Denver broke seven climate data final month and got here near breaking the document for warmest December in metropolis historical past, in line with the Nationwide Climate Service.
By the point the clock struck midnight on New 12 months’s Eve, transitioning Denver into 2026, Denver had formally recorded its second-warmest December on document, in line with the climate service.
Chilly spells initially and finish of the month stored the town from breaking the general December document, meteorologists mentioned.
However the metropolis nonetheless broke each day temperature data seven instances within the month, together with on Christmas Eve and Christmas. It additionally documented 21 days the place the common temperature was greater than 6 levels above regular, in line with the climate service.
Denver went 224 days with out snow between April and November, the town’s fourth-longest snowless streak, in line with climate service data. When snow lastly fell on Nov. 29, it marked Denver’s second-latest first snow on document.
The most recent first snow in Denver was recorded on Dec. 10, 2021, climate service data present. That 12 months additionally hosted the longest snow drought documented in Denver, with no snow falling within the metropolis for 232 days.
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