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Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East

A significant, long-duration winter storm will bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Widespread travel disruptions, prolonged power outages, and vast tree damage is likely. Frigid temperatures, gusty winds, and dangerous wind chills will expand from the north-central US to the Southern Plains, MS Valley, and Midwest. Read More >

  Year to Date Snowfall for Grand Junction, Colorado

Year to Date Snowfall for Grand Junction, CO

When discussing the seasonal snowfall, we are referring to the period between July 1st and June 30th. So far this season (as of March 25th, 2018) Grand Junction, Colorado has received 9 inches of snow. The normal snowfall through March 25th is 17.5 inches, meaning we are currently 8.5 inches below normal. The normal seasonal average is 19.1 inches, which means we would need an additional 10.1 inches of snow through June 30th to match that number. So while we more than likely will not get that much, it's not too late to get snow! Our average last snowfall date is April 3, although we've had snow fall as late as May 11th before (which happened back in 1946)!

 

Just for comparison's sake, the record seasonal snowfall Grand Junction ever received was 65.7 inches which was set during the 1919-1920 season! Records go all the way back to 1893.