{"id":15857,"date":"2021-09-01T08:18:19","date_gmt":"2021-09-01T14:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coloradofloodthreat.com\/?p=15857"},"modified":"2021-09-02T08:56:29","modified_gmt":"2021-09-02T14:56:29","slug":"spm-09-01-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/?p=15857","title":{"rendered":"SPM 09-01-21: Hot, Dry, and Largely Uneventful End of August"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Issue Date: Wednesday, September 1st, 2021<br>\nIssue Time: 10:20 AM MDT<\/p>\n<h3>Summary:<\/h3>\n<p>August went out uneventfully for most of Colorado with yet another hot, dry and smoky day. There was some afternoon <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;convection&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Refers to vertical atmospheric motion driven by buoyancy, i.e., warm air is less dense than cool air, and therefore rises. One of the primary drivers of thunderstorm development, especially during monsoon season.&lt;\/div&gt;\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'>convection<\/span> in the high elevations due to daytime heating, though little if any precipitation with a lack of available moisture. With the continued heat, Colorado Springs saw a record high temperature of 94 degrees yesterday. The end of August also brings time to review the weather for the month and the end of meteorological summer (June-July-August).  Along the Urban Corridor, Denver had its fifth driest August on record, but there were large differences in the spatial distribution of precipitation between the official reporting station at DIA versus Downtown Denver, which received 2.39 inches more than the airport. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet tw-align-center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is going to officially finish as Denver&rsquo;s 5th-driest summer on record, but that&rsquo;s pretty misleading.<\/p>\n<p>DIA (official site) June-August precip: 1.45&rdquo;<br>Central Park: 2.77&rdquo;<br>Downtown: 3.84&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>DIA was a bit of a desert this summer.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/9wx?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#9wx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COwx?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COwx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UX8b0ZLE2X\">pic.twitter.com\/UX8b0ZLE2X<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chris Bianchi (@BianchiWeather) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BianchiWeather\/status\/1432914411425918985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 1, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Colorado Springs also had a drier than normal summer for the third year in a row, coming in 2.78 inches below average. Conversely, Pueblo received 1.4 inches more than normal for the summer months. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet tw-align-center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today marks the end of our rainy season and in Colorado Springs, it's now the third consecutive year with below average summer rainfall. Pueblo on the other hand came out wetter than normal. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/cowx?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#cowx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FOqgabstxZ\">pic.twitter.com\/FOqgabstxZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Alan Rose (@AlanRoseWX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlanRoseWX\/status\/1432905363473457160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 1, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In the SPM below, there appears to be an area of heavy rainfall over Lincoln-Kit Carson-Cheyenne Counties. This is actually an artifact from large wind farms in the area and an overnight <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;inversion&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph {&amp;quot;textColor&amp;quot;:&amp;quot;white&amp;quot;} --&amp;gt;\n&amp;lt;p class=&amp;quot;has-white-color has-text-color&amp;quot;&amp;gt;when temperature increases with height in the atmosphere; the presence of an inversion means the atmosphere is stable&amp;lt;\/p&amp;gt;\n&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'>inversion<\/span> causing the radar beam to be reflected downward, rather than above the turbines. <\/p>\n<p>Finally, during the late overnight and early morning hours, showers began in the Northwest Slope, Grand Valley, and Southwest Slope as the remnants of Hurricane Nora push a late season surge of monsoonal moisture in the area. As of this morning, precipitation totals are still light, <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;trace&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;a descriptor used when precipitation occurs, but the amount is too small (less than 0.01&amp;quot;) to be measured by a weather instrument such as a rain gauge&lt;\/div&gt;\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'>Trace<\/span> &ndash; 0.10 inches, but rain will continue and pick up in intensity and coverage throughout the day (see today&rsquo;s FTB for more information). <\/p>\n<p>No flooding was reported on Tuesday. For rainfall estimates in your area, check out the State Precipitation Map below. <\/p>\n<h4 class=\"collapseomatic \" id=\"id6a1c1b66b6d67\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Click Here For Map Overview\">Click Here For Map Overview<\/h4><div id=\"target-id6a1c1b66b6d67\" class=\"collapseomatic_content \">\nThe map below shows radar-estimated, rainfall gage-adjusted Quantitative Precipitation Estimates (<span class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;QPE&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Q&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;uantitative &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;P&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;recipitation &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;E&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;stimate; an estimate of the amount of precipitation that has fallen at a particular location or across a region based on several different data sources, such as radar or satellite; QPE is often calculated using remotely-sensed data sources&lt;\/div&gt;\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'>QPE<\/span>) across Colorado. The map is updated daily during the operational season (May 1 &ndash; 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 <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;flash flooding&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph {&amp;quot;textColor&amp;quot;:&amp;quot;white&amp;quot;} --&amp;gt;\n&amp;lt;p class=&amp;quot;has-white-color has-text-color&amp;quot;&amp;gt;flash flooding can refer to usually dry areas becoming rapidly inundated with water, or rapid water level rises on streams, creeks, or rivers beyond flood stage; typically caused by heavy rainfall, but can also be caused by meltwater&amp;lt;\/p&amp;gt;\n&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'>flash flooding<\/span> 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.<br><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dewberry-hydromet.com\/STP\/Snapshots\/SPM\/SPM_20210901_snap.png\" width=\"880\" height=\"616\" class=\"alignnone size-large\"\/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Issue Date: Wednesday, September 1st, 2021 Issue Time: 10:20 AM MDT Summary: August went out uneventfully for most of Colorado with yet another hot, dry and smoky day. There was some afternoon <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;convection&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Refers to vertical atmospheric motion driven by buoyancy, i.e., warm air is less dense than cool air, and therefore rises. One of the primary drivers of thunderstorm development, especially during monsoon season.&lt;\/div&gt;\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'>convection<\/span> in the high elevations due to daytime heating, though little if any precipitation with a lack of available moisture. 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