Climate
Colorado’s top weather and climate events of 2020
The year has finally come to a close, and I think we can all agree that we don't feel bad shutting the door on 2020. While we welcome 2021, let's look back at some of the most memorable weather and climate events that occurred in Colorado this past year. Boulder Snow On October 10, 2019 3.8 inches of snow fell in Boulder. Not anything memorable, except it started off Boulder's snowiest season on record. On April 17, 2020 16.9 inches of snow accumulated, bringing Boulder's seasonal total to a wh
Year in Review
The weather and climate stories that shaped the last decade in Colorado
With 2019 coming to a close, we thought we'd take a look back at some of the most significant weather and climate stories from Denver and across Colorado over the last ten years. The one that first came to my mind was the 2013 floods, but quickly we had a list of events much longer than we've even included here. The last decade was marked by many warm years, catastrophic floods and fires, and plenty of variability in snow and ice from year to year. Oh, and of course plenty of beautiful, sunny
Year in Review
Year in Review: Colorado Weather 2014
In recent years our weather headlines have been marked with extremes, from the 2013 floods to very bad wildfire seasons , we’ve seen it all. In 2014 the tone was generally a different one statewide. Outside of an active severe weather season , and several good visits of Arctic air [http://www
Year in Review
Colorado's 2013 Weather Retrospective
We just about saw it all in 2013, from exceptional drought to 1,000-year floods , from record heat to bitter cold. Colorado has some of the most desirable weather on earth, but every once in a while Mother Nature unleashes her powerful fury across the state. In today's post, we look back at some of our state's most memorable weather stories from 2013. Early 2013: Snowpack Concerns We started the year well below average statewide for snowpack. By the end of January, Denver had only