Denver's March Snowstorm Becomes One Of The Largest On Record

This weekend's March snowstorm was on track to make history, and that it did.

By early Monday, March 15, it became Denver's fourth-largest storm on record since 1881, reports 9NEWS.

It was also the second-largest snowstorm the city has ever seen during the month of March.

Before March 13 and 14, Denver's fourth-largest snowstorm was Christmas Eve of 1982 which brought in 23.8 inches of snowfall.

The weekend's blizzard brought 27.1 inches of snow to Denver.

The conditions caused extended power outages in the metro area. Denver International Airport was also forced to close all of the runways and airline operations on Sunday as crews worked to clear snow and ice, according to 9NEWS.

Several school districts, including Denver Public Schools, had to go remote on Monday after the National Weather Service issued a blizzard warning along the Interstate 25 corridor.

According to the National Weather Service, these are the ten biggest Denver snowstorms on record since 1881:

1. 45.7 inches – Dec. 1-5, 1913
2. 31.8 inches – March 17-19, 2003
3. 30.4 inches – Nov. 2-4, 1946
4. 27.1 inches – March 13-14, 2021
5. 23.8 inches – Dec. 24, 1982
6. 23 inches – April 23, 1885
7. 22.7 inches – Oct. 20-23, 1906
8. 21.9 inches – Oct. 24-25, 1997
9. 21.5 inches – Nov. 26-28, 1983
10. 20.7 inches – Dec. 20-21, 1906

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