No good news in the snowpack and water supply numbers
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
As we’ve covered in previous posts, the peak snowpack in Colorado’s mountains generally looked pretty decent this year, with the amount of water stored in the snow peaking pretty close…
It’s the beginning of April, which signifies the beginning of the end of our snowpack season. In Colorado, our southern basins typically reach their peak snowpack in the next few…
For those who were on Colorado’s Front Range in 2003, the epic snowstorm in mid-March likely still holds a place in your memory. This was the biggest snowstorm on record…
Northern Colorado February 3rd, 2024. Photo Credit: Bob Henson. As seen in Yale Climate Connections. Hello, and welcome to meteorological spring (March-May). The month of February just ended, and frankly,…
We spend a lot of time thinking about snow in our mountains, because Colorado is a headwaters state, and the water stored in that snowpack ends up serving ecosystems, farms,…