Both Punxsutawney Phil and Flatiron Freddy have agreed that spring is coming early this year and many Coloradans across the state are itching for it to arrive. As Colorado begins to transition from the cold and dark grip of winter… Read More »Colorado’s Spring Thunderstorms: When Tornadoes and Hail Are Likely to Occur Based on Climatological Data
Denver experienced exceptionally low temperatures in recent days as an arctic air mass made its way down from Canada into much of the Continental United States. The temperatures dropped so low that headlines across the nation were centered around the… Read More »Did Denver Break Any Records With The Recent Arctic Blast?
As the countdown to 2024 begins, the residents of Denver, Colorado, can look forward to a calm and mild celebration this December 31st. This is not always the case when ringing in the new year. To gain insight into what… Read More »Denver’s New Year’s Eve Climatology: A Historical Weather Perspective
As the festive season approaches, the dream of waking up to a picturesque “White Christmas” captivates the imagination of many. But what constitutes a “White Christmas,” and how often does it occur in the city of Denver? Let’s delve into… Read More »Unveiling Denver’s Historical White Christmases: Snowfall, Temperatures, and Records
A slow moving low pressure system produced record breaking rainfall for the date at DIA on May 11th with 2.92″ reported breaking the old record of 1.55″ in 2011. This storm produced flooding for many locations and ensures May of… Read More »Denver Breaks Daily Rainfall Record!
After one of the colder winter seasons in many years Denver has been experiencing record breaking temperatures recently in April on the 11-12th. The record high of 80°F on Tuesday the 11th was last set in 1982 and DIA reached… Read More »Another High Temperature Record Broken at DIA Today After Months of Below Normal Temperatures.
Temperatures are expected to warm well into the 80’s from Fort Collins to Colorado Springs this afternoon which will break daily records for many locations. The record high for DIA today (4/11) is 80°F set back in 1982 and this… Read More »Record Heat for the I-25 Corridor of CO Today
After a round of snow during the evening hours of April 4th, 2023, skies gradually cleared over the Denver area. With an Arctic airmass over the region, this resuled in a record low overnight temperature of 11°F for Denver(DIA) for… Read More »Record Low for Denver(DIA) 4/5/2023
Moderate to heavy rainfall moved into California over the past few days bringing much needed rainfall to most areas. Currently the drought monitor is in severe to extreme drought and has been for the California area for the past few… Read More »Heavy Rains Impact California
Overnight lows dropped to a bone chilling -24°F at DIA right around daybreak on December, 22, 2022. This was after a rather strong cold front that moved through the previous night which enabled a blast of Arctic air across eastern… Read More »Coldest Day on Record?
The storm track has taken a turn to the N over the past few weeks producing a blizzard for the northern plains with snow for the northern Rockies. Even western CO has seen some rain and snow but areas E… Read More »A DRY April for the I-25 corridor of Colorado!
Below are updated snow totals for the 4/11-4/12 snow storm that impacted eastern MT. The information below can be found by visiting the NWS in Billings: https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=byz&issuedby=BYZ&product=PNS Public Information Statement National Weather Service Billings MT 814 PM MDT Tue Apr… Read More »Updated Montana Snow Totals 4/12/2022
A major storm is impacting the NW portion of the US and as it moves inland will be producing accumulating snow over the mountains of OR/ID/MT/UTWY and western CO. The heart of the Rocky Mountains is lacking in snowfall as… Read More »Western storm system to produce beneficial snow for the places that need it most!
While the I-25 corridor from Cheyenne to Trinidad received nightly bouts of snow from the 21-24th the snow accumulations were relatively light with anywhere from 2-6″, but… In the mountains they were measuring snow by the foot in the ski… Read More »After an active week Colorado snow pack is near normal!
The NWS in Boulder did a great job breaking out the peak wind gusts by county over NE CO from the severe wind event yesterday (12/15). The strong winds resulted in heavy damage to trees along the Front Range. The… Read More »High Wind Reports from the NWS in Boulder for NE CO
The NWS in Pueblo has broken out the recorded wind gusts yesterday from highest to lowest over eastern Colorado. There was some amazing video on the internet from SE CO that just blows my mind! Wind gusts even reached 100… Read More »High Wind Reports from the NWS in Pueblo for SE CO
