Issue Date: Saturday, June 24th, 2017
Issue Time: 10:10 AM MDT
Summary:
The Continental Divide separated the dry air from the western US and the shallow, moist layer of air from the Great Plains, resulting in two separate weather regimes yesterday. Dry conditions west of the Divide made for a nice, albeit hot end to the work week, while upslope, easterly flow brought widespread cloud cover and cooler temperatures to areas east of the Divide. A few showers/thunderstorms rumbled, as daytime heating played on the moisture, but no flooding was experienced as rain rates remained well below flash flood thresholds. According to CoCoRaHS observers, the big “winners” in yesterday’s rainfall sweepstakes were:
Pueblo County: 0.27 inches
Adams and Jefferson County: 0.26 inches
Boulder County: 0.25 inches
Las Animas County: 0.22 inches
No flooding occurred yesterday. Please see the STP map below for a look at precipitation totals from the last 24 hours.
