2017 Annual Climate Summary

January of 2017 started off cool and wet across south central and southeast Colorado with several bouts of a moist Pacific jet stream bringing abundant snowfall to the Continental Divide and high mountain valleys, along with periods of high winds to areas along the lee slopes of the Rampart Range and the Wet and Sangre de Cristo Mountains. February and most of March were very warm and dry, especially across Eastern Colorado, with the end of March and April bringing abundant late season snowfall to portions of the Southeast Mountains and Plains. May of 2017 started out where April ended, generally cool and wet across most of south central and southeast Colorado, with several more strong and slow moving storm systems moving across the state through out the rest of May. June of 2017 and the first half of July were very warm and dry across south central and southeast Colorado, with the Summer Monsoon bringing abundant precipitation and cooler temperatures to the area for the last half of July through the first half of August. The last half of August and the first half of September were generally warm and dry, with a substantial weather pattern change bringing cool and wet weather to south central and southeast Colorado through the end of September. October and especially November were very warm and generally dry across south central and southeast Colorado, with December of 2017 another generally warm and dry month across region.

The following graphics depict preliminary departures from normal for both temperature and precipitation for 2017 across the state.

The average temperature in 2017 in Alamosa was 44.7 degrees. This is 3.1 degrees above normal and makes 2017 the warmest year on record in Alamosa, coming in just ahead of the average yearly temperature of 44.6 degrees set in 2015. Alamosa recorded 10.69 inches of precipitation through out 2017. This is 3.38 inches above normal and makes 2017 the 6th wettest year on record in Alamosa. A more detailed 2017 climate summary for Alamosa can be found at:

2017 Alamosa Annual Climate Summary

The average temperature in 2017 in Colorado Springs was 52.1 degrees. This is 3.1 degrees above normal and makes 2017 the 3rd warmest year on record in Colorado Springs, just behind the the average yearly temperatures of 52.9 degrees and 52.4 degrees set in 2012 and 1934, and just ahead of the 52.0 degrees recorded last year (2016). Colorado Springs recorded 18.44 inches of precipitation through out 2017, which is 1.9 inches above normal. A more detailed 2017 climate summary for Colorado Springs can be found at:

2017 Colorado Springs Annual Climate Summary

The average temperature in 2017 in Pueblo was 54.6 degrees. This is 2.6 degrees above normal and makes 2017 the 9th warmest year on record in Pueblo, well behind the the average yearly temperature of 56.5 degrees set in 1981. Pueblo recorded 15.99 inches of precipitation through out 2017. This is 3.42 inches above normal, and makes 2017 the 13th wettest year on record, though well behind the 23.09 inches of precipitation recorded through out 1957. A more detailed 2017 climate summary for Pueblo can be found at:

2017 Pueblo Annual Climate Summary