COLORADO, USA — The winter storm that brought heavy, wet snow to Denver and the Front Range over the weekend was officially one for the record books.
More than 27 inches fell at Denver International Airport (DIA) by early Monday, making the storm the fourth largest on record in Denver since 1881 and the second-largest snowstorm ever in the city during the month of March.
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