Not that folk should start putting sod back into their xeriscaped yards, mind you.
Colorado virtually drought-free after several thirsty years, report shows
Only about 2 percent of the state, limited to the extreme northwest and southwest corners, is still under a designation of “abnormally dry.”
While Sen. Inhofe (R-OK, and chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee) threw a snowball in the US Senate to demonstrate how "global warming" is obviously a hoax, the other half the nation was suffering from a much warmer than usual February.
Here in Denver, we had prolonged periods of warmth, but also record-breaking snowfall quantities.
'Tain't normal, Jim.
February was one of the most extreme months in U.S. weather history
Depending on where you live, February was either one of the coldest such months on record (the East) or the warmest (the West).
It's 20°F out, but in the sunny spots where I shoveled inches of snow off the walk this morning, the pavement is clear and dry.
Another snowstorm rolls in. And we're not scheduled to see above freezing until into next week.
We have a forecast of 9-16" of snow over the next few days, so it was a race against the clock to get the rooftop work finished and the windows and siding in the extension done.
And, by gad, they did it. Looks great, too.
We still didn't get our garage sink connect yet, alas, but for the most part, the action will now be shifting to inside; the outside is largely done except for, y'know, the whole yard (including some retaining walls and patio).
Okay, these aren't Northeast levels of snowfall (the purple bars, with quantities up toward the top), but they're enough to potentially put a crimp in some weekend plans in the Denver area.
This is the way we brush our car,
So early in the morning.
We didn't get the dust storm coming through at our house, but we did have some very powerful gusts blow through yesterday, shortly before "Late Summer" turned into "Pre-Fimbulwinter."
Arctic Haboob: Dust Storm Sweeps Over Colorado
A passenger on a plane passing over Colorado captured this stunning aerial view of a dust storm on Monday. Amanda Wicks took the photo during a flight from L…
A balmy 16F out this a.m., climbing to 20F, then a refreshing 3F tonight Groovy. (That’s -9/-7/-3C for everyone else in the world.) #COwx
As snow starts in the South Denver Metro Area. This will not help the Kitchen Project, I fear.
RT @coloradowx This is not a joke: 12z GFS forecasts a low of -18°F in #Denver on 11/17, with an almost unfathomably low dew point of -55°F!!!! #COwx
We have all kinds here in Denver. We've had multiple inches of snow on the ground, or frigid winds. I've also gone on the Halloween rounds in shirt sleeves.
But I still wouldn't advise on going as anything that requires significant skin showing.
Originally shared by +Les Jenkins:
Oh yeah. This is a familiar site many Halloweens in Michigan.
funny internet cartoon about Halloween costumes in cold weather climates | Unearthed Comics
Funny internet cartoon about how Halloween costumes in cold weather climates are usually buried beneath coats and jackets and trick-or-treaters often need to
To once more cut a rakish figure around my house.
(h/t +Marty Shaw)
Originally shared by +BobbieZen:
Happy Fall Y'all
A disadvantage of parking at the light rail station in the Hail Capitol of the United States. Oh, Farmers …
We had a major rain-and-hailstorm pass through the south metro Denver area this afternoon. The one shot here from the train doesn't do it justice, but the hail was stacked up like snow, and a lot of the foliage in the area was smacked pretty hard.
Good thing autumn's coming anyway.
Hail brought down a lot of foliage from trees. Fall has come early. http://t.co/4JGqd4yRIW
Hail so thick on the ground in S Metro Denver, looks like early snow. http://t.co/rpRVwn7wIa
