Denver weather: City has first snowless April in 20 years, driest in 59 years

April is usually a fairly moist month in and round Denver, however this April was something however. As a substitute of this month that includes our regular late-season snows, April featured scorching, dry and windy situations with hearth hazard current nearly every single day.

April usually brings the Denver space 8.8 inches of snow and 1.68 inches of rain. This month, Denver has picked up a hint of snow. Snow is measured in tenths of inches and a hint of snow is outlined as lower than half that quantity. So, if we had been to get very choosy, Denver has picked up lower than 0.05 inches of snow this April

There are 13 different years in Denver’s climate historical past (which dates again to the 1870s) throughout which town picked up a hint or much less of snow throughout April, in accordance with Nationwide Climate Service information.

The latest time this has occurred was in 2002, when there was a hint of snow recorded. There are solely 4 years in Denver’s climate historical past — 1930, 1943, 1982 and 1995 — when no snow was reported in April, in accordance with the climate service.

In the end, there may be not a significant distinction between getting 0 inches of snow and 0.05 inches of snow, so we’re in uncommon firm in relation to the quantity of snow we’ve gotten this month.

For rainfall, 0.01 inches of rain gathered in Denver to this point this April. A giant deficit in comparison with the 1.68 inches that we must always usually get. With simply 0.01 inches of precipitation including up this month — and with a tricky forecast earlier than month’s finish — we are going to possible finish this month because the driest April ever.

Now we have a weak storm that’s anticipated to swing by the state from Friday to Saturday. Present forecasts are displaying a low 20% likelihood of rain showers in Denver on Friday.

If we someway are capable of squeeze just a few gentle rain showers out of the environment, we might get bumped from the No. 1 driest April.

April 1963 at present holds the No. 1 spot for the driest on document with simply 0.03 inches of rain. It sounds a bit dramatic, however it’s true, we’ll must triple the quantity of moisture we’ve already gotten this month with a purpose to lose our present spot. That’s a testomony to simply how dry it’s been.

Denver began April below abnormally dry situations, which is technically not an official drought. As of the April 19 replace, Denver is again below reasonable drought standing with worsening situations possible.

In keeping with the newly launched one-month forecast from the Local weather Prediction Heart, Might is anticipated to carry warmer- and drier-than-normal situations to Colorado. Fireplace season is nicely and alive already, so be sure you keep ready for the could-be.

Up to date 8 a.m. April 28, 2022: This story has been up to date to right a number of errors associated to climate information about April snowfall in Denver. This month would be the first snowless April in 20 years, in accordance with Nationwide Climate Service information. Moreover, there have been 13 years previous to 2022 in Denver’s climate historical past throughout which a hint or much less of snow fell in April. And there have been 4 years when no snow in any respect fell in April.