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Southern Colorado cities record well-below average precipitation totals for April, warmer weekend ahead

Colorado Springs Gazette·Nick Smith [email protected]·about 1 month ago
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Despite a flurry of late April showers, three southern Colorado cities recorded well-below average precipitation totals for the month. The much-needed rain and snow this week are riding the coattails for what has, overall, been an extremely dry and blistering hot season with a historically low snowpack that has fire officials on edge . Colorado Springs saw a total of .66 inches of rain over the past three days, according to data from the National Weather Service’s Pueblo office. The heaviest rain in April occurred Thursday, bringing the month’s total to .93 inches. The monthly average is 1.45. Pueblo saw much the same, recording a total of .82 inches in April, below its average of 1.57. Alamosa recorded a staggering low of .09 inches, with its average being .57. Some areas saw more snow than rain this week. Just north of Colorado Springs, Monument recorded 3 inches Thursday, according to Weather Service snowfall reports. To the northwest, Woodland Park recorded 5.…

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