July 8, 2012--After long dry spell, monsoon season arrives (Telluride Daily...
Afternoon showers were a welcome sight this week on the heels of a long, hot dry spell that brought drought conditions to San Miguel County this summer. July until roughly August is known as the...
View ArticleOctober 31, 2012--Winter outlook: No Niño (Telluride News)
No Niño will be coming from the Pacific Ocean this winter, according to climate experts, making this winter’s long-term forecast a toss-up. For months this summer, patterns unfolding in the equatorial...
View ArticleDecember 4, 2012--Forecasters optimistic about snow prospects (Vail Daily)
Don't put the summer tires back on just yet. A change in the weather is on its way. But it may take some time. The National Weather Service's office in Grand Junction predicts that a few minor storms...
View ArticleDecember 31, 2012--More snow needed to relieve Four Corners drought (Denver...
Winter storms have started dropping snow in northern New Mexico's parched San Juan County but significantly more snowfall is needed to relieve drought conditions. The Farmington Daily Times reports...
View ArticleJanuary 3, 2013--It can’t get too deep (Durango Herald)
Despite getting some big storms last month, much of the U.S. is still desperate for relief from the nation’s longest dry spell in decades. And experts say it will take an absurd amount of snow to ease...
View ArticleMarch 16, 2013--Some river gauges could be victims of budget cuts (Denver Post)
Some of the stream and river gauges used around the country to help forecasters predict flood and drought could be discontinued as a result of automatic federal budget cuts that went into effect this...
View ArticleMarch 18, 2013--Colorado: No El Niño, no La Niña – what’s driving the...
With neither El Niño or a La Niña conditions in the Pacific Ocean, long-range weather forecasters have been struggling to develop confidence in their outlook for the coming spring season — a critical...
View ArticleMarch 21, 2013--Weather Service chief: We face 'new normal' of extremes...
The onslaught of wild weather that has battered the USA in recent years — from Hurricane Sandy and deadly tornado outbreaks to extremes of drought and floods -- looks to be part of a "new normal" for...
View ArticleMay 10, 2013--Drought worsens in New Mexico; no relief in sight (Denver Post)
Major stretches of river have already gone dry, farmers are leaving their land fallow, and cities are clamping down on water use, but things in New Mexico just went from bad to worse Thursday. The...
View ArticleJune 19, 2013--Climate: Careful 100-year temperature analysis shows distinct...
Western Colorado and eastern Utah have warmed in the last century, and it appears that precipitation in the region has also increased, according to a new analysis of historic climate data compiled by...
View ArticleSeptember 14, 2013--Flooding forces people to evacuate across N.M.(Durango...
Heavy rain pushed previously drought-stricken rivers from their banks and flooded streets and mountain canyons across New Mexico on Friday, forcing evacuations from Las Vegas to the U.S.-Mexico...
View ArticleSeptember 15, 2013--Severe flooding in Colorado linked to global warming...
According to local meteorologists, what happened in Colorado was made worse by climate change. How? To find the connection, we have to look back at the opposite of wet — the very, very dry weather...
View ArticleSeptember 18, 2013--Water has receded, but not the crisis for flooded...
Even as flooding recedes, Colorado is reeling. Communities up and down the state's Front Range remain isolated by washed-out roads, stranded by rushing creeks and without water and power. By Tuesday...
View ArticleSeptember 20, 2013--Massive rainfall alleviates drought (ourcoloradonews.com)
For the past few years the state has been in a drought and the last two summers it has experienced devastating wild land fires and record breaking temperatures. But that drought came to an end in a...
View ArticleSeptember 23, 2013--Fall arrives with a deluge (Durango Herald)
Similar to what happened just four days ago in Southwest Colorado, severe rain and hailstorms closed off streets and highways around Durango and La Plata County. The storms came almost simultaneously...
View ArticleSeptember 24, 2013--South Platte River expected to rise about 2 feet near...
A flood warning is in effect for the Kersey area in Weld County Tuesday. The South Platte River is forecast to rise about two feet as water from Sunday's rain continues to move down the river and its...
View ArticleSeptember 25, 2013--Rain helps replenish McPhee Reservoir (Cortez Journal)
Cortez’s rainfall in September of 2.74 inches has more than doubled the 30-year average, of 1.31 inches as of Monday, said National Weather Service observer Jim Andrus. “We’re still seeing the benefits...
View ArticleDecember 23, 2013--Time to dust off the white Christmas lament (Pueblo...
Since 1888, it has snowed on Christmas Day 18 times, for a probability of 15 percent. But there was more than an inch in only seven years, or 6 percent of the time. The record snowfall was 5.1 inches...
View ArticleJanuary 2, 2014--Drought expectations for 2014 (11 News)
To view the full article visit the 11 News. For a copy of the original article stop by or write the Water Information Program at 841 East Second Avenue, Durango, CO 81301 or call (970) 247-1302.read more
View ArticleJanuary 25, 2014--Early trends point to El Nino cycle (Montrose Daily Press)
Although it’s early to think about weather patterns toward the end of the year, models and trends show that Colorado could be headed for a southernly winter storm system. “We are still neutral in the...
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