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Current Fort Collins Weather |
57°F
as of 9:00 PM on May 8, 2009
Relative Humidity: |
18.4% |
Dew Point: |
14.6°F |
Pressure: |
25.11 inches |
Wind: |
From the S at 9.0 mph |
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The Colorado Climate Center is part
of the Department of Atmospheric
Science at Colorado State University.
Our goal is to assist the state of Colorado in monitoring climate over
time scales of weeks to years. We also recognize that climate involves
complex interactions between the atmosphere, the oceans, continental glaciers,
and the land. Vegetation processes are an important component of the climate
system. This service should contribute to a reduction in the state's vulnerability
to climate variability and change.
We provide links to regional climate centers and
to the National Climate Data Center where detailed climate information
is provided. Other valuable climate links are also listed as additional
data resources.
Our publication, Colorado
Climate, provides articles to the public on a variety of topics.
Past issues are available online as electronically accessible files.
Colorado's climate is fascinating, and we hope
you learn more concerning this subject through our web site
- You need Acrobat reader to view the links below.
- Available as pdf (April 2008): W.A. Ryan, N.J. Doesken, S. Fassnacht: Preliminary
results of ultrasonic snow depth sensor testing for NWS snow measurements
in the US. Hydrol. Process.22(15):2748-2757, DOI: 10.1002/hyp 7065.
- Available as pdf (July 2007): R.A. Pielke, K. Wolter, O. Bliss, N. Doesken,
and B. McNoldy: July
2005 Denver heat wave: How unusual was it? National Weather Digest, Vol.
31, #1, 24-35.
- Available as pdf (June 2007): Pielke, et al: Documentation
of uncertainties and biases associated with surface temperature measurement
sites for climate change assessment. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 88:6, 913-928.
- Available as pdf (Fall 2005): W.A. Brazenec: Evaluation
of ultrasonic snow depth sensors for automated surface observing systems (ASOS).
Dept of Forest, Rangeland, and Watershed Stewardship, M.S. Thesis, Colorado
State University, Fort Colins, CO, 134 pp.
- Available as pdf (May 2005): C.A. Davey and R.A. Pielke, Sr., Microclimate
Exposures of Surface-Based Weather Stations, BAMS, April 2005.
- Press release, May 9, 2005: All
hail the backyard weather watchers. Patrick O'Driscoll, USA Today.
- Available as pdf (March 2005): A
Review of the 2004 Water Year in Colorado by N. Doesken and M. Gillespie,
Hydrology Days 2005.
- Available as a PDF (2005): Pielke, R.A. Sr., N. Doesken, O. Bliss, T. Green,
C. Chaffin, J.D. Salas, C. Woodhouse, J.L. Lukas, and K. Wolter: Drought
2002 in Colorado - An unprecedented drought or a routine drought? Pure
Appl. Geophys., Special Issue in honor of Prof. Singh, 162, 1455-1479, doi:10.1007/200024-005-2679-6.
- Available as pdf (December 2004): "Storming
the State." From the Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station 2004
Annual Report.
- Discussion forum: A Broader Perspective on Climate
Change is Needed by Roger Pielke Sr. in the September issue of Global
Change Newsletter, No. 59.
- Press Release, May 21, 2004: Why
so Dry? article by Science@NASA
featuring quotes from Roger Pielke, Sr. (audio version available on-line).
- Press Release for April 28, 2004: Colorado State's
CoCoRAHS needs Denver-Area Weather Watchers to help make Community Drought,
Water Use Decisions.
- Available as a PDF (May 2003): "Question
predictions: Research turns focus to long-term climate effects."
From the Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station 2002 Annual Report.
- Available as a PDF (Jan 2003): Pielke, Sr.,
R.A., N. Doesken, and O. Bliss: Climate
of Colorado. Climatography Report #60, National Climatic Data Center,
Asheville, NC.
- Available as a PDF (Jan 2003): The
AASC President's comments on the Udall bill
- Available as a PDF (Jan 2003): AASC
Comments on the Strategic Plan for the Climate Change Science Program
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Read more in our News Release section!
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