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Tag Archives: Extreme Weather
A tale of two September 3rds: 94 degrees versus 4.2 inches of snow
This year on September 3 Denver reached an official high temperature of 94 degrees. Here in Thornton we topped out at 95 degrees.
Providing a stark contrast is a look back at this date 52 years ago.
On September 3, 1961 a winter-like system delivered 4.2 inches of snow to the Mile High City with the foothills receiving a foot of the white stuff. This is the earliest date for a seasonal snowfall on record. Temperatures that day dropped to 33 degrees, the earliest in the season it has ever been that cold.
The comparison highlights the extremes that Colorado can experience in September (much like most other months). Which would you prefer? Heat or snow?
Related:
- Thornton’s September weather preview: One of our most pleasant months arrives
- September 1 to September 7: This Week in Denver Weather History
Nature: Don’t be so quick to blame extreme weather events on climate change
Providing a voice of reason to the sometimes hysterical ravings of climate change alarmists, the scientific journal Nature cautions today that connecting global warming to disasters is not so easy. The jury is in fact still out on whether extreme weather events can be attributed to anthropogenic global warming, despite what some may say. As Nature points out, there is no empirical evidence that stands up to scrutiny and claims to the contrary only look foolish. Read the rest of this story on Examiner.com.
Al Gore: Recent weather events ‘a nature hike through the book of Revelations’
Hyperbole from climate change alarmists is nothing new with many of the biggest purveyors of the theory seemingly wanting to one-up the comments of the others. Former vice president Al Gore has always been one to provide interesting quotes and this week equated extreme weather events to Biblical catastrophes. Read the rest of this story on Examiner.com including video of Gore’s commentary.
