Denver slammed with record-setting cold amidst heavy area snowfall

DENVER, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Denver and much of Colorado are under a deep freeze after a 50-degree temperature drop was followed by the arrival of sub-zero air from Alaska, leaving the area with weather so cold it's rewriting the record books.

Around 3 a.m. Wednesday morning, the temperature at Denver International Airport dipped to -14 degrees, handsomely beating the previous record low of -3 set in 1916. Some areas of Colorado saw temperatures as low as -24 degrees.

And with the cold came the snow.

According to AccuWeather senior meteorologist Alex Sosnowski, "The storm, combined with air flowing uphill from the Plains to the Rockies, deposited between 1 and 8 inches of snow over a large part of central and eastern Colorado as of Wednesday morning."

By Wednesday evening, Denver experienced less than an inch of additional snowfall, but much of the region was not as lucky. Nearby Eldorado Springs awoke to 14 inches of snow on Thursday, while Boulder had over 8 inches.

The area is in for some much-needed -- if only temporary -- relief, as temperatures are set to return to the mid 40s on Friday before dropping to the 30s over the weekend.