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Precipitation

All forms of precipitation (rain, snow, hail, etc.) are measured using 'liquid water equivalent'. The graphs show the total amount of precipitation obtained during each month.

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March 2013
March was cool and wet for much of the Denver area as two signficant winter storms affected the region. The average high was 50.5° compared to the normal value of 53.6°. The average low was 23.4° compared to the normal of 26.4°. Extremes ranged from a high of 76° on the 16th to a low of 2° on both the 24th and 25th. Precipitation for the month measured 1.43 inches compared to the normal of 1.25 inches. There was 16.7 inches of snow recorded with a maximum snow depth of 7 inches on the 24th.

For more information, see the Climate Updates from the Colorado Climate Center.

Cloud photo courtesy of Carlye Calvin.