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Crazy Winter Weather
Marc St Louis:
Yesterday it was 10 above and tonight it's going down to -25, temps are in C.
Pat B:
Well, we got our rain...about 6" in 2 days. River is out of it's banks(not uncommon) and the low last night was 58deg. Front has passed, wind increased and temp dropping. 44deg now with a high tomorrow of 31 and down from there.
Hawkdancer:
That's close to a half year supply for us! We look to snowpack for much of our water supply, statewide we are at about 59% of normal, Northern Colorado is about 82%. Luckily, we more snow in Feb -April, usually. I can do without 24" at a time though! Also get a bunch of wind!
Hawkdancer
Pat B:
We had 92" of rain last year with very little snow.
BowEd:
Trouble with these extremes also is that the distribution of moisture can get very spotty with violent type weather too yet.To be in the right area is a roll of the dice sometimes.Not forgetting to mention the devastation that occurs from wind & drought/fire and flooding/hurricanes & extreme rainfall also.It hits home when it occurs to someone personally and affecting their livelihood.Sorry to sound like a weatherman but my livelihood used to depend on the weather and still does.Old habits are hard to break I guess.
It should be a concern of everyone in the end though because it will eventually affect us or the future us of us all in one way or another.I'm not one to preach or back up global warming scarey proclomations because we have plenty of those that do that and I'm not always convinced,but to say we have control over these extremes of changes is a pipe dream IMHO.Being one to like to be in control mother nature still throws the last winning card no matter what we try to do.We'll have to adapt like all of the other creatures out there.
Sorry for the philosophical outlook but when your a bit older and so close to the affects all of your life a certain amount of reflective insight happens.
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