No good news in the snowpack and water supply numbers
Russ Schumacher The peak in mountain snowpack (the amount of water stored in the snow) is typically in early April in Colorado’s southern mountains, and later in April in the north. Looking…
End-of-February snowpack check-in: ok in the north, bleak in the south (plus, a message about our federal government partners)
By the time March rolls around, we have a lot of information about how the snowpack accumulation in Colorado’s mountains is going to turn out. For those familiar with statistics,…
The curious case of the cold in Gunnison
Across Colorado, this December has been much warmer than average, a bookend to what will end up as one of the warmest years on record statewide. Except there’s one spot…
A whopper of a snowstorm
The six months from May through October were the warmest on record across Colorado, and parts of the state had been quite dry over that time period; you can read…
The Colorado killer tornadoes of November 4, 1922
A couple years ago, before we had a blog, I put together an analysis of a truly remarkable severe weather event from Colorado history on its 100th anniversary: the killer…
First snows in Colorado
Our last blog post took a look at the timing of first freezes in Colorado. October has been extremely warm thus far, and many parts of the state are still…
North Carolina
This short post isn’t about Colorado climate, but by now you’ve surely seen the devastation in western North Carolina and surrounding areas, resulting from incredible rainfall associated with Hurricane Helene.…
First fall freezes
Climatological fall has arrived, and although September thus far has been much warmer than normal across most of Colorado, it’s still time to be thinking about when the first freeze…
Colorado’s mid-July heat wave: where did it rank?
Leading up to the weekend of July 12-14, weather forecasts were indicating the potential for extreme heat in parts of Colorado. I was getting messages from people saying that their…
A warm June, and rainy in the southwest
Apologies that the blog has been quiet for a while. We’ve had a lot going on, including hosting the American Association of State Climatologists annual meeting in Fort Collins in…