Thread: Record Low Temperatures across the US

Strongest winter storm in 30 years in Iowa and Illinois - 8 Dec 09

Record snowfall in Arizona - More than 4 times previous record!
- 8 Dec 09

Flights in Chicago canceled as snow moves in; worst still to come
- 8 Dec 09

See Record Low Temperatures across the US

Dec 8 Strongest winter storm in 30 years in Iowa and Illinois - NATIONAL WEATHER SVC ... EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WINTER STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS TONIGHT THROUGH WEDS ... BLIZZARD TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF EASTERN IOWA AND NW ILLINOIS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...

IT HAS BEEN ABOUT 10 YEARS SINCE SNOWS AND WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND EXPANSE HAVE BEEN SEEN ACROSS THE AREA. STORM STRENGTH IS ANOTHER MATTER. IT HAS PROBABLY BEEN 20 TO 30 YEARS SINCE THE IMPACTS OF A WINTER STORM OF THIS STRENGTH HAVE BEEN SEEN IN THE AREA.

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE... VINTON... CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA...MAQUOKETA...MARENGO... IOWA CITY...TIPTON... CLINTON... MUSCATINE... BETTENDORF... DAVENPORT... SIGOURNEY... WASHINGTON... WAPELLO...FAIRFIELD... MOUNT PLEASANT... BURLINGTON... KEOSAUQUA....FORT MADISON... GALENA...FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND... MEMPHIS...KAHOKA...

6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW... LOCALLY HIGHER... ALONG AND NORTH OF HWY 30 ... THUNDER-SNOW POSSIBLE TONIGHT ALONG WITH VERY HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR.
See entire forecast:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/prodsBySta ... e=warnings
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Dec 8 Flights in Chicago canceled as snow moves in; worst still to come - (Excerpts)
Tonight...Snow and sleet accumulation up to 2 inches. Blustery. Temperatures nearly steady in the mid 30s. .

Wednesday...Windy...cloudy. Rain early in the morning. Snow in the morning...then a chance of light snow in the afternoon. Blowing snow in the afternoon. Snow accumulation up to 2 inches. Turning sharply colder.


Wednesday Night ... Windy. Mostly cloudy. Much colder. Lows 3 to 7 above...except 8 to 12 above downtown. Lowest wind chill readings 10 below to 20 below zero after midnight. West winds 20 to 30 mph. Gusts up to 45 mph in the evening decreasing to 35 mph after midnight.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/weather/

Dec 8 Record snowfall in Arizona - More than 4 times previous record! - Northern Arizona residents were digging out today from a powerful storm that dumped more than 20 inches of snow on Flagstaff, more than four times the record of 5 inches set in 1956. Flagstaff generally receives about 100 inches of snowfall a year.

See entire article, entitled "Northern Arizona Digging Out From Powerful Storm"
http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/dpp/news/lo ... orm_120809
Thanks to Clay Olson for this link

Dec 7 Large areas of USA under winter & blizzard warnings - Large areas of the country are currently under various winter storm and blizzard warnings during the next two days, extending from California thru Michigan.
See http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/nationalwa ... php?map=on
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Dec 7 Blizzard warning for Minnesota - A BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR... WINTER STORM WARNING FOR MUCH OF EASTERN MINNESOTA...INCLUDING THE ENTIRE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA...AND ALL OF WESTERN WISCONSIN FROM TUES AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDS EVENING.
See entire warning:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/prodsBySta ... e=warnings
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Dec 7 Ice and snow shut down I-5 shut in California - 7 Dec 09 - Interstate highway (I-5) was shut down in both directions tonight, according to the Weather Channel. Officials closed this major north-south highway at 6:00 pm due to ice and snow at Tejon Pass (elev. 4160 feet) on the Grapevine, according to the Weather Channel. The Grapevine is about 75 miles north of downtown Los Angeles. Meanwhile, Reno, Nevada was buried under heavy snow.
Dec 7 Expecting two feet of snow in Flagstaff, Arizona - According to the Weather Channel, Flagstaff has already received a half-a-foot of snow, with another 18 inches (1 1/2 feet)expected.
Dec 7 Urgent - Blizzard warning - Snowfall in excess of 4 feet expected in Colorado - NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO - THIS WARNING IS FOR THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS AND THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT...INCLUDING WOLF CREEK PASS AND CUMBRES PASS.

A STRONG STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO BRINGING VERY HEAVY
SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED BY
LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON.


IN THE LAST 24 HOURS WOLF CREEK SKI AREA HAS RECEIVED OVER 2
FEET OF SNOW.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/prodsBySta ... e=warnings
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Dec 6 Snow and record cold in Sacramento - The National Weather Service said today that 2-4 inches of snow is expected at the 1,000-foot elevation, below Auburn and El Dorado Hills, with a light dusting on the streets of Sacramento itself.


Cindy Matthews, forecaster, said a dusting of snow is likely to start in the pre-commute hours in Sacramento and should continue off and on throughout the day.


Sacramento Valley temperatures are expected to drop to a record 27 degrees, making it the coldest December 7 since 1849, when records-keeping began.

http://www.sacbee.com/ourregion/story/2374422.html
Thanks to Benjamin Napier for this link

Dec 6 Massive snowstorm and brutal cold - 6 Dec 09 - Temperatures tonight will plummet well below zero in Billings, Montana, Casper, Wyoming and Dickinson, North Dakota. Cut Bank, MT will see a low of minus 20°.

A massive snowstorm will send the brutal cold plunging across the rest of the Midwest around midweek, including Minneapolis, Des Moines and Omaha.

http://www.accuweather.com/regional-new ... westusnews
Thanks to Phil Brennan for this link

Dec 6 Potential blizzards in CA, UT, CO, AZ, KS, ME, SD, IA, MN, IL, WI and MI
(Maybe we should tell the would-be tyrants in Copenhagen about this ... as if they
really care about the truth)

A Pacific storm "will grow into a monster Monday through Tuesday," says Meghan Evans of AccuWeather.com.

"One to 2 feet of snow, locally more, will bury the mountains of California, Utah, Colorado and Arizona tonight into Tuesday."

"The next stop for a potential blizzard will be Kansas, Nebraska, southern South Dakota,, Iowa, southern Minnesota, northern Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan," says Evans. This could bring major travel disruptions along interstate highways, including I-15, I-25, I-40, I-70 and I-80.
http://www.accuweather.com/regional-new ... westusnews
Thanks to Tom Meyer for this link

Dec 6 Blizzard warning - up to 4 feet of snow expected in Colorado - NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO ... WARNING FOR THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS AND THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT...INCLUDING WOLF CREEK PASS AND CUMBRES PASS.

A STRONG STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN COLORADO BRINGING VERY HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MONDAY MORNING... THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 FEET EXPECTED ... DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY HEAVY SNOW...LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. AVALANCHES ARE LIKELY.
http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwat ... ardWarning
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Dec 6 Record low obliterated in Virginia
6 Dec 09 - Fishersville, VA
"Old record of 18F set in 1969. New record of 11.3F last night. Wow!"
says reader Robert Hoffman.
Dec 5 Earliest snowfall ever in Southwest Louisiana - "Melted snow froze overnight on some southwest Louisiana bridges and overpasses, as temperatures plunged into the mid-20s. In the Baton Rouge area, ice closed parts of Interstates 10, 110 and 12 for part of the morning.


Up to 4 inches fell northeast of Brookhaven, Miss., and up to 3 inches was reported from Smithdale, Miss., to Fort Polk, La. North Louisiana got small amounts of snow.


Meteorologists said southwest Louisiana's earliest snow on record was Dec. 11, 2008, while Mississippi's was Nov. 24, 1938.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/6755161.html
Thanks to Craig Adkins for this link

Dec 4 Houston braces for half-a-foot of snow - 4 Dec 09 - "Houston this morning broke a record with the earliest snowfall ever recorded in the city's history.

"Forecasters are still hedging their bets on the amount, but say the most likely scenario is 1 to 2 inches of widespread snowfall through the day. Some areas could get up to a half a foot."

See entire article
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl//6750042.html
Thanks to Philip Brennan and Steven Woodcock for this link
" All due to global warming no doubt," says Phil.

Dec 4 Earliest Measurable Snow Ever in South Texas - 4 Dec 09 - A rare winter storm will wreak havoc on parts of Texas and Louisiana Friday, says this article on accuweather.com. Snow is expected in Houston, possibly all the way to the Gulf coast around Galveston.

The steadiest snow and highest accumulations are first expected just inland from the Gulf coast, then spreading across central Louisiana and Mississippi into Alabama and Georgia.

See entire article:
http://www.accuweather.com/news-story.a ... &article=0
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Dec 4 Snow hits desert areas of Arizona and New Mexico
Heavy snow expected in southern New England - 4 Dec 09 - Over the past few weeks, cold air has plunged down from Canada and extended south across the Midwest and even the Southern states. Last week there were rare reports of accumulations of snow in the desert areas of Arizona and New Mexico.

Accumulating snow is expected from Texas to the southern Appalachians Friday and Friday night. Parts of the Northeast, in particular southern New England, may see heavy snowfall during the weekend
http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/hi/news/n ... 395461.stm
Thanks to John Brown in Ardrossan, Scotland for this link

Dec 4 Rare Snow Sliding Into Southeast Texas, Deep South - 4 Dec 09 - "Thus far, a bit of snow has fallen in Texas, with parts of the Texas Panhandle and the west Texas Plains receiving 1 to 3 inches of snow. The heavier snow has been found in New Mexico, where 5 to 7 inches have piled up.

"As the storm pushes eastward, the snow ... could impact rush hour in San Antonio and Houston. Snow is already falling in Houston ... the earliest snow on record.

"The white stuff will spread eastward tonight into west-central and southwest Louisiana and even into south-central Mississippi by daybreak."
See entire article:
http://weather.weatherbug.com/weather-n ... tory=10203
Thanks to Troy LaChance for this link

Dec 4 Record snow opens Winter 2009 - Grand Rapids, Mich. - A record snowfall was the opening salvo for Winter 2009, as parts of Ottawa and western Kent counties received up to 10" of snow from a narrow band of lake-effect weather.



Another 3-6" of snow will fall through midday in parts of West Michigan, with more snow expected Monday, and possibly a "true" snowstorm by the middle of next week.
http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/local/ke ... -of-season
Thanks to Clay Olson for this link

Dec 1 Snowing in Texas! - Maybe as far east as Houston! - Rare snow will continue accumulating in western Texas tonight into early Wednesday. Carlsbad, N.M. received nearly a foot of snow overnight, Fort Davis, Texas received 4-8 inches, and Lubbuck could see an inch of snow tonight.



Last night, the weather channel forecast as much as five inches of snow in El Paso.


Another round of snow will move into western Texas Thursday and Friday - maybe as far east as Houston! - as another storm dives southward through the Rockies.
http://www.accuweather.com/regional-new ... westusnews
Thanks to Tom Meyer for this link.
Maybe someone should tell the folks at the Copenhagen climate
conference about this.
Nov 26 US breaks or ties 218 November snowfall records
A couple of these records are over 100 years old
See US breaks or ties 218 November snowfall records
Nov 29 Up to 2 feet of snow possible in NM - A POTENT STORM OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL HEAD SLOWLY SOUTH INTO THE NORTHERN BAJA OF CALIFORNIA TODAY BEFORE TURNING EAST OVER NORTHERN MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. ... MAJOR SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY... MAJOR SNOWFALL IS LIKELY IN THE HIGH COUNTRY WITH ONE TO TWO FEET POSSIBLE BY LATE TUESDAY... 6 TO 12 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET.
http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwat ... wwa=Winter Storm Warning
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Nov 22 Record lows in Alaska
NORTH POLE, AK -36.0°F

COLLEGE OBSY, AK -32.0°F

http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/res ... elem=mint& month=11&day=1&year=2009&sts%5B%5D=US&submitted=Ge t+Records

Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Nov 21 Record lows in Alaska
BETTLES AP, AK (PABT) -47.0°F

GLENNALLEN KCAM, AK -36.0°F
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/res ... elem=mint& month=11&day=1&year=2009&sts%5B%5D=US&submitted=Ge t+Records

Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Nov 20 Blizzard conditions in the Sierras today - NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV… A FAST MOVING STORM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS AND SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO THE SIERRA TODAY... LOCAL BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING… INCLUDING SOUTH LAKE TAHOE... TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE… TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 16 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET... HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE TAHOE BASIN… 3 TO 8 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/prodsBySta ... e=warnings

Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Nov 19 Record lows in Alaska

BETTLES AP, AK (PABT) -47.0°F

TANANA AP, AK (PATA) -45.0°F

KING SALMON AP, AK (PAKN) -12.0°F
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/res ... elem=mint& month=11&day=1&year=2009&sts%5B%5D=US&submitted=Ge t+Records
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Nov 18 Two to three feet of snow expected in Cascades - NATIONAL WEATHER SVC…HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS WEST FACING SLOPES OF THE NORTH AND CENTRAL CASCADES THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY… SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 FEET ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NORTH CASCADES… 1 TO 2 FEET ACROSS THE CENTRAL CASCADES. ..SNOW LEVELS NEAR 2500 FEET THROUGH TONIGHT THEN RISE TO 3500 FEET NORTH AND 4500 FEET CENTRAL CASCADES THURSDAY.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/prodsBySta ... e=warnings

Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Nov 18th Record lows in Alaska
BETTLES AP, AK (PABT) -46.0°F
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/res ... elem=mint& month=11&day=1&year=2009&sts%5B%5D=US&submitted=Ge t+Records

Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Nov 17 Record lows in Alaska
BETTLES AP, AK (PABT) -45.0°F
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/res ... elem=mint& month=11&day=1&year=2009&sts%5B%5D=US&submitted=Ge t+Records

Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Nov 16 Freeze warning for Southeast Texas Panhandle - NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX… ALL COUNTIES IN THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES ARE EXPECTED TO SEE FREEZING TEMPERATURES TONIGHT … RANGING FROM THE UPPER TEENS IN THE WESTERN PANHANDLES TO THE UPPER 20S IN THE SOUTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE… INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... SHAMROCK... WHEELER... WELLINGTON… (not sure how unusual this is for mid November) http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/prodsBySta ... e=warnings

Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Nov 14 More snow for the Rockies - The heaviest snow – up to a foot at higher elevations - will fall in Colorado Saturday and Sunday, with several inches likely in Denver. Significant amounts of snow are also expected in parts of eastern Utah, north-eastern Arizona, northern New Mexico and southeastern Wyoming.

See: http://www.usatoday.com/weather/forecas ... cast_N.htm

Nov 13 Snow in Seattle tonight - A storm system will crash into the Pacific Northwest today, dumping snow, heavy at times, into mountain areas. Snow levels will likely drop to 500 feet or less, leaving a slushy coating on hillier terrain just to the east of Seattle. Although accumulations are unlikely, snowflakes are expected in downtown Seattle.

http://www.accuweather.com/news-story.a ... &article=5

Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Nov 12 A foot of snow - or more - expected in Colorado - THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ...HEAVY SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WITH SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING POSSIBLE… A FOOT OR MORE LIKELY BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. ...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... COLUMBINE... TOPONAS... SKYWAY... ASPEN...VAIL... SNOWMASS... CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK... MARBLE... BUFORD... TRAPPERS LAKE
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/prodsBySta ... e=warnings

Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Nov 11 Weekend snowstorm for High Plains - A storm moving out of the Pacific Northwest will dump snow from southwestern Montana to northern Colorado on Saturday. Intensifying on Sunday, the storm will generate heavier snow and gusty winds from Colorado to western Kansas and eventually into the northern Texas panhandle.

See entire story:
http://www.accuweather.com/news-story.a ... &article=6
Thanks to Tom Meyer for this link

Nov 9 10 to 20 inches of snow expected in Alaska - A LARGE STORM SYSTEM ...WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE SUSITNA VALLEY STARTING WEDS MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON…INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... TALKEETNA... WILLOW... CANTWELL.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/prodsBySta ... e=warnings

Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Nov 9 October 6th snowiest on record in Breckenridge, CO:
This October was the sixth-wettest since 1893, when the record-keeping began.

Snowfall total was 85 percent above the historic average 12.3 inches. The snow melted down to 2.3 inches of water, about 77 percent above average.



The average maximum temperature reading for the month, 47 degrees, was a full 8.3 degrees lower than the historic average, based on records going back to 1909.
http://www.summitdaily.com/article/2009 ... ofile=1055

Thanks to Josh Cooley for this link

Nov 9 Mt. Baker Ski Area opening early
9 Nov 09 – 42 inches of new snow already. Possibly two new feet of snow by Thurs.

See article:
http://www.mtbaker.us/snow-report/opening-day-2009-10

Thanks to Josh Cooley for this link


See more photos - Nov 7 & 8

Nov 9 Backcountry skiing bliss at Mt. Rainier, WA - See photos:

Thanks to Josh Cooley for this link

Nov 9 Stevens Pass, WA - Snow expected every day this week
http://www.stevenspass.com/Stevens/conditions.aspx


Stevens Pass webcam:
http://www.stevenspass.com/Stevens/info ... -cams.aspx

Thanks to Josh Cooley for this link

Nov 4 Oklahoma: November came a bit early this year - disguised as October
The Oklahoma Climatological Survey lists October as having its second
coldest October on record (7° below average). It was also the fifth wettest
October on record.

See http://ocs.mesonet.org/.

Thanks to C. H. Stewart for this link

Nov 2 Record low in Alaska
CIRCLE HOT SPRINGS, AK -22.0°F
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/res ... elem=mint& month=11&day=1&year=2009&sts%5B%5D=US&submitted=Ge t+Records

Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Oct 31 Almost 4 feet of snow in Denver foothills - The largest amount of snow - 3.8 feet - was reported near Pinecliffe in Jefferson County, while Broomfield, north of Denver, received just over 2 feet. Buena Vista in central Colorado reported 19.2 inches.
http://durangoherald.com/sections/News/ ... t_of_snow/

Thanks to Marc Morano for this link

Oct 30 Two Ft Collins Snow Records Broken, or Established, Depending on your POV
The storm established two new records for Fort Collins, Colorado: biggest single
storm snowfall in October, and the snowiest October on record.
See Two Ft Collins Snow Records Broken
Oct 30 Cheyenne - Snowiest October on record - Nine times normal!
So far this month, snowfall in Cheyenne, Wyoming, has reached
28.0 inches, a new record for the month of October.
See Cheyenne - Snowiest October on record - Nine times normal!
Oct 29 Total Snowfall from selected stations in Colorado
See Total Snowfall from selected stations in Colorado
Oct 29 Denver: National Weather Service issues blizzard warning - PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH … OVER PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST PLAINS … WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH EVENING HOURS ... MAJOR WINTER STORM CONTINUES ACROSS THE REST OF NORTHEASTERN COLORADO...

ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 12 INCHES EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. SEVERE DRIFTING MAY CAUSE ROAD CLOSURES IN THE AREA. TRAVEL NOT RECOMMENDED EAST OF DENVER... INTERSTATE 70 CLOSED EAST OF E-470 AT MILE MARKER 292.

TOTAL SNOWFALL SO FAR HAS RANGED FROM NEARLY 44 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS NORTHWEST OF DENVER TO GENERALLY 15 TO 25 INCHES IN THE FRONT RANGE URBAN CORRIDOR AND 8 TO 15 INCHES FARTHER EAST… THE HEAVIER SNOWS ARE INCREASING NOW OVER THE MORE EASTERN PLAINS.

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/prodsBySta ... e=warnings

Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link
Oct 29 October snowfall records broken in Wyoming - A slow-moving storm dumped as much as 3 feet of snow on Colorado and the western Plains on Thursday, breaking snowfall records for the entire month of October in Wyoming, says USA Today. In the Denver area, it was the biggest October snowstorm since 1997.



USA Today doesn't bring up the fact that the storm was a record-breaker
until the 7th paragraph of their story. I don't know if that was intentional
or not.



Whiteout conditions were predicted Thursday for parts of eastern Colorado, Wyoming and western Nebraska, and many roads - including stretches of I-25 and I-80 - were closed.

http://www.usatoday.com/weather/storms/ ... torm_N.htm

Thanks to Joe Herr for this link

Oct 28 27 inches of snow thus far near Golden, CO - 12 miles W of Golden, Clear Creek County.
Heavy snow - 27.0 inches - reported by trained spotter.

http://www.wunderground.com/US/CO/034.html#REP

Thanks to Josh Cooley for this link
“Impressive winter storm,â€

Apr 28 Daily snowfall records set
Choteau, MT…12.5â€