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Historic Repeat: Like 2003, March Blizzard Of 2021 Helps Ease Drought On Colorado's Front Range
2020 came in as the second driest year on record in Colorado filled with wildfires, dwindling water supplies and a worsening drought.
March 18, 2021
DENVER (CBS4) – You’ve probably heard the saying at some point in your life that history often repeats itself. That saying definitely holds true for the Front Range of Colorado when it comes to widespread drought and blizzards in March. If you were living in Denver or along the Front Range in 2002 you know that it was the driest year on record in Colorado. Widespread drought developed, water supplies were low and the future looked bleak. Then the following March produced a historic blizzard that put a major dent in the drought and filled up many reservoirs.
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Fast forward to this year and it’s almost an exact repeat. 2020 came in as the second driest year on record in Colorado filled with wildfires, dwindling water supplies and a worsening drought. Then March arrived and it brought another historic blizzard to the Front Range. And while it was not quite as big as the one in 2003 it still made a significant dent in the drought.
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