November 30 - Today in Denver weather history

November 30 - Today in Denver weather history.

Major snowstorms have wreaked havoc on the city on this date in Denver weather history.  We also see damaging hurricane force winds, all making for an interesting day on the weather calendar.

From the National Weather Service:

From the 28th to the 30th:

In 1991...a winter storm dumped heavy snow in the foothills and near the Palmer Divide with 10 inches recorded at Conifer and Golden Gate Canyon...12 inches in Morrison... 6 inches at Castle Rock and Parker.  Only 3.4 inches of snow fell at Stapleton International Airport where north winds gusting to 35 mph on the 29th...produced some blowing snow.  Some light freezing drizzle also fell on the 28th and 29th.

On the 30th:

In 1899...west winds were sustained to 45 mph with gusts as high as 48 mph.

In 1903...west winds sustained to 44 mph with gusts to 54 mph warmed the temperature to a high of 57 degrees.

In 1981...strong winds blasted the foothills.  In Wondervu... Winds were clocked to 81 mph with many other locations in the foothills reporting over 60 mph.  Northwest winds gusted to 28 mph at Stapleton International Airport.

In 1986...the worst snow storm of the season dumped from 5.0 inches of snow at Stapleton International Airport to 14 inches over the higher southwestern suburbs.  On the Sunday after Thanksgiving...one of the busiest travel days of the year at Stapleton International Airport...two of the four runways were closed and flights were delayed up to four hours.  Near-blizzard conditions prevailed on the plains east of Denver...closing both I-70 and I-76 for a time. North wind gusts to 36 mph were recorded at Stapleton International Airport.

In 2000...strong winds raked metro Denver.  In Thornton...a construction worker was critically injured when the scaffolding on which he was standing collapsed...throwing him 25 feet to the ground.  West winds gusted to 54 mph at Denver International Airport.

From the 30th to the 1st: 

In 1929...heavy snow blanketed the city.  Snowfall totaled 9.8 inches downtown.  North winds were sustained to 32 mph with gusts to 37 mph on the 30th.

In 1970...high winds blasted Boulder and the eastern plains. In Boulder...a wind gust to 112 mph was recorded at the National Center for Atmospheric Research with a gust to 96 mph at the National Bureau of Standards.  In downtown Boulder...wind gusts reached 76 mph.  At Stapleton International Airport...winds gusted to 47 mph.  The high winds caused widespread light to moderate property damage across most of metro Denver.  Roofs...signs...trees...power lines...and other property were damaged.  Blowing dust reduced visibility to near zero over most of eastern colorado.  Several mobile homes...campers...and semi- trailers were blown off the highways north of Denver.

In 1985...an intrusion of cold arctic air into metro Denver resulted in setting 3 temperature records.  The temperature climbed to only 17 degrees on the 30th...setting a record low maximum for the date.  On the 1st...the temperature plunged to 6 degrees below zero...setting a record low for the date... And warmed to only 7 degrees...setting a record low maximum for the date.

From the 30th to the 2nd: 

In 1975...very strong Chinook winds up to 100 mph caused damage to homes...aircraft...aircraft hangars...mobile homes...cars...and power lines along the eastern foothills.  Strong northwest winds gusted to 39 mph at Stapleton International Airport on both the 30th and the 1st.