Second latest First Freeze date ever
(posted by Keno on October 21 at 202 am)

On Sunday night October 20 at around 11 pm, the first freeze of the season occurred when the temperature dropped down to 31 degrees. This marked the second latest date that the greater Crestone area has seen it's first freeze, as October 24, 2015 holds on to the latest record. Before 2015, the latest date to see the first freeze of the season was October 9, and we've seen that old record surpassed 3 times since, with all of this because of man-made climate change. So you can expect more of this in the future until changes are made to reverse the damage man has done to our home planet, since this is not just happening here - but everywhere all over the world and it won't go away until we all do something to stop the warming of Earth.

Seasonal Snow Spotters are always needed and wanted!
(posted by Keno on October 15 at 1127 am)

I'm always looking for new volunteer weather spotters, especially snow spotters, for our area for this new snow season. For the last few years now we haven't had any snow spotters in the town of Crestone and I would love to have at least one reporting from there, and some more are needed elsewhere (more on that below).

What is needed to be a snow spotter? Just a ruler - or a yard stick for when it snows a lot, while a rain gauge, a snow board (no, not the kind you ski on, but the original white snow board used by the NWS to measure snow on) and a snow rule would be even better (but only a few of our spotters have them). A home weather station is real cool to have too, especially to report temperatures on record cold nights! But for being a snow spotter alone, only a everyday ruler is needed to be one!

Besides needing a new snow spotter in downtown Crestone, we also need at least one new spotter in Chalet 2 (we had 2 at one time, but now no longer have any out there since last winter), and none out in Casita Park (all of theses are important locations where we can use spotters!). I also would love to have another spotter out 15 miles away in Moffat, as my grandson Cooper will sometimes report from there, but only sometimes, as he isn't a weather buff at all (not a requirement to be one, but if you're not into the weather, then you're not likely to report conditions too often, if ever - and likely are not even reading this!).

In Chalet 1, besides myself, we have 2, sometimes 3 other spotters; 2 to 3 spotters out in the Grants and one spotter off T Road in the Baca Townhouses - but - even in all of these places - more reporters are always wanted and are always welcomed to join us! So please email me at keno@fairpoint.net if you would like to join our Crestone-Baca spotter team and I can tell you a bit more on how easy it is to join our local team in doing this fun community service! All I need to know on my end in your email is your name, where in town you are located - and at what elevation you are at. Do note that your exact address is not needed, just your location, and since some spotters don't wish to be named online (in our snow report), I don't do that, unless you tell me you don't mind. But yes, all locals are welcome to join us in reporting snowfall for our greater area! So please join us this snow season in reporting snow totals!

Keno

Record High Temps Tied in the Crestone/Baca on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
(posted on Friday, October 4, 2024 by Keno at 124 AM; updated on Saturday, October 5, 2024 at 1150 PM; updated 1147 pm on Oct 6, 2024)

On Thursday, October 3, the Crestone-Baca saw a record high temperature for the date tied, with a reading of 78 degrees. This reading was first reached in 2003. Then a second record high temperature for the date was tied 2 days later when the high reached 77 degrees. This record was first set in 1997.

Finally, a third record high was seen on Sunday, October 6, when the thermometer rose to 77 degrees, breaking the old record of 75 degrees, set in 2020.

Special note - a very important message..... In regard to what I wrote in the past about the NWS getting things wrong.... Please understand that our local NWS weather office is located very far away from Crestone, in Pueblo, and they don't know this area like us locals do. It isn't their fault that corrupt politicians years ago closed down local weather forecast offices all over the country - including our local office in Alamosa. If that old office was still open today (and it still should be), this won't had happen. Now, do beware that the same kind of politicians today want to see NOAA totally shut down and leave our forecasts to private companies, as stated in Project 2025!.. This will happen if Project 2025 takes effect! It will be totally outrageous if Project 2025 is implement! If you think things are bad now, just wait and see how bad things will be with NOAA gone! NOAA, among other things, is in charge of everything weather related, and not just forecasts! Believe me, you don't want private companies in charge of putting out weather warnings and making out our daily forecasts, even if I'm okay at doing it here. I'm not a private, big business/company. I'm just an old man who's been doing this for the love of my community and for my love for studying the weather - and not for the love of money, as would be the only reason for big businesses taking over our forecasts.

I try to not be political here at our Crestone-Baca Weather Center, but for something as important as this, I sure as shit will take a stand here! So please!.... read up on Project 2025 - it's isn't just weather forecasting that they will be messing up, but many other things that we take for granted everyday, as this Project 2025 will put us all back in the dark ages! Please vote against any politician who wants to see this disaster of a plan and new law of the land to be passed and put into place! It was bad enough years ago when they closed down all of our needed local weather offices, this Project 2025 will be even worst for us - far worst - mark my words! 

Keno