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One time, it snowed in Denver on Sept. 3 (because Colorado)

It snowed on this day in 1961.
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Over the holidays, Denver is a more popular travel destination than Miami.

Sure, this Labor Day might seem a little cooler than the average summer day (the high Monday is 79 degrees).

But that’s downright summer weather compared to 1961 … when it actually snowed on Sept. 3.

That’s Denver’s earliest snow, according to National Weather Service data.

Of course, the average date of first snow in the Mile High City isn’t that far off. It’s Oct. 18.

Here’s the first measurable snow over the last 10 years:

October 9, 2017

November 17, 2016

November 5, 2015

November 11, 2014

October 18, 2013

October 5, 2012

October 25, 2011

November 15, 2010

October 21, 2009

November 14, 2008

For what it’s worth, the latest it has ever snowed in Denver was on Nov. 21 in 1934.

The average first freeze, meanwhile, is Oct. 7.

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