Denver has already shattered its 87-year-old record for the latest measurable snowfall set on Nov. 21, 1934, and it’s a little more than a week away from breaking an 1887 record of 235 consecutive days without snow. The scenario is playing out across much of the Rocky Mountains, as far north as Montana and in the broader Western United States, which is experiencing a megadrought that studies link to human-caused climate change. THOMAS PEIPERT/AP
DENVER – Denver’s winter has started with a whimper, and the parched mountains to the west aren’t faring much better. The Mile High City has…