cmichweather Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Yes, this winter has been unbelievably low on snow. Last September was the driest month, rain-wise, I've ever lived through. Last September was the only time I've been near a forest fire. (I didn't exactly see any smoke or fire, but there was a fire west of Loveland) Some day in late July or August, torrents of rain will hit your section of Denver. It will rain 2" in 3 hours as a storm stalls over the city. That typically happens in the "monsoon," when the Southwest monsoon finally donates some moisture to our section of Colorado. You will see lightning throughout the summer, and a fair amount of it. I am forecasting the drought/warm temperatures to continue based on persistence, and more forest fires. Last summer we were not in drought/dryness according to the US Drought Monitor. Then it was D0 (dryness), then D1 drought, and now most of eastern Colorado is in D2 drought. It will continue for a while. You or I may see some very rainy days, but the D1 or D2 drought will go on. Hopefully those euro monthlies from last month don't pan out, I heard they were dry for most of the plains and had a pretty epic heat dome building. Seemed like a 1988 summer heat pattern but then again I think the latest euro monthly wasn't nearly as warm or dry for the southern and central plains. This dry pattern will have to break soon or when we start building in those late spring and early summer ridges the heat will only be increased by the lack of soil moisture and make things worse. Hopefully we dig in a few big western troughs and get some nice squalls and heavy rains before summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayjawintastawm Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 I remember 1988... I was in NC and we got some of that heat/drought, though not the core of it. I thought I would vaporize. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacoman25 Posted March 28, 2011 Author Share Posted March 28, 2011 A little bit of relief this morning...about 1/2" of snow and a heavy mist falling now. Certainly not enough to turn everything green, but at least it's something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacoman25 Posted March 29, 2011 Author Share Posted March 29, 2011 A little bit of relief this morning...about 1/2" of snow and a heavy mist falling now. Certainly not enough to turn everything green, but at least it's something. Got another 1" this morning. DEN recorded 1" yesterday, bringing their March total to 1.4". This is the 5th least snowy March on record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 This is on Monday at 12z Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vandy Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Got another 1" this morning. DEN recorded 1" yesterday, bringing their March total to 1.4". This is the 5th least snowy March on record. We got almost an inch last night in Boulder, but saw nothing the day before. Dry dry dry... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacoman25 Posted March 29, 2011 Author Share Posted March 29, 2011 This is on Monday at 12z It's a ways out there, but next week look considerably more active. Sun night/Mon system, then another one Wed/Thu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacoman25 Posted March 30, 2011 Author Share Posted March 30, 2011 12z GFS looks promising for Monday storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 12z GFS 120-hour snow totals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacoman25 Posted April 3, 2011 Author Share Posted April 3, 2011 Not very often you see it go from 66 at 1 am to 32 at 2 pm. http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/KDEN/2011/04/03/DailyHistory.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 Here is our temperature plot. It was 80 degrees, then it snowed, then Monday, it was 50, then yesterday was 73. April 2nd: Larimer County Emergency Services, Rist Canyon Fire and the U.S. Forest Services are fighting a fire in the area of Buckhorn Road (Larimer County Road 44H) and Crystal Mountain Road. It's April 2 and a forest is on fire near me! The ground is supposed to be wet in April, right? Especially up in those snowy mountains. Today it is raining and cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacoman25 Posted April 7, 2011 Author Share Posted April 7, 2011 And of course the rain managed to basically skip over the metro area last night, though areas to the south got a good soaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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