{"id":4936,"date":"2017-06-17T09:30:50","date_gmt":"2017-06-17T15:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coloradofloodthreat.com\/?p=4936"},"modified":"2017-06-18T09:18:35","modified_gmt":"2017-06-18T15:18:35","slug":"stp-06-17-2017-splendid-but-toasty-friday-as-dry-streak-continued","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/?p=4936","title":{"rendered":"STP 06-17-2017: Splendid But Toasty Friday As Dry Streak Continued"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Issue Date: Saturday, June 17th, 2017<br>\nIssue Time: 9:30AM MDT<\/p>\n<h3>Summary:<\/h3>\n<p>A &ldquo;persistence&rdquo; pattern resulted in sunshine for most of the state on Friday, with the exception of a few mountain wave clouds in the Front Range and Palmer Ridge. One major difference compared to Thursday was warmer temperatures. Highs exceeded the 100F mark for the first time during the young summer season for many lower elevation locations. Even higher elevation locations such as Copper Mountain climbed above 60F.<\/p>\n<p>With dry air in the lower-levels and a lack of any atmospheric forcing, precipitation was nowhere to be found. Friday was the 5<sup>th<\/sup> consecutive day without precipitation anywhere in the state.<\/p>\n<p>An update on Rio Blanco County&rsquo;s Dead Dog fire showed containment exceeding 90%. The final tally of burned acreage will likely exceed 17,000, certainly making it a threat for runoff during the upcoming <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;monsoon&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;a seasonal wind that brings moisture and rain to the region into which it blows; there is also a dry phase to monsoons, but popular usage refers only to the wet phase; these winds occur in many places around the world, and where they occur they are responsible for a majority of that location&rsquo;s annual precipitation&amp;lt;\/p&amp;gt;\n&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'>monsoon<\/span> season.<\/p>\n<p>Neither flooding nor precipitation was reported on Friday.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/STP_20170618_snap.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4943\" src=\"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/STP_20170618_snap.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"880\" height=\"493\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-136\" src=\"https:\/\/archive-coftb.dewberryanalytics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/stormtotalprecip_legend.png\" alt=\"Storm Total Precip Legend\" width=\"470\" height=\"32\"\/><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Issue Date: Saturday, June 17th, 2017 Issue Time: 9:30AM MDT Summary: A &ldquo;persistence&rdquo; pattern resulted in sunshine for most of the state on Friday, with the exception of a few mountain wave clouds in the Front Range and Palmer Ridge. One major difference compared to Thursday was warmer temperatures. 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