News and Media

Is Boulder the best place to weather climate change? No, but it's not the worst.

September 26, 2024

Featuring Peter Goble in the Boulder Reporting Lab.

Colorado had a shockingly normal year of precipitation - but drought is creeping back on the Front Range

September 26, 2024

Featuring Peter Goble in the Colorado Sun.

The Farmers' Almanac winter weather prediction for Colorado

September 22, 2024

Featuring Peter Goble in the Coloradoan.

Colorado already warmed 2.9 degrees, could warm by 5.5 degrees by 2050

September 7, 2024

Featuring Russ Schumacher in the Steamboat Pilot & Today.

Up to the stratosphere: Weather balloon launched at CSU demonstration

September 5, 2024

Featuring Russ Schumacher in the Coloradoan.

The monsoon persists - but the long term pattern is warm and dry

August 25, 2024

Featuring Peter Goble in the Telluride Daily Planet.

Large number of customers starting lawn-watering cycles on Mondays is stressing Denver Water's system

August 19, 2024

Featuring Peter Goble in the Colorado Sun.

Here's a way-too-early forecast for Colorado's 2024-25 winter season

August 18, 2024

Featuring Peter Goble in the Aspen Times.

"Flash drought" in northern Colorado laid foundation for recent Front Range wildfires

August 8, 2024

Featuring Peter Goble in the Colorado Sun.

Fort Collins to set heat record before rapid, drastic weather change this week

August 5, 2024

Featuring Russ Schumacher in the Coloradoan.

Next Conversation: State Climatologist Russ Schumacher on Colorado's wildfire year

August 5, 2024

Featuring Russ Schumacher on 9News Next with Kyle Clark.

Four wildfires in three days along Colorado's Front Range span more than 9,500 acres, force thousands to evacuate

July 31, 2024

Featuring Peter Goble in the Denver Post.

How hot was it in Fort Collins? City touches record and could break some this weekend

July 13, 2024

Featuring Russ Schumacher in the Coloradoan.

Climate change is making Colorado heat waves more likely - and more likely to be extreme

July 11, 2024

Featuring Russ Schumacher on Colorado Public Radio.

As climate-driven threat increases, Xcel Energy looks to go high tech with its Wildfire Mitigation Plan

June 29, 2024

Featuring Colorado Climate Center in The Alamosa Citizen.

Senate Agriculture Subcommittee Field Hearing on Impact of Drought on Agriculture

June 26, 2024

Featuring Peter Goble on C-SPAN.

The monsoon arrives

June 25, 2024

Featuring Peter Goble in The Telluride Daily Planet.

The race to get ahead of the next tornado

June 21, 2024

Featuring Russ Schumacher in Vox.

Colorado's 20 largest wildfires happened this century. Here's how things are changing.

June 3, 2024

Featuring Becky Bolinger in The Coloradoan.

Snowpack is melting faster than expected in southern Colorado, slower in northern Colorado

May 23, 2024

Featuring Russ Schumacher in Colorado Politics.

There may be a wetter future ahead for the Colorado River, new CU Boulder research says

May 10, 2024

Featuring Peter Goble in The Colorado Sun.

Climate change's impact on water supply topic of talk at civic center

April 4, 2024

Featuring Russ Schumacher in The Longmont Leader.

It's an average winter - snowpack right at average

March 8, 2024

Featuring Russ Schumacher in The Daily Sentinel - Grand Junction.

Lake Mead levels continue recovery due to conservation, professor says

February 20, 2024

Featuring Becky Bolinger in Fox 5 Las Vegas.

How California's Atmospheric Rivers Will Change the Colorado River

February 7, 2024

Featuring Becky Bolinger in Newsweek.

State climatologist: 'Warming is going to have impacts on our snow in the winter and our water supply in the summer'

February 7, 2024

Featuring Russ Schumacher in the Alamosa Citizen.

Colorado's snowpack gets boost from January snowstorms, but some regions remain in severe drought

January 22, 2024

Featuring Russ Schumacher in The Denver Post.

Why Colorado should expect a drier future with more wildfires and air pollution

January 9, 2024

Featuring Becky Bolinger in CPR News.

Colorado rivers may shrink by 30% as climate change continues, report says

January 8, 2024 (updated January 30, 2024)

Featuring Becky Bolinger in The Colorado Sun.

Climate change could slash Colorado stream flows, with effects across the US West: report

January 8, 2024

Featuring Becky Bolinger in The Hill.

CSU climate report warns of more drought and wildfires

January 8, 2024

Featuring Becky Bolinger on 9News.

As the world ends the hottest year recorded, scientists say it’s getting harder to predict Colorado’s climate

December 30, 2023

Featuring Russ Schumacher in CPR News.

Colorado snowpack off to a below-average start

December 29, 2023

Featuring Becky Bolinger in the Denver Gazette.

From major cold snaps to record-breaking rainfall: A look back at Colorado's extreme weather in 2023

December 29, 2023

Featuring Russ Schumacher in Denver 7 News.

The Unpredictable Colorado Weather

December 28, 2023

Featuring Colorado Climate Center in the EU Energy Portal.

Lowest temperature in country recorded in Colorado at -19 degrees

December 28, 2023

Featuring CoAgMET in the Denver Gazette.

Each day, over 15,000 volunteers take weather observation data. Here's why.

December 23, 2023

Featuring CoCoRaHS in 14 different sources including the Virginian News.

2024 forecasts show less water will flow into Lake Powell. Don't panic, experts say

December 22, 2023

Featuring Russ Schumacher in the Colorado Sun.

Snow falling on Christmas Day isn't common in Fort Collins, but this could be the year

December 19, 2023

Featuring Russ Schumacher in The Coloradoan.

Longmont experiences wettest year since 1923

December 16, 2023

Featuring Colorado Climate Center in the Times Call (and Daily Camera).

Ask a Master Gardener: CoCoRaHS - Community Collaborative Rain, Hail & Snow Network

December 13, 2023

Featuring CoCoRaHS in the Georgian Times.

Early snowpack numbers a bit off pace

December 12, 2023

Featuring Peter Goble in the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel.

Another good winter of snow could help recharge the Colorado River

December 10, 2023

Featuring Becky Bolinger in Aspen Daily News.

New CSU Climate Initiative to develop next generation of leaders

December 7, 2023

Featuring Colorado Climate Center in CSU's Source.

AI and machine learning are improving weather forecasts, but they won't replace human experts

December 5, 2023

Featuring Russ Schumacher in Trego's Mountain Ear.

Reservoir empty, farm wells retired amid high demand for water on Colorado's Eastern Plains

December 1, 2023

Featuring Becky Bolinger in CBS Colorado.

Colorado's winter is off to an uninspiring start, climate experts say

November 29, 2023

Featuring Becky Bolinger in the Colorado Sun.

What does climate change mean for skiing in Colorado?

November 26, 2023

Featuring Peter Goble in The Gazette.

The West is running out of water. A heavy snow could help, but will it come this winter?

November 11, 2023

Featuring Peter Goble in USA Today.

Super El Niño forecast for winter; past versions produced big Fort Collins snow totals

November 6, 2023

Featuring Russ Schumacher in The Coloradoan.

Winter snow could help recharge the Colorado River. But what if it doesn't?

November 6, 2023

Featuring Becky Bolinger in KUNC.

Water Management in the Colorado River Basin: The Impact of Snowfall and Future Policy Talks

November 6, 2023

Featuring Becky Bolinger in Archyde.

Like measuring the rain, hail, and snow? Report volunteers needed

November 6, 2023

Featuring CoCoRaHS in My Northwest.

Au naturel: The forces at work behind Colorado's famed powder

November 5, 2023

Featuring Peter Goble in the Denver Gazette.

Colorado saw record number of hail reports in 2023 water year

November 4, 2023

Featuring Colorado Climate Center in the Denver Post.

How much rain and snow did Colorado get during the 2023 water year?

November 3, 2023

Featuring Colorado Climate Center on KDVR - Fox 31 Denver.

After Colorado wildfire, can low-income residents afford to rebuild?

September 28, 2023

Featuring Russ Schumacher in The Angry Army.

Colorado Hailstone Confirmed As New State Record

September 27, 2023

Featuring Russ Schumacher in Weather Underground.

After a wet water year, can Colorado hope for a repeat? Not quite, experts say.

September 26, 2023

Featuring Becky Bolinger in the Colorado Sun.

Rebuilding after wildfire: Help is scarcest for those who need it most

September 25, 2023

Featuring Russ Schumacher in the Christian Science Monitor.

Almanaque de los agricultores sobre el invierno 2023-2024

September 22, 2023

Featuring Russ Schumacher in Notiulti.com. (en espanol)

Colorado's water watchers celebrate wettest year in some areas in 128 years

September 19, 2023

Featuring Becky Bolinger in the Denver Gazette.

Panel Discussion: Methods and Approaches for Gathering Soil Moisture Data

September 13, 2023

Featuring Peter Goble on the NIDIS YouTube Channel.

AI Revolutionizes Climate Science: Predicting Storms, Climate Trends, and Sustainable Land Use

September 11, 2023

Featuring Russ Schumacher in Environment and Energy Leader.

Colorado already warmed 2.9 degrees, could warm by 5.5 degrees by 2050

September 8, 2023

Featuring Russ Schumacher in World News.

CSU study reveals potential for growing Colorado wine industry outside the Western Slope

September 7, 2023

Featuring Peter Goble in The Denver Gazette.

Expect vibrant fall colors in Colorado this year, CSU expert says

September 7, 2023

Featuring Colorado Climate Center in CSU's Source.

Colorado already warmed 2.9 degrees, could warm by 5.5 degrees by 2050

September 7, 2023

Featuring Russ Schumacher in the Steamboat Pilot.

Report: West particularly hard hit by hotter fall temperatures

September 7, 2023

Featuring Becky Bolinger in various Public Radio outlets.

4 Takeaways From the 2023 Colorado Climate Services Summit

September 6, 2023

Featuring Russ Schumacher and Becky Bolinger in Morning Ag Clips.

Arkansas River Water Report for August 2023 from Arkansas River Watershed Collaborative

September 6, 2023

Featuring CoCoRaHS data ublicized in the ARWC report.

Colorado faces a water-stressed future. Here's how the state uses its existing supply

September 5, 2023

Featuring Russ Schumacher in The Durango Herald.

Colorado faces a water-stressed future. Here's how the state uses its existing supply.

September 5, 2023

Featuring Russ Schumacher in The Colorado Sun.

New Colorado climate report says state will continue to heat up, but whether it will dry out is unclear

September 1, 2023

Featuring Becky Bolinger in the Get Wet - Project blog.

AI: The good, the bad and the future

August 31, 2023

Featuring Russ Schumacher in CSU's Source.

Farmers' Almanac on winter 2023-2024: 'Brrr' with more snow, cold temperatures across US

August 30, 2023

Featuring Russ Schumacher in Farmers Advance.

What to expect from Denver's weather in September: That 'just right' third bowl of porridge

August 30, 2023

Featuring CoCoRaHS in Denver 7 News.

Climate conditions ripe for more grape-growing regions in Colorado, new CSU study says

August 30, 2023

Featuring Peter Goble in CSU's Source.

Colorado natural disasters rise 275% over 20 years

August 29, 2023

Featuring Becky Bolinger in Fox 31 Colorado.

Data shows natural disasters are on the rise in Colorado

August 28, 2023

Featuring Becky Bolinger in 24sSports.

Colorado Water Congress Summer Convention - blog update

August 26, 2023

Featuring Becky Bolinger's graph in the Coyote Gulch Blog.

Increased attention on issues evident at Colorado Water Congress

August 25, 2023

Featuring Russ Schumacher in Aspen Daily News.

New Colorado climate report says state will continue to heat up, but whether it will dry out is unclear

August 23, 2023

Featuring Becky Bolinger in Water Education Colorado.

Tropical storm remnants likely to soak Colorado this week

August 22, 2023

Featuring Russ Schumacher in 9News.

After 20 years, Denver records warmest low temperature

August 22, 2023

Featuring Peter Goble in 9News.

More frequent extreme weather events on the horizon, Colorado climate experts say

August 21

Featuring Becky Bolinger in CBS News Colorado.

Farmers' Almanac on winter 2023-2024: 'Brrr' with more snow, cold temperatures across US

August 19, 2023

Featuring Russ Schumacher in USA Today.

Cool this summer. Will next year bring killer heat?

August 16, 2023

Featuring Russ Schumacher in Colorado Newsline.

First it was drought. Now rain, hail and worms are impacting Colorado's biggest crops

August 16, 2023

Featuring Becky Bolinger in The Denver Post.

Hailstone that hit Yuma County during tornado declared largest in Colorado records

August 16, 2023

Featuring Russ Schumacher in the Canyon City Daily Record.

Giant hailstone found in Yuma County appears to be Colorado's largest on record

August 15, 2023

Featuring Russ Schumacher in Colorado Public Radio News.

2023 National Soil Moisture Workshop

August 14, 2023

Featuring Peter Goble in NIDIS News and Events.

Daily on Energy: The rare confluence of climate factors that made the Maui fire so dangerous

August 11, 2023

Featuring Becky Bolinger in the Washington Examiner.

Plans to bury the grid must not forget the poor

August 11, 2023

Featuring Russ Schumacher in Energy Central.

"One hail of a year": Data shows more than 150 damaging hail storms this year

August 7, 2023

Featuring Colorado Climate Center data.

Heat from global warming is drying up the Colorado River, UCLA says

August 4, 2023

Featuring Peter Goble in The Colorado Sun.

Colorado monsoon: How much does it really contribute to our flash floods?

August 3, 2023

Featuring Russ Schumacher in The Coloradoan.

Soggy basements, closed buildings, impassable roads after Monday deluge

August 1, 2023

Featuring Russ Schumacher in The Coloradoan.

Colorado drought free for the first time in 4 years

June 30, 2023

Featuring Becky Bolinger on 9News.

Fort Collins included in threat of severe weather, tennis-ball size hail, tornado possible

June 29, 2023

Featuring Russ Schumacher in The Coloradoan.

The knocking on your windows late at night in Colorado could be hail

June 29, 2023

Featuring Russ Schumacher in The Denver Post.

What Does All This Snowmelt Mean for Coloradans?

June 28, 2023

Featuring Becky Bolinger in 5280.

Strong snowpack, wet spring turn around reservoir levels across Colorado

June 21, 2023

Featuring Becky Bolinger in The Gazette.

Fill 'er up: Colorado's reservoirs hit 100% of normal for the first time in 3 years

June 21, 2023

Featuring Becky Bolinger in Water Education Colorado.

El Niño has officially started. Here's what it could mean for Colorado

June 16, 2023

Featuring Russ Schumacher and Becky Bolinger in Colorado Public Radio News.

AI brainstorms weather prediction: Three innovative computing projects use AI and machine learning to provide ultra-focused weather forecasts, fast.

June 14, 2023

Featuring Russ Schumacher in E&T Engineering and Technology.

2023 is one of Colorado's wettest starts to a year. Here's how much rain has soaked your city.

June 14, 2023

Featuring Russ Schumacher in The Denver Post.

Here's how much rain Fort Collins, Windsor have gotten so far

June 12, 2023

Featuring Russ Schumacher in The Coloradoan.

Every drop counts: Precipitation measuring network celebrates 25 years, with no signs of slowing down

June 12, 2023

Featuring Russ Schumacher in CSU's Source.

Colorado's updated climate projections

June 9, 2023

Featuring Becky Bolinger in Big Pivots.

El Niño may be on its way. Here's what that could mean for Pueblo and southern Colorado

June 4, 2023

Featuring Becky Bolinger in the Pueblo Chieftain.

Colorado had an epic year of snowfall. How did Eagle County compare?

June 2, 2023

Featuring Peter Goble in the Vail Daily.

Denver records one of its wettest Mays in decades. What does that mean for wildfires?

May 31, 2023

Featuring Becky Bolinger and Russ Schumacher in the Denver Post.

New study shows Durango's water supplies declining dramatically as climate change, drought hit home

May 31, 2023

Featuring Peter Goble in Fresh Water News.

Windsor tornado: On 15th anniversary, we look back on Colorado's most destructive twister

May 21, 2023

Featuring Russ Schumacher in the Coloradoan.

Double trouble? Colorado primed for flooding between torrential rains, spring snowmelt

May 20, 2023

Featuring Russ Schumacher in the Greeley Tribune.

Why there's so much rain on Colorado's Front Range and Eastern Plains

May 12, 2023

Featuring Russ Schumacher on Colorado Public Radio.

"A pretty good monsoon year": Precipitation in Summit County was strong in 2022, lessening drought and wildfire concerns

April 26, 2023

Featuring Peter Goble in Summit Daily.

Is it getting windier in Colorado? It's hard to say

April 22, 2023

Featuring Russ Schumacher in the Alamosa Valley Courier.

Colorado River Basin sees 'spectacular' snowpack, buying time for big decisions

April 19, 2023

Featuring Becky Bolinger in the Pikes Peak Courier.

Warming temps are turning snowpack into major flooding problems

April 16, 2023

Featuring Russ Schumacher on Colorado Public Radio.

Fast-melting snow in Colorado mountains sends water to downriver reservoirs - with flooding along the way

April 15, 2023

Featuring Peter Goble im the Wyoming Tribune Eagle.

Colorado weather: Fort Collins set to smash record high temperatures

April 11, 2023

Featuring Russ Schumacher in the Coloradoan.

Snowpack is peaking higher than usual

April 11, 2023

Featuring Peter Goble in the Clear Creek Courant.

Changing of the seasons: How some Colorado counties are preparing for snowmelt and wildfire danger

April 8, 2023

Featuring Becky Bolinger on 9News.

CoCoRAHS on The Weather Channel

April 6, 2023

Featuring Noah Newman on the Weather Channel.

Fort Collins under high wind warning with gusts nearing 60 mph possible

March 31, 2023

Featuring Russ Schumacher in the Coloradoan.

It's all white: Colorado's statewide snowpack tops 140%, though reservoirs are still low

March 30, 2023

Featuring Russ Schumacher in the Colorado Sun.

CSU weather model extended advance warning time for killer Mississippi tornadoes

March 30, 2023

Featuring Russ Schumacher in the Coloradoan.

Machine learning model helps forecasters improve confidence in storm prediction

March 30, 2023

Featuring Russ Schumacher in Science Daily.

Why were Poudre School District schools open Monday during the biggest storm of the year?

March 27, 2023

Featuring Russ Schumacher in the Coloradoan.

Wyoming, Colorado need people to report precipitation for life-saving network

March 17, 2023

Featuring Peter Goble in The Fence Post.

Colorado's healthy snowpack promises to offer some relief for strained water supplies

March 14, 2023

Featuring Becky Bolinger in the Colorado Sun.

Artificial intelligence now used as a severe weather forecasting tool

March 13, 2023

Featuring Russ Schumacher on KXAN Austin.

Solid runoff season looking likely thanks to continued snowfall

March 11, 2023

Featuring Peter Goble in the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel.

Colorado faces less impact from warmer winters

March 10, 2023

Featuring Russ Schumacher on KKCO News.

CSU machine learning model helps forecasters improve confidence in storm prediction

February 26, 2023

Featuring Russ Schumacher in CSU Source.

Winter storm gives northern Colorado a welcome boost to its snow totals

February 22, 2023

Featuring Becky Bolinger on 9News.

Wet weather weirdness continues

February 21, 2023

Featuring Becky Bolinger in West Virgina News.

Soaring utility bills provoke questions about our energy future

February 17, 2023

Featuring Russ Schumacher in Colorado Newsline.

Will recent snowstorms reverse drought in Southwest Colorado?

February 16, 2023

Featuring Russ Schumacher in the Durango Herald.

Extra snowfall this year means happy Colorado trees

February 4, 2023

Featuring Becky Bolinger on KKCO News.

Arkansas River Basin snowpack below Colorado averages, but more storms could help

February 1, 2023

Featuring Becky Bolinger in the Pueblo Chieftan.

What happens to spring runoff in the weeks after peak snowpack? Colorado scientists are trying to find out.

January 30, 2023

Featuring Peter Goble in Summit Daily.

The Colorado River is overused and shrinking. Inside the crisis transforming the Southwest

January 26, 2023

Featuring Becky Bolinger in the LA Times.

Praise Ullr, keep the snow coming

January 24, 2023

Featuring Peter Goble in the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel.

State climatologist: Winter storm brought lots of water, but Colorado needs more to fight drought

January 19, 2023

Featuring Russ Schumacher in CBS Colorado.

Winter storm cancelled classes, helped improve snowpack outlook for Colorado

January 19, 2023

Featuring Becky Bolinger in CSU Source.

Drought has eased in Colorado, but experts brace for what the 2023 snow season holds in store

January 12, 2023

Featuring Russ Schumacher in the Colorado Sun.

Where does Colorado stand on snowpack so far this season?

January 11, 2023

Featuring Becky Bolinger on 9News.

Colorado snowpack strong across most of state, moving from 'just OK to quite good'

January 6, 2023

Featuring Russ Schumacher in Out There Colorado.

Early snowpack - best it's been in more than a decade

January 5, 2023

Featuring Peter Goble in Aspen Times.

How to Protect Your Health From Colorado's Changing Climate

January 4, 2023

Featuring Becky Bolinger in 5280 Magazine.

Frozen pipe bursts, shuttering CSU's Clark Building

December 28, 2022

Featuring Russ Schumacher in the Coloradoan.

Can Colorado grow as much food with less water?

December 27, 2022

Featuring Peter Goble in Headwaters Magazine.

Why Is So Cold? State Climatologist Russ Schumacher Explains

December 23, 2022

Featuring Russ Schumacher in North Forty News.

Winter storm: Power outages, road closures and DIA flights cancelled

December 21, 2022

Featuring Russ Schumacher in the Coloradoan.

Lots of research, but no clear answer on role of climate change in extreme temp swings

December 21, 2022

Featuring Russ Schumacher on 9News.

Snowpack off to a good start across Colorado River basin

December 21, 2022

Featuring Becky Bolinger on KNAU Arizona Public Radio.

Why is it going to be so cold this week? State climatologist Russ Schumacher explains

December 20, 2022

Featuring Russ Schumacher in CSU Source.

NIDIS to Lead AMS Sessions on Megadrought, Drought Analysis & Prediction, and More

December 20, 2022

Featuring Peter Goble on Drought.gov.

Colorado weather: Frigid temps, dangerous wind chill to impact pre-Christmas travel plans

December 19, 2022

Featuring Russ Schumacher in the Coloradoan.

Drought experts reflect on impact of Colorado's recent snowstorms

November 18, 2022

Featuring Peter Goble on CBS Colorado.

Climatologist: 'Normal' precipitation means less when it's hot

November 15, 2022

Featuring Russ Schumacher in the Greeley Tribune.

Early-season snow off to good start in Colorado's high country

November 11, 2022

Featuring Becky Bolinger in the Colorado Sun.

100 years ago in Colorado, 6 were killed by rare November tornadoes

November 9, 2022

Featuring Russ Schumacher on 9News.

Snowpack helps determine health of Colorado River

November 2, 2022

Featuring Russ Schumacher on Fox Weather.

Don't expect Colorado to have a good snow year. Here's why

October 28, 2022

Featuring Russ Schumacher in Phys.org.

Lining Canals to Protect Water

October 27, 2022

Featuring Becky Bolinger in Western Slope Now.

The Colorado River Compact is turning 100. These CSU resources will help you better understand water in the West

October 26, 2022

Featuring Becky Bolinger in CSU Source.

2022 has been an active year for Red Flag warnings

October 19, 2022

Featuring Becky Bolinger on 9News.

Aspen area can't bust out of minor drought classification quite yet

October 11, 2022

Featuring Russ Schumacher in the Aspen Daily Times.

Summer rains boost soil moisture to 8-year high, but Colorado water forecast "tenuous"

October 10, 2022

Featuring Becky Bolinger in the Colorado Springs Gazette.

Experts: Warm, dry fall on tap

October 6, 2022

Featuring Peter Goble in Ouray News.

Colorado's fall is going to be warm and dry, climatologists say

October 3, 2022

Featuring Peter Goble in the Colorado Sun.

Monsoon improves Colorado's drought conditions, still 'drops in the bucket'

September 27, 2022

Featuring Becky Bolinger in The Denver Gazette.

2022-2023 Winter Weather Forecast

September 24, 2022

Featuring Peter Goble in ACHR News.

Conditions point to warmer, drier winter in store

September 15, 2022

Featuring Peter Goble in Montrose Press.

A rarity: Summit County comes out of drought before end of summer, a good omen for 2023, scientists say

September 14, 2022

Featuring Peter Goble in Summit Daily.

La Niña, rising global temperatures lead forecasters to predict a warm, dry winter for Utah

September 13, 2022

Featuring Peter Goble in The Spectrum.

High Temperatures Close Classes 2 Hours Early Last Week in Poudre School District

September 12, 2022

Featuring Russ Schumacher in North Forty News.

Why is it so smoky and hot in Fort Collins, and when will it end?

September 6, 2022

Featuring Russ Schumacher in The Coloradoan.

Farmers' Almanac says Colorado will be a 'hibernation zone' this winter. Can we trust it?

September 2, 2022

Featuring Russ Schumacher in The Coloradoan.

Thanks to rain, there have been far fewer Colorado wildfires in 2022. This fall could change that.

September 1, 2022

Featuring Becky Bolinger in the Colorado Sun.

Why the monsoon doesn't fill reservoirs

August 18, 2022

Featuring Russ Schumacher on 9News.

36 ozone alerts beg the question: What can we do?

August 18, 2022

Featuring Becky Bolinger on 9News.

The snowmelt is on – and that's too soon in Colorado, say water watchers

August 17, 2022

Featuring Peter Goble in Colorado Politics.

As summer temperatures soar, people living on Denver's streets struggle to escape the heat

August 14, 2022

Featuring Peter Goble in Greeley Tribune.

Humidity, not the heat, is causing your AC to work overtime

August 10, 2022

Featuring Russ Schumacher in The Colorado Sun.

Denver deluge dropped 1.76 inches in 26 minutes: "When it does rain, the rain is more intense"

August 8, 2022

Featuring Russ Schumacher in The Denver Post.

Colorado River basin farms stunted by megadrought, as more sacrifice lies ahead

July 29, 2022

Featuring Russ Schumacher in Colorado Springs Gazette.

Unusual Heavy Rainfall Prompts More Need for Preparedness in Northern Colorado

July 28, 2022

Featuring Russ Schumacher in North Forty News.

Colorado monsoon season: Burn scars from previous fires present flood concerns in late July

July 25, 2022

Featuring Becky Bolinger on CBS Denver.

Yes, Colorado has a monsoon season. Here's how it impacts flash flooding

July 24, 2022

Featuring Becky Bolinger in The Coloradoan.

How common are 100-degree days in Fort Collins?

July 23, 2022

Featuring Russ Schumacher in The Coloradoan.

Why nighttime heat matters so much

July 21, 2022

Featuring Peter Goble in Big Pivots.

Q&A: Colorado State climatologist on record heat, wildfire outlook and climate change

July 20, 2022

Featuring Russ Schumacher in CSU Source.

Parched soils "continue to deteriorate" as Colorado's high plains wait for rain

July 16, 2022

Featuring Russ Schumacher in The Denver Post.

We asked the experts: Can Colorado's extreme weather be attributed to climate change?

July 7, 2022

Featuring Becky Bolinger in The Coloradoan.

Big Pivots: Will electricity supplies keep pace with the warming climate?

June 28, 2022

Featuring Russ Schumacher in the Steamboat Pilot.

Hail no! Coloradans expect hail storms in May, June but the threat in "hail alley" remains

June 22, 2022

Featuring Russ Schumacher in The Denver Post.

New fire restrictions in place across parts of Front Range, Western Slope as temperatures heat up

June 15, 2022

Featuring Peter Goble in The Canon City Daily Record.

Why is it smoky today in Colorado? Wildfires send smoke as temperatures near 100 degrees

June 13, 2022

Featuring Russ Schumacher in The Coloradoan.

Weather change should send Colorado wildfire smoke away as Poudre River flow hits peak

June 13, 2022

Featuring Becky Bolinger in The Coloradoan.

Why flooding could be more common in Colorado this summer

June 9, 2022

Featuring Russ Schumacher in The Denver Post.

La Niña forever

June 9, 2022

Featuring Peter Goble in the Durango Telegraph.

As record drought persists, West will have to live with less water

June 5, 2022

Featuring Russ Schumacher in Vail Daily.

This could be the one job where AI and robots can't replace humans

June 2, 2022

Featuring Russ Schumacher in The Conversation.

How a farmer's crime with pie pans led to a federal felony case

May 31, 2022

Featuring Russ Schumacher on 9News.

Southwest Colorado's Snowpack Is Almost Completely Gone. Here’s What It Means for Summer

May 31, 2022

Featuring Becky Bolinger in 5280.

Better, but not great: Water experts discuss current river conditions

May 30, 2022

Featuring Peter Goble in the Summit Daily.

You're not imagining it: It's been windier than usual in Colorado, and that’s a big problem

May 29, 2022

Featuring Peter Goble in The Colorado Sun.

Trend or outlier? Colorado climate expert weighs in on our windy spring and the future of fire season

May 26, 2022

Featuring Russ Schumacher in Boulder Weekly.

How did last week's storm affect Colorado's drought?

May 26, 2022

Featuring Becky Bolinger on 9News.

Snowpack bottoms out in Southwest Colorado

May 24, 2022

Featuring Russ Schumacher in the Durango Herald.

Colorado’s weekend snowstorm doesn’t help the wildfire threat as much as you might think. Here’s why

May 24, 2022

Featuring Becky Bolinger in The Denver Post.

Texas could have foreseen 2021 cold-wave disaster, new study concludes

May 21, 2022

Featuring Becky Bolinger in Texas Climate News.

Colorado's snowstorm on Friday, Saturday will help – but it's not good news for farmers, experts say

May 19, 2022

Featuring Russ Schumacher in Colorado Politics.

Colorado snowpack declines after warmup as fire risk persists

May 18, 2022

Featuring Becky Bolinger in the Denver Gazette.

For this summer's water forecast, climate experts are looking back to winter

May 16, 2022

Featuring Becky Bolinger in Arizona Public Media.

After windy spring, conditions due to ease

May 11, 2022

Featuring Russ Schumacher in the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel.

Colorado’s snowpack is melting at a “ridiculous” rate

May 10, 2022

Featuring Becky Bolinger and Russ Schumacher in The Denver Post.

Colorado Springs likely to have its driest April — ever

April 29, 2022

Featuring Peter Goble in the Colorado Springs Gazette.

For the first time in 20 years, Denver will likely be snowless in April

April 28, 2022

Featuring Becky Bolinger on 9News.

Water worries: With absent April showers, are we in trouble?

April 28, 2022

Featuring Becky Bolinger in The Coloradoan.

Colorado's drought situation improves, but snowfall still below normal

April 25, 2022

Featuring Russ Schumacher in Colorado Politics.

2 years of drought in Colorado has turned April into June for fire danger

April 25, 2022

Featuring Becky Bolinger in The Gazette.

La Niña likely to continue, intensifying drought, wildfires

April 25, 2022

Featuring Peter Goble in The Gazette - Fresh Water News.

The snowmelt is on – and that's too soon in Colorado, say water watchers

April 25, 2022

Featuring Peter Goble in Colorado Politics.

Drought prompts Nebraska to divert water from river it shares with Colorado

April 23, 2022

Featuring Peter Goble in NBC News.

Denver weather: Extreme fire danger not seen in over a decade on Friday

April 22, 2022

Featuring Russ Schumacher in the Denver Post.

Tropical storm force wind gusts hit many parts of Colorado as wildfire danger threatens the state

April 22, 2022

Featuring Becky Bolinger in the Denver Gazette.

Wildfire 2022 outlook: Fire officials say Colorado is more prepared than ever to fight wildfires, but ‘we’re going to have some tough days’

April 22, 2022

Featuring Peter Goble on The Denver Channel - 7News.

CoCoRaHS on The Weather Channel

April 20, 2022

Featuring Noah Newman on the Weather Channel.

Colorado River ranked as "most endangered" in the nation

April 19, 2022

Featuring Peter Goble in Axios - Denver.

Where Colorado's snowpack stands as water, fire concerns grow heading into summer

April 18, 2022

Featuring Peter Goble on The Denver Channel - 7News.

Colorado’s snowpack is starting to melt. Warmer temperatures and drought likely mean another year of struggling water supplies

April 14, 2022

Featuring Becky Bolinger on Colorado Public Radio.

Wild Horse Reservoir in Elko Co. impacted by fish die-off, COVID cases low in Washoe Co.

April 14, 2022

Featuring Becky Bolinger on KUNR Public Radio.

Winds gusting to nearly 60 mph wreak havoc on high school sports in Fort Collins

April 13, 2022

Featuring Russ Schumacher in The Coloradoan.

It’s essentially 365 days a year': The effect of year-round wildfires in Colorado

April 4, 2022

Featuring Russ Schumacher and Becky Bolinger on The Denver Channel - 7News.

Water seminar asks what prolonged drought means for Southwest Colorado

April 1, 2022

Featuring Becky Bolinger in the Durango Herald.

Wildfire experts explain what kept the NCAR fire from reaching nearby homes

March 28, 2022

Featuring Russ Schumacher on KDVR Fox 31 Denver.

State climatologists, fire officials warn about potential fire danger along Colorado urban corridor

March 28, 2022

Featuring Becky Bolinger on ABC 7 - The Denver Channel.

Why the worse drought in 1200 years happened... and will get worse

March 23, 2022

Featuring Becky Bolinger on Yale Climate Connections.

Colorado isn’t getting enough snow to fully recover drought-stricken rivers and reservoirs

March 10, 2022

Featuring Becky Bolinger in the Denver Post.

Changing snowfall makes it harder to fight fire with fire

March 9, 2022

Featuring Becky Bolinger in the Associated Press.

Colorado needs more than 100% snowpack thanks to drought. March and April are critical months.

March 4, 2022

Featuring Russ Schumacher in the Coloradoan.

UN Climate Report spells out potential impacts for Colorado

March 1, 2022

Featuring Peter Goble on KRDO - Colorado Springs.

'Make or Break' time for Colorado snowpack: Why the next 2 months are critical for Colorado water in 2022

February 28, 2022

Featuring Becky Bolinger on CBS Denver.

Fort Collins weather: Brace yourselves for a one-two punch of bitter cold and snow this week

February 21, 2022

Featuring Russ Schumacher in The Coloradoan.

Long Range Outlooks Unchanged

February 21, 2022

Featuring Peter Goble on Radio 570 WNAX.

Megadrought likely to continue in Western Colorado and across the West for years, scientists say

February 20, 2022

Featuring Russ Schumacher in The Denver Post.

Colorado snowpack drops, why experts aren't too concerned yet

February 18, 2022

Featuring Peter Goble on KOAA.

Peter Goble Climatologist and Drought Specialist on CO Snow Pack

February 17, 2022

Featuring Peter Goble on 850 KOA Radio.

A devastating blaze picked a fight with scientists

February 14, 2022

Featuring Becky Bolinger on ClimateWire.

As Colorado warms, dry soil sucks up more water. That’s bad news for rivers and farmers

February 6, 2022

Featuring Peter Goble in The Colorado Sun.

Who calculate the snow totals during a storm? People like you

January 28, 2022

Featuring Noah Newman in The Boston Globe.

Colorado's snowpack dips, despite snowfall on the Front Range

January 27, 2022

Featuring Russ Schumacher and Becky Bolinger in the Denver Post.

Data may be Colorado's best bet to mitigate increasing wildfire risk on the Front Range

January 23, 2022

Featuring Peter Goble in the colorado Sun.

Nature never closes: Marshall Fire should propel climate change to top of agenda for 2022

January 22, 2022

Featuring Becky Bolinger in The Daily Camera.

Heavy snowfall in late December, early January produces rare optimism from water watchers

January 18, 2022

Featuring Peter Goble in The Gazette.

When does Vail get the most snowfall?

January 17, 2022

Featuring Russ Schumacher in Vail Daily.

Colorado had hottest six months in history, new data shows

January 13, 2022

Featuring Becky Bolinger in the Denver Post.

2021's deadliest, coldest, most expensive U.S. disasters, by the numbers

January 12, 2022

Featuring Becky Bolinger on PBS.

Recent mountain snow giving Colorado statewide snowpack a big boost

January 12, 2022

Featuring Becky Bolinger in 9News.

Marshall Fire exposes potential for urban fire risk in Larimer County

January 11, 2022

Featuring Russ Schumacher in The Coloradoan.

Record-setting Colorado fires destroyed more than 500 homes

December 31, 2021

Featuring Peter Goble in the Seattle Times.

Climate change linked to Colorado's fire disaster

December 31, 2021

Featuring Russ Schumacher in Axios.

Colorado's Marshall Fire: Climate change and growing population led to disaster in Boulder County, scientists say

December 31, 2021

Featuring Becky Bolinger in the Daily Camera.

Western Slope snowpack rises above average but forecast for Eastern Plains remains "bleak"

December 27, 2021

Featuring Becky Bolinger in the Denver Post.

Denver is experiencing an 'extreme' drought. What does that mean, exactly?

December 21, 2021

Featuring Peter Goble in Denverite.

Climatologists review questionable Denver snow records from the 1880s

December 17, 2021

Featuring Russ Schumacher on 9News.

Warm winter persists as second La Nina year is predicted

December 17, 2021

Featuring Peter Goble in North Forty News.

High Country snowpack lags, but it's early

December 14, 2021

Featuring Becky Bolinger in the Summit Daily.

Colorado high wind warning: Batten down the Christmas lights as hurricane force wind approaches

December 14, 2021

Featuring Russ Schumacher in the Coloradoan.

Can you see climate change? Mapping tools turn millions of data points into visual representations

December 13, 2021

Featuring Russ Schumacher in the Durango Herald.

Denver still without snow but climatologists say they're more concerned by snowpack levels out west

November 29, 2021

Featuring Russ Schumacher and Becky Bolinger in the Denver Post.

Colorado's dry weather is forecast for Thanksgiving travel and beyond: Blame it on La Nina

November 23, 2021

Featuring Russ Schumacher in The Coloradoan.

Let it snow? Not in Denver, which has broken a nearly 90-year-old record in a snowless fall

November 23, 2021

Featuring Russ Schumacher in USA Today.

Colorado climatologist concerned about less-than-average snowpack for mountains

November 19, 2021

Featuring Becky Bolinger on CBS Denver.

Data gaps in Southwest Colorado limit what we know about local climate change

November 15, 2021

Featuring Russ Schumacher and Peter Goble in the Durango Herald.

Town hall on climate change in Colorado

November 10, 2021

Featuring Becky Bolinger on 9News.

Colorado climatologist trying to refocus drought conversation around agriculture

November 6, 2021

Featuring Peter Goble on 9News.

The West needs a lot of snow to escape drought. This year, that's unlikely

October 26, 2021

Featuring Becky Bolinger on KUNC.

Streamflows in southern half of upper Colorado River basin declining faster

October 16, 2021

Featuring Russ Schumacher in the Aspen Times.

Colorado heads into snowpack season with low reservoirs - but a twinge of hope

October 6, 2021

Featuring Becky Bolinger in Colorado Sun.

Monsoonal rains helped relieve drought, but reservoirs now feeling the pinch

September 23, 2021

Featuring Becky Bolinger in Colorado Politics.

From Western Slope to Eastern Plains, Colorado agriculture under pressure to adapt to warming world

September 20, 2021

Featuring Becky Bolinger in the Burlington Record.

Front Range invaded by cool clouds with a weird name

September 17, 2021

Featuring Noah Newman on 9News.

Rare September 2013 flood was one of Colorado's worst natural disasters

September 17, 2021

Featuring Russ Schumacher in the Coloradoan.

Nearly half of Colorado has shed its drought status since last year, but the coming months don't look good

September 10, 2021

Featuring Peter Goble in the Colorado Sun.

Crops struggle as a record-dry summer follows a record-wet spring for parts of the Eastern Plains.

September 10, 2021

Featuring Russ Schumacher on Colorado Public Radio.

Summer is refusing to end in Fort Collins, but a La Nina winter is eventually coming

September 8, 2021

Featuring Russ Schumacher in the Coloradoan.

Back-to-back droughts choke Western Colorado as winter forecast darkens

August 18, 2021

Featuring Becky Bolinger and Peter Goble in Water Education Colorado.

Drought tour brings Colorado leaders together to talk actionable solutions

August 13, 2021

Featuring Becky Bolinger in The Steamboat Pilot.

Colorado's bad air this summer may be the best you'll see, experts warn

August 10, 2021

Featuring Russ Schumacher in The Denver Post.

New report hints at what climate change could mean for Colorado

August 10, 2021

Featuring Becky Bolinger on 9News.

'It's Real': Colorado Climatologists Review New Climate Report

August 9, 2021

Featuring Russ Schumacher on CBS Denver.

Colorado Flash Flood Shuts Down Highway Due to Damage 'Unlike Anything' Seen Before

August 2, 2021

Featuring Russ Schumacher in Gizmodo.

State water task force says monsoons coming, drought lessening in southwest Colorado

July 28, 2021

Featuring Peter Goble in Colorado Politics.

Burn Scars, Monsoon Instigate Flash Flooding In Colorado Canyons

July 26, 2021

Featuring Peter Goble on KUNC Public Radio.

Mudslides and flash flooding along Colorado's burn scars could cause disasters, or mere travel delays, all summer long. Here's why.

July 23, 2021

Featuring Becky Bolinger in The Colorado Sun.

Fort Collins sees potential third day in a row of record-breaking heat

June 17, 2021

Featuring Russ Schumacher in The Coloradoan.

Nearly half of Colorado emerges from drought conditions while Western Slope remains dry and at risk for fire

May 24, 2021

Featuring Becky Bolinger in the Colorado Sun.

Melting snow usually means water for the west. But this year, it might not be enough

May 23, 2021

Featuring Becky Bolinger on National Public Radio.

Colorado drought conditions drastically improve in nearly half the state, but it's a different story on the Western Slope

May 22, 2021

Featuring Russ Schumacher in the Denver Post.

Here's the meteorological reason why Fort Collins feels like Seattle right now

May 16, 2021

Featuring Becky Bolinger in the Fort Collins Coloradoan.

Southern, western Colorado still dry; Denver, northern Colorado get drought relief

May 13, 2021

Featuring Peter Goble in the Colorado Springs Gazette.

Colorado weather's "new normal" is warmer and drier - and a preview of the future

May 4, 2021

Featuring Russ Schumacher on Colorado Public Radio.

Water supply, wildfire concerns loom over spring, summer

April 9, 2021

Featuring Peter Goble in the Durango Herald.

Meteorologists agree a significant snowstorm will hit Colorado, but is it the big one?

March 9, 2021

Featuring Russ Schumacher in the Fort Collins Coloradoan.

CSU's Ski Area Management helps industry combat climate change

February 1, 2021

Becky Bolinger and the Colorado Climate Center are highlighted, describing a research project to help ski areas managers make better drought and climate related decisions.

In 2020, Colorado saw one of its driest and warmest years ever recorded

January 9, 2021

Colorado Public Radio talked with Russ Schumacher about some of the significant weather and climate events that impacted Colorado in 2020.

Colorado's 2020 weather extremes were very on brand for the year

January 7, 2021

Becky Bolinger describes the wild weather of 2020 for 5280 Magazine.

Jeopardy! champion Russ Schumacher's tribute to Alex Trebek

November 10, 2020

Colorado State Climatologist, Russ Schumacher, was a recurring contestant on Jeopardy!. Here's his tribute to Alex Trebek, after the passing of the host.

Colorado Contends with Record-Setting Wildfires

October 26, 2020

"We're really rewriting the record book in terms of fires this year," said Russ Schumacher in an interview with Scientific American.

State firmly in drought's grip at end of 2020 water year

October 9, 2020

Peter Goble describes current drought conditions to the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel.

Hotter than ever: August was the warmest, driest month in western Colorado history - what does that mean for Routt County?

September 18, 2020

Russ Schumacher sat on a panel of experts at the Yampa Basin Rendezvous and talked about the climate changes the region is experiencing.

In 48 hours, Colorado's wild weather sets records for both heat and snow

September 8, 2020

In this NPR article, Becky Bolinger describes the roller coaster weather event that unfolded around Labor Day.

Eagle County unlikely to see much relief from hot, dry August

August 28, 2020

Becky Bolinger talked with Vail Daily about streamflows, water supply, and the current drought.

Colorado Wildfires are Climate Change 'In the Here and Now' - and a Sign of Summers to Come

August 20, 2020

Russ Schumacher discusses how hotter and drier summers contribute to wildfires with Colorado Public Radio.

Firefighters warn of wildfires through October in statewide drought

August 11, 2020

Becky Bolinger: "If we have another year like this year has been, we will have extremely concerning situation."

Colorado - the entire state - is in the midst of a widespread drought

August 10, 2020

Peter Goble to NBC News: "Hotter temperatures make drier years hurt more."

Nearly all of Colorado is under some drought status. A year ago, almost none of the state was parched.

August 3, 2020

The Colorado Sun talked with Russ Schumacher about the current drought and climate trends.

In Parched Southwest, Warm Spring Renews Threat of 'Megadrought'

July 8, 2020

The New York Times asked Becky Bolinger about this year's snowpack and how climate change might impact future snowpack.

What is a derecho?

June 15, 2020

Russ Schumacher writes an article for The Conversation, providing a physical explanation of this windy and destructive phenomenon.

Snow happens: June storms aren't uncommon in Colorado, Aspen - for now

June 14, 2020

Peter Goble tells the Aspen Times that cold and snow can still happen in a warmer climate.

CoCoRaHS wins CSU Distinguished Community Engagement Scholarship Award

May 2020

CoCoRaHS celebrates 50 millionth report

April 25, 2020

The Weather Channel interviewed Noah Newman about CoCoRaHS on this momentous occasion, 50 million observations!

State creating a new climate record with a network of weather stations

April 27, 2020

9News chatted with Zach Schwalbe and Becky Bolinger about the importance of our state's mesonet - CoAgMET.

Academic scientists adjust to a new pace under Coronavirus

March 26, 2020

Zach Schwalbe and Becky Bolinger share information about our essential activities during stay-at-home orders.

What will Colorado's wildfire season be like in 2020?

March 9, 2020

Becky Bolinger contributes some information on typical wildfire season patterns around the state and how snowpack and drought play a role.

Fort Collins to match Miami's high temperature on Super Bowl Sunday before cold, snow

January 31, 2020

Peter Goble talks about the lack of snow in January and the expected changes we'll see in February.

Colorado's top weather stories of the decade - fatal fires, floods, and the bomb cyclone

January 2, 2020

The Coloradoan summarizes the top events from 2010-2019, with input from Russ Schumacher.

Degrees of warming in Aspen

December 22, 2019

The Aspen Daily News talks about how climate change will impact snowpack in the region, with a mention to a study done by Peter Goble and Nolan Doesken.

Tuesday's storm delights Colorado water-trackers

November 26, 2019

This article summarizes the presentations given at the November Water Availability Task Force meeting, providing current conditions and also highlighting moments of the previous water year.

Colorado Went From Summer to Winter and No, That's Not Really Normal

October 30, 2019

Becky Bolinger talked with CPR about the seasonal whiplash Colorado experienced going from the hottest September on record to one of the coldest Octobers on record.

September 2019 was the warmest on record for these Colorado cities

October 1, 2019

Southern Colorado's KOAA interviewed Peter Goble about the record September heat and what could be in store for winter.

Sorry, skiers, but we're probably not going to have another epic snow year

September 12, 2019

Russ Schumacher gives his winter predictions to the Denver Post.

What a warm fall means for Colorado's leaf-peeping season

September 4, 2019

Becky Bolinger discusses the warm fall with 9News and speculates what it could possibly mean with respect to the fall foliage.

After record heat, what's in store for Colorado this fall?

September 3, 2019

Becky Bolinger gave a live interview on Colorado Public Radio's Colorado Matters to discuss the fall outlook, and what sorts of wild weather we can expect this winter.

Colorado's summer weather started cool, but has turned hot and dry

September 3, 2019

Peter Goble talked about the hot and dry August, and drought conditions, with Colorado Public Radio.

Harbinger of big heat

August 15, 2019

Russ Schumacher provides some Colorado perspective on a Washington Post article about climate change.

'We are definitely nerding out': Large hailstone may set Colorado record

August 14, 2019

Russ Schumacher and Becky Bolinger traveled to Bethune to measure the largest hailstone ever recorded in the state.

How weather forecasts are made

August 13, 2019

Russ Schumacher contributes to a Discover Magazine article on the current state of weather forecasting.

Hottest temperature ever recorded in Colorado under review

August 8, 2019

Becky Bolinger tells the story of discovering a new possible state temperature record and what the process is for verifying state climate extremes.

June's weather cool and wetter than normal

July 3, 2019

Becky Bolinger talks about why this June felt so cold compared to what we've become used to in the early summer.

Snowpack is 3,328% above average, but there's a catch

June 19, 2019

Peter Goble explains to the Durango Herald why the snowpack numbers in June are not telling the story people think. But they are telling a story.

CoCoRaHS on The Weather Channel

June 17, 2019

CoCoRaHS got to celebrate its 21st birthday with a piece on The Weather Channel. Watch Noah Newman in this Skype interview.

Here's Why May Was Filled With Extreme Weather, Like Tornadoes and Flooding

June 3, 2019

Russ Schumacher shares with U.S. News the atmospheric conditions that led to May's very exciting weather over the central part of the country.

The good and the bad that comes with record snowpack

May 30, 2019

9News asks Becky Bolinger for the good news and bad news with respect to the current snowpack and the snowmelt season.

Climate Change Will Disproportionately Affect Women, So Why are Their Voices Being Ignored?

April 22, 2019

Glamour Magazine interviewed Becky Bolinger about her experiences as a female voice in the field of climate, and how to keep women in STEM.

March 13th was a record breaking day!

March 22, 2019

A new all-time state record of low pressure, max wind gusts from three airports, and daily amounts of precipitation from 44 stations in Colorado.

Colorado Could Be Drought-Free By The End Of Spring

March 21, 2019

Becky Bolinger talks with Colorado Public Radio about how an accumulation of many storms hitting over the past couple of months has led to strong improvements in drought conditions.

Strong Winter Storm Classifies as 'Bomb Cyclone' in Colorado

March 13, 2019

The New York Times interviewed Russ Schumacher about the historic winter blizzard that hit Colorado.

When does a winter storm become a bomb cyclone?

March 13, 2019

As a major winter storm heads for Colorado, Russ Schumacher gives a nice summary on the technical defintion of "bomb cyclone."

May be headed for a wetter-than-normal spring in some areas

February 28, 2019

The Fence Post talked with Becky Bolinger about what the winter brought and what we can expect for this spring.

Four seasons: Colorado water in a changing climate

January 24, 2019

An interesting piece on the changes Colorado has experienced due to a warming climate, particularly how snow is changing. A lengthy article, but a good read, with contributions from Peter Goble.

Concern over Denver snow totals?

January 8, 2019

Russ Schumacher explains to KOA Radio why Denver hasn't seen much snow this season, and what's causing the warm January days.

Colorado can expect more of the same weather it saw in 2018

January 2, 2019

Becky Bolinger chatted with Colorado Public Radio, recapping the notable weather events of 2018 and what we can expect in 2019.

Mountain snowpack is off to promising start after last year's snow drought

November 21, 2018

The Fence Post highlights the drought in the southwest, recent improvements, and what's to come, with quotes from Becky Bolinger.

We're hoping for an epic Colorado winter to break our drought

November 1, 2018

Peter Goble chatted with 9News about why drought remains, despite a decent October, and what it would take to end the drought.

Recap of Colorado Water Year 2018

October 10, 2018


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As fall is nigh, drought persists

September 21, 2018

The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel talked with Becky Bolinger about recent drought expansion in western CO and the "wait and see" mode for what the next snow season will bring.

Record-breaking heat, dry weather increase fire danger, worsen drought conditions across Colorado

September 17, 2018

Colorado Springs Gazette interviewed Russ Schumacher to learn more about the recent hot weather and how it's contributing to drought conditions.

Most weather signs are pointing to an El Niño weather pattern this fall and winter

August 31, 2018

Becky Bolinger shares with The Fence Post what an El Niño winter could mean for Colorado.

We're in Drought. So Why Can We Still Water Our Lawns?

July 24, 2018

Russ Schumacher and Regan Waskom interview with KRCC - Southern Colorado's NPR station - about the water restrictions and drought.

A new monthly precipitation record

July 18, 2018

Colorado's Hot Temps Make June the Third Warmest on Record

July 10, 2018

Becky Bolinger talks with Colorado Public Radio about the warmer than average summer Colorado has been experiencing.

Colorado's worsening drought could make 200,000-acre wildfire seasons more commonplace

July 6, 2018

The Denver Post interviews Peter Goble about drought and fire in southern Colorado.

Drought conditions persist in western and southern plains states

July 3, 2018

"...these levels of drought conditions are ranked in the bottom fifth percentile or lower. That means that typically in 100 years, only five years or less would be considered worse..."

June 2018 Southwest Drought and Monsoon Briefing

June 25, 2018


As part of the NIDIS drought webinar series for the Southwest Drought, Becky Bolinger provides an update of current drought conditions in Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico. Watch the archived webinar here.

A hot early start to summer!

June 16, 2018

While 90-degree days are common in the summer, they are not nearly as common in May and early June. This start to summer has been the exception.

How far away was that lightning?

June 7, 2018

Is there scientific basis for counting between lightning and thunder to estimate the how far away a storm is? Becky Bolinger breaks it down for us.

How CoCoRaHS weather observing works

February 28, 2018

Noah Newman talks to 9News about the importance precipitation measurements and how signing up for CoCoRaHS can provide extra information to the weather community.

Still time to make up snowpack deficit

February 5, 2018

Assistant State Climatologist Becky Bolinger shares an update on mountain snowpack conditions and what they portend for the rest of winter.

Climate Scientists Answer Trump Nominee's Questions

February 2, 2018

Becky Bolinger answers questions about the Dust Bowl and climate change that were raised by Trump's pick to lead the White House on Environmental Policy.

Warmest November on record, with more warmth to come

December 8, 2017


State Climatologist Russ Schumacher talks about warm November with CSU's SOURCE.

A hot November wraps up Fall 2017

December 4, 2017

A Tale of Two Septembers

October 1, 2017


5-year Snapshots of Drought Across Colorado

July 18, 2017


Twitter post shows how drought has evolved every 5 years for this same week in history since 2002. Notice how western Colorado consistently shows dry conditions. Note the severe droughts that plagued the state during this week in 2002 and 2012.

Precipitation expected due to monsoon, El Niño in Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas and Nebraska

June 30, 2017


Climatologist Becky Bolinger contributes to article about the late summer outlook for Colorado.

CSU Weather Station: 140-plus years of climate data

April 13, 2017


Campus weather station and Noah Newman featured in CSU's SOURCE.

State Record Highs in March

March 18, 2017

International Women's Day

March 8, 2017


The Colorado Climate Center highlights women in climate services, specifically female State Climatologists.

Record February Heat

February 13, 2017

Dry Conditions in Colorado Could Be Shifting

November 29, 2016


9News interviews Becky Bolinger and Peter Goble about current drought conditions in Colorado.