Denver broke seven weather records last month and came close to breaking the record for warmest December in city history, according to the National Weather Service. By the time the clock struck midnight on New Year’s Eve, transitioning Denver into 2026, Denver had officially recorded its second-w armest December on record, according to the weather service. Cold spells at the beginning and end of the month kept the city from breaking the overall December record, weather service meteorologists said. But the city still broke daily temperature records seven times in the month, including on Christmas Eve and Christmas. It also documented 21 days where the average temperature was more than 6 degrees above normal, according to the weather service. Related Articles Colorado weather: 2 feet of snow possible in mountains, winter weather advisories issued Colorado weather: More than a foot of snow to fall in mountains by Saturday Colorado weather: Up to 6 inches of snow forecast in mountains on New Year’s Day Hundreds of flights delayed at Denver airport ahead of New Year’s Eve Colorado weather: Snow returns to mountains on New Year’s Day Denver went 224 days without snow between April and November, the city’s fourth-longest snowless streak, according to weather service records. When snow finally fell on Nov. 29, it marked Denver’s second-latest first snow on record. The latest first snow in Denver was recorded on Dec. 10, 2021, weather service records show. That year also hosted the longest snow drought documented in Denver, with no snow falling in the city for 232 days. Get more Colorado news by signing up for our daily Your Morning Dozen email newsletter. ...read more read less