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A Schizophrenic February

Mike · March 3, 2015 ·

February was a crazy month for weather in southern Colorado.

Temperatures were, on average, 10 degrees above normal for the first part of the month in Pueblo. There were afternoons that were downright pleasant, reaching into the 70s. By the close of the month, however, Pueblo’s February snowfall totaled 23.5 inches, eclipsing the previous record set in 1894, and surpassing its monthly average by over 19 inches. Yet despite that wintry snap, temperatures still ended up above average for the month.

Record February snowfall in Pueblo, Colo.
Idle most of the month, our snow shovel got a work out during the last week of February. Over 20 inches of snow fell in Pueblo the last eight days of the month. Photo by Mike Sweeney/©2015

Even the National Weather Service raised an eyebrow at the disparate weather, calling February “a tale of two seasons across much of south central and southeast Colorado” in their monthly climate review.

The video above was taken a nine days apart at Lake Pueblo State Park and underscores the wacky weather conditions in Pueblo during February. It makes one wonder what might be in store for March.

Photos iPhone, Lake Pueblo State Park

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