Category: Verification (Page 10 of 48)
These posts take a look back at recent weather events, like snow storms or severe weather outbreaks, and evaluate how the forecast played out. We evaluate how well the models predicted what actually occurred, and offer insight into what can be learned and applied moving forward.
February 2023 was a chilly exclamation point on what was ultimately Boulder’s 2nd coldest winter in 30 years and the coldest since 2010. This very icy status was solidified by one of the most pronounced late February cold snaps on record. Here’s a quick and colorful graphical recap of our weather during February and how it relates to climatology.
The sun is out but temperatures are way below zero this Thursday morning! Here’s a few highlights from the ongoing Arctic blast as snow wraps up and a slow warming trend begins across the Front Range.
January 2023 was our third consecutive anomalously cold and wet month in the Front Range with drought significantly improving during this time as a result. The month closed out with a bitter cold Arctic outbreak solidifying this January as the coldest since 2007 — something that will be felt in everyone’s wallet when the heating bill arrives. Here’s a quick and colorful graphical recap of our weather during January and how it relates to climatology.
There was a lot of complaining this week about the poor snow forecast, but it actually turned out pretty okay — not amazing, but definitely okay. Let’s take a quick look at the totals from across the area for what was a rather impressive winter storm by January standards. We also peek ahead to the cold and snowy stretch of weather to come.
December 2022 was a rather fickle month. Things started off somewhat warm and dry, and there was even a sizable wildfire just west of Boulder in the week leading up to Christmas. The weather quickly turned much colder and snowier for the holidays, including the coldest temperature reading in more than 30 years for the city. Here’s a quick and colorful graphical recap of our weather during December and how it relates to climatology.
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