Becky Bolinger @climatebecky.com · 5hThis paper sure is something. And this figure? What even. The caption says it's incoming solar radiation from a U.S. government satellite over Salt Lake City. Like, who the hell was the peer reviewer? I'm glad it was retracted, but it should never have been published in the first place! 120
Becky Bolinger @climatebecky.com · 18/09/2026Just thinking this morning how 10 years ago, Colorado only had one 100,000 acre wildfire on record (in 2002). Since then, we've had 6 more. Mind boggling. climate.colostate.edu/large_wildfi... 2112
Becky Bolinger @climatebecky.com · 03/09/2026It's the start of the fall semester and the bears have decided they want to go to college. 061
Becky Bolinger @climatebecky.com · 27/08/2026Pretty sure I have the cutest lap dog of all time. For National Dog Day. 060
Becky Bolinger @climatebecky.com · 21/08/2026That first graphic reminds me of the analysis I did for the extreme heat of March 2026. As extreme as it is now, it's nerve-wracking to consider it will be within the distribution in 50 years, no longer an outlier. 1106
Becky Bolinger @climatebecky.com · 02/08/2026Watched the drone show after the Rockies game last night at Coors Field. Celebrating Colorado's 150th birthday. It was quite impressive and reaffirmed my belief that we can move away from fireworks. Less triggers for humans and animals, less fire risk, improved storytelling! 1134
Becky Bolinger @climatebecky.com · 22/07/2026Check on your Front Range Colorado friends today. We don’t do well in humidity. 180
Becky Bolinger @climatebecky.com · 22/07/2026I am highly annoyed by this. It’s just all going to go around me! 4180
Becky Bolinger @climatebecky.com · 25/05/2026In the last year in the U.S., over 10,000 monthly records have been broken, and almost 200 all time records have been broken. But apparently we hardly break records. 🤷♀️ 031
Becky Bolinger @climatebecky.com · 06/05/2026My snow dashboard still needs a bit more work on it. But it's been really helpful this season to see how much is average for a station compared to what they're actually getting, broken down by month. climatebecky.com/snow_dashboard 093
Becky Bolinger @climatebecky.com · 06/05/2026Major front range snow storm brings huge totals! For many locations, this one May storm dropped more snow than all of March and April combined (and March is our snowiest month!). Estes Park was the big winner with 28" of snow. Temperatures will be back around 70 on Saturday. 1141
Becky Bolinger @climatebecky.com · 06/05/2026The trees didn’t get the memo to wait. My husband took video driving through a neighborhood with many downed limbs. #cowx 0112
Becky Bolinger @climatebecky.com · 19/04/2026Not all March temperature records are created equally. Take a look at the differences between the record warm Marches for Arizona and Idaho. For both states, March 2026 was the warmest March in the 132-year record, using NOAA Climate at a Glance data. But it was a more significant outlier for AZ. 182
Becky Bolinger @climatebecky.com · 17/04/2026This is my new favorite graphic produced by @climate.colostate.edu and @rschumacher.cloud. It's also been quite fascinating to watch the accumulation of above average temperatures for the water year. Find it here: climate.colostate.edu/co_cag/ 24815
Becky Bolinger @climatebecky.com · 25/03/2026It's 10:30 in the morning on March 25 in northern Colorado and the temperature in my backyard is 86°F. This is so not friggin' normal. 5133
Becky Bolinger @climatebecky.com · 13/03/2026How about minimum temperatures? Well, here's the top 10 minimum temperature observations for March. It's possible that next Wednesday or Thursday morning might beat that top spot. It's also possible that 5 out of this top 10 list will be replaced with 2026 dates. 100
Becky Bolinger @climatebecky.com · 13/03/2026The Vegas airport has been recording daily weather since 1949. In that history, temperatures at or above 90°F have occurred a total of 13 times in March (about 0.5% of all March days in the record). Next week, it's likely to happen 6 times. 110
Becky Bolinger @climatebecky.com · 13/03/2026We always think of Las Vegas as being very hot. This time of year, normal temperatures are quite pleasant, with an average high and low around 72°F and 51°F. The earliest observation of >= 95°F is April 2 (1966). Vegas is likely to exceed that 3 times next week, 2 weeks earlier than the earliest. 130
Becky Bolinger @climatebecky.com · 13/03/2026Air quality in northeast and southeast CO and the NE panhandle is ridiculously poor due to the wildfire near Lake McConaughy in NE. Widespread PM2.5 values in excess of 300, which is considered a "health warning of emergency conditions" for all populations. 0105
Becky Bolinger @climatebecky.com · 11/03/2026On @nexton9news.bsky.social tonight, @bianchiweather.bsky.social pointed out that this is the first winter that the Colorado statewide average temperature has been above freezing (records date back to 1895). 081
Becky Bolinger @climatebecky.com · 25/02/2026In my analysis of the latest winter storm, I take a look at all the stations that broke or tied a record for most snowfall in a single storm. That's right, Providence wasn't the only record! Here we see it helped some stations break monthly snowfall records too. climatebecky.com/blog#noreast... 031
Becky Bolinger @climatebecky.com · 24/02/2026@rschumacher.cloud on a state call this morning, talking about the crazy warmth we've been experiencing. The number of days Fort Collins has passed 60°F this winter, far surpasses any other winter! 42514
Becky Bolinger @climatebecky.com · 21/02/2026I joined a bowling league last summer. I have a ball that’s a Storm brand. This one is called tropical surge, and as an atmospheric scientist, this brings me extra joy. 191
Becky Bolinger @climatebecky.com · 17/02/2026New snow this week and how it might impact current snowpack levels and forecasted water supplies in the Upper Colorado River Basin - read my new blog! climatebecky.com/blog#snowpac... 1103
Becky Bolinger @climatebecky.com · 01/02/2026I've spent the week learning a lot about using Git, Plotly, and Dash. I'm excited to work on more dashboards and share more cool products! 070
Becky Bolinger @climatebecky.com · 01/02/2026Excited to share my latest endeavor here. I made a dashboard for NOAA Climate at a Glance data. "Why would you do that if we already have Climate at a Glance?" Good question! Could be useful during maintenance downtimes, shut downs, the apocalypse. Who knows?! climate-dashboard-wc07.onrender.com 1145
Becky Bolinger @climatebecky.com · 27/01/2026Guess what day it is?! Happy “large boulder the size of a small boulder” day to those who celebrate! Take a moment to chuckle before returning to your regularly scheduled doom and gloom. 091
Becky Bolinger @climatebecky.com · 25/01/2026Broncos baby took us to the Super Bowl 10 years ago. Hoping 10-year-old broncos fan gets us there today! 1110
Becky Bolinger @climatebecky.com · 13/01/2026Current statewide snowpack is officially record low for this date. Looking at where snowpack can go from here, we'd have to get 90th percentile snowpack accumulations between now and April to get a near average peak. This will have an impact on water supply and the wildfire season. #cowx 2135
Becky Bolinger @climatebecky.com · 13/01/2026For Colorado, December 1980 has long stuck out as the warmest December on record. December 2025 just beat it out. #cowx 2189
Becky Bolinger @climatebecky.com · 12/01/2026The Big Thompson, which is not very big, but can be very mighty! 0100
Becky Bolinger @climatebecky.com · 01/12/2025"And here's where we walk our guests when they start to get restless..." 0120
Becky Bolinger @climatebecky.com · 14/11/2025I'm going to make up a game where you have to take a shot every time this comic becomes relevant. 1101
Becky Bolinger @climatebecky.com · 12/11/2025After a gorgeous day I get to join in on the fun! Here’s my aurora pic from Loveland Colorado! 1504
Becky Bolinger @climatebecky.com · 11/11/2025Too busy licking a toy to look back. But I did get an ear perk! 0301
Becky Bolinger @climatebecky.com · 15/10/20251980s Christian rock band Petra. I played this so much, and with the scratches, I totally memorized where it would skip or get stuck. So much so that it was jarring when I later bought the CD and it didn't have those skips! 130
Becky Bolinger @climatebecky.com · 16/09/2025Ignoring the "they" for a moment. You got an "entire" generation on your side? Only 14% of the vote came from the youngest generation, and most of them voted for Harris. 140
Becky Bolinger @climatebecky.com · 07/09/2025The best thing about the one I got last January was the moon photobomb. 080