A look at the very dry March so far for Den/Bou and the front-range

03/25/25 9pm: Well if you think its been a really dry March for Den/Bou and the front-range, you would be correct! As you can see in the first image (which shows % of normal precip month to date), much of the front-range is sitting at only 5-25% of normal...contrast that to the north-central mountains which are at 100-120% of normal. Third image shows departure from normal precipitation as well (Denver has only had 0.25" of liquid precip for the month).

March is supposed to be one of the snowiest months for Denver but this year is certainly not the case so far (unless we get a big one on the 30th)...and although the monthly snow-total of only 0.8" (at DIA) is very low, it is still not the lowest, there was just a Trace recorded in both 2017 and 2012 (so some recent very dry March's). Third image shows the top 10 least snowiest March's for Denver from NWS.

But Denver is closer to the seasonal average (was actually above at end of January). Denver (measured at DIA but similar to downtown) has picked up 44.3" of snow thus far, which is about 75% of average for this time of year (so it could be much worse). At my house in Westminster, actually less snowfall (which is surprising) with only 39.3" so far this season and that puts me at only 60% of average.

Hoping we can get some good precip this Sunday on the front-range...looking good for the foothills, unclear for Den/Bou but likely some.

In the meantime: heat-wave for Wed-Fri, enjoy