Tuesday, February 4, 2014

New Colorado 24-Hour Rainfall Record Set During 2013 Floods

It's not where you think it would be.
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As the state climatologist points out this is a record for established, long term official rain gauges at 11.85". Many of Colorado's most severe storms like, the 1965 flood and the Big Thompson Canyon flood in 1976 had localized rainfall of 14 inches in 4 hours. The highest 24-hour rainfall estimated in Colorado was near Bonny Reservoir during the 1965 floods at 24".

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