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Colorado Weather Update. Thomas B. McKee (Professor Emeritus) Colorado Climate Center Colorado State University. http://ccc.atmos.colostate.edu Presented at Colorado Wheat Day, Colorado Wheat Growers Association, November 20, 2004, Estes Park, Colorado Prepared by Odie Bliss. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Colorado Colorado Weather UpdateWeather Update
http://ccc.atmos.colostate.edu Presented at Colorado Wheat Day, Colorado Wheat Growers Association, November 20, 2004, Estes Park, ColoradoPrepared by Odie Bliss
Thomas B. McKee (Professor Emeritus)Thomas B. McKee (Professor Emeritus)Colorado Climate CenterColorado Climate CenterColorado State UniversityColorado State University
Statewide Mean Annual Temperature History
Colorado Average Temperatures
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42.0
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44.0
45.0
46.0
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48.0
49.0
50.0
Year
Tem
per
atu
re (
deg
ree
F)
Actual Temperature Average Temperature
Colorado Average Precipitation
Statewide Annual Precipitation History
http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/research/cag3/CO.html
Colorado Annual Precipitation
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Year
Pre
cip
itat
ion
(in
ches
)
Monthly Average Pan EvaporationAverage Monthly Pan Evaporation
for Akron and Springfield, Colorado
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Ev
ap
ora
tio
n (
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s)
Akron Springfield
3-Month SPIFraction of Colorado in Drought
Based on 3 month SPI(1890 - September 2004)
0
0.1
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1
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Year
Fra
ctio
n (
in p
erce
nt)
12-Month SPIFraction of Colorado in Drought
Based on 12 month SPI(1890 - September 2004)
0.0
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Year
Fra
ctio
n (
in p
erce
nt)
24-Month SPIFraction of Colorado in Drought
Based on 24 month SPI(1890 - September 2004)
0
0.1
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1890
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1911
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1982
1985
1988
1991
1994
1997
2001
2004
Year
Fra
ctio
n (
in p
erce
nt)
48-Month SPIFraction of Colorado in Drought
Based on 48 month SPI(1890 - September 2004)
0.0
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Fra
ctio
n (
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erce
nt)
The Evolution of Our Recent Drought
1999 Water Year Precipitation
2000 Water Year Precipitation
2001 Water Year Precipitation
2002 Water Year Precipitation
US Drought Monitor, Oct 1, 2002
2003 Water Year Precipitation
US Drought Monitor, Oct 1, 2003
Where Do We Stand Now?
Water Year 2004 Precipitation as Percent of Average
Growing Season (May-Sep) 2004 Precipitation as Percent of Average
US Drought Monitor, Oct 1, 2004
WY2004 Temperature DeparturesWater Year 2004
-6
-4
-2
0
2
4
6
8
Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
Dep
artu
re fr
om a
vera
ge, d
egre
e F
Eastern Plains Foothills Mountains Western Valleys
South Platte Basin Snowpack
http://www.co.nrcs.usda.gov/snow/data/basins.html
Reservoir LevelsColorado Statewide Reservoir Levels on October 1st
for Years 1997-2004
133
122
130
100
93
48
74 72
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
Oct 1. 1997 Oct 1. 1998 Oct 1. 1999 Oct 1. 2000 Oct 1. 2001 Oct 1. 2002 Oct 1. 2003 Oct 1. 2004
Per
cen
t o
f A
vera
ge
Provisional data from the NRCS
Fort Collins 2004 Water Year Precipitation
Fort Collins2004 Water Year
(through Oct '03 - Sep '04)
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5
10
15
20
25
30
Month
Acc
um
ula
ted
Pre
cip
itat
ion
(in
ches
)
30 Year Averages-1971-2000 Max Year - 1961 Min Year - 1966
Period of Record Average - 1890 - 2002 2004 Water Year 2002 WY
Akron 2004 Water Year PrecipitationAkron 4E
2004 Water Year (through Oct '03 - Sep '04)
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
Months
Acc
um
ula
ted
Pre
cip
itat
ion
(In
ches
)
30 Year Averages-1971-2000 Max Year - 1915 Min Year - 2002
Period of Record Average - 1906 - 2002 2004 Water Year Accumulated
Burlington 2004 Water Year PrecipitationBurlington
2004 Water Year (through Oct '03 - Sep '04)
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OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
Months
Ac
cu
mu
late
d P
rec
ipit
ati
on
(In
ch
es
)
30 Year Averages-1971-2000 Max Year - 1915 Min Year - 1954
Period of Record Average - 1892-2002 2004 Water Year 2002 Water Year Accumulated
Cheyenne Wells 2004 WY PrecipitationCheyenne Wells2004 Water Year
(through Oct '03 - Sep '04)
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5
10
15
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30
OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
Months
Ac
cu
mu
late
d P
rec
ipit
ati
on
(In
ch
es
)
30 Year Averages-1971-2000 Max Year - 1909 Min Year - 1956
Period of Record Average - 1971 - 2002 2004 Water Year 2002 Water Year Accumulated
October 2004 Precipitation Totals
Fort Collins – 1.05” (107% average)Akron – 0.80” (94% average)Burlington – 0.73” (78% average)Cheyenne Wells – 0.41” (51% average)
What Comes Next?
TemperatureDec-Feb 2004
From the Colorado Prediction Centerhttp://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/multi_season/13_seasonal_outlooks/color/churchill.html
PrecipitationDec-Feb 2004
From the Colorado Prediction Centerhttp://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/multi_season/13_seasonal_outlooks/color/churchill.html
TemperatureMar-May 2005
From the Colorado Prediction Centerhttp://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/multi_season/13_seasonal_outlooks/color/churchill.html
PrecipitationMar-May 2005
From the Colorado Prediction Centerhttp://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/multi_season/13_seasonal_outlooks/color/churchill.html
TemperatureMay-Jul 2005
From the Colorado Prediction Centerhttp://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/multi_season/13_seasonal_outlooks/color/churchill.html
PrecipitationMay-Jul 2005
From the Colorado Prediction Centerhttp://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/multi_season/13_seasonal_outlooks/color/churchill.html
CoAgMetWeather Data for Agriculture
Automated weather stations with daily and hourly readings of:
TemperatureHumidityWindPrecipitationSolar energyEvapotranspiration
http://www.coagmet.com
Colorado Climate Magazine
Good bedtime reading about the climate of Colorado -- recent and historic
$15/year subscription pays printing and mailing costs
http://ccc.atmos.colostate.edu/magazine.php
Colorado Climate CenterColorado State University
Data and Power Point Presentations available for downloading
http://ccc.atmos.colostate.edu
click on “Drought”
then click on “Presentations”