Denver’s water story for this late November has been one of weather whiplash and the challenge of managing ever-changing supplies across a warming climate. As reported by Denver7, the Colorado Climate Center’s Water Year 2025 review marked the last 12 months as the tenth warmest on record for the state and the 51st driest, though conditions have fluctuated widely across regions. Climatologist Becky Mazurek noted that temperatures have continued to trend higher, which reduces snowpack and contributes to more extremes, from sudden flooding to drought.
Looking at just the last 48 hours, Denver has seen a return to sun after a bout of patchy rain and cool temperatures. According to Easeweather, November 23 brought patchy rain with a high around 9 degrees Celsius and some measurable moisture, about 4.7 millimeters. But today, November 24, skies turned sunny, with a high near 14 degrees Celsius and virtually no rain. There’s been no new snow since before the weekend, and forecast models suggest calmer, drier conditions for a few more days.
Despite this recent calm, Denver has already experienced notable snowfall in November. Weather25.com totals the city at about 3.6 centimeters of snow so far, while Easeweather, looking at a broader Denver County area, reports accumulations closer to 8.8 inches for the month—a sign that some neighborhoods felt winter’s touch more than others. Overnight lows have been fluctuating from just below freezing up to the mid-single digits Celsius, and average high temperatures for the month have hovered around 11 or 12 degrees. That’s a few degrees warmer than historic averages, as tracked by weatherandclimate.info, which recorded Denver’s mean temperature for November so far at 55.3 degrees Fahrenheit, notably 3.3 degrees above normal.
On the water supply side, the unusually dry trends are also leaving an impact. The Independent reported that water storage serving the metro area was at about 65 percent of total capacity in mid-November. The city council in nearby Aurora asked restaurants to serve water only on request, illustrating how conservation is moving from policy to daily practice. For drinking water, there have been no new quality alerts in Denver itself, but officials remain vigilant; the warmer-than-usual temperatures can encourage algal growth in reservoirs, a risk that utility managers monitor closely.
Meanwhile, Denver Water has been in the news for its long-term planning: Water Education Colorado reports that Denver Water closed a deal to purchase 230 acres at Lazy Heart Ranch for $5.6 million, a move geared toward both protecting local water rights and expanding future supplies. And in a historic step this week, state officials approved the Western Slope’s plan to transfer water rights from the Shoshone Power Plant, aiming to provide more reliable river flows for decades. The Colorado Sun reports near-unanimous support, with a few Front Range utilities voicing concerns about how those decisions could affect emergency supplies when drought hits hardest.
In summary, Denver is enjoying a brief respite of sunshine after a chilly, mostly dry, and sometimes snowy month—though background anxieties about persistent warmth, low water reserves, and strategic management remain. As we close out November, utility leaders, city officials, and residents are being called to adapt quickly, conserve carefully, and plan for a future where weather unpredictability is the only constant.
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