Anybody left who still thinks Colorado weather is always "mild?" (Denver: school, statistics)

[vegaspilgrim]

Originally Posted by LBear

Are you following me? Are you the posting police?

Many topics are repeated on these forums. Some hundreds of times.

While I do agree with you when it comes to the facts, I also agree with EscapeCalifornia. Why keep dwelling on and on and on and on about how you don't like the weather? Okay, I think we've heard your point now. Furthermore, it's a little ironic to be complaining about the weather in Denver this time of year; the weather the whole last two weeks here has been absolutely fantastic. This morning actually reminded me of southern California, where it was humid, foggy, cool, and overcast. Meanwhile, Phoenix was almost 110 degrees just a few days ago. Take I-25 south and make a right at Albuquerque and a left at Flagstaff. The heat lovers down in Phoenix will be waiting for you down there. There's plenty of heat down there to go around for everybody! Btw, I don't hate Phoenix, I just lived there for four years-- but the half of the year down there from May until October is just god awful. The way I see it, there is NOTHING to be gained from experiencing months and months of heat, but snow and the winter season can bring a lot of fun activities of its own.

[Katiana]

Originally Posted by LBear

Are you following me? Are you the posting police?

Many topics are repeated on these forums. Some hundreds of times.

I think you answered your question about being followed. We all have enquiring minds here.

[sterlinggirl]

I hope those tornados didn't stir up too many Hantavirus spores.....

[livecontent]

To me the weather in the Denver Metro area is extremely mild. I grew up near Buffalo, NY and the weather was much more severe. I am not talking about the just the snow but the very bad ice, rain and wind storms that occur frequently; never seen that frequency of storms here in Denver. The main reason is because Buffalo is west of a the Great Lakes and moisture makes these types of bad weather.

I think it is ridiculous just to talk about Colorado weather, as a whole, because Colorado encompasses many types of weather areas. Weather concerns can ony be localized where where you live; I do not live in the mountains and I do not live way out on the eastern plains--these have different weather than the western Part of the Denver Metro where I live.

There are big advantages to some cold weather and snow. It keeps insects in control, not like the south where they multiply all year. It diminishes people living on the street, not like warmer areas where they can survive, all year, with minimal shelter. It allows us to get away from outdoor chores for a few months and have some quiet times indoors.

Denver Metro is the middle ground, not too cold, not too hot; not too wet, not too dry; not too big, not too small; not too attractive to many people, just desired by some. And because we sit in the middle ground, we do not suffer the stress of an overpopulated desired States; and because we sit in the middle ground, we do not suffer the losses of decay in much less desired States to live. So give me the "middle" and I can
Livecontent

[Mike from back east]

We had bad weather back east too. Weather here is a LOT better if you ask me. Nice and mild today, low 70's, bright sun.

We had tornado's back in the DC area too. I used to work in the Pentagon. Ten days after 9/11 we were walking out of the building and a tornado came down over Arlington Ridge Rd, then across the Potomac towards DC. It can happen anywhere. We don't get hurricanes in CO like we had back east, esp the southeast. In the past 91 years, only 31 people were killed in CO by these storms; in the past 10 years only 3 people were killed by tornado's, but in the same ten years 30 people in CO were killed by lightning.

Colorado's 10 most deadly tornadoes

Date Dead/injured County
1. Aug. 10, 1924 10/8 Washington
2. Nov. 4, 1922 4/25 Lincoln
3. April 30, 1942 4/12 Bent/Kiowa
4. Oct. 2, 1930 3/4 Pueblo
5. Mar 28, 2007 2/137 Prowers (Holly)
6. June 29, 1928 2/50 Weld
7. June 27, 1960 2/4 Phillips
8. June 8, 1928 2/4 Baca
9. Aug. 10, 1917 1/7 Baca
10. Nov. 4, 1922 1/3 Phillips


I'll take the weather in CO anyday, compared to say, Hurricane Katrina. . . .

[Coloradoan]

Although no one died, the Limon tornado in June 6,1990 was another very destructive tornado in the state. Over $12 million in damages; pretty much destroyed the downtown area and all of its local businesses. 117 families were left homeless and 14 people injured. Another notable tornado occurred in May 2001 and caused $8 million dollars damage to the Ellicot High School (east of Colorado Springs).

Colorado is ranked 9th in the country for tornadic activity. In the last decade we averaged aroung 60 tornados a year. The link below from the Colorado Department of Local Affairs provides some interesting Colorado tornado information:

Tornado Safety from the Colorado Division of Emergency Management

[CosmicWizard]

As another eastern transplant, I agree with Mike. The Colorado weather although far from perfect, is a better match for my personal preferences than eastern weather.

Here in Grand Junction I've experienced the biggest extreme of winter cold and summer heat than anywhere else I've lived. I've lived in hotter places ( Cave Creek AZ just north of Phoenix ) and I've lived in colder places ( central British Columbia with a steady diet of 35 below ), but none of those places had such a big differential between the yearly high and the yearly low as I've experienced during my first 2 years in Grand Junction. No complaints...just an observation. I rather enjoy the big differential as long as the extremes don't last too long.

The local chamber calls the climate moderate, but such a big swing between winter lows and summer highs ain't exactly my definition of moderate. Mid Dec to mid Feb is colder than I prefer, and mid June to mid August is hotter than I prefer. The rest of the year has very comfortable temperatures.

[monteginger]

Hello! I lived in Monte Vista Colorado from 1991 thru summer of 2006. This is in the San Luis Valley considered the coldest place on earth LOL. Colorado is deverse to say the least when it comes to weather. The higher up you go the more diverse the weather gets, and the more the wind blows atleast untill the snow melts off the mountains. Summers are short and fall is even shorter. Winters can be brown on the valley floor, but bitter cold or very mild. However looks like the past two winters have been more snowy. while raising our kids they wanted to wear shorts to school in the winter? go figure it's a colorado thing! All I can say if you truly love the out doors you will truly find something to love about Colorado...A friendly wave were ever you go. If you love snowboarding awsome powder wolfcreek ranks one of the best for powder and because of were it is situated usually gets more snow back sooner than the other mountain resorts. But the other mountain resorts cater to more of a party atmosphere for sure. And Denver...I have been their in December and temps were mild actually T-shirt weather. It is true as the saying goes if you don't like the weather wait a few and...Always travel with a jacket. I do miss Colorado lots of good memories my favorite concerts at Red Rocks!!! But the kids grew up One lives in Denver and will never move and the othe two went their own way...And we are back in Humboldt No CA. Another very beautiful place to live.

[Katiana]

I grew up in the Pittsburgh area. The local scuttlebut was always "at least we don't have tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, blah, blah". And it's pretty much true. Way western PA, where I lived, has had one tornado in my lifetime. They don't even get heavy snowstorms, for the most part. Yet it is the dreariest place east of Seattle. Days and days of gloom, especially in the winter. There are days, esp. in the summer, when I look at the temps there and feel a little jealous. The high for the day there might be 78, while we're having 98.

I lived 7 yrs in Champaign, Illinois. At first, I was terrified at the thought of tornadoes. It didn't make me feel any better to hear that a tornado had never touched down in the city limits. I just felt that meant our time was coming. We got nasty snowstorms in the winter, snowed in for days sometimes. I loved it!

Now I'm here. I can't imagine going back to the constant humidity, even though I don't buy the "dry heat isn't uncomfortable" line. To me, once it gets into the low 90s, it's hot. It took a while to learn to like the wild swings in temps, snow in May (somehow snow in Sept doesn't bother me), 70 degrees at Christmas, and so on. But now that I've been here a while, I love it! I guess I'm just a wild weather freak.

[vegaspilgrim]

Originally Posted by Katiana

Now I'm here. I can't imagine going back to the constant humidity, even though I don't buy the "dry heat isn't uncomfortable" line. To me, once it gets into the low 90s, it's hot. It took a while to learn to like the wild swings in temps, snow in May (somehow snow in Sept doesn't bother me), 70 degrees at Christmas, and so on. But now that I've been here a while, I love it! I guess I'm just a wild weather freak.

I keep hearing this "70 degrees at Christmas," "70 degrees at Christmas," "70 degrees at Christmas" thing repeated over and over like a mantra, both on this forum and the General-US forum. When exactly was the last time that occurred? And what is the chance of that happening? I don't ever remember it being 70 degees as Christmas.