Winter 2013-2014 Colorado Weather Thread (Pueblo, Center: land, drain, flooding)

[Josseppie]

River Basins above 100%:

GUNNISON RIVER BASIN 106%

UPPER COLORADO RIVER BASIN 125%

SOUTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN 137%

LARAMIE AND NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASINS 139%

YAMPA AND WHITE RIVER BASINS 125%

ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 103%

River basins below 100%

UPPER RIO GRANDE BASIN 81%

SAN MIGUEL, DOLORES, ANIMAS AND SAN JUAN RIVER BASINS 85%

The link: http://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/reports...+Update+Report

[Littlekw]

^ Excellent post. It makes me feel better about snowpacks in Colorado, for sure. But where do they draw the median line? 10 years, 20 years? It's a good sign but I'm still leery and unconvinced.

[Josseppie]

That is something they have been doing for decades and have it down to a science. If you really want to know I'm sure you can google it.

[Littlekw]

Originally Posted by Josseppie

That is something they have been doing for decades and have it down to a science. If you really want to know I'm sure you can google it.

Good information, thanks for that. Considering most of the Front Range water comes from snow melt I'm glad to see some information other than doom and gloom. Now if it would just snow enough to make a difference on the Front Range! What a weak March we had, in terms of precipitation.

[Josseppie]

Originally Posted by Littlekw

Good information, thanks for that. Considering most of the Front Range water comes from snow melt I'm glad to see some information other than doom and gloom. Now of it would just snow enough to make a difference on the Front Range! What a weak March we had, in terms of precipitation.

Honestly I am not worried about the water situation this summer in Pueblo.

[jazzlover]

Snotel 30-year median averages follow the World Meteorological Standards for data collection and reporting. Read here:

30-Year Climatic and Hydrologic

As far as other weather reporting stations aside from Snotel, one of the big problems in Colorado climate averages reporting for precipitation, temperatures, etc. has been that a lot of co-operative weather stations--those operated by volunteers--have been disappearing in the last couple of decades. Go to the Western Regional Climate Center and click on many Colorado weather station locations and the result will come up with no data available. Others have old data that doesn't reflect current climate trends. The co-op weather station system has always been the backbone of the National Weather Service data-gathering system and it is slowly withering away. The same is occurring with the National Weather Service's own employee-maintained weather stations and bureaus. A lot of them are gone now.

[bluescreen73]

Got to experience a weather smorgasbord today. Took my oldest to the Rockies game and sun gave way to rain, followed by 20 minutes of snow, then sun for the rest of the game. Our trip home contained a very brief, minor thundersnow.

[Josseppie]

Sadly it was too warm for snow in Pueblo but we had rain.

[Colorado Rambler]

^ Count your blessings, kid. We had cold, dry winds. There was maybe 16 drops of precip tonight out here. I caught them in a jar to save and show my friends' grandchildren someday.

[Josseppie]

Originally Posted by Colorado Rambler

^ Count your blessings, kid. We had cold, dry winds. There was maybe 16 drops of precip tonight out here. I caught them in a jar to save and show my friends' grandchildren someday.

Once May comes I will feel different about the rain but I am still in winter mode and prefer snow. So when it rains I feel its a waste of a good storm.