Category: Verification (Page 11 of 46)

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.

August 2022 Graphical Weather Review: A continuation of what has been a hot & somewhat dry summer

September 1, 2022 / Ben Castellani

August 2022 followed the trend of the rest of the summer as another hot and somewhat dry month across the Front Range. August began very warm, cooled off around the middle of the month as monsoon moisture surged, and finally once again turned toasty by months’ end. Here’s a quick and colorful graphical recap of our weather during August and how it relates to climatology.

July 2022 Graphical Weather Review: Many rounds of raindrops, but not much rain!

August 3, 2022 / BoulderCAST Team

July 2022, a month that falls in the heart of monsoon season, ended up fairly hot and dry across much of the Front Range as a ridge of high pressure dominated our weather. Raindrops were a frequent occurrence, at least in Boulder, but ultimately they didn’t add up to much. A wave of thunderstorms towards the latter part of the month provided soaking rains to much of the Denver area, “saving”many locations from worsening drought for the time being. Here’s a quick and colorful graphical recap of our weather during July and how it relates to climatology.

Boulder surprisingly notched its first 100-degree day in over two years on Tuesday! Or did it?

July 20, 2022 / BoulderCAST Team

On a day which should have been slightly cooler than recent times on paper, Boulder officially reached 100 degrees Tuesday afternoon. However, other reliable weather sensors around the city came in several degrees cooler and more in-line with forecasts. We take a look at the temperatures measured around the area and weight on what will ultimately go down in the books as a record high temperature and the city’s first triple-digit reading in over two years.