October 2024 Graphical Weather Review: Wrapping up the driest May to October period ever recorded in Boulder!

November 14, 2024 /

October was yet another exceptionally warm and dry month in the Front Range, with most areas landing more than six degrees above average while receiving very little if any precipitation. The period of May to October only produced 4.64″ of precipitation in Boulder, the driest such stretch in recorded history. It’s no surprise that drought has further expanded across the region. In contrast to our boring weather, space-related activity was booming in October with multiple nights of auroras lighting up Colorado’s skies and a multi-week comet display. Here’s a quick and colorful graphical recap of our weather during October and how it relates to climatology.

October 2024 Temperatures:

The All-time Driest May to October on Record in Boulder:

October 2024 Precipitation:

October 2024 Snowfall:

2024 90-degree day count timeline (Final version)

How does October 2024 fit into the last 74 years?

How does October 2024 fit into the last 12 months?

Latest Drought Tracker (as of November 5th)

Our top posts of October 2024

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Colorado Aurora Update: The Northern Lights could be visible again Friday night in the Front Range, but it's no guarantee they will show!
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Colorado Forecast Update: After a month-long dry spell, precipitation will finally return to the Front Range this weekend, but not nearly as much as we need...

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Feature image of aurora compliments of Nick Smego (@COWeatherguy on X)

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2 Comments

  1. Michael Eilts

    Great synopsis of the May-October time, thanks for putting this all together.

    One thing I think would be very interesting is to see the same plots you show, where you sort them from least to most, would be to sort them by year, then we could potentially see climate change…

    Thanks,

    Mike

    • Ben Castellani

      Good idea, Mike. We may look into adding that type of plot(s) for our next monthly review 🙂

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