Posted on 12/26/2007 6:00:47 PM PST by george76
Previous Record Dates Back To 1894.
It certainly made for quite the winter wonderland on this Christmas Day, and provided quite the surprise to residents.
“I think we expected a few flurries and there's probably eight or nine inches now. It's just like Norman Rockwell," .
Denver officially recorded 7.8 inches of snow on Christmas Day.
The storm dropped the most snowfall in Denver on Christmas Day in more than 100 years. The previous all-time record for snowfall on Dec. 25 in Denver was 6.2 inches, recorded in handwritten records in 1894.
Meteorologists say the latest storm boosted Denver's December snow total above 15 inches -- about 7 inches above average for the month.
Depending on where you live, you saw anywhere from an inch to over a foot of snow. Denver had reported nearly 8 inches.
You POOR widdle guy!!
I shall send you some snowshoes and a wagon, lol!
Or maybe a hot air balloon!! Lol.
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