Colorado snowpack at shocking, historic lows
The Colorado Sun • • nation
Key Points:
- Colorado's snowpack water equivalent on April 1 was just 22% of the historic median, marking the lowest level recorded under the current monitoring system.
- The average liquid water in the snowpack was 3.1 inches, less than 40% of the previous lowest year in 2012, indicating the worst snowpack year in Colorado's recorded history.
- Unseasonably high temperatures, including a 99-degree day in Burlington on March 25, contributed to rapid snowpack loss in late March.
- Early April brought some cooler temperatures and snowfall, offering limited hope for preserving remaining snowpack amid typical spring weather patterns.
- Meteorologists highlighted a week in March where many areas in Colorado experienced record-breaking heat, with temperatures hotter than any recorded in the past 75 years.
