Monthly Archives: October 2011

Recent Halloween Chill

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Daryl Ritchison

The High and Low on Halloween the past 10 years: 2001: 60 and 43 2002: 32 and 13 2003: 33 and 16 2004: 43 and 35 2005: 52 and 33 2006: 32 and 21 2007: 50 and 28 2008: 54 … Continue reading →

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Warmer Ghosts

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Daryl Ritchison

The average high and low for October 31 is 48 and 29 degrees.  Given that, a rough estimate of an average temperature when most kids are trick or treating would be approximately 40 degrees. Of course with a temperature that … Continue reading →

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Colorado Snow

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Daryl Ritchison

Some of the reports of snow yesterday in Colorado: PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT…CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 911 PM MDT WED OCT 26 2011 ..TIME… …EVENT… …CITY LOCATION… …LAT.LON… ..DATE… ….MAG…. ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. …SOURCE…. ..REMARKS.. 0705 PM SNOW ESE … Continue reading →

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Weather Rhythm

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Daryl Ritchison

Mark Twain is often given credit for the saying “everyone talks about the weather, but nobody ever does anything about it”.  Although he borrowed the saying from Charles Dudley Warner, his collaborator on The Gilded Age, it was Twain that … Continue reading →

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The Weather Giveth and Taketh Away

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Daryl Ritchison

I grew up in the Midwest, yet, after spending nearly 50 years in this region there is one element of Midwestern thought I have never understood.  That would be the concept of somehow we will end up getting punished for … Continue reading →

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The Whys of Whats

Posted on October 22, 2011 by Daryl Ritchison

Weather forecasting can be divided into two categories; why and what.  There is an old joke within the weather community that we are in marketing, not production.  In other words, we try to tell you what is going to happen, … Continue reading →

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Quiet or Busy?

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Daryl Ritchison

Although another tropical system or two could easily form in the coming days and weeks, the hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean is beginning to wind down.  If you ask most Americans if it was a busy or quiet season, … Continue reading →

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October in Siberia

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Daryl Ritchison

Several years ago on this blog, I wrote about the connection between October snow cover in Siberia and winter temperatures in the United States.  Of all the articles I have written, that one seems to be remembered the most as … Continue reading →

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Warm October

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Daryl Ritchison

The average temperature for the first 15 days of October was 63.0 degrees which was 13 degrees above normal.  That was the warmest first half of October by 2 degrees.  The previous warmest first half of this month occurred back … Continue reading →

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First Freeze

Posted on October 15, 2011 by Daryl Ritchison

Although we had an early frost back on September 15, most areas have yet to experience what is generally referred to as a hard freeze.  A hard freeze is considered to be a temperature of 28 degrees or lower. The … Continue reading →

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