Presidential Election Day weather history, Denver

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Let's take a look at Presidential Election days going back in Denver's history.

This year is the warmest voting day in Denver's history for presidential election years. DIA hit 79 Tuesday afternoon, making it one of two warmest Election Days on record including all presidential and offset election years as well.  

The warmest presidential Election Day prior to 2020 was in 1952 when it hit 74 degrees.

The coldest presidential voting day in terms of afternoon temperatures was in 2000 when the city warmed to 33 degrees. But the coldest temperature came in 1936 when the low temperature was 4 degrees.

Looking at precipitation, there hasn't been much rain or snow on election days. Five presidential voting days out of 38 in Denver's record had rain or snow. The most moisture came in 1944 and 1960. The former had 0.3 inches rain, the latter had 2.8 inches snowfall.

Here's a look at the data:

*Denver International Airport (2008-Present), Denver Stapleton Airport (1950-2007), 19th & Stout (1916-1949), 16th & Larimer (1882-1915)