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First snows in Colorado
https://climate.colostate.edu/blog/index.php/2024/10/18/first-snows-in-colorado/
Published: October 18, 2024 20:10
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 awaiting their first freeze of the fall (though some of those locations may get one this weekend with…
North Carolina
https://climate.colostate.edu/blog/index.php/2024/10/03/north-carolina/
Published: October 3, 2024 21:01
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. As it happens, I was visiting NC State…
First fall freezes
https://climate.colostate.edu/blog/index.php/2024/09/20/first-fall-freezes/
Published: September 20, 2024 04:09
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 could happen. Now, those of you reading this from the high mountain…
Should You Use the Farmer’s Almanac Winter Forecast?
Published: August 23, 2024 21:20
The Farmer’s Almanac released their official winter forecast map for winter 2024-2025, and in the meteorological community this means… nothing. Despite the consistent national and local media attention the Farmer’s Almanac gets year-after-year, and…
What Makes a Heat Wave?
https://climate.colostate.edu/blog/index.php/2024/07/31/what-makes-a-heat-wave/
Published: July 31, 2024 22:25
Recent Temperatures  Colorado is currently in the throes of yet another heat wave. Many daily temperature records and some monthly temperature records will be threatened this week across northern and central Colorado. We will see temperatures flirting…
Colorado’s mid-July heat wave: where did it rank?
Published: July 23, 2024 03:28
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 weather apps were showing that all-time records would be broken by multiple…
A warm June, and rainy in the southwest
https://climate.colostate.edu/blog/index.php/2024/07/11/a-warm-june-and-rainy-in-the-southwest/
Published: July 11, 2024 04:34
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 mid-June. What happened in the meantime? May turned active in terms of severe…
Ramping up to peak severe thunderstorm and tornado season in Colorado
Published: May 16, 2024 03:09
The midwest and south have been very active with severe weather lately, but it’s been relatively quiet here in Colorado so far. But we’ve reached the middle of May, which is the time of year when the threat for severe thunderstorms and tornadoes in…
Another fast, early melt in the southern mountains
Published: May 8, 2024 02:38
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 to the long-term average in most areas. However, in the southern…
An impressive April windstorm
https://climate.colostate.edu/blog/index.php/2024/04/09/an-impressive-april-windstorm/
Published: April 9, 2024 05:29
Colorado is a windy place (although generally not quite as windy as our neighbors to the north in Wyoming). And April is typically a windy month: in much of Colorado it’s the windiest month on average. But this is more a function of how often it’s windy in…