State Climatologist

January 9, 2008--Snow holds off drought, but will it last? (Pueblo Chieftain)

Storms in late 2007, coupled with massive snowfall this week, pulled Colorado out of drought conditions, surprising state weather watchers. But the relatively heavy snowpack now could be offset by warm, dry conditions in late spring, said Nolan Doesken, state climatologist. “La Nina is still in place, and in forecasting, the odds are that it will stay warm and dry,” Doesken said.

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