Frigid Airmass to Bring Significantly Colder Temperatures; Snow Continues Downwind of the Great Lakes

A frigid cold airmass will bring significantly colder weather across the eastern two thirds of the country early this week. Record low temperatures are expected in the Southeast by Tuesday morning. Moderate to heavy lake effect snow will continue downwind of the Great Lakes through Monday. Several inches of snow accumulation is expected, including in portions of the Chicago Metro Read More >

Denver's Climate Data for Martin Luther King Jr. Day (1986 - Present)

TEMPERATURES: WARMEST (67) 1986, COLDEST: (-3) 2018

AVERAGE TEMPERATURES: HIGH (46.3), LOW (19.7)

PRECIPITATION: WETTEST: (0.24") 1988, SNOWIEST: (3.5") 1987

HISTORICAL CHANCE OF SNOW: (19%)

LAST TIME MEASURABLE SNOWED OCCURED ON MLK DAY WAS IN 2025

Top 10 Warmest MLK Day's			Top 10 Warmest Min MLK Day's
(1986-Present)			(1986-Present)
Rank	High	Year	Rank	Low	Year
1	67	1/20/1986	1	41	1/20/1986
2	65	1/20/2003	2	38	1/17/2011
3	64	1/17/2000	3	35	1/17/2000
	64	1/19/2009	4	33	1/19/2009
5	63	1/18/1999		33	1/20/1997
6	62	1/15/1996	6	31	1/19/2015
	62	1/20/1997	7	29	1/20/2003
8	58	1/19/2015		28	1/15/1996
	58	1/21/2019		28	1/18/2010
10	57	1/17/2011	10	27	1/16/2017
				27	1/16/1995


Top 10 Coldest MLK Day's			Top 10 Lowest Max MLK Day's
(1986-Present)			(1986-Present)
Rank	Low	Year	Rank	High	Year
1	-19	1/15/2024	1	2	1/15/2024
2	-14	1/20/2025	2	10	1/20/2025
3	-3	1/15/2018	3	11	1/21/2008
4	-2	1/15/2007	4	18	1/15/2007
5	0	1/21/2008	5	24	1/18/1988
6	6	1/21/1991	6	29	1/19/1987
7	8	1/15/2001	7	30	1/15/2018
8	9	1/16/2006	8	32	1/21/1991
	9	1/19/1987	9	34	1/15/2001
10	11	1/17/1994	10	35	1/16/2017


Top 10 Wettest MLK Day's			Top 10 Snowiest MLK Day's
(1986-Present)			(1986-Present)
Rank	Total	Year	Rank	Total	Year
1	0.24	1/18/1988	1	3.5	1/19/1987
2	0.20	1/16/2017	2	2.9	1/18/1988
3	0.14	1/19/1987	3	2.2	1/16/2017
4	0.09	1/15/2024	4	1.5	1/15/2024
5	0.03	1/20/2025	5	1.0	1/20/2025
	0.03	1/15/2018	6	0.7	1/15/2018
	0.03	1/16/2012	7	0.5	1/16/2012
8	0.01	1/21/2008	8	0.3	1/21/2008
	0.01	1/16/2006		0.3	1/16/2006
	0.01	1/17/2011


Top 10 Driest MLK Day's			Top 10 Least Snowiest MLK Day's
(1986-Present)			(1986-Present)
Rank	Low	Year	Rank	Total	Year
Numerous Years with "0"			Numerous Years with "0"

Historical Data

Date	High	Low	Avg	Precipitation	Snowfall	Snow Depth
1/20/2025	10	-14	-2.0	0.03	1.0	3
1/15/2024	2	-19	-8.0	0.09	1.5	2
1/16/2023	47	24	35.5	0.0	0.0	T
1/17/2022	62	24	43	0.0	0.0	0
1/18/2021	39	22	31	0.0	T	T
1/20/2020	52	18	35	0.0	0.0	0
1/21/2019	58	22	40	0.0	T	0.2
1/15/2018	30	-3	13.5	0.0	0.7	T
1/16/2017	35	27	31	0.2	2.2	T
1/18/2016	51	22	36.5	0.0	0.0	T
1/19/2015	58	31	44.5	T	T	0
1/20/2014	47	22	34.5	0.0	0.0	0
1/21/2013	56	17	36.5	0.0	0.0	0
1/16/2012	42	14	28	0.0	0.5	0
1/17/2011	57	38	47.5	0.0	0.0	2
1/18/2010	53	28	40.5	0.0	0.0	0
1/19/2009	64	33	48.5	0.0	0.0	0
1/21/2008	11	0	5.5	0.0	0.3	1
1/15/2007	18	-2	8	0.0	0.0	8
1/16/2006	36	9	22.5	0.0	0.3	T
1/17/2005	46	17	31.5	0.0	0.0	1
1/19/2004	44	13	28.5	0.0	0.0	0
1/20/2003	65	29	47	0.0	0.0	0
1/21/2002	51	18	34.5	0.0	0.0	0
1/15/2001	34	8	21	T	T	T
1/17/2000	64	35	49.5	0.0	0.0	0
1/18/1999	63	20	41.5	0.0	0.0	0
1/19/1998	47	22	34.5	0.0	0.0	0
1/20/1997	62	33	47.5	0.0	0.0	0
1/15/1996	62	28	45	0.0	0.0	0
1/16/1995	44	27	35.5	T	T	0
1/17/1994	38	11	24.5	0.0	0.0	0
1/18/1993	39	15	27	T	T	T
1/20/1992	49	19	34	0.0	0.0	4
1/21/1991	32	6	19	0.0	0.0	3
1/15/1990	52	23	37.5	0.0	0.0	0
1/16/1989	49	16	32.5	0.0	0.0	1
1/18/1988	24	20	22	0.2	2.9	2
1/19/1987	29	9	19	0.1	3.5	4
1/20/1986	67	41	54	0.0	0.0	0

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Frigid Airmass to Bring Significantly Colder Temperatures; Snow Continues Downwind of the Great Lakes

Denver's Martin Luther King Jr. Day Climate