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Kind of strange, because when you look at the monthly precip so far, DEN has 0.78 and Centennial 1.00 inches, considerably less than this analysis.

It's kind of funny that this "warm season" thread is all about snow, and the "cold season" thread was mostly about heat and dryness. Go figure!

5.3" here total, was in a bit of a hole from mid evening through about 6 AM, but not complaining- no damage to trees and minimal to shrubs. Not nearly as much as 2022 where the chain saws were busy in the neighborhood for several days. I'll take it.

A very saturated 1.8" at 11 PM here. Rates, indeed! Need some.

Changed here at 5 PM sharp, was real heavy for an hour, now much lighter. Catching its breath I guess. Accumulation is going to be hard to assess due to melting as it falls, but my white styrofoam box lid is ready and waiting. Maybe an inch and a half??

Been away for work the last 10 days... what a difference! This setup reminds me of the storm in 2022 where we got close to a foot of snow, with the difference in our neighborhood being that many trees that had leafed out are all shriveled this year because of 20 degree temps a couple weeks ago- so, ironically, are protected! 35 F and 0.20 inches of rain so far.

3.3" here with good water content! Best in a month. Hoping this may start a trend. 29 F at 3 PM.

Gotta believe the models are up to their usual gaslighting. Believe it when it's actually melted and in the ground.

Let's see if we can shake off some drought the rest of this Spring-Summer-Fall. What do you all think?

Well, it's April. 26.2" snow this season (15th out of my 16 winters here, after 2011-12), may not be over yet but time to start a new thread for the "warmer half" of the year.

Hi everyone, With March all but a lock for Denver's warmest since records began in 1872, I thought I'd create a contest similar to the Atlantic hurricane contest (RIP Roger Smith ). Winner gets to complain about next winter whenever they want without repercussions.. we'll see how that goes! Let's go with # of 90 degrees or hotter/#of 95 or hotter/# of 100 or hotter. Bonus: guess the first 90 degree day. Double bonus: guess the yearly hottest temperature. Contest will be open till April 15, or sooner if there is a 90 degree day before that. Temps will be the ones at DEN. For reference: (average/max): 90 or higher 44/75 (2020); 95 or higher 16/42 (2012); 100 or higher 1 (median)/13 (2012). Earliest 90+ is April 30. I'll start: 72/30/7 and 4/28. Hottest=104.

Interesting. Not that I'm real big on cycles, but 1933-80 was 47 years and 1980-2025 was 45. Hypothesis: La Niña is necessary but not by itself sufficient for very, very warm winters. Now we need to figure out what the other main ingredients are.

I hope there are some smarter and more climate-knowledgeable than me who chime in, but from what I've read, La Niña and the syndrome where "dry begets dry" (antecedent soil moisture, etc) have given rise to the dryness. We're certainly in one of the dryer periods we've seen, though not quite exceptional, yet. This happened during the Dust Bowl years, and was even more persistent. I'm satisfied with the explanation for the dryness. But the incredible heat itself is another story. Sure, La Niña contributes, and global warming contributes some, but I haven't yet seen a good explanation for the incredibly persistent and strong high pressure areas that are bringing it. The crabapple trees in Metro Denver are a good 4-6 weeks early with their blooming. Any other ideas?

For the archives: Yesterday was March 18. It was 80.1 degrees at my house. Heading to Crested Butte this weekend for a long-planned xc ski trip. We will bring the mud boots for hiking and leave the skis at home.