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Why do you claim denver gets 300 + days of sunshine when national weather service says it is actually and average of 184 sunny days?

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If I may...

The "statistic" above is something everyone who lives in Denver likes to quote and is quoted by some fairly reputable organizations, most of which want people to live and visit the area! Here are some below:

"Sunglasses are a must with more than 300 days of sunny Denver weather. " (Denver Metro Convention & Visitor's Bureau)
http://www.denver.org/staticpage.aspx?pn...

"Denver has 300 days of bright sunshine a year -- more annual hours of sun than San Diego or Miami Beach." (MileHighCity.com)
http://milehighcity.com/

*Here's* the article that explains it with a little more fact than the rest (the whole article is very interesting - click the link)
"In the Denver area there are probably only 30-40 totally overcast days per year, and some of them are even fairly bright -- about 300 days would have at least one hour of sunshine sometime during the day, but only about 115 days per year fit the classic definition of 'clear'." (Colorado Climate Center)
http://ccc.atmos.colostate.edu/questions...

Soooo, it's not a LIE to say we get 300 days of sun... just stretching the truth a little! Source(s): I sure like the amount of sunshine here better than where I grew up on the East Coast!

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Thanks Mama, Couldn't have answered it better myself
xjoizey says it like it is, that's why. People who have lived here for a long time know that to be true.