Denver Foothills: 46 inches...Twin Cities: 9th wettest October

Posted at 4:06 PM on October 30, 2009 by Paul Huttner (1 Comments)

The final snowfall totals are in for the Denver Mega Storm. The numbers are staggering.

As much as 46 inches of snow fell in the foothills west of Denver.

They're used to dealing with big snow in the Denver area. Snow in October is common in Denver, but the monthly average snowfall is only 4.1 inches. The 17.2" snowfall "officially" recorded in Denver will go down as at least the 5th snowiest October on record.

Top 10 wettest Octobers for area locations:

Your spongy lawn tells the local weather story this month. October precipitation has been in the top 10 for The Twin Cities, St. Cloud and Eau Claire. In the Twin Cities we've recorded 5.39" this month. That's over 3" above average and ranks as the 9th wettest October on record.

Here's the data, courtesy of the good folks at Twin Cities NWS.

Wettest Octobers on Record

Minneapolis
Rank Value Date
1. 6.42 1911
2. 5.68 1971
3. 5.64 1934
4. 5.62 1968
5. 5.52 1941
6. 5.51 1898
7. 5.48 1984
8. 5.45 2005
9. 5.39 2009
10. 4.97 1970
Period of Record: 1871-Present

St. Cloud
Rank Value Date
1. 7.95 1899
2. 6.16 1971
3. 5.84 1984
4. 5.80 1968
5. 5.72 2009
6. 5.10 1970
7. 4.87 1911
8. 4.81 2005
9. 4.52 1982
10. 4.39 1981
Period of Record: 1893-Present

Eau Claire
Rank Value Date
1. 5.64 1970
2. 5.40 1984
3. 5.23 1979
4. 4.76 2009
5. 4.54 2007
6. 4.29 1949
7. 4.23 2004
8. 4.07 2002
9. 4.02 1995
10. 3.48 1986
Period of Record: 1949-Present

The weekend looks drier and sunnier. Saturday will be breezy and cool with a high in the 40s. The winds should drop a bit by trick or treat time. Sunday looks downright beautiful with some passing clouds and sun mixed in. It will be milder with a high well up into the 50s.

Remember to set your clocks back one hour Saturday night and check smoke and CO detector batteries this weekend.

Enjoy!

PH

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Comments (1)

I report daily precipitation totals for Fillmore TWP in Fillmore County, MN. Just totaled October rainfall and got 8.03"

Posted by Roy Cerling | October 31, 2009 7:55 PM

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