First frost of the season

[Scott Patterson]

Saturday (August 25) was the first official frost of the season with an official low of 32F. Strangley, the afternoon almost reached the record high (92 in 1988) with an official high of 90F. The growing season is over.

Feel free to post first frost here.

[JonathanBelles]

WOW I couldnt imagine going from 32 to 90!

[tropicana]

I wonder what you wear on a day like that.. hmmmm

-justin-

[angelwing]

Start with a single layer and built up

[Stephanie]

I heard that there was snow in CO a few days ago. Where did it occur?

[PTPatrick]

dont know, but my guess is somewhere up above 12000' . IT can snow ANY time of year in Colorado under the right conditions. We have 40+ 14000' mountains...all of which can get cold enough at the top for snow, even in sumer. IN FACT...I got snowed on on Pikes Peak last July.

[southerngale]

Feel free to post first frost here.

lol... ok. See you in several months.



And wow.... what a huge difference in low/high for the day!

[RL3AO]

From Jeff Masters blog today.

First snow of the season
Fall is fast approaching, as evidenced by the first snow of the season in the Colorado Rockies. Snow fell Friday on mountain peaks above 12,000 feet. Late August snow is not unusual for the Rockies. Ski season is still 70 days away, though!

[Scott Patterson]

I heard that there was snow in CO a few days ago. Where did it occur?

In the mountains, snow is common in summer, but doesn't last long. Here is a photo from last Thursday on the slopes of Mount Massive:



There used to be a weather station on Pikes Peak. The only month that it didn't snow was August of one year. Every other month in every other year it snowed.

Anyway, in the Western states, it's not unusual to have it hit 100 on the same day it snows somewhere else nearby and in the mountains.

At the end of June while we were hiking on Crag Crest in 2001, it snowed on us in the afternoon. The official high that day at Grand Junction, about 30 miles away was 100. In summer, it can be hot or cold in the state depending on the location and date. Temperatures in CO have been as low as 3 in summer or as high as 114, but not at the same location. Snow and 100 are common in summer, depending on where you are.

The average high in July on Pikes Peak is 48. The average high at Colorado Springs, only 10 miles away is 85.

[simplykristi]

My mom's brother has a condo in Frisco, CO. He and his family have been there when it has snowed on July 4th right in Frisco. Frisco sits at the 9000-foot level. I have played in snow piles on top of Grand Mesa in late May 1993 and mid June 1992.

Kristi

[Scott Patterson]

He and his family have been there when it has snowed on July 4th right in Frisco.

1993 I presume? Fireworks displays in many of the nearby towns were cancelled that year because of the snowstorm.

[simplykristi]

I think that might have been the year.

Kristi

[Stephanie]

The first time I visited my father in Colorado Springs - I'm going to say it was 1992 or 1993, and September. He wisked me up to Pike's Peak (talk about mountain sickness!). There was thunder snow at the summit. What a cool and spectacular first experience of Colorado, other than flying into the Springs and seeing a wall of mountains rising up to the west.

I've also been out there in May and the mountain peaks still had their snow caps on. We went hiking - I forget where - and there were patches of snow here and there.

Thanks for the blog from Jeff Masters and that beautiful picture of Mt. Massive.

[TexasStooge]

GOOD GOLLY!!! It's a rare occurrence!!

[PhillyWX]

Saturday (August 25) was the first official frost of the season with an official low of 32F. Strangley, the afternoon almost reached the record high (92 in 1988) with an official high of 90F. The growing season is over.

Feel free to post first frost here.

I had the first frost in my microfridge the other day that I had to remove.
















(sorry for the lame attempt at humor -- my first frost in suburban Philly is not for another 6-8 weeks).

[Scott Patterson]

(sorry for the lame attempt at humor -- my first frost in suburban Philly is not for another 6-8 weeks).

The thread will still be around then, so feel free to post.

[bob rulz]

We dropped to 56 on the 24th...

The way this summer has gone, that might as well be an all-time record low (even though it's only a bit below average).

[JonathanBelles]

My first frost (if the is one) will likely be in late November or December.