Colorado Climate Center

We're now a month in to the 2024 water year, but maybe you're interested in looking back on WY 2023. If so, we've got you covered with our long summary of Colorado weather and climate. Browse through snow, rain, hail, and more:https://climate.colostate.edu/reports/wy2023_climate_summary_long.pdf

September was warm across Colorado: the 3rd straight month of above-average temperatures. Rains mostly missed southern and western CO, and drought expanded there. Read more in our monthly summary, and stay tuned for a recap of water year 2023 soon!

CO Monthly Climate Summary

Peter Goble's work on Colorado's climate and wine grapes was highlighted in CSU's Source Magazine. And yep, the rest of us are jealous that our research isn't centered around wine!

Climate conditions ripe for more grape-growing regions in Colorado, new CSU study says Climate conditions that enable grapes to thrive in Palisade exist in other parts of Western Colorado, which could lead to expansion of the state’s wine industry, according to a new study by CSU atmospheric and agricultural scientists.