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More on the October 2025 rain and floods in southwest Colorado

Russ Schumacher October 17, 2025

Our post from over the weekend highlighted the first round of heavy rainfall and flooding in southwest Colorado. There was a break in the rain on Sunday, October 12, and…

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Major rainfall and flooding in southwest Colorado

Russ Schumacher October 12, 2025

On Friday and Saturday, southwestern Colorado experienced one of the largest fall rainstorms ever to hit the region. Rainfall totals from 2 to over 4 inches were reported at both…

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What Season is it Anyway?

Peter Goble March 14, 2025

Thursday, March 20th marks the spring equinox – the first day of spring according to most calendars. But does spring really start on March 20th? I would argue the answer…

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A heatwave in winter? Early February featured record-breaking warmth

Allie Mazurek February 18, 2025

While the last few days have been cold and snowy (with more on the way!), early February brought widespread heat across the state, including the Front Range, West Slope, and…

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The curious case of the cold in Gunnison

Russ Schumacher December 22, 2024

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…

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First snows in Colorado

Russ Schumacher October 18, 2024

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…

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Colorado’s mid-July heat wave: where did it rank?

Russ Schumacher July 23, 2024

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…

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The mid-January 2024 cold blast in context

Russ Schumacher January 25, 2024

In mid-January 2024, it got brutally cold across Colorado. The lowest temperatures were on the morning of January 16th, and the map of low temperatures from CoAgMET shows a lot…

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More on the October 2025 rain and floods in southwest Colorado

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Major rainfall and flooding in southwest Colorado

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Renewable Energy and Weather

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Mid-August Colorado drought update: exceptional drought returns to the state for the first time since 2023

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