Climatological Data News Today

On April 8, 2024, a total eclipse will sweep across much of North America. Here we take a look at the weather prospects for the Great American Solar Eclipse.

5/12/2011: Dust, driven by the wind, can infiltrate windows, nostrils, and doors. Whirling, whipping winds began stirring on May 9, 1934, in Canada’s Great Plains, lifting Saskatchewan dust into the air. The wind blew into Eastern Montana and western North Dakota. The dry soil in Williston went airborne, swept aloft by gale-force winds across the Dakota landscape. The wind blew for 24 hours non-stop. Thus began the “dust storm of the century” on May 9th and 10th.

Based on climatology, we're now past the average last snowfall of the season for both Colorado Springs and Pueblo.