Here’s a quick and colorful rundown of our weather during January 2021 and how it relates to climatology.
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Top Weather Highlights of January 2021:
IS TWO INCHES TECHNICALLY A SNOWSTORM? Another month, another dismal performance in the snowfall department. Though there were three or four standalone snow events during the month of January, all of them produced less than 4″ for the entire area, and in some cases, nothing at all. Boulder reported just 6.2″ of snow which roughly half of normal, despite reporting snow on 8 different days. The “biggest” and most widespread snow event occurred on January 9th into the 10th.
SEVEN IN A ROW: The 0.40″ of precipitation that fell in January was Boulder’s seventh in a row with below normal (average) precipitation. The last month with above normal precipitation was June of 2020. A stretch of months with below normal precipitation this long is borderline unprecedented in the historical record.
Most of the West and much of Colorado was also drier than normal during the month, particularly across the Mountains where snowpack has tumbled in the New Year.
January 2021 Recap Graphics:
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