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Storm Impacting the Northwest U.S.; Fire Weather Conditions in Southern California; Severe Weather in the South

A Pacific storm is bringing areas of low elevation rain, moderate to heavy mountain snow, and high winds to the Northwest. Strong Santa Ana winds and very dry conditions are producing elevated to critical fire weather conditions in southern California. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible through early Wednesday morning across parts of northeast Texas into western Tennessee. Read More >

                                   Denver's Climate Data for Winter Solstice (1872 - present)

Date

Precipitation

Snowfall

Snow Depth

Temp Max

Temp Min

Temp Avg

1872-12-21 0.01 M M 38 -8 15
1873-12-21 0 M M 33 10 21.5
1874-12-21 0 M M 39 2 20.5
1875-12-22 0 M M 66 28 47
1876-12-21 0 M M 44 27 35.5
1877-12-21 0 M M 46 32 39
1878-12-21 0 M M 36 18 27
1879-12-21 0 M M 50 16 33
1880-12-21 0 M M 37 25 31
1881-12-21 0 M M 47 18 32.5
1882-12-21 0 0 M 40 24 32
1883-12-21 0 0 M 38 23 30.5
1884-12-21 0.34 3.5 M 51 3 27
1885-12-21 0 0 M 57 27 42
1886-12-21 0 0 M 33 20 26.5
1887-12-21 T T M 22 -14 4
1888-12-21 0 0 M 56 28 42
1889-12-21 0 0 M 38 24 31
1890-12-21 0 0 M 57 22 39.5
1891-12-21 0.03 0.5 M 40 27 33.5
1892-12-21 0 0 M 7 -5 1
1893-12-21 0 0 M 63 30 46.5
1894-12-21 0 0 M 48 27 37.5
1895-12-21 0 0 M 46 28 37
1896-12-21 0 0 M 63 33 48
1897-12-21 0 0 M 28 -2 13
1898-12-21 0.24 4.3 M 35 20 27.5
1899-12-21 0 0 M 37 8 22.5
12/21/1900 T 0 M 59 39 49
12/21/1901 0 0 M 64 35 49.5
12/21/1902 0 0 M 45 22 33.5
12/21/1903 0 0 M 50 30 40
12/21/1904 0 0 M 63 32 47.5
12/21/1905 0 0 M 33 11 22
12/21/1906 0 0 M 58 30 44
12/21/1907 0 0 M 39 18 28.5
12/21/1908 0 0 M 45 9 27
12/21/1909 T T M 14 3 8.5
12/21/1910 0.39 7.7 M 33 25 29
12/21/1911 0 0.4 M 32 8 20
12/21/1912 T 0 M 24 12 18
12/21/1913 0 0 M 24 0 12
12/21/1914 0 0 M 33 -7 13
12/21/1915 0 0 M 54 40 47
12/21/1916 0 0 M 37 4 20.5
12/21/1917 0 0 M 54 29 41.5
12/21/1918 0.32 3.5 M 28 19 23.5
12/21/1919 0 0 M 58 34 46
12/21/1920 0.03 0.5 M 17 6 11.5
12/21/1921 T T T 30 18 24
12/21/1922 0 0 0 61 30 45.5
12/21/1923 T T T 32 17 24.5
12/21/1924 0.02 0 1 24 -2 11
12/21/1925 0.01 0.1 4 27 7 17
12/21/1926 0 0 0 41 17 29
12/21/1927 0 0 T 34 16 25
12/21/1928 0 0 0 40 26 33
12/21/1929 0 0 T 24 11 17.5
12/21/1930 0.1 3.5 4 28 13 20.5
12/21/1931 0 0 0 61 40 50.5
12/21/1932 0 0 1 42 21 31.5
12/21/1933 0 0 0 67 43 55
12/21/1934 0 0 T 50 26 38
12/21/1935 0 0 0 44 20 32
12/21/1936 0 0 0 39 26 32.5
12/21/1937 0 0 T 49 25 37
12/21/1938 T T 1 23 20 21.5
12/21/1939 T T T 42 28 35
12/21/1940 0 0 0 53 30 41.5
12/21/1941 0 0 0 59 35 47
12/21/1942 0 0 0 53 29 41
12/21/1943 0 0 0 47 33 40
12/21/1944 0.01 0.1 T 56 20 38
12/21/1945 0 0 0 56 29 42.5
12/21/1946 0 0 0 52 32 42
12/21/1947 0 0 0 46 29 37.5
12/21/1948 T T 0 33 24 28.5
12/21/1949 0 0 T 34 10 22
12/21/1950 0 0 0 55 25 40
12/21/1951 0 0 3 31 15 23
12/21/1952 0.02 T 0 39 26 32.5
12/21/1953 0.11 1.8 0 36 7 21.5
12/21/1954 0 0 0 57 24 40.5
12/21/1955 0 0 0 59 32 45.5
12/21/1956 0 0 0 52 26 39
12/21/1957 0 0 0 60 30 45
12/21/1958 0 0 0 61 30 45.5
12/21/1959 0 0 0 43 23 33
12/21/1960 0.06 0.6 T 33 18 25.5
12/21/1961 T T 0 58 31 44.5
12/21/1962 0 0 T 48 17 32.5
12/21/1963 0.23 2.3 0 27 17 22
12/21/1964 0 0 0 59 27 43
12/21/1965 0 0 T 58 24 41
12/21/1966 0 0 0 46 20 33
12/21/1967 0.01 0.2 T 28 5 16.5
12/21/1968 0.25 3.5 1 14 9 11.5
12/21/1969 0 0 0 65 26 45.5
12/21/1970 0 0 0 44 11 27.5
12/21/1971 0 0 0 58 24 41
12/21/1972 0 0 T 53 27 40
12/21/1973 0 0 5 52 24 38
12/21/1974 0 0 0 57 27 42
12/21/1975 0 0 T 46 23 34.5
12/21/1976 0 0 0 57 15 36
12/21/1977 0 0 0 51 12 31.5
12/21/1978 0 0 T 48 20 34
12/21/1979 0 0 0 53 25 39
12/21/1980 0 0 T 58 26 42
12/21/1981 0.33 4 0 49 28 38.5
12/21/1982 0 0 0 62 29 45.5
12/21/1983 0 0 2 -8 -21 -14.5
12/21/1984 0 0 1 39 24 31.5
12/21/1985 0 0 1 60 29 44.5
12/21/1986 0 0 T 44 22 33
12/21/1987 0 0 1 47 16 31.5
12/21/1988 0 0 1 47 20 33.5
12/21/1989 0.04 0.4 3 4 -9 -2.5
12/21/1990 0.01 0.2 2 -7 -21 -14
12/21/1991 0 0 0 49 20 34.5
12/21/1992 0 0 4 43 11 27
12/21/1993 0.12 2.3 1 29 8 18.5
12/21/1994 0 0 0 62 25 43.5
12/21/1995 T 0.1 T 30 15 22.5
12/21/1996 0 0 1 45 23 34
12/21/1997 0 0 T 35 14 24.5
12/21/1998 0.09 1.0 4 3 -17 -7
12/21/1999 0.06 T T 31 14 22.5
12/21/2000 0 0.8 1 33 -2 15.5
12/21/2001 0.01 0 T 56 20 38
12/21/2002 0 0 0 39 17 28
12/22/2003 T 0.3 T 38 18 28
12/21/2004 T 0 T 35 19 27
12/21/2005 0 0 0 62 33 47.5
12/21/2006 0.09 3.3 18 30 17 23.5
12/22/2007 0 0 1 31 11 21
12/21/2008 0 0 1 19 0 9.5
12/21/2009 0 0 0 59 32 45.5
12/21/2010 0 0 0 37 18 27.5
12/22/2011 0.2 4.1 5 27 3 15
12/21/2012 0 0 T 51 26 38.5
12/21/2013 0.03 0.5 0 30 12 21
12/21/2014 0.07 T 0 54 24 39
12/21/2015 0 0 1 46 24 35
12/21/2016 0 0 2 53 26 39.5
12/21/2017 0.07 0.7 T 37 4 20.5
12/21/2018 0 0 0 63 24 44
12/21/2019 0 0 0 65 29 47
12/21/2020 0 0 T 57 34 46
12/21/2021 0 0 0 63 23 43
12/21/2022 0.26 2.9 0 51 -10 20.5
12/21/2023 0 0 0 59 32 45.5
             
Count:      149 128 87 149 149 149
Average:    0.02 0.4 0.8 42.9 19.1 31.0
Median:     0 0 0 44 21.5 32.5
Low Value:  0 0 0 -8 -21 -14.5
High Value: 0.39 7.7 18 67 43 55