Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado

... Today in Metro Denver weather history...

11-12 in 1922... a major storm dumped 14.1 inches of snowfall
        over downtown Denver. The most snow on the ground
        was 10.5 inches at 6:00 PM on the 12th. North winds
        were sustained to 21 mph on the 11th. Temperatures
        were generally in the teens and 20's.
      In 1964... strong winds in Boulder caused power outages and
        minor damage. Winds gusted to 42 mph in downtown Boulder.
        At Stapleton International Airport west winds gusted to
        36 mph on the 11th and 35 mph on the 12th.
      In 1976... snow and freezing drizzle caused icing on bridges...
        overpasses and some main roads. The elevated portion of
        I-70 was closed for a time during the afternoon of the
        11th. Snowfall totaled only 0.8 inch at Stapleton
        International Airport... where northeast winds gusted
        to 20 mph on the 11th.
      In 1989... the temperature climbed to a maximum of 76 degrees
        on both days... setting new record highs for each day.
      In 1995... hurricane force downslope winds whipped across the
        Front Range foothills overnight. The National center for
        atmospheric research in Boulder registered a peak wind
        gust to 124 mph with several more wind gusts over 100 mph.
        Utility poles and power lines were downed... leaving several
        hundred homes in Boulder without power. Windows were blown
        out of cars in Boulder. Other reports of strong wind gusts
        included: 108 mph atop Squaw Mountain west of Denver... 104
        mph at Table Mesa in Boulder... 99 mph at Golden Gate Canyon...
        85 mph at the Rocky Flats environmental technology site...
        69 mph at Jefferson County Airport near Broomfield... and
        62 mph in Lakewood. West-northwest wind gusts to 40 mph
        were recorded at Denver International Airport on the 12th.
11-14 in 1970... heavy snowfall totaled 7.2 inches at Stapleton
        International Airport where northeast winds gusted
        to 22 mph on the 12th and 14th. Most of the snow...
        4.2 inches... fell on the 12th.
12 in 1894... northeast winds were sustained to 42 mph with
        gusts to 48 mph behind an apparent dry cold front.
      In 1903... west winds sustained to 40 mph with gusts to
        45 mph warmed the temperature to a high of 57 degrees.
        A trace of snow was observed.
      In 1922... heavy snowfall of 8.5 inches was measured over
        downtown Denver.
      In 1974... strong winds gusting to over 80 mph caused local
        damage to houses and property along the foothills from
        Denver north. Automobiles... homes... and power lines
        suffered damage in Boulder. West winds gusted to 41 mph
        at Stapleton International Airport.
12-13 in 1961... heavy snowfall totaled 5.6 inches at Stapleton
        Airport. East-northeast winds gusted to only 20 mph.
12-15 in 1909... light snowfall totaled 6.7 inches in downtown
        Denver over the 4 days. This was the first measurable
        snowfall of the season. Northeast winds were sustained
        to 15 mph on the 12th.