Snow Relief for 2021

Barbara Crimond | Jan 03, 2022 | Comments 0

The long dry spell for precipitation came to an end for the High Plains, right at the tail end of 2021 with snow developing across the region shortly after 11pm on Friday, December 31^st. The snow continued through the New Year’s day, leaving an estimated average of from 3-4 inches of powder which will melt away as daily temperatures for the first week of the year are forecast to rise past the melting point.

The following is a five-year report on precipitation levels for our region including a six-month breakdown for levels in 2021:

	2017	20108	2019	2020	Jan-June	July-Dec	2021
Springfield 0.05 NW	20.81	15.31	12.47	7.41	5.60	5.42	11.02
Walsh 5.4 SSW	19.89	15.06	12.17	7.74	5.89	6.64	12.53
Campo 7.8 NE	24.36	20.05	12.19	8.35	7.57	6.05	13.62
Las Animas 8.1 NE	18.72	12.65	8.89	7.25	6.37	3.11	9.48
Eads 0.45 E	21.27	12.42	16.15	5.53	9.26	6.23	15.49
Burlington 0.58 NE	23.62	22.99	17.31	12.97	12.09	4.91	17.00
Trinidad 1.9 ENE	25.06	12.88	17.31	12.04	13.23	9.66	22.89
La Junta 1.0 S	23.38	9.93	8.83	12.08	8.80	2.94	11.74
Holly 0.1 ENE	26.00	19.26	16.49	9.21	8.75	9.50	18.25
Lamar 2.9 S	23.09	16.07	13.35	9.28	9.21	5.23	14.44
Wiley 0.3 S	19.36	12.50	16.09	9.25	7.53	4.15	11.68