0 0.0 0
10/11/1982 51 27 39.0 0.0 0.0 0
10/12/1981 72 43 57.5 T 0.0 0
10/13/1980 72 45 58.5 0.0 0.0 0
10/8/1979 83 42 62.5 T 0.0 0
10/9/1978 75 41 58.0 0.0 0.0 0
10/10/1977 60 27 43.5 0.0 T 0
10/11/1976 75 46 60.5 0.0 0.0 0
10/13/1975 66 38 52.0 0.0 0.0 0
10/14/1974 49 33 41.0 0.2 1.0 1
10/8/1973 76 45 60.5 0.0 0.0 0
10/9/1972 79 47 63.0 0.0 0.0 0
10/11/1971 81 41 61.0 0.0 0.0 0