Mike,<\/p>\n
Here’s an interesting factoid about Boulder weather–90 mph winds in December and January are surprisingly common.<\/p>\n
The attached picture shows a bar chart of occurence of winds in a recent 35 year period (1967-2002). In the months of December and January, there have been 41 90-mph “Chinooks” in Boulder. Chinooks are warm, fast, steady winds from the west, usually after a snowfall. I had no idea there were so many of them. On our drives out there this coming December and January, we may have to batten down the hatches pretty tight. We’ll be driving into the wind, anyway, so we should be able to watch the flying tumbleweeds and two-by-fours as they come towards us.<\/p>\n
–rakkity<\/p>\n
Mike, Here’s an interesting factoid about Boulder weather–90 mph winds in December and January are surprisingly common. The attached picture shows a bar chart of occurence of winds in a recent 35 year period (1967-2002). In the months of December … Continue reading ![\"boulder_wind_bymonth.gif\"](\"https:\/\/mainecourse.com\/mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/boulder_wind_bymonth.gif\")
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