DENVER ( KDVR ) — On Thursday, Denver could see a high of 89 degrees, but on the same day in 1936, the Mile High City would soon be covered in over a foot of snow.
According to the National Weather Service , September is, on average, the fourth-warmest month of the year for Denver, but not too warm for snow.
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In fact, it snowed in Denver as early as Sept. 3, 1961, when 4.2 inches of snowfall was recorded at the Central Park/Stapleton Airport NWS location. The second earliest snowfall ever recorded by the NWS in Denver was on Sept. 8, 2020, when an inch of snow fell at the Denver International Airport.
September 1936 snowstorm
Thursday marks 88 years since the largest September snowstorm in Denver history. The day before the storm arrived, a cold front brought winds at a sustained 36 mph, dropping temperatures from a high of 84 to a low of 38.
Starting on Sept. 26, 1936, the city saw its biggest snowstorm to hit so early in the season, according to the NWS .