Winter in Colorado, 2012-2013 (Denver, Lakewood: living in, best, summer)

[jim9251]

2 inches of snow overnight, still snowing.

[CosmicWizard]

About 5 or 6 flakes in Grand Junction. That's about it. Sun is shining and more blue spots are appearing as the morning progresses. At least the overnite low stayed out of single digit territory last nite.

[Josseppie]

Nothing in Pueblo but it looks like snow bands are moving in.

[jim9251]

Public information statement
national weather service grand junction co
215 pm mst mon dec 31 2012

the following are preliminary 24 hour precipitation reports from
western colorado and eastern utah, ending around 8 am monday. The
first value is rainfall or water amounts in snow, and the second
value is snowfall, when appropriate. Amounts are in inches.


Official climate stations of western colorado.

Black canyon national park, 0.11, 1.8.
2 miles southwest of collbran, 0.14, 2.3.
Colorado national monument, 0.06, 1.0.
Cortez, 0.08, 1.2.
3 miles east of delta, 0.10, 1.5.
Dove creek, 0.20, 2.5.
2 miles west of fruita, 1.90, 2.0.
17 miles west of glade park, 0.08, 1.0.
3 miles west of meeker, 0.12, 1.8.
Palisade, 0.10, 1.0.
1 mile southwest of paonia, 0.07, 1.0.
2 miles north of paradox, 0.07, 1.7.
1 mile east of rangely, 0.07, 1.0.
3 miles northeast of rifle, 0.10, 1.5.
Steamboat springs, 0.08, 1.6.


Unofficial stations.

Collbran, 0.10, 2.1.
10 miles northwest of cortez, 0.11, 1.5.
Gothic, 0.11, 1.5.
5 miles northwest of hotchkiss, 0.10, 1.5.
1 mile east of mesa, 0.08, 1.6.
6 miles south of mesa, 0.19, 4.0.
New castle, 0.34, 3.0.
1 mile east of silt, 0.17, 2.1.
Castle valley, 2.0.
4 miles northeast of cedaredge, 1.5.
18 miles northeast of durango, 2.0.
1 mile northwest of fruita, 1.1.
5 miles northwest of mack, 0.14, 2.0.
Montrose, 4.0.
2 miles south of montrose, 5.0.
4 miles northwest of montrose, 4.0.
15 miles west of montrose, 0.20, 3.0.
Olathe, 4.0.
Powderhorn ski, 5.0.
3 miles south of ridgway, 0.08, 1.2.
Silverton, 0.20, 1.5.
Monument (hwy 550 s of ouray) 0.10, 1.0.
Red mtn pass, 0.30, 3.0.
Molas pass, 0.20, 2.0.
Coal bank pass, 0.30, 4.0.


Additional unofficial reports.

Hotchkiss 5w 0.10 1.5
glenwood springs 1s 0.08 1.2
glenwood springs 1s 0.06 1.5
rifle 3ene 0.10 1.5
glenwood springs 5sse 0.04 1.3
crested butte 6n 0.11 1.5
cimarron 11s 0.05 1.0
durango 5ese 0.12
durango 9nne 0.29 3.0
durango 0.15 2.6
montrose 4nw 0.19 3.8
montrose 3ese 0.06 1.0
montrose 7sse 0.10 1.1
montrose 7ene 0.11 1.3
dolores 5ene 0.14 2.0
meeker 2wsw 0.11 1.1

[jim9251]

Public information statement
national weather service grand junction co
135 pm mst tue jan 1 2013

the following are preliminary 48 hour snowfall estimates at mountain
snotel observation sites in the mountains of eastern utah and
western colorado.

Northwest colorado mountains: Trace to 5 inches.
Central colorado mountains: 2 to 10 inches.
Southwest colorado mountains: 2 to 8 inches.

2012 STATS FOR GRAND JUNCTION COLORADO

Highest Temp: 102 degrees on 6/23, 6/25, 6/29, 6/30
Lowest Temp: -5 on 12/22
Average Temp: 55.2 TIED 3rd warmest since 1893, 2.5f above average
Precip: 4.53 inches. 3rd driest year since 1893. -4.89 inches below normal
Snowfall: 19.1 inches, which is average
Peak wind gust: 59mph on 5/26

[CosmicWizard]

Earlier today, I mistakenly posted this in the fire thread, thinking I was in this thread.

In case no one noticed, 2012 was a hot & dry year! Here in Grand Junction 2012 was the 3rd driest year on record and also the 3rd hottest on record. In Grand Junction, the long term mean temperature for a normal leap year is 51.86 degrees. In 2012 it was 55.23, a variance of + 3.37 degrees averaged out over the course of the entire year, and that includes December with a mean temperature that was 2.23 degrees below normal. BTW, December was the first month since May 2011 with a mean temperature below normal. The first day of 2013 was 14.5 degrees below normal. Off to a cold start for 2013! The temp in Grand Junction last ventured on the plus side of freezing on Dec-18-2012.

[DOUBLE H]

Cosmic's right. And speaking on the subject of freezing temps, according to Butch McCain on 11News, we won't see 32 degrees until Monday at the earliest. We have a high pressure camped out over us and will see lots of sun and cold temps. Not unusual around here however.

[jim9251]

It was 6 below zero at my house this morning, at 9pm tonight it's zero. Still about 3 inches of snow on the ground. VERY pretty, I wish it would stay this way with more snow all winter here. Sadly, it will not.

[wanneroo]

Well hopefully the snow will fall in the high country as I'll be in Vail, Colorado for about 8 days from next wednesday and would like to go snowmobiling at Camp Hale.

January is my least favorite time to come, but I've got plenty of miles for several free air tickets and I've been putting off the trip for a few months so I figured why not come out and use some miles up.

[jim9251]

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
757 AM MST THU JAN 3 2013

...RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE TIED THIS MORNING...

IN WESTERN COLORADO,

AT THE GRAND JUNCTION REGIONAL AIRPORT, THE LOW TEMPERATURE DROPPED
TO 8 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. THIS TIES THE RECORD LOW FOR
JANUARY 3, LAST SET IN 1912.

It's 10 below zero at my house this morning. Luckily it's 72 inside with a fire in the fireplace and a hot cup of coffee.