While it’s snowed a bit in the mountains already this fall, statewide snowpack is at just 48 percent of the norm for the date as of October 30. Among places lagging behind the most are many cities along the I-25 corridor, where little to no snow has been seen thus far.

Denver is one of those spots, with no measurable snow recorded yet this fall. Believe it or not, the average date of ‘first snow’ in Denver (with at least 0.1 inches) is October 18 – nearly two weeks ago. The earliest snow has ever appeared in the Mile High City since at least 1882 was 4.2 inches that fell on September 3, 1961. Meanwhile, the latest ‘first snowfall’ date was December 10, 2021, when 0.3 inches fell. With the exception of that year, every other year since records started in 1882 has brought at least 0.1 inches of snow to Denver by November 21 or earlier.

While Denver has already missed the date for the ‘average first snowfall’ of the season, it’s a long way to go until December 10 hits and a new record is set.

Though nighttime temperatures in Denver have already dipped below freezing, that shouldn’t happen again until at least November 13, per the National Weather Service report. There’s also expected to be a lack of precipitation during this period, as well. Given this forecast, it’s looking like it will be a late ‘first snowfall’ of the season for the Mile High City. Record setting? We’ll have to wait and see.

Meanwhile, Colorado Springs and Pueblo tend to get their ‘first snowfall’ of the season a bit later than Denver. Colorado Springs’ first snowfall lands on October 19 on average, with Pueblo’s first snowfall coming on November 4.

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