2003 Water Year Wrap-Up and Look Ahead

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1 2003 Water Year Wrap-Up and Look Ahead Nolan Doesken Colorado Climate Center Prepared by Odie Bliss

2 Colorado Average Annual Precipitation Map

3 South Platte Average Precipitation Monthly Average Precipitation for Selected Sites in the South Platte Basin Hoosier Pass Denver Stapleton Sterling 3.0 Precipitation (inches) Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Month

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8 Water Year 2003 (Oct 02- Sep 03) Precipitation as a Percent of the Average

9 Boulder Boulder 2003 Water Year (October '02 - September '03) 2003 Water Year 30 Year Averages Max Year Min Year Period of Record Average Water Year Accumulated Precipitation (inches) OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP Months

10 Cheesman Cheesman 2003 Water Year (October '02 - September '03) 30 Year Averages Max Year Min Year Period of Record Average Water Year Accumulated Precipitaton (Inches) OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP Months

11 June 2003 precipitation as a percent of average

12 July 2003 precipitation as a percent of average

13 August 2003 precipitation percent of the average

14 September 2003 precipitation as a percent of average

15 Growing Season 2003 (May Sep) Precipitation as a percent of the average

16 Water Year 2003 Regional Temperature Departures Water Year Departure from average, degree F Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Eastern Plains Foothills Mountains Western Valleys

17 Fort Collins Summer Temperatures (June August) Fort Collins Summer Average Temperature (June - August) Summer Total 7 year running mean 70 Temperature (Deg. F) Years

18 Fort Collins Water Year Precipitation Fort Collins Water Year Precipitation Fort Collins Total Water Year Precipitation (Oct-Sep) Precipitation Totals Month Precipitation (inches)

19 Reservoir Storage 140 Statewide Reservoir Levels for Colorado 120 Percent of Average Oct Oct Oct Oct Oct Oct Oct Date Provisional Data Provided by NRCS

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23 U.S. Drought Monitor

24 ENSO Index History

25 El Nino Recent Past and Projections

26 Temperature Dec 2003 Feb 2004 From the Colorado Prediction Center

27 Precipitation Dec 2003 Feb 2004 From the Colorado Prediction Center

28 Temperature Mar May 2004 From the Colorado Prediction Center

29 Precipitation Mar May 2004 From the Colorado Prediction Center

30 Temperature Jun Aug 2004 From the Colorado Prediction Center

31 Precipitation Jun Aug 2004 From the Colorado Prediction Center

32 CoAgMet Weather Data for Agriculture Automated weather stations with daily and hourly readings of: Temperature Humidity Wind Precipitation Solar energy Evapotranspiration

33 CoCoRaHS map for all Colorado stations for 9/9/03

34 CoCoRaHS map for all Colorado stations for 9/10/03

35 CoCoRaHS map for all Colorado stations for 9/11/03

36 CoCo RaHS Community Collaborative Rain and Hail Study YOU CAN HELP!

37 Colorado Climate Magazine Good bedtime reading about the climate of Colorado -- recent and historic $15/year subscription pays printing and mailing costs

38 Colorado Climate Center Colorado State University Data and Power Point Presentations available for downloading click on Drought then click on Presentations