Despite having a two-week-long dry stretch thrown into the mix, the month of April concluded wetter than normal for most of the Front Range. However, much of this moisture came from a soaking rainstorm (with a little snow) near the end of the month. Nonetheless, 2024 has begun as one of the all-time wettest in Boulder. We also endured an intense downslope windstorm near the beginning of April, but who could forget that? Xcel Energy customers sure wouldn’t! Here’s a quick and colorful graphical recap of our weather during April and how it relates to climatology.
April 2024 Recap Graphics:
Season-to-date snowfall timeline (updated May 1st)
How does April 2024 fit into the last 74 years?
How does April 2024 fit into the last 12 months?
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This Week in Colorado Weather: Rain, snow, warm winds & fire danger? Yep, it's April! ☔️☃️🔥
Early week will be chilly with rain/snow, but a warming trend will ensue the rest of the week under sunny skies. Fire danger increases Friday –> https://t.co/pwIX1UGqen #COWx #Boulder pic.twitter.com/ugrdbUwGvE
— BoulderCAST Weather 🏔️❄️ (@BoulderCAST) April 1, 2024
Waking up to a dusting of graupel accumulation! #cowx pic.twitter.com/9QVlZguugt
— BoulderCAST Weather 🏔️❄️ (@BoulderCAST) April 1, 2024
More accumulating graupel in #Boulder… #COwx pic.twitter.com/8LgTCXVi6A
— BoulderCAST Weather 🏔️❄️ (@BoulderCAST) April 1, 2024
🌡️ Boulder finally reached 70° on Wednesday for the first time in 2024! This is later than normal but is typical when El Niño is active. Our first 70° day normally occurs in March, but could happen anytime from January to late April… #COWx #Boulder #Boulderwx pic.twitter.com/U2hhqxzweC
— BoulderCAST Weather 🏔️❄️ (@BoulderCAST) April 4, 2024
⚠️DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WINDS THIS WEEKEND 💨
An atypically strong spring storm is approaching Colorado! This one will offer little in the way of precipitation, but could produce winds up to 100 MPH around Boulder –> https://t.co/R7N9X7XxO7 #Boulderwx #COwx #Boulder #Denver pic.twitter.com/0omoBmYV1q
— BoulderCAST Weather 🏔️❄️ (@BoulderCAST) April 5, 2024
An extreme mountain wave event will unfold Saturday evening into Sunday AM, with 80-90 MPH winds cascading down the eastern slopes.
These are the strongest winds we've seen forecast by the models since the 2021 Marshall Fire. Truly dangerous stuff coming tonight folks! #COwx pic.twitter.com/MstopLCKCc
— BoulderCAST Weather 🏔️❄️ (@BoulderCAST) April 6, 2024
Safety of our communities, customers and crews is our top priority. Due to the exceptionally high winds and the high risk of wind-driven wildfires, we will be shutting off power to a limited set of customers in the areas of
— Xcel Energy Colorado (@XcelEnergyCO) April 6, 2024
Peak gusts in the city of #Boulder has been 60-70 MPH so far. Winds continue to trend up. The worst of the winds will be between now and sunrise. It's going to be a long night! #COWx pic.twitter.com/CgDorYkibh
— BoulderCAST Weather 🏔️❄️ (@BoulderCAST) April 7, 2024
💨 Nearby peak wind gusts noted this weekend:
97 MPH (NCAR Mesa)
90 MPH (Hwy 93 & Hwy 72)
87 MPH (NREL WTC)
83 MPH (Broomfield Airport)
66 MPH (NCAR Foothills)
59 MPH (CU Campus)
?? MPH (Boulder Airport, station damaged)#COWx #Boulder #HighWindWarning #Boulderwx pic.twitter.com/kPwzJSm01A— BoulderCAST Weather 🏔️❄️ (@BoulderCAST) April 7, 2024
Here comes the lunar shadow! #COWX #Eclipse2024 pic.twitter.com/Q6t7FZrqQa
— BoulderCAST Weather 🏔️❄️ (@BoulderCAST) April 8, 2024
Temperature drop at our station during #Eclipse2024 was about 2°F (50.5 to 48.5°F). Just one of many small blips on today's diurnal temperature cycle… #COWx #Boulder pic.twitter.com/ynk4XQAITa
— BoulderCAST Weather 🏔️❄️ (@BoulderCAST) April 8, 2024
🌚 The moon stole ~$0.75 worth of solar energy from us today… And over $1M total from all Americans combined! #Eclipse2024 pic.twitter.com/01EoukjyRi
— BoulderCAST Weather 🏔️❄️ (@BoulderCAST) April 9, 2024
🌡️🔥 Temperatures will be trending up this weekend to their warmest levels yet in 2024, but unfortunately fire danger will be on the rise as well. This & more in our latest *Premium* weekend outlook –> https://t.co/NGN8C1EIlI #COWx #Boulder #Boulderwx #Denver #Colorado pic.twitter.com/KsZb5CY96K
— BoulderCAST Weather 🏔️❄️ (@BoulderCAST) April 11, 2024
🧌❄️ March 2024 Graphical Weather Review: A chilly month headlined by one monster, sloppy snowstorm –> https://t.co/JZKcKLd6cD #COwx #Denver #Boulder #Colorado #Boulderwx pic.twitter.com/bYiK9vBKth
— BoulderCAST Weather 🏔️❄️ (@BoulderCAST) April 14, 2024
🌡️🏆 Boulder tied a daily record high temperature on Sunday reaching 80°F, the first eighty-degree reading of 2024! This specific record is now shared among five different April 14ths, the most recent being 1982. #COwx #Boulderwx #Boulder #RecordHigh pic.twitter.com/HGbu1OeOEh
— BoulderCAST Weather 🏔️❄️ (@BoulderCAST) April 15, 2024
✅ Spring sprung#cowx pic.twitter.com/g0avuc57P5
— BoulderCAST Weather 🏔️❄️ (@BoulderCAST) April 15, 2024
☃️🌷 We've got a few days of winter weather ahead, but we’ll be back into the 70s in no time at all! When does the snow arrive & how much springtime accumulation will there be? This & more in today's *Premium* weekend outlook –> https://t.co/vnR5fCG8NP #COWx #Boulder #Denver pic.twitter.com/m1FVGuVO9z
— BoulderCAST Weather 🏔️❄️ (@BoulderCAST) April 18, 2024
❄️📊 Overnight snow totals were MASSIVE across the Front Range. Parts of north Boulder got buried by a dusting of wet snow on the grass, while Estes Park residents will be spending a good chunk of the day digging out from 1 to 2 inches! #COWx pic.twitter.com/S6JHu2yZ47
— BoulderCAST Weather 🏔️❄️ (@BoulderCAST) April 18, 2024
⚠️ Notice: Due to the ongoing snowstorm, all tulips will remain closed on Thursday April 19th. We hope to be able to open up again on Friday. Thank you for understanding! #cowx pic.twitter.com/XcYqpb4rmf
— BoulderCAST Weather 🏔️❄️ (@BoulderCAST) April 18, 2024
😍 #Boulder #Boulderwx #COwx https://t.co/cVw6MVENyB pic.twitter.com/TLe2UBliHO
— BoulderCAST Weather 🏔️❄️ (@BoulderCAST) April 19, 2024
As our city turns into a winter wonderland tonight, this is your friendly reminder that April is the third snowiest month of the year in #Boulder! #COWx pic.twitter.com/nINXssOEvE
— BoulderCAST Weather 🏔️❄️ (@BoulderCAST) April 20, 2024
Before and after. Was it whiter under this pear tree before the snow? #cowx pic.twitter.com/Jt9vCE27NN
— BoulderCAST Weather 🏔️❄️ (@BoulderCAST) April 20, 2024
Snowy scenes from the (mostly) Boulder County Foothills #COsx pic.twitter.com/6MeWNOSeYw
— BoulderCAST Weather 🏔️❄️ (@BoulderCAST) April 20, 2024
📊 Official snow totals as of ~7AM: Boulder (7.4"), Denver at DIA (6.3").
Generally 3-10" has fallen in the Foothills, with 1" to 7" across the lower elevations. #COWx pic.twitter.com/vy8DY0uDbv
— BoulderCAST Weather 🏔️❄️ (@BoulderCAST) April 20, 2024
Bingo! ⛈️ #boulderwx pic.twitter.com/nZtoNcUWfX
— BoulderCAST Weather 🏔️❄️ (@BoulderCAST) April 24, 2024
❄️RAIN(SNOW) STORM UPDATE⚠️
A super-soaker storm will slam the Front Range this weekend, up to 4 inches of rainfall and 2 feet of snow possible.
We're just lucky this one isn't going to be cold enough for snow down low –> https://t.co/fcqxnw8AzO #COWx #Boulder #Denver #ElNiño
— BoulderCAST Weather 🏔️❄️ (@BoulderCAST) April 26, 2024
Steady rain is the best rain! 🥰 #cowx pic.twitter.com/oRYshDHNFZ
— BoulderCAST Weather 🏔️❄️ (@BoulderCAST) April 27, 2024
⚠️ Winter driving conditions are ongoing in Colorado's Mountains and Foothills above 7000 feet right now as heavy spring snow dumps at rates of 2-3" per hour. Plan accordingly ☃️🚗💥 #COWx pic.twitter.com/RWwKKDF8Pr
— BoulderCAST Weather 🏔️❄️ (@BoulderCAST) April 27, 2024
Wouldn't call this flooding, but the water is deep in this low-lying area along Highway 119 in north #Boulder! #COWX pic.twitter.com/3bkinLOWuL
— BoulderCAST Weather 🏔️❄️ (@BoulderCAST) April 27, 2024
🏆 Boulder has set a NEW daily record for precipitation total for April 27th today with 1.93" of rain (and melted snow water). The prior record was 0.88" from 1919! #COwx #boulderwx
— BoulderCAST Weather 🏔️❄️ (@BoulderCAST) April 28, 2024
STORM TOTALS ARE IN!
⛰️ Boulder: 2.16" precip, 0.6" of snow, Apr 27 new precip record (1.93")
🏙️ Denver: 1.74" precip, trace of snow#COwx #Denver #Boulder #Boulderwx pic.twitter.com/9ggS9yn5Wu— BoulderCAST Weather 🏔️❄️ (@BoulderCAST) April 28, 2024
💦Do you believe that 2024 has been the 2nd wettest start to a year in Boulder? We're nearly 5 inches above normal year-to-date (+79%)! #COwx #Boulder #Boulderwx pic.twitter.com/2kbOQdqGEI
— BoulderCAST Weather 🏔️❄️ (@BoulderCAST) April 29, 2024
Another angle 🌈 🦄 #cowx https://t.co/2JFhmlB91o
— BoulderCAST Weather 🏔️❄️ (@BoulderCAST) April 30, 2024
Too beautiful not to share! Another angle… pic.twitter.com/QBPRYjFm2Y
— Cibele Amaral (@CibeleHdoAmaral) April 30, 2024
Feature image contains photos by Jonathan Lurie (@jonlurie on X, snow landscape) and Cibele Amaral (@CibeleHdoAmaral on X, rainbow).
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