Denver is experiencing a rare blip of “no snow” since its last snowfall in the spring, with no expected forecasts of measurable snow for weeks.

This is nearly breaking a record, as the last time Denver had no recorded snowfall for as long of a stretch was on Nov. 21, 1934. Denver usually sees snowfall earlier than most areas around Oct. 18, but the city last saw measurable snow this year on April 21.

“There was a band of snow that impacted downtown Denver this morning which produced some flakes,” Accuweather Meteorologist Joseph Bauer said on Wednesday.

However, the Denver International Airport concluded in an official weather observation, that it was not enough to count as a measurable amount of snow.

A measurable amount of snow is 0.1 of an inch, and anything less than that is considered to be a “trace of snow.” The city also saw a trace of snow on Oct. 15, as well as on the first two days of November.

Meteorologists believe the absence of snow could be due to a meteorological phenomenon known as “La Niña,” occurring in the Pacific Ocean, which is causing water temperatures near the equator to be lower than average.

This year's snow season for Denver differs drastically from last year, which was considered to be one of the snowiest seasons on record in 37 years. Denver saw an inch of snow as early as Sept. 8. in 2020, with a total of more than 80 inches of snow for the whole season.

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