Thunderstormmmms (Denver: move, activity, installing)

[xeric]

Originally Posted by Mike from back east

I always counted those as sunny days. The rainy part was maybe an hour, and the rest of the day the skies were either cloudless (typically in the A.M.) or had high puffy clouds going over (usually after Noon).

My definition of a non-sunny day was any day with solid overcast and no blue sky showing, and with 11 years living in COLO SPGS those kind of days are very rare.

The vast majority of days in COLO SPGS are "mostly sunny" days.

Fort Collins is 100 miles to the north and maybe that makes a difference. But our typical thunderstorm pattern is more along the lines of clear in the morning, partly cloudy by noon, a big gray wall of clouds over the city by 2:00, a lot of wind and lightning/thunder and a small amount of rain between 4 and 7, and then cloudy the rest of the evening. At least half of the warm season days fall into this pattern and I put them squarely in the partly cloudy category. It’s not a pattern I enjoy much but it could be worse (in fact it has been much worse this year).

[Pilot1]

You get used to it.

[Quietude]

Originally Posted by xeric

(in fact it has been much worse this year).

That was my perception, although I'm only in my third summer here (August 2017 - part of a summer).

It just seems... relentless sometimes.

[turkeydance]

"...no rain at all?"
yes.
one instance of precipitation
is a "rainy" (or otherwise) day.
just like your cheating spouse.
one and done.

[BarryK123]

Originally Posted by Hipchik

What heat? It's been cool and rainy. 56 degrees in Denver right now. High of 62 today.
Snowed in the mountains the past two days.
Summery weather - and SUNSHINE - is on the way this week.

Guess I should have used the <sarcasm> tag.

[maciesmom]

Originally Posted by Quietude

Mostly, I'd like to get some yard work done, and can't do it in a thunderstorm or while everything is soaking wet. That leaves about an hour around noon, as the clouds gather for the day's repeat.

We're actually getting more yard work done. It's tolerable to be outside and the ground is not like concrete - much easier to dig and/or pull weeds. Not to mention buying new plants with the $ we're saving on water and a/c.

[Quietude]

Originally Posted by maciesmom

We're actually getting more yard work done. It's tolerable to be outside and the ground is not like concrete - much easier to dig and/or pull weeds. Not to mention buying new plants with the $ we're saving on water and a/c.

However, you can't do anything like cut grass or trim weeds when they're soaking wet. Even cutting up clippings and such is a mess when they're not dry.

Looks like we're in for a dry spell, though, maw.

[jweb29]

Originally Posted by Quietude

Unless it's the sunny mornings and brief clear evenings that make them count in the total.

I believe it does.

[ShipwreckSiren]

Originally Posted by otowi

Yep. But do understand that this year's weather is not exactly average, either.

It’s is if you look at weather before the drought

[xeric]

Originally Posted by Quietude

Looks like we're in for a dry spell, though, maw.

Yes, bring in on! I’m into weather that is good for people rather then some ridiculous non-native grass that doesn’t belong here.