Lala Approaching Hawaii; Flash Flooding Risks; Excessive Heat

Lala, may become a hurricane, is expected to impact Hawaii this weekend. Heavy rainfall, strong winds, dangerous surf and localized flooding are expected. Heavy rainfall and flash flooding concerns from the mid-Mississippi Valley, Ohio Valley into the central Appalachians continues, with the threat shifting toward the mid-Atlantic later this weekend. Record heat continues for areas of the South. Read More >

Thanksgiving Climatology for Eastern Utah and Western Colorado

*Please note that 1919 brought an intense snowstorm to eastern Utah and western Colorado. However, some of our stations have not been around since 1919, so the "snowiest" Thanksgiving listed below is only since records were kept for those sites*

Let's take a look back at Thanksgivings past with some "Stuffed Stats" (aka Thanksgiving Climatology). By far the most impressive Thanksgiving took place on November 27, 1919 when an intense snowstorm dropped in from the northwest into eastern Utah and western Colorado. That storm produced record 24-hour snowfall totals for several of our climate sites including 14 inches in Grand Junction!

For more climate information from other sites, please visit our climate page on our website at https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=gjt. You can also follow us on Facebook (@NWSGrandJunction) or Twitter (@nwsgjt).

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