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Northeastern Colorado’s warm, dry winter took a bit of a turn during February as temperatures cooled and we finally received some much needed precipitation. The month started out with a continuation of the warmer and drier conditions we saw in January. Temperatures for the first days of the month were routinely near or above the [...]
Click here for the rest of the story.As Thornton weathers a winter storm today, we can’t help but wonder if this won’t be one to add to the history books. For Thornton it probably is not. However, our look back at this week in Denver weather history shows many notable events involving high winds and some snow. From the National Weather Service: [...]
Click here for the rest of the story.Up until the past week satellite imagery of northeastern Colorado was relatively boring – and very brown. In the wake of two storms, one of which was relatively significant, the image from the eyes in the sky changed considerably. Sunday’s storm brought much-needed precipitation to the drought-stricken area. Snowfall totals ranged from a high of [...]
Click here for the rest of the story.The recent snowstorm didn’t bring all that much snow to Thornton, 6.9 inches, but it was our biggest snowfall in over a year and delivers some much needed precipitation. The light, fluffy snow was easily blown around by winds gusting in excess of 32 mph which limited visibility and made conditions outside harsh. The video [...]
Click here for the rest of the story.Northeastern Colorado received a much needed wallop of snow and the accompanying precipitation. The heaviest snowfall was in the southern and western suburbs and foothills. In Thornton the storm was less generous but nevertheless welcome. Pinecliffe west of Golden was the prize winner with nearly 22 inches of snow. Further to the south Conifer received [...]
Click here for the rest of the story.Staying true to its reputation as a relatively dry month, our look back at this week in Denver weather history doesn’t contain much in the way of snow. What it does have an abundance of however are powerful, damaging wind events. From the National Weather Service: 15-17 In 1938…a cold air mass brought a light [...]
Click here for the rest of the story.We here at ThorntonWeather.com are reporting 3.6″ from the recent storm bringing our seasonal total to 18.7″. Out at DIA, Denver’s official station, 2.3″ was recorded as of 6:00am bringing the Mile High City’s seasonal total to 19.3″. The long term average for Denver for a snow season through the end of February is 35.3″. [...]
Click here for the rest of the story.The recent storm was certainly far less than impressive in reality. Thornton recorded a mere 3.6″ of snow and our seasonal snowfall totals continue to lag well below average. However, when you take 24 hours of pictures taken at one minute intervals and combine them all into a single video you end up with a [...]
Click here for the rest of the story.As we continue an incredibly dry winter, we look to history to provide some sort of hope. While there have been some significant snow events this week in Denver weather history, more common is bitter cold and damaging winds. From the National Weather Service: 15-23 In 1962…a protracted cold spell kept metro Denver in the [...]
Click here for the rest of the story.Denver’s February weather is usually relatively uneventful although that isn’t always the case as we can see from our look back at this week in Denver weather history. From extreme cold to major snowstorms and damaging winds, this period has seen some historically significant events. From the National Weather Service: 30-7 In 1985…a cold front [...]
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