March is the snowiest month for the Denver metro area. NOAA says we can expect:
THE WEATHER IN DENVER DURING MARCH FEATURES FREQUENT AND RAPID CHANGES.
LONGER DAYS ALLOW FOR MORE SUNSHINE MAKES FOR SUMMER-LIKE WEATHER.
HOWEVER...OCCASIONAL ARCTIC AIR MASSES CAN STILL PLUNGE SOUTHWARD ACROSS
COLORADO RAPIDLY DROPPING TEMPERATURES WITH SOME READINGS FALLING TO NEAR
ZERO DEGREES.
THE CHANGEABLE WEATHER IS DUE TO WEATHER ELEMENTS COMMON TO BOTH WINTER AND
SPRING. IN ADDITION TO THE ARCTIC FRONTS...PACIFIC STORMS STILL FREQUENTLY
MOVE IN FROM THE WEST AND WARM MOIST AIR STREAMS IN FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO
NORTHWESTWARD INTO COLORADO. WHEN ANY OF THE COLD FRONTS COLLIDE OVER
COLORADO WITH THE WARMER AIR MASSES...THE RESULTING WEATHER CAN BE WILD AND
CRAZY FOR AREAS SURROUNDING DENVER.
A PRIME EXAMPLE OF THE CHANGEABLE MARCH WEATHER IN DENVER OCCURRED ON MARCH
8TH, 1992. THE SKY WAS SUNNY OVER DENVER DURING THE MORNING HOURS ALLOWING
THE TEMPERATURE TO REACH 52 DEGREES BY MIDDAY. DURING THE AFTERNOON...
TORNADOES AND THUNDERSTORMS...CONTAINING HAIL...DEVELOPED ACROSS THE
NORTHEAST PLAINS INCLUDING THE DENVER METRO AREA. A CANADIAN COLD FRONT
ZIPPED ACROSS THE EAST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON DROPPING TEMPERATURES
SHARPLY AND CREATING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALONG THE FRONT RANGE. THE STORM
DUMPED 12.4 INCHES OF SNOW AT STAPLETON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WITH GREATER
AMOUNTS REPORTED ACROSS THE METRO AREA.
