Sure, this Labor Day might seem a little cooler than the average summer day (the high Monday is 79 degrees).
But that’s downright summer weather compared to 1961 … when it actually snowed on Sept. 3.
That’s Denver’s earliest snow, according to National Weather Service data.
Of course, the average date of first snow in the Mile High City isn’t that far off. It’s Oct. 18.
Here’s the first measurable snow over the last 10 years:
October 9, 2017
November 17, 2016
November 5, 2015
November 11, 2014
October 18, 2013
October 5, 2012
October 25, 2011
November 15, 2010
October 21, 2009
November 14, 2008
For what it’s worth, the latest it has ever snowed in Denver was on Nov. 21 in 1934.
The average first freeze, meanwhile, is Oct. 7.
