Fall 2024 Seasonal Climate Summary
Fall 2024 Seasonal Climate Summary —------------------------------ For a written Fall 2024 climate summary, please visit our website at https://www.weather.gov/media/gjt/Fal... --------------------------------- December 1st marked the end of Meteorological Fall, which runs from September 1st to November 30th, and the beginning of Meteorological Winter. The first half of the season was warmer than normal, while the stormier and cooler second half of the season was near to below normal in terms of temperatures. However, the unusual warmth of late September and early October meant that the season as a whole came in warmer than normal, with all ten of the automated weather observation stations finishing the season with above normal mean temperatures. Mean temperature departures ranged from 0.2F to 5.2F above normal. Precipitation was more of a mixed bag, with periods of much above normal precipitation during the season, with the tail end of the monsoon in September and the beginning of winter storm season in November, but also periods of much below normal precipitation, including the last half of September and most of October. In the end though, it really depended on where you were as to whether you saw above or below normal precipitation, as four sites finished above normal and six below. Location and elevation played a large part, as higher elevations and more southerly locations were better able to tap into passing Atmospheric River events, while lower elevations and more northerly locations tended to see less precipitation out of these events. Precipitation total departures ranged from 1.37 inches below normal to 0.70 inches above normal. --------------------------------- Please note that all data mentioned is collected from our automated observing stations from 10 different airports across eastern Utah and western Colorado. Some of our cooperative observers in more remote areas may have measured warmer or colder temperatures, or more or less precipitation than what was mentioned in this summary. --------------------------------- National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office Grand Junction, CO
