Tag: white christmas
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A White Christmas in Colorado Springs is rare, but what about an earthquake?
By O’Dell Isaac The National Weather Service definition of a white Christmas focuses on how much snow is on the ground on Dec. 25. According to the weather agency, if there is at least 1 inch of snow on the ground on Christmas and greater than 0.5 inches falling during the day, then it qualifies.…
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Colorado Springs weather: Possible record temperatures, fire danger as La Niña event continues
By O’Dell Isaac Dreams of a white Christmas are giving way to a La Niña reality as an unseasonably warm December continues, with temperatures threatening to eclipse a 70-year-old record in Colorado Springs on Monday. According to the National Weather Service, the warmest Dec. 22 was in 1955, when Colorado Springs saw a high of…
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It’s going to be a White Christmas at the Butte
OPTIONAL SUBHEAD: Irving Berlin classic opens Nov. 28 Cripple Creek’s Butte Theater presents Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas,” an uplifting and inspiring musical for all ages. Based on the beloved 1954 movie of the same name, “White Christmas” features a dazzling score along with the perennial title song. “I am so excited to bring the magic…
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‘White Christmas’ history in Colorado Springs and Pueblo: Looking back
By definition for the National Weather Service, the last “White Christmas” in Colorado Springs was in 1987, when there was an inch of snow throughout the day, along with an inch of snow on the ground in the morning. Before that, the next “White Christmas” in Colorado Springs was in 1976, when there was an…
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Remember the Christmas earthquake that ‘rocked’ Colorado’s Front Range?
Christmas Day 1994 brought a surprise stretching from the Tri-Lakes area to the Denver metro area thanks to an earthquake. “At 12:06 p.m., a 4.0 earthquake rocked the region, shaking houses and buildings with no major damage reported,” according to the National Weather Service in Pueblo. The mild earthquake shook parts of Colorado hours after…
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Unseasonably warm temperatures fall short of record in Colorado Springs on Sunday
An unseasonably warm Sunday in Colorado Springs fell just a few degrees short of the record-high temperature for the date, according to the National Weather Service in Pueblo. Sunday reached a high of 63 degrees, the weather agency said. The city’s record high for Dec. 22 is 69 degrees, set in 1955. The week is…