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Call it the winter that wasn’t.
Throughout Colorado a record-warm and dry winter has come to a close. Attention now pivots to spring and the potential for additional snow to allay increasing drought concerns. Though, there appears to be little relief in sight.
The Denver-metro area went months without measurable snowfall this winter. The city’s daytime temperatures often surpassed 60 degrees....
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