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Spring is an odd season here in Colorado. March is the oddest month in the season. It's our biggest snow month. It's also the time when weather goes from blizzard to balmy; often several times a day.

Don't bother looking for the first crocus. Colorado's real seasonal change is sartorial. In Winter we look like arctic bank robbers, with ski masks and expedition clothing. The rest of the time we look like refugees from Florida.

March's rapidly changing weather can be tricky. You have ro be prepared for anything. It can lead to some odd combinations. Let's say your GPS failed and you have no idea where you are.
Look around. If you see someone in a winter parka, shorts, sandals and a cowboy hat, your're in Colorado and it's Springtime or Fall.

The last clue is legs. In Winter we Caucasians often pale to our natural, pasty white complexions. In Spring we put on shorts and display what I call our "safety legs." Those are our blindingly-white, glow-in-the-dark lower appendages that warn motorists to avoid us when we emerge from our Winter dens. I think it's an evolutionary adaptation. Ain't Darwin grand?

So there you have it. Your authoritative guide to Springtime in Colorado.

timon_phocas 9 Mar 27
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I'm in Jersey and our weather just gets weirder every year. We used to have seasons. Now you never know what season your going to get and when you'll get it

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Fun fact: Colorado gets about 300 days a year of sunshine (sunny or partially sunny)

Fun saying: If you don't like the weather in CO just wait a couple days...it'll change. Often even the same day.

How to tell a native from non-native (Californian or Texan). 35° and no coat, native. 55° with coat, non-native.

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I've seen Colorado go from 70° to 20° and 2 feet of snow , in 24 hours .

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