Drought Update May 2005 WTF Meeting

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Drought Update May 2005 WTF Meeting

• Roger A. Pielke, Sr.
• Colorado Climate Center
• presented at the Water Task Force meeting,
• Division of Wildlife, Denver, CO, May 12, 2005
• Prepared by Odie Bliss
• http//ccc.atmos.colostate.edu

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http//www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/research/preli
m/drought/st005dv00pcp.html
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http//www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/research/preli
m/drought/st005dv00pcp.html
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http//www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/research/preli
m/drought/st005dv00pcp.html
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Colorado Precipitation Ranking 1895-2005
http//www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/research/preli
m/drought/st005dv00pcp.html
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Climate divisions defined by Dr. Klaus Wolter of
NOAA's Climate Diagnostic Center in Boulder, CO
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Division 1 Grand Lake 1NW
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Division 1 Taylor Park
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Division 2 Collbran
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Division 2 Grand Junction
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Division 3 Montrose
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Division 3 Cochetopa Creek
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Division 3 Mesa Verde
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Division 4 Del Norte
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Division 5 Colorado Springs
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Division 5 Pueblo
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Division 5 Buena Vista
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Division 5 Canon City
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Division 6 Cheyenne Wells
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Division 7 Akron
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Division 7 Leroy
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Division 8 Boulder
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Division 8 Cheesman
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Division 8 Kassler
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Division 8 Fort Collins
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April 2005 maximum temperatures
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April 2005 minimum temperatures
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April 2005 Average Temperatures
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April 2005 precipitation
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WY 2005 precipitation
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3 Month SPI
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12 Month SPI
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48 Month SPI
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Fraction of Colorado in Drought
Calibration period is 1961-2000. Data values
produced by John Kleist.
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Projected Conditions at 0.2 Probability Level 12
Month SPI at 6 months
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Projected Conditions at 0.5 Probability Level 12
Month SPI at 6 months
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Projected Conditions at 0.8 Probability Level 12
Month SPI at 6 months
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Projected Conditions at 0.2 Probability Level 48
Month SPI at 12 months
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Projected Conditions at 0.5 Probability Level 48
Month SPI at 12 months
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Projected Conditions at 0.8 Probability Level 48
Month SPI at 12 months
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Drought Monitor Map
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Colorado Climate CenterColorado State University

• Data and Power Point Presentations available for
  downloading
• http//ccc.atmos.colostate.edu
• click on Drought
• then click on Presentations