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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO
259 AM MDT FRI OCT 4 2024

...Today in metro Denver weather history...

3-4   In 1969...from the 3rd to the 4th...the first snowfall of the
        season totaled 16.0 inches at Stapleton International
        Airport.  There was a thunder snow shower on the evening of
        the 3rd...but otherwise little wind with the storm.  The
        greatest snow depth on the ground was 8 inches due to
        melting.  Heavy wet snow accumulated on trees...which were
        still in full leaf...and caused widespread damage from
        broken limbs and downed utility lines.
3-5   In 1984...from the 3rd to the 5th...the remnants of Pacific
        Hurricane Polo produced heavy rain over northeastern
        Colorado.  Most locations received between 1.00 to 2.50
        inches of rain...but 3.45 inches fell in Littleton.  Rainfall
        totaled 1.73 inches at Stapleton International Airport...
        where north winds gusted to 24 mph.
4     In 1912...sustained south winds to 55 mph with gusts to
        60 mph raised the temperature to a high of 83 degrees...
        the warmest temperature of the month that year.
      In 1924...west winds were sustained to 46 mph with gusts
        to 50 mph in the city.  The apparent bora winds cooled
        the temperature to a high of 57 degrees from a high of
        70 degrees on the 3rd.
      In 2004...several small tornadoes touched down near Brighton...
        Barr Lake...and Hudson in Adams and southern Weld counties.
        Most of these caused no damage.  However...a small tornado
        5 miles southeast of Brighton caused extensive damage to a
        recreational vehicle and severely damaged a barn.  The barn
        was torn from its foundation...and the roof was thrown 100
        feet.  Four llamas in the barn were injured when it
        collapsed.
4-5   In 1997...unusually warm weather on the 4th and 5th resulted
        in two temperature records.  High temperature of 87 degrees
        on the 4th exceeded the old record set in 1922 by one degree.
        High temperature of 86 degrees on the 5th equaled the record
        set in 1990 and previous years.

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