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CHART: Denver Has Had One Of The Driest Years On Record

KUNC | By Emily Boyer
Published September 17, 2012 at 7:00 AM MDT
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According to the National Weather Service, 2012 has been a very dry year for Denver with only 6.40 inches of precipitation through September 15th. This year is 5.46 inches below the normal of 11.86 inches. Only six years since 1872 have been drier.

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Emily Boyer
My journalism career started in college when I worked as a reporter and Weekend Edition host for WEKU-FM, an NPR member station in Richmond, KY. I graduated from Eastern Kentucky University with a B.A. in broadcast journalism.
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