Spring 2024 Seasonal Climate Summary

Spring 2024 Seasonal Climate Summary —------------------------------ For a written Spring 2024 climate summary, please visit our website at https://www.weather.gov/media/gjt/Spr... --------------------------------- June 1st marked the beginning of Meteorological Summer and the end of Meteorological Spring, which runs from March 1st to May 31st. This spring was a rollercoaster, with the month of March being either warmer or cooler than normal depending on where you were, followed by April that was warmer than normal across the board. May saw overall cooler than normal conditions. As such, it makes sense that the season as a whole was either warmer or cooler than normal depending on where you stood, with six of the ten automated weather observation stations across eastern Utah and western Colorado ending the season with below normal mean temperatures, and the remaining four with above normal mean temperatures. Means ranged from 2.3F below normal to 1.9F above normal. Throughout the period, snow managed to accumulate at the higher elevations, leading to messy travel conditions over mountain passes well into the month of May. Despite this, the spring season was, on the whole, drier than normal with only three of the ten automated weather observation stations finishing the season with above normal precipitation totals. Little change in drought conditions has occurred during the season. --------------------------------- 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