Denverites enjoyed one of the warmest springs the metro has logged in more than a decade, largely because of warm temperatures and minimal snow in March, according to the National Weather Service.
The average daily temperature from March through May was the warmest in 13 years at 51 degrees, NWS Boulder meteorologist Bernie Meyer said.
March was 4.2 degrees above normal, April was 1.7 degrees above normal and May was just .3 degrees above normal.
March’s abnormally warm weather and lack of precipitation was largely the cause for the spring spike, Meyer said.
This was the 12th warmest March on record with an average daily temperature of 45.8 degrees and also the eighth least-snowy March, with just 2 inches of snow recorded, according to NWS.
Coloradans can look forward to more above-average temperatures this summer with a 50-60% chance of warmer-than-normal weather, Meyer said.
