AggieDem said:
I'm going to ask the dumb/lame question: How much snow are we talking on average for the Denver area? I've never lived in a snowy area (grew up in the Houston area, live in Austin now), so I'm wondering about that transition. How long did it take to get used to it?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DenverAvg. snowfall, 53.8 inches
Avg. snowy days, 33 (which makes it about 5 per month)
Average big snowfall (my perception) about 3-5 a year. Big meaning like 6" plus.
In oct/nov and march/april/may, it definitely will snow, but it will very likely be 50 degrees the day before and after and the snow is gone quickly. I've woken up to snow and it was completely gone by 10am. It doesn't even usually stick to the roads during those months, because they are so warm. The only places it lasts for a few days is in the shade.
In dec/feb, snow rarely remains on the ground (outside of shaded areas or piled up areas from clearing) for more than 3-4 days. Some ares in shade or where they pile up from clearing can stay there for a month.
5 snowy days a month means 25+ non snowy days a month, even in Dec-Feb. Of those non snowy days, the large majority will be above freezing and sunny, and I'd say maybe like half can be 50 deg. or higher. (10 days a month or so)
For dec-feb, we do get some damn cold snaps.. can get down below 0, even -5 to -10. In my 5 winters, I think we've been below 0 maybe 3 of those years? So doesn't seem to get that low every year. They can last 2-3 days sometimes, I think one time we had below 0 for 3 days, then like 20 deg for a few days, then below 0 again.. all together we didn't go above freezing for like 6 days. That was an anomaly, compared to all my other experience here.
You'll forget about all that when it's 88 in the middle of July, and in the shade it feels like you're inside, or you get up at 7:30 to cut your grass and it's still 60 degrees
