Denver finally saw its first snowfall of the season, shattering an 87-year-old record for the latest first snow. But It wasn't much: The official measurement at the Denver International Airport was three-tenths of an inch.
A light coating of snow covers holiday ornaments hung on the fence outside a home after a storm swept over the region and deposited the first snow of the season Friday, Dec. 10, 2021, in Denver. The snowfall was the first in 232 consecutive days in Denver, the second-longest snowless streak in city history only eclipsed by the mark of 235 days set in 1887.
Denver finally saw its first snowfall of the season on Friday, shattering an 87-year-old record for the latest first snow. It wasn’t much: The official measurement at the Denver International Airport was three-tenths of an inch , according to Jim Kalina, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Boulder.Kalina said the Denver metro region is experiencing extended La Nina weather patterns which tend to produce drier weather. Andthat studies link to human-caused climate change.
Climate scientists and meteorologists warn that the prolonged drought and lack of snow could threaten water supply and agriculture.In Utah, where Salt Lake City went snowless through November for only the second time since 1976, the first snowstorm hit this week to ensure the city didn’t match the record for the latest snowfall on record. That was set twice on Christmas Day in 1939 and 1943.
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