1. The Impacts of Weather Nolan J. Doesken Colorado Climate Center Colorado State University Presented at Ogallala Symposium, Wray, Colorado, February 23, 2004 Prepared by Odie Bliss

2. Ogallala Aquifer

3. Average annual precipitation COLORADO, KANSAS AND NEBRASKA

4. Colorado Average Annual Precipition

5. Wray, Colorado, temperatures

6. Monthly Pan Evaporation

7. Average Summer (June-August) Temperatures

8. Nebraska Mean Annual Temperature (1895 – 2003)

9. Monthly Average Precipitation for selected stations in the Ogallala Aquifer

10. Average Summer (June-August) Precipitation

11. Climate Divisions Nebraska Colorado Kansas

12. Annual Precipitation Totals by Division

14. Holyoke, CO, Precipitation Deficit

16. WY 1999

17. WY2000

18. WY2001

19. WY2002

20. WY2003

21. Water Year 2004 (Oct 2003 - Jan 2004)

22. Drought Monitor map

24. Temperature March – May 2004 From the Colorado Prediction Center http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/multi_season/13_seasonal_outlooks/color/churchill.html

25. Precipitation March – May 2004 From the Colorado Prediction Center http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/multi_season/13_seasonal_outlooks/color/churchill.html

26. Temperature June – August 2004 From the Colorado Prediction Center http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/multi_season/13_seasonal_outlooks/color/churchill.html

27. Precipitation June – August 2004 From the Colorado Prediction Center http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/multi_season/13_seasonal_outlooks/color/churchill.html

28. CoAgMet Weather Data for Agriculture Automated weather stations with daily and hourly readings of: Temperature Humidity Wind Precipitation Solar energy Evapotranspiration http://www.coagmet.com

29. CoCo RaHS Community Collaborative Rain and Hail Study YOU CAN HELP! http://www.cocorahs.org

30. Colorado Climate Magazine Good bedtime reading about the climate of Colorado -- recent and historic $15/year subscription pays printing and mailing costs

31. Colorado Climate Center Colorado State University Data and Power Point Presentations available for downloading http://ccc.atmos.colostate.edu click on “Drought” then click on “Presentations”