DENVER — An epic, slow-moving, 5-day November snowstorm will likely go down in Colorado’s weather record books when it’s finished this weekend.
It is worth noting that November snow is not out of the ordinary in Colorado. In fact, this was actually a late first measurable snow for Denver, which usually happens in mid-October.
But because of the prolonged nature of this storm, it will likely be the largest the Denver metro has seen in November in nearly 30 years. The last major November storm was a two-day event on November 13-14, 1994. Officially 12.1 inches of snowfall stacked up at Stapleton Airport with 16.9 inches of snow overall that month.
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Coming off of the second warmest October on record in Denver, this long duration winter storm is certainly a shock to the system! When it’s all said and done, Denver will see 5 days straight of measurable snowfall with this storm. The last time we saw this type of long duration November storm was back in 1991. From November 14 through November 19, the city picked up 21.2 inches of snow.