Tag: snow
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Upslope Storm
We’re having a classic wet, sloppy, snowy spring storm today. It started last night and is expected to continue through tomorrow. So far, we’ve gotten about 9 inches of very wet snow, with about the same amount expected through today. This is called an “upslope storm” because winds circling around a low pressure in the…
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More Extremely Early Flowers
I saw this little plant in the rocks along our dog-walk route. Yes, that is a bit of snow sitting on it. My botany training from long ago says that it is a Senico, or common groundsel, in the sunflower family. It’s native to Europe, and probably came over in seeds of some sort. I’ve…
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Spring is coming …
February is always a hard month, but this year has been a little tougher than others. My husband and I have each had non-life-threatening medical problems (covid for me and joint replacement for him), both dogs have injured their legs, and major snow storms for each of the past three weeks, have all begun to…
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Forecast was for an inch, soon to melt off
A brave, or foolish, magpie looks for a meal. I’m just really impressed that it built up as it did. Evan a little breeze will tip snow this deep over. Evidently, it was a really calm night. Thirteen and a half inches of very heavy, wet snow. Pretty, though. And we’re always glad for the…
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More Than a Corgi Deep …
We got a foot of snow last night — not Buffalo-deep, but more than the 3-4 inches we were expecting. Certainly more than Zoe the Corgi was expecting. Her little legs barely touched bottom, and there were times when she was dog-paddling. But she made it back to dry land, safe and sound.
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Snow Pack Improves During December 2021
The good news at the end of a year otherwise filled with less than inspiring events is that the snow pack across the West has improved dramatically in the month of December. If you have been following my blog for a long time, you might have noticed my obsession with snow pack. Snow pack is…
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Snow, finally?
A much anticipated storm brought snow to the Denver area today. It remains to be seen whether or not it will produce the one half inch required at Denver International Airport to be recorded as our official first snow of the season. But here is the storm track anticipated by the National Weather Service: REALLY???!!!…
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Wildlife Still Active
First, a correction to my last post: Although we got a solid inch of snow, Denver proper did not. We are 800 feet higher than Denver, and frequently get precipitation when they don’t. The take-home? Denver has blown past the previous record for latest snow fall, with no relief in sight. As of November 30,…
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Latest First Snow On Record
We got our first snow last night. It wasn’t much — exactly an inch as measured on our porch railing. But we were all celebrating. Why? Our last snow was 218 days ago, our fifth longest snow-less stretch. Last night’s snow also marks a new record of latest first snow on record. As somebody I…
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Cold Ducks
In the last three months, we’ve had 8″ of moisture. That’s an incredible amount of water for a region that normally sees 14-16″ for the entire year. It has been a cold, wet, gloomy spring. This morning, the dogs went berserk at something in the backyard. When we looked out, we saw a male and…
Amy Law, Science Geek 