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Avg. High: 45° F
Avg. Low: 22° F
Max. High: 75° F (1965)
Min. Low: -24° F (1990)
Avg. Precip: 0.77"
Max. Precip: 4.20" (1913)
Average Snow: 13.0"
Max. Snow: 52.5" (1913)
Max Wind: 120
Gumweed (Grindelia squarrosa)
Early Easter daisies
(Townsendia hookerii and T. exscapa)

A new late-fall tradition in
Trumpeter swans disappeared from most of the prairie region during the first two-thirds of the 20th century. By the 1950s these majestic birds had grown very rare. Protection from hunting, along with reintroduction programs in the northern
Several hundred pairs now nest in the Greater Yellowstone Basin, the
Standing-wave clouds are common along the front range in winter. The December 2007 broadcast is a discussion of the clouds and their formation and other features of the December sky. The pictures were taken at Sawhill Ponds by Steve Jones.
December 12: Full moon rises at 4:05 p.m.
December 13-14: The Geminid meteor shower peaks in the high southern sky around midnight. Sky and Telescope says this should be a great year for the Geminids since their progenitor, the "defunct comet" Phaeton, passes close to earth on December 10.
December 21: Winter solstice occurs at 5:04 a.m. MST. Join BCNA members for our annual Winter Solstice sunrise hike on White Rocks Trail the following morning.
Photos: Steve Jones
Read Ruth Carol Cushman and Stephen Jones's Nature Almanac column in the Daily Camera "Get Out" section the first Friday of each month.
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