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.

December 2022 Recap Graphics:




How does December 2022 fit into the last 73 years?


How does December 2022 fit into the last 12 months?



2022-23 Seasonal Snowfall Timeline


Our top posts of December 2022

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December 2022 retold via our Twitter timeline

Featured image credit to u/Nebben86 on Reddit

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