Rand, Colorado

... Today in Metro Denver weather history...

5-9 in 1988... layers of smoke aloft from large Forest fires in
        Yellowstone National Park completely obliterated the sun
        at times. At Stapleton International Airport... surface
        visibility was reduced at times to 5 and 6 miles in smoke.
7-8 in 1884... a windstorm from mid-afternoon until the early
        morning hours of the 8th produced south winds sustained
        to 48 mph. The strong winds toppled several trees in
        the city.
      In 1892... there was a trace of rainfall each day. This
        together with a trace of rain on both the 2nd and 3rd was
        the only rainfall of the month... making the month the driest
        on record. The record was equaled in 1944.
8 in 1886... the last thunderstorm of the season pelted the
        city with hail the size of beans and dropped 0.81 inch of
        precipitation.
      In 1962... the earliest first freeze of the season occurred.
        The temperature dipped to a low of 31 degrees.
      In 1973... hail up to 1 1/2 inches in diameter fell northeast
        of Boulder. A tornado was reported by a pilot east of
        Parker. No damage was reported.