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Statement as of 2:59 AM MST on November 05, 2009

... Today in Metro Denver weather history...

2-5 in 1946... a major snow storm dumped 30.4 inches of heavy
        snowfall downtown and 31.0 inches at Stapleton Airport.
        The winter storm closed schools and disrupted all forms of
        transportation in the city. The greatest depth of snow on
        the ground was 28 inches at the Airport. The duration of
        the snowfall... from 4:22 am on the 2nd to 3:08 am on the 5th...
        a total of 70 hours and 46 minutes... is the second longest
        period of continuous precipitation on record and the second
        heaviest snowfall of record at the time in Denver. The 17.7
        inches of snowfall on the 2nd and 3rd was the greatest 24-
        hour snowfall ever recorded during the month of November.
        Buses and street cars had a difficult time... and many cars
        were abandoned along roadsides and streets for several days.
        Secondary roads in rural areas were blocked for 2 to 3
        weeks. Several buildings in the city collapsed or were
        damaged from the weight of the heavy snow. Football games
        were canceled. Livestock losses were high over eastern
        Colorado. The precipitation from this storm alone exceeded
        the greatest amount ever recorded in Denver during the
        entire month of November previously. The precipitation
        recorded downtown was 2.03 inches... and the previous record
        for the entire month of November was 1.95 inches in 1922.
        North winds were sustained to 26 mph on the 2nd.
4-5 in 1933... the first measurable snow of the season totaled
        only 2.5 inches. This was the only measurable snow
        of the month. Northwest winds were sustained to
        27 mph on the 4th.
      In 1951... heavy snowfall of 5.7 inches was measured at
        Stapleton Airport where northwest winds gusted to 32
        mph.
5 in 1896... west Chinook winds sustained to 44 mph with gusts
        to 46 mph warmed the temperature to a high of 56 degrees
        in the city.
      In 1919... a rare November thunderstorm produced a mixture
        of rain and snow during the evening. Precipitation
        totaled only 0.14 inch with only a trace of snow.
        Northeast winds were sustained to 39 mph with gusts to
        44 mph.
      In 1948... a west-northwest wind gust to 50 mph was recorded
        at Stapleton Airport.
      In 1994... winds gusted to 76 mph on The Summit of Squaw
        Mountain... 5 miles south of Idaho Springs.
      In 2000... snow fell in the foothills west of Denver and
        across the southern suburbs. Snow totals included
        6 inches near Evergreen... 11 miles southwest of Morrison...
        and 7 miles south of Tiny Town and 5 inches in Aurora
        and Parker. Snowfall totaled 5.5 inches at the site of
        the former Stapleton International Airport. Northeast
        winds gusted to 26 mph at Denver International Airport
        where the visibility was reduced to 1/4 mile in heavy
        snow at times.
5-6 in 1938... heavy snowfall totaled 7.5 inches over downtown
        Denver. North winds were sustained to 16 mph with gusts
        to 19 mph on the 5th.
5-7 in 1918... rain was mixed with and changed to snow... which
        became heavy and totaled 8.1 inches in downtown Denver.
        North winds were sustained to 21 mph with gusts to 23 mph.