As to why we are experiencing climate change, I am not going to speculate. Global warming effects different areas of the world differently, so this data is specific to the local effect in Denver. There is definitely a trend to warmer temperatures and less precipitation. This website shows definitive and non-subjective data about climate changes in Denver. You can see plots for this year (updated daily) and previous years dating back to 1995.
This often equates to feet of snow in the mountains, where skiers. This page includes plots showing the total precipitation throughout the year. December has historically been known to produce some healthy snowfall totals in Denver, with an average of 8 inches for the month. If this trend continues, we could soon be living in the desert! Of course this is important, but I am also concerned about the amount of precipitation in the foothills and the plains. Most of the reports we see about precipitation are concerned with the amount of snowfall in the mountains, because the run-off reservoirs supply the metropolitan area with there needed water. (Departure from Normal is based on the Period of Record from 1882-2021) Long Term Average Seasonal Snowfall: 56.9' (1882-2021) Maximum Seasonal Snowfall: 118. In 2002, we got around half the normal precipitation. Professor Snow gives the average at Lawrence, Kansas, for the five years 186872. As you can see, we have had a majority of years below normal precipitation and had a stretch of 7 straight years below normal (from 2002 to 2008). Yankton, Dakota Denver, Colorado North Platte, Nebraska.
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