Time Machine Tuesday: Tracking Colorado’s Climate
It’s been a mild and dry November and December — but is this unusual for Colorado? How does this year compare to temperatures in Colorado over …
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September is National Preparedness Month
The recent hurricane events have demonstrated the importance of being prepared for disaster. Even though we don’t get hurricanes in our state, there are a …
Hurricane Information
2017 is turning out to be a historic year for hurricane activity in the U.S., as the Gulf Coast works to recover from Hurricane Harvey …
1997 Fort Collins Flood
Twenty years ago today a major flood hit Fort Collins. Heavy rainfall of 3 inches per hour began late in the evening of July 27 …
Time Machine Tuesday: Severe Storms
Yesterday the Colorado front range was hit hard with a storm producing heavy rains, hail, lightning, and high winds. The months of May and June …
Caring for Storm-Damaged Trees
Spring snowstorms and freezes like those experienced in Denver metro area this weekend can cause significant tree damage, due to the cold in combination with …
Time Machine Tuesday: Avalanches
Avalanche danger is nothing new in Colorado. Forty years ago, the University of Colorado’s Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research issued their publication Century of …
Time Machine Tuesday: Predicting Disaster
In 1998 the University of Colorado’s Natural Hazards Center issued a paper entitled What Hazards and Disasters Are Likely in the 21st Century — Or …
Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado Average Annual Precipitation, 1951-1980
In 1984 the Colorado Climate Center, part of Colorado State University’s Department of Atmospheric Science, conducted a study of the average precipitation trends for Colorado …
Colorado Lightning Safety Awareness Week
Governor John Hickenlooper has declared June 22-28, 2014, as Colorado Lightning Safety Awareness Week. Click on the image below to read the Governor’s official proclamation. You can …
Colorado Climate Center – 2013 Flood Data
Colorado State University’s Colorado Climate Center has compiled a special website devoted to last September’s floods. This website has extensive climatological data on the floods, including satellite …
Front Range Blizzards
This month marks the 100-year anniversary of Denver’s worst-recorded blizzard, the blizzard of December 1-5, 1913. (Read the 1913 newspaper story and view photos here). The blizzard dumped …
Winter Weather Preparedness Week
This is Winter Weather Preparedness Week in Colorado. Get ready for the coming winter storms by checking out some of the resources from state agencies, including: …
Tornado Safety
This is the time of year when tornadoes are a threat, so it’s important to know what to do in case a tornado strikes or …
Backcountry Avalanche Forecasts
Much of the central Colorado mountains is under “considerable” avalanche danger conditions right now, as evidenced by several recent deaths. The Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) monitors …
Winter Driving Tips
As fall moves toward winter, now is the time to get ready. The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has all the information you need on …
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms in the U.S.
As the East Coast prepares for Hurricane Sandy, you can read about hurricanes and tropical storms in a number of documents available from our library. Information …
Hooray! It’s Spring!
Spring has sprung and there are many things to do now that the weather is warmer. We people aren’t the only ones glad for the warmer …
Avalanche Danger
The conditions in the high country are ripe for an avalanche right now. In the last few days several people have died or have been …
Snow and Ice
Last night heavy snow began piling up in Colorado. If you’re out driving, be careful – especially those not used to driving on icy, snowy …