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.
October 2022 Recap Graphics:
How does October 2022 fit into the last 73 years?
How does October 2022 fit into the last 12 months?
Final 90° Day Count in 2022: 52 Days (6th most all-time)
Our top posts of October 2022
Our favorite photos taken in October 2022
October 2022 retold via our Twitter timeline
Big storm rolling through Niwot and Erie. Contains hail! #cowx pic.twitter.com/KMwlgUjtMg
— BoulderCAST Weather (@BoulderCAST) October 1, 2022
WOW! 😮 From Berthoud looking south this evening. Is that a monsoon thunderstorm? Nah, it's October 3rd! #COWX pic.twitter.com/9BQEP9NjHU
— BoulderCAST Weather (@BoulderCAST) October 4, 2022
Cold front inbound! It's currently situated along the Wyoming Border and will reach Denver close to sunset. Not a huge temperature drop, but the chillier temps and gusty north winds will make for a brisk evening! 💨🍂#COwx pic.twitter.com/B6vxroORDl
— BoulderCAST Weather (@BoulderCAST) October 11, 2022
A secondary cold front moved through this afternoon. Did you notice the ~8° drop? Frost Advisories are in effect for portions of eastern Colorado tonight, but not Boulder or Denver. Still, dont be surprised to see more frost Thursday AM (just like this morning!) #COwx pic.twitter.com/1iLGV3c39a
— BoulderCAST Weather (@BoulderCAST) October 12, 2022
It means VERY little 13 days into the water year, but "snowpack" is looking good right now across much of Colorado! #COwx pic.twitter.com/8meKqH0ozF
— BoulderCAST Weather (@BoulderCAST) October 13, 2022
Despite the threat of frost, took the lazy approach with our largest difficult to move cactus 🌵 last night. No frost here. This Peruvian species is cold hardy down to 28 degrees anyway… pic.twitter.com/WWoRFhle1n
— BoulderCAST Weather (@BoulderCAST) October 13, 2022
30 GFS ensemble members running out 7 days and not a single one can find a raindrop or snowflake. Cringe! ☀️🏜️ #Cowx #Boulder #Denver pic.twitter.com/b5tmypq4sV
— BoulderCAST Weather (@BoulderCAST) October 14, 2022
It was brief, but the first freeze (32°F) was recorded at our station this morning… 🥶#Boulder #COwx pic.twitter.com/WpS8Fqk1kU
— BoulderCAST Weather (@BoulderCAST) October 17, 2022
This week's weather:☀️☀️☀️🌤️⛅️ #COwx pic.twitter.com/sNSK7VqsxJ
— BoulderCAST Weather (@BoulderCAST) October 17, 2022
For the first time this season, the temperature dropped officially to 32°F in Boulder Monday morning! 🧊
This "first frost" is about ten days later than normal but well within the range of interannual variability. #COWx #Boulderwx #Boulder #LaNiña pic.twitter.com/zDNYdyzUj6
— BoulderCAST Weather (@BoulderCAST) October 18, 2022
It doesn't seem right that Atlanta, Nashville, Birmingham, Houston, Baton Rouge, Little Rock, Tallahassee, Montgomery, Raleigh, and Memphis have all recorded COLDER temperatures than DENVER this fall, but here we are… 🤷♀️ #COwx #ALwx #GAwx #FLwx #TXwx #LAwx #ARwx #TNwx #NCwx pic.twitter.com/LU5361cGYq
— BoulderCAST Weather (@BoulderCAST) October 19, 2022
Snow is already covering the roadways in the Mountains and it will continue through the rest of Sunday, heavy at times. Travel carefully! #cowx pic.twitter.com/qIw0uMWI3y
— BoulderCAST Weather (@BoulderCAST) October 23, 2022
The view from space today: a winter storm moving across the Rockies, Hurricane Roslyn making landfall in western Mexico and the subtropical jet stream in between the two. pic.twitter.com/cZQUZIJznG
— BoulderCAST Weather (@BoulderCAST) October 23, 2022
SNOW! A weak first snowfall recap map, but at least said map exists finally! Hoping to issue another later this week ❄️
Officially a trace of snow in Denver (and many places around the Metro), but nothing in Boulder. Highest total was 5" at Winter Park Ski Resort #COWx #COsnow pic.twitter.com/6U0e9Hxhd1
— BoulderCAST Weather (@BoulderCAST) October 24, 2022
A beautiful wave cloud sunrise seen from the @CUBoulderATOC all-sky camera this morning: https://t.co/zo2cyd8FIo #COwx pic.twitter.com/1LomixS54Y
— BoulderCAST Weather (@BoulderCAST) October 25, 2022
Gravity wave display is above average today in northern Colorado and southern Wyoming #COwx https://t.co/oOELdpEecN pic.twitter.com/rQ54PhLV6v
— BoulderCAST Weather (@BoulderCAST) October 25, 2022
First snow of the season! #boulder pic.twitter.com/ZB6AtCPCn9
— Matt Benjamin (@MBforBoulder) October 27, 2022
What's everyone seeing out there this morning? ❄️? 💦? Anything sticking at your location? #cowx
— BoulderCAST Weather (@BoulderCAST) October 27, 2022
This year's inaugural snow on October 27th is about 10 days later than the long-term normal for #Boulder! ☃️#COwx pic.twitter.com/9OusnE5Osx
— BoulderCAST Weather (@BoulderCAST) October 28, 2022
Summing up 70+ years of Halloween weather in #Boulder:
☔️ Last year it rained
⛷️ 2019 had lingering snow on the ground from days prior
☃️ 2018 was the last time is snowed & stuck
☀️ Beautiful in 2016, sunny & 78°
🌡️ Record high: 83°F in 1950
🧊 Record low: 3°F in 2019 #COwx pic.twitter.com/RcX35ev9h7— BoulderCAST Weather (@BoulderCAST) October 31, 2022
Featured image credit to u/jflhere on Reddit.
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