Issue Date: Saturday, September 18th, 2021
Issue Time: 9:40 AM MDT
Summary:
Friday came and went uneventfully after the early morning cold-frontal passage, which brought actual fall-like temperatures and cloud cover to the state. Along with the front came high winds for much of Eastern Colorado as well, especially the Southeast Plains. The atmosphere remained dry and stable after the front however, effectively limiting any precipitation across Colorado. No flooding was reported on Friday. For rainfall estimates in your area, check out the State Precipitation Map at the end of today’s post.
If it has felt like this summer has been a particularly warm one, that’s because it’s true. Atmospheric scientists from the Colorado Climate Center pulled together the number of days reaching 90 degrees or above this year for several climate stations across the state and compared it with the 1991-2010 average number of 90 degree days. All but two stations had more 90 degree days than average this year, Akron and Dillon (Dillon had done). On the flip side, Alamosa had over double the average number of 90 degree days so far, and Steamboat Springs has seen over triple! The tweet from Assistant State Climatologist, Dr. Becky Bolinger, shows the map and table with the information below.
My colleague @ColoradoClimate, Peter Goble, did an update of the total number of 90° days that have been observed around the state. Also included is the average number of 90° days for that location.
Biggest wow for me? 21 days of 90° or higher in Steamboat. 😯 #cowx pic.twitter.com/hxkegFzGCx
— Dr. Becky Bolinger (@ClimateBecky) September 17, 2021
The Pueblo radar is currently being upgraded and is offline for the next few weeks, so radar-based precipitation estimates for Southeast Colorado are having to rely on further radars in Denver, New Mexico, Texas, and Kansas. This will result in precipitation being underestimated for this region. More information the radar upgrade can be found here.
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