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We publish a monthly "state of the climate" summary for Colorado. This summary report includes updates on how the most recent month's temperature and precipitation compare to average, highlights some extremes and notable events, and shares headlines and other newsworthy items.

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Keep up-to-date on the latest drought conditions in the state with our regularly updated dashboard, including precipitation and temperature anomalies, soil moisture, vegetation, reservoirs and streamflows, and outlooks. Colorado Drought Update
Daily Temperature Graphs

Check out our interactive temperature graphs for stations around the state. Compare current temperatures to the normal, record highs, and record lows. Learn about the daily temperature range at a location for the entire year.

Read the latest monthly summary from the Fort Collins Campus Weather Station:

December 2022 Summary

CoAgMET Station Pages

Check out our state mesonet station pages! Each station page includes photos, metadata, current observations and forecasts, interactive wind roses and growing degree day graphs, and more.
Our state is no stranger to extremes! Did you know you could check a station's monthly extremes on our website? Scroll to the bottom of our Climate Extremes Page to see a list of our long-term stations. From there, you can select a month and see the hottest, coldest, and wettest extremes recorded at that station.
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Drought has eased in Colorado, but experts brace for what the 2023 snow season holds in store

January 12, 2023

Featuring Russ Schumacher in The Colorado Sun.

Recent snows pulled a third of Colorado out of drought. Will it be enough?

January 6, 2023

Featuring Becky Bolinger in The Denver Post.

Can Colorado grow as much food with less water?

December 27, 2022

Featuring Peter Goble in Headwaters Magazine.

Why is it going to be so cold this week?

December 20, 2022

Featuring Russ Schumacher in CSU Source.

Don't expect Colorado to have a good snow year. Here's why

October 28, 2022

Featuring Russ Schumacher in Phys.org.

Lining Canals to Protect Water

October 27, 2022

Featuring Becky Bolinger in Western Slope Now.

The Colorado River Compact is turning 100. These CSU resources will help you better understand water in the West

October 26, 2022

Featuring Becky Bolinger in CSU Source.

2022 has been an active year for Red Flag warnings

October 19, 2022

Featuring Becky Bolinger on 9News.

Aspen area can't bust out of minor drought classification quite yet

October 11, 2022

Featuring Russ Schumacher in the Aspen Daily Times.

Summer rains boost soil moisture to 8-year high, but Colorado water forecast "tenuous"

October 10, 2022

Featuring Becky Bolinger in the Colorado Springs Gazette.

Experts: Warm, dry fall on tap

October 6, 2022

Featuring Peter Goble in Ouray News.

Colorado's fall is going to be warm and dry, climatologists say

October 3, 2022

Featuring Peter Goble in the Colorado Sun.

Monsoon improves Colorado's drought conditions, still 'drops in the bucket'

September 27, 2022

Featuring Becky Bolinger in The Denver Gazette.

2022-2023 Winter Weather Forecast

September 24, 2022

Featuring Peter Goble in ACHR News.

Conditions point to warmer, drier winter in store

September 15, 2022

Featuring Peter Goble in Montrose Press.

A rarity: Summit County comes out of drought before end of summer, a good omen for 2023, scientists say

September 14, 2022

Featuring Peter Goble in Summit Daily.

La Niña, rising global temperatures lead forecasters to predict a warm, dry winter for Utah

September 13, 2022

Featuring Peter Goble in The Spectrum.

High Temperatures Close Classes 2 Hours Early Last Week in Poudre School District

September 12, 2022

Featuring Russ Schumacher in North Forty News.

Why is it so smoky and hot in Fort Collins, and when will it end?

September 6, 2022

Featuring Russ Schumacher in The Coloradoan.

Farmers' Almanac says Colorado will be a 'hibernation zone' this winter. Can we trust it?

September 2, 2022

Featuring Russ Schumacher in The Coloradoan.

Thanks to rain, there have been far fewer Colorado wildfires in 2022. This fall could change that.

September 1, 2022

Featuring Becky Bolinger in the Colorado Sun.

Why the monsoon doesn't fill reservoirs

August 18, 2022

Featuring Russ Schumacher on 9News.

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