{"id":26174,"date":"2024-08-11T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-11T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/weekend-showers-bump-durango-to-above-average-precipitation-for-the-month\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T05:34:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T05:34:48","slug":"weekend-showers-bump-durango-to-above-average-precipitation-for-the-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/weekend-showers-bump-durango-to-above-average-precipitation-for-the-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend showers bump Durango to above-average precipitation for the month"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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A heavy downpour moves through the West Needle Mountains on Tuesday east of Purgatory Resort. On Wednesday, Durango will see a 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8 p.m. with a high of 81, according to the National Weather Service. Showers and thunderstorms are forecast in Silverton, mainly before 5 p.m., and a high temperature of 65 is expected. (Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald)<\/span>Jerry McBride<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Weekend showers provided Durango with about an inch of rain heading into the final stretch of the monsoon season.<\/p>\n

A consistent barrage of storms occurred on-and-off throughout the weekend in north La Plata County near Purgatory Resort, with some places receiving up to 1\u00bd inches.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been a positive summer for rainfall in Southwest Colorado. Precipitation at the Durango-La Plata County Airport is at an inch above normal, National Weather Service Meteorologist Megan Sanders said on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Areas near Ignacio received between 1 and 1.2 inches since Friday.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been having some monsoon moisture across the region the last several days, and we haven\u2019t had any anything to kick out that moisture,\u201d Sanders said.<\/p>\n

Drought conditions in Southwest Colorado are looking up after almost two years of considerably decent moisture.<\/p>\n

Montezuma County received up to 0.6 inches during the weekend storms, while Pagosa Springs saw around 1\u00bd inches.<\/p>\n

Montezuma County sits in abnormally dry conditions, meaning hay production decreases and rangelands are dry. Only the northwest side of La Plata County is in abnormally dry conditions while Archuleta County is considered drought-free for the moment, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.<\/p>\n

Driven by late-June showers and rainfall from recent weeks, Durango is about 2 inches above normal for yearly precipitation at the airport.<\/p>\n

While the weather may dry up nearing the end of this week, Sanders does not expect last weekend\u2019s blast of rainfall to be the last remnants of moisture.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s not any strong indication we\u2019re going to get a big overage of high pressure blocking us off from that moisture at this time,\u201d Sanders said.<\/p>\n

The Animas River is also benefiting from a boost in showers.<\/p>\n

According to SnoFlo, Animas River streamflow discharge was observed Sunday morning at 524 cubic feet per second, a 75% increase from Saturday, and a gauge height of 2.85 feet.<\/p>\n

But those numbers tapered off during the early week, with a streamflow discharge of 496 cfs and a gauge height of 2.81 feet Tuesday.<\/p>\n

tbrown@durangoherald.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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