SPM 09-08-2022: Continued Heat and Dry Weather

Issue Date: Thursday, September 8th, 2022
Issue Time: 9:45 AM MDT

Summary:

Colorado kept up the hot and dry weather yesterday, with record-breaking temperatures reported by the Boulder National Weather Service in Denver, Fort Collins, and Boulder among others. The state continued to see very little precipitation. A few 0.1” -0.12” observations were reported in the Central Mountains and Southwest Slope, but most areas received only a few hundredths of an inch if they saw any rainfall at all.

The state may have continued to see dry weather and record-breaking heat, but the drought monitor showed up improvements from last week. See the weekly drought monitor update below to view the improvements in most of the categories!

No flooding was reported yesterday. For precipitation estimates in our area, check out the map below. Remember, if you observe flooding in your area, you can use the “Report a Flood” page to make a flood report when you can safely do so.

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The map below shows radar-estimated, rainfall gage-adjusted Quantitative Precipitation Estimates (QPE) across Colorado. The map is updated daily during the operational season (May 1 – Sep 30) by 11AM. The following six layers are currently available: 24-hour, 48-hour and 72-hour total precipitation, as well as maximum 1-hour, 2-hour and 6-hour precipitation over the past 24 hour period (to estimate where flash flooding may have occurred). The accumulation ending time is 7AM of the date shown in the bottom right corner. Also shown optionally are vulnerable fire burn areas (post 2012), which are updated throughout the season to include new, vulnerable burn areas. The home button in the top left corner resets the map to the original zoom.