If it snows in Denver on Tuesday, Colorado would beat out South Dakota for this record.
"That would be unprecedented really anywhere in the United States," said Brettschneider.
He said there are a number of cases where it can be 80 degrees one day and it can snow the next. But Denver's forecast caught his eye when he saw highs above 90.
"Once you start ticking that temperature up, and you're talking about it in the 90s and snowing shortly thereafter, then the number of instances drops dramatically," Brettschneider said.
If it snows Tuesday, "Denver could be added to that very small list of places where that's occurred."
Big temperature swings in Colorado aren't uncommon, but they are for September. The moisture and cool temps could help dampen wildfires still burning around the state, like the Cameron Peak fire north of Rocky Mountain National Park that continues to grow in the unrelenting heat and drought.
The National Weather Service warns there's a chance for a hard freeze across northeast Colorado. They warn that the abrupt change in temperature "will have a significant impact on outdoor animals," and suggest that ranchers provide protection for their cattle before the storm arrives.
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