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Thornton and Denver’s October 2013 was overall a relatively un-noteworthy month in terms of weather. Temperatures were below normal and we did receive our first measurable snowfall of the season. We started the first two days of the month with temperatures in the 70s. That was followed by a cold front moving through and delivering [...]
Click here for the rest of the story.Looking back at last month we certainly do recall the unseasonably warm temperatures that seemed to dominate August 2013. While the high temperatures were indeed high, somehow Thornton managed to end up with a relatively average temperature and precipitation short of normal. The month started with temperatures into the 90s and much-needed precipitation on two [...]
Click here for the rest of the story.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released its July 2013 State of the Climate report saying that while the average U.S. temperature was warmer than normal, precipitation was higher than normal. As we reported earlier, here in the Denver area temperatures were largely average during the month. Precipitation was close to normal but fell [...]
Click here for the rest of the story.Following two hot and dry months in May and June, July brought some relief in the form of near normal temperatures and precipitation. Cooler than normal temperatures started the month during the first couple of days of July. That changed for the following 10 days when temperatures bounced to above normal levels with Thornton recording [...]
Click here for the rest of the story.Extreme weather can occur during in month in Colorado we well know. June however is when traditional spring severe weather arrives in the state oftentimes with hail, damaging wind and tornadoes. Over 40 percent of the tornadoes that occur in Colorado happen during the month of June. Far more common are thunderstorms with hail and [...]
Click here for the rest of the story.In the wake of our May Day snowstorm, clear skies the following morning allowed temperatures to plummet and reach very winter-like levels. As the mercury bottomed out, Denver broke one low temperature record and tied another. As measured at Denver International Airport, the temperature this morning dropped to 19 degrees at 6:41am. This easily breaks [...]
Click here for the rest of the story.When we look back at April 2013 it will be remembered for two key things: the cold and the snow. By both measurements the month saw extremes with temperatures well below normal and well above normal snowfall, the third month in a row we experienced those conditions. A series of storm systems moved through during [...]
Click here for the rest of the story.Colorado’s famously highly variable weather seems to showcase itself during the month of May when a variety of weather conditions can be seen. Winter-like temperatures and snow are possible as are mid-summer like temperatures or the more typical spring severe weather. As the month starts out in 2013 we are going to receive a wintry [...]
Click here for the rest of the story.One fact that may surprise those new to Colorado is that we are actually on the western edge of the infamous Tornado Alley. This large swath of land comprises much of the nation’s midsection and is a unique place as the United States sees more tornadoes than any other place on earth. In fact, tornadoes [...]
Click here for the rest of the story.With snowpack lagging and spring set to arrive, hopes were high that March could bring some relief to Colorado’s parched landscape and Mother Nature did oblige. March 2013 brought above average snowfall and cooler than normal temperatures. The month started out with near normal temperatures but the first in a series of disturbances throughout the [...]
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