From the Rocky Mountain News (Bill Scanlon): “It’s been a dry 2009 in metro Denver so far. Through Thursday, Denver International Airport has recorded just 0.17 inches of precipitation, National Weather Service meteorologist Frank Benton said…Snowfall is well below average for the season, as well. Since September, there has been just 16.9 inches. Typically, about 40 inches of snow falls between September and the end of February.”