March 2026 delivered one of Colorado’s most jarring spring months on record with temperatures skyrocketing to unprecedented levels as the region shattered long‑standing warmth records for weeks on end. Western snowpack rapidly declined during this multi-week heatwave, reaching historic lows in a majority of basins across the West, including every major basin in Colorado. Brief interjections of snow occurred during the month across the Front Range, but most the state ended with well below normal precipitation. Here’s a quick and colorful graphical recap of our weather during March and how it relates to climatology.
March 2026 Temperatures:
NOTE: Please ignore the glitches in the below automated graphic. These are related to March temperatures being so far outside of climatology that the visualization routines cannot handle the data. This will not be fixed this month for timing.
March 2026 Precipitation:
Precipitation totals during March 2026 across the Boulder-Denver Metro area
March 2026 Snowfall:
Snowfall totals during March 2026 across the Boulder-Denver Metro area
2025-26 Seasonal Snowfall So Far:
You can find a recap of all the winter storms from the 2025-2026 snow season HERE.
How does March 2026 fit into the last 75 years?
How does March 2026 fit into the last 12 months?
Latest Drought Tracker (as of March 31, 2026)
Latest Mountain Snowpack
Colorado is at 26% of normal right now, way down from 62% on March 2, 2026.
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The fact that your automated system was broken by the heat wave is a perfect metaphor for the month of March
Exactly. March’s weather broken the internet, or at least our crappy code!