Category: Weather in the News (Page 2 of 15)

These posts cover interesting weather phenomena from around the world, and won’t be specific to Boulder County. However, Earth is very diverse in the world of weather, so you will surely learn a thing or two.

May 2023 Graphical Weather Review: Smoke, severe storms, and an obliteration of the 2023 precipitation deficit

June 2, 2023 / BoulderCAST Team

May 2023 dumped more than five inches of rain on Boulder and concluded as the 11th wettest May since the late 1800s. Though there were no exceptionally warm days, the month did see an above normal mean temperature, breaking a streak of cold months stretching back to November. Other monthly headlines included multiple severe weather outbreaks and of course the thick wildfire smoke from Canada which created days of degraded air quality. Here’s a quick and colorful graphical recap of our weather during May and how it relates to climatology.

Smoke has descended on Front Range Colorado! Here’s where it came from and how long it will stick around

May 19, 2023 / Ben Castellani

Wildfire smoke roared into the Front Range late Thursday night like a freight train — well if those were somehow silent and made up of tiny cancer-causing particles! Air quality and visibility have both tanked across the entire Denver Metro area as a result. Yuck! We discuss where all this smoke is coming from and when it may actually clear out.

April 2023 Graphical Weather Review: Colder than average for a sixth straight month!

May 2, 2023 / BoulderCAST Team

April 2023 concluded as Boulder’s sixth consecutive month with below normal temperatures. At the same time, the Front Range area saw below normal snowfall and precipitation leading to increased drought coverage, though a soggy conclusion to the month did help things a bit. Here’s a quick and colorful graphical recap of our weather during April and how it relates to climatology.

This week’s “heatwave” nabbed a few records in Boulder

April 13, 2023 / Ben Castellani

🥵 Two record highs on Tuesday (Apr 11) and Wednesday (Apr 12), with the latter dating back more than 115 years!

🌡️ Tuesday was the 2nd earliest occurrence of middle 80s for the city, only beat out by April 7 1988 which was 86°

🔥 Tied record warmest minimum on Wednesday at 50°F (tied 1916)

🏜️ Almost a guarantee to set another record warm minimum for Thursday (Apr 13) unless we drop below 52°F before 6PM…

A Wacky Winter Without Warmth: Boulder nabbed top five finishes on several cold weather statistics this year

April 7, 2023 / Ben Castellani

This winter has definitely felt longer and colder than any in recent memory. We review some temperature statistics to show that not only has it been an exceptionally cold winter overall, but the lack of any true warm days thrown into the mix made things feel even more extreme.

March 2023 Graphical Weather Review: The coldest March in more than 50 years was unfortunately also a dry one

April 5, 2023 / Ben Castellani

March 2023 concluded as the coldest March in more than 50 years in Boulder and was our fifth consecutive month with below normal temperatures — this winter has been atypically long and brutal. Despite heavy snow fueled by atmospheric river events in the Mountains, very little precipitation reached east of the Continental Divide during March with fire danger and blowing dust increasing substantially by month’s end. Here’s a quick and colorful graphical recap of our weather during March and how it relates to climatology.

December 2022 Graphical Weather Review: A fickle month of fire, snow & historic cold!

January 13, 2023 / BoulderCAST Team

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.

October 2022 Graphical Weather Review: Not as bone-dry as last October, but still dry & warm overall

November 2, 2022 / Ben Castellani

October 2022 was yet another warm and dry month for the Front Range as drought expanded across the state and our precipitation deficit for 2022 grew further. Denver and Boulder both saw later than normal first snowfalls and first freezes. There were no major heatwaves or cold snaps to speak of during the month either. Here’s a quick and colorful graphical recap of our weather during October and how it relates to climatology.