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October 4 - Today in Denver weather history
A very interesting and eventful day in Denver weather history. We have seen everything from heavy snow to damaging winds to even tornadoes. It was just five years ago today that tornadoes struck near Brighton - read about it below and then watch the video at the bottom too.
From the National Weather Service:
From the 3rd to the 4th:
In 1969...the first snowfall of the season totaled 16.0 inches at Stapleton International Airport. There was a thunder snow shower on the evening of the 3rd...but otherwise little wind with the storm. The greatest snow depth on the ground was 8 inches due to melting. Heavy wet snow accumulated on trees...which were still in full leaf...and caused widespread damage from broken limbs and downed utility lines.
From the 3rd to the 5th:
In 1984...the remnants of pacific hurricane polo produced heavy rain over northeastern Colorado. Most locations received between 1.00 to 2.50 inches of rain...but 3.45 inches fell in Littleton. Rainfall totaled 1.73 inches at Stapleton International Airport...where north winds gusted to 24 mph.
On the 4th:
In 1912...sustained south winds to 55 mph with gusts to 60 mph raised the temperature to a high of 83 degrees... The warmest temperature of the month that year.
In 1924...west winds were sustained to 46 mph with gusts to 50 mph in the city. The apparent Bora winds cooled the temperature to a high of 57 degrees from a high of 70 degrees on the 3rd.
In 2004...several small tornadoes touched down near Brighton... Barr lake...and Hudson in Adams and southern weld counties. Most of these caused no damage. However...a small tornado 5 miles southeast of Brighton caused extensive damage to a recreational vehicle and severely damaged a barn. The barn was torn from its foundation...and the roof was thrown 100 feet. Four llamas in the barn were injured when it collapsed. Watch video of some of the twisters below!
From the 4th to the 5th:
In 1997...unusually warm weather resulted in two temperature records. High temperature of 87 degrees on the 4th exceeded the old record set in 1922 by one degree. High temperature of 86 degrees on the 5th equaled the record set in 1990 and previous years.
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