We typically associate September with start of fall. That means leaves changing color, pumpkins, Halloween, pumpkin spiced lattes, sweater weather, and everything that goes with it. September and snow don’t usually go hand-in-hand, but a few cities and states throughout the United States’ lower 48 could see a light dusting or a real snowfall in the 9th month of the year. Tony Laubach with took a look at the major cities in the U.S. that could see snow throughout September.
September Snow in Denver
The three cities that Laubach highlights through his video are Denver, Colorado, Salt Lake City, Utah, and Billings, Montana. Of course there are plenty of cities and towns further into the mountains that could see September snowfall, but when we’re taking about major cities, it’s these three that lead the charge.
Denver’s earliest snowfalls are full of September dates. Their earliest was on September 3rd, 1961, when 4.2 inches fell in the city. On September 8th, 2020, 1 inch fell in the city. While most of these snowfalls are fairly minuscule, September 26th-September 28th, 1936 did bring 16.5 inches of snow to Denver.
Billings, Montana
Billings, Montana’s, earliest September snowfall came on September 7th, 1962, when 2 inches fell on the city. Billings is no stranger to September snow, though. On September 8th, 1962, 4.3 inches fell on the city. On September 11th, 1970, 1.4 inches of snow fell. In fact a significant majority of September days past September 7th have seen snowfall in Billings at some point in history. September 13th, 1970, brought 5.7 inches of new snowfall. That doesn’t even cover their earliest snowfall. In 1955, an inch of snow fell in Billings on July 6th.
Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake City’s snowfalls have historically come a bit later than Denver and Billings have seen. Their earliest snowfall on record fell on September 17th, 1965. According to the National Weather Service, Salt Lake City has seen September snowfall on four occasions. 1978 brought snowfall on September 18th, and 1971 and 1893 both brought snowfall on September 30th.
