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As we noted in our post about two crashes into law-enforcement vehicles in 36 minutes last night, many Denverites seem surprised by May snowstorms, but they shouldn’t be — and here’s photo-illustrated proof. Data from the National Weather Service as shared on the NWS site and ThorntonWeather.com shows that we typically get snow in May — and sometimes a helluva lot of it.
Will the still-accumulating snowfall totals from yesterday and today make the list of snowiest Mays? Too soon to tell. But here’s the top ten, supplemented by info about the latest freezes and snowfalls during the past decade. Count them down below.
Number 10: May 1944 — 8.3 inches
Number 9: May 1957 — 8.8 inches
Number 8: May 1893 — 8.9 inches
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Number 7: May 1907 — 9 inches
Number 6: May 1908 — 10 inches
Number 5: May 1917 — 12 inches
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Number 4: May 1912 — 13.2 inches
Number 3: May 1975 — 13.5 inches
Number 2: May 1950 — 13.6 inches
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Number 1: May 1998 — 15.5 inches
Latest freeze, last ten years:
May 5, 2013
April 16, 2012
May 5, 2011
May 13, 2010
May 5, 2009
May 11, 2008
June 8, 2007
May 10, 2006
May 12, 2005
May 14, 2004
Date of last measurable snowfall, last ten years:
May 2, 2013
April 3, 2012
May 11, 2011
May 12, 2010
April 27, 2009
May 14, 2008
April 14, 2007
May 10, 2006
May 2, 2005
April 30, 2004
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