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Issue Date: Friday, July 20th, 2018
\nIssue Time: 08:55 AM MDT<\/p>\n

Summary:<\/h3>\n

Quiet day for Colorado weather yesterday as the high pressure kept dry air over the state. Enough moisture remained over the southern high terrains for some afternoon showers and thunderstorms. The bulk of this activity was over the San Juan Mountains. A CoCoRaHS<\/span> station south of Pagosa Springs recorded 0.41 inches for the day, which was quite impressive for the lack of low level moisture. Over the Southeast Mountains, totals were closer to 0.25 inches. The main story of the day was the heat. The Southeast Plains hit 106F with Grand Junction reaching 102F on the mercury reader. Other lower elevation cities were in the upper 90Fs or just at 100F. ASOS stations over the mountains reached up to 80F, so not much relief if you tried to seek higher ground. This is all to be expected under a strong ridge during the dog days of summer.<\/p>\n

To see how much precipitation fell in your area over the last 72-hours, scroll down to the State Precipitation Map below.<\/p>\n

Click Here For Map Overview<\/h4>
\nThe map below shows radar-estimated, rainfall gage-adjusted Quantitative Precipitation Estimates (QPE<\/span>) 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<\/span> may have occurred). The 24-hour, 48-hour and 72-hour total precipitation contain bias corrections that are not disaggregated into the hourly estimates, so there will likely be some differences. The accumulation ending time is 6AM of the date shown in the bottom right corner. Also shown optionally are fire burn areas (post 2012), which are updated throughout the season to include new burn areas. The home button in the top left corner resets the map to the original zoom.
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