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<v Speaker 1>Dave Fraser, Fox thirty one meteorologist, How are you today, sir.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm doing good. I'm doing good. I've been listening. I

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<v Speaker 2>glad to hear that you reached out to your friends

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<v Speaker 2>and family or whoever and got them to consider going.

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<v Speaker 1>And they all have. Everybody on the West coast has relocated,

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<v Speaker 1>and everybody on the East coast is ready. So everybody

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<v Speaker 1>is as good as they can be in Florida right now.

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<v Speaker 1>And so I want to ask you this is so

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna ask you an absurd question, Okay, And even

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<v Speaker 1>as I ask it to you, I know as it's

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<v Speaker 1>coming out of my mouth it's an absurd question. But

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<v Speaker 1>going around the internet right now, Dave Frasier, there is

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<v Speaker 1>all of this stuff about how the government is controlling

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<v Speaker 1>the weather. Specifically, they made Helene go up the southeast

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<v Speaker 1>United States right over the lithium mines. And that's I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>the let's talk about government controlling weather, shall we, Dave?

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<v Speaker 1>Where are we in that process?

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<v Speaker 2>We're on the test pool of social with that. Let's

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<v Speaker 2>be honest. I mean, listen, there's conspiracy theorists for everything.

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<v Speaker 2>But if you're saying that any there's any way that

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<v Speaker 2>we can control something the size of a Haleen or

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<v Speaker 2>a Milton and share it or drive it or direct

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<v Speaker 2>it in one direction or another. Uh, there's not a chance.

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<v Speaker 2>There's just no there's no way. There's no way. So

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<v Speaker 2>I'll I'll just leave that to the conspiratorists and those

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<v Speaker 2>on social media to spread whatever they want to do.

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<v Speaker 1>It's so Dave, It's just it shows that this isn't

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<v Speaker 1>really about weather, but it shows that people are so

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<v Speaker 1>distrustful of the government that they would rather believe that

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<v Speaker 1>not only think about it like this. And this is

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<v Speaker 1>what I said back to someone on social media not

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<v Speaker 1>too long ago, who's actually a friend of mine, who

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<v Speaker 1>posted this on Facebook, and I was like, stop doing this,

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<v Speaker 1>just stop doing this. This makes you look stupid because

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<v Speaker 1>you have to believe that not only does a government

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<v Speaker 1>send a hurricane to kill hundreds of people in Helene,

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<v Speaker 1>you also have to believe that they let farmers in

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<v Speaker 1>the Midwest go through horrific droughts that destroy their crops,

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<v Speaker 1>that allow hailstorms to happen that destroy those crops. So

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<v Speaker 1>you have to believe that the government is so bad

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<v Speaker 1>that they would let people starve and go out of business.

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<v Speaker 1>And then destroy their homes and livelihood and interstate highways

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<v Speaker 1>for what I mean, it's just so dumb. It's so dumb.

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<v Speaker 1>Now I want to ask a follow up question though,

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<v Speaker 1>because there have been efforts to try and control the weather,

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<v Speaker 1>the Heart program in Alaska. I mean, these are documented

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<v Speaker 1>scientific experiments trying to control the weather, but to my knowledge,

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<v Speaker 1>they've not been successful in any way, shape or for right.

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<v Speaker 2>Even cloud seating, while it does, while it is a thing,

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<v Speaker 2>and it does they do do it here in parts

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<v Speaker 2>of Colorado, the success rate is very, very low. So yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>there's just not much you're going to do. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>just think about where we are, the size of the planet,

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<v Speaker 2>the minuscule impact we could have in controlling the weather

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<v Speaker 2>across the you know, across the planet, the strength of

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<v Speaker 2>the sun, the power of the oceans. There's just no

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<v Speaker 2>way that I could wrap my brain around that contributions,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, cloud seating and stuff like that. Sure's it's

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<v Speaker 2>one of the things that frustrates me the most about

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<v Speaker 2>social media, and I tend to turn a deaf ear,

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<v Speaker 2>if you will. I tend to do less and less

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<v Speaker 2>on social media because of that. Yeah, it's just a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of it's a lot of noise. And again we're

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<v Speaker 2>off topic with weather, but it's a lot of noise.

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<v Speaker 2>And I tell my two sons all the time, you

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<v Speaker 2>know two things, stay away from Stay away from politics

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<v Speaker 2>and religion unless you're comfortable discussing them with the people

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<v Speaker 2>in front of you. Otherwise it just turns into a

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<v Speaker 2>fight or an argument. And it's another reason why I

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<v Speaker 2>don't go down the rabbit hole of global warming. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>do I believe there has been you know, are we

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<v Speaker 2>in a certain climate change right now? Certainly? I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>look at just what's happened with Alene, look at what's

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<v Speaker 2>happening with Milton. You can't argue with but you will

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<v Speaker 2>get into an argument. There's just no right or wrong.

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<v Speaker 2>The minute you go in one direction on either side

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<v Speaker 2>of that conversation, somebody's coming at you from the other side.

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<v Speaker 2>So the best thing for me to do is just

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<v Speaker 2>quietly sit in the background and let people fight amongst themselves.

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<v Speaker 1>That's a great strategy. Now, let's talk about our weather,

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<v Speaker 1>which has been unseasonably warm. And I just said to

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<v Speaker 1>a Rod, I'm actually enjoying this. I could lie to you.

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<v Speaker 1>I just think it's so pleasant outside I know it's

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<v Speaker 1>a little too warm for people, but it's beautiful outside

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<v Speaker 1>even with the smoke. And when is this going to end?

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<v Speaker 1>And are we going to have a warm Halloween or

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<v Speaker 1>is that going to be our first big snow.

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<v Speaker 2>So I agree with you and your assessment of it

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<v Speaker 2>being you know, this type of warmth is not summer heat. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>it's just got that warm kind of wrap around you

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<v Speaker 2>kind of feel during the day. But as soon as

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<v Speaker 2>we get to those earlier sunsets, the temperatures drop au

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<v Speaker 2>dramatically and you've got your cool, crisp nights. And that's

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<v Speaker 2>the balance and the great part of September and October.

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<v Speaker 2>We can have these warm days, but it's not the

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<v Speaker 2>summer heat we are seeing, and it's not uncommon. We're

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<v Speaker 2>getting later into the month of October, the sun's angle

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<v Speaker 2>is getting lower, the days are getting shorter. So as

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sitting here doing the forecast right now, one of

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<v Speaker 2>the things we're seeing is two cold fronts coming our way.

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<v Speaker 2>The first one comes on Friday, gets us out of

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<v Speaker 2>the eighties and down into about the mid seventies. Nice refreshing,

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<v Speaker 2>little change. Right now, Denver's average is about sixty eight degrees.

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<v Speaker 2>There's a second cold front coming, so we'll one back

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<v Speaker 2>up on Saturday into the low eighties. The second one

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<v Speaker 2>comes in Sunday. That one looks to have cool enough

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<v Speaker 2>air behind it that it will sit and stay. So

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<v Speaker 2>our forecast is actually going to be a mix of

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<v Speaker 2>upper sixties, more seasonal readings starting early next week, and

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<v Speaker 2>some low seventies. But right now, once we get beyond

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<v Speaker 2>Saturday's eighty degree temperature, I don't see eighties coming back

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<v Speaker 2>at this point, within at least the next ten days. However,

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<v Speaker 2>we do look to stay dry. That part of the

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<v Speaker 2>equation is not going to change.

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<v Speaker 1>So the we're not even I mean I don't even

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<v Speaker 1>have to bring my plants in from outside yet. We're

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<v Speaker 1>not even looking at that, like we're not even sniffing

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<v Speaker 1>our first freeze yet.

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<v Speaker 2>No. And I heard you and a Rod talking about

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<v Speaker 2>the sprinkler system. I know you've got yours planning. A

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<v Speaker 2>lot of people like you have them scheduled out ahead

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<v Speaker 2>of time, and it's gonna they're gonna come and shut

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<v Speaker 2>them off whenever, and you're okay with your long going dormit.

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<v Speaker 2>It is that time of the year anyway. Your grass

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<v Speaker 2>is probably looking green like a Rod talked about. I

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<v Speaker 2>did chastise him about spending too much money and throwing

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<v Speaker 2>must st Yeah, yeah, just throwing money away. Listen, your

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<v Speaker 2>grass looks green and it's great. It's because of the

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<v Speaker 2>cool Chris Knight. But it's not growing like it does

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<v Speaker 2>in the summer. So you should be reducing your water dramatically.

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<v Speaker 2>You should not be watering as much. Save the money,

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<v Speaker 2>put it in your pocket. Don't worry about blowing your

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<v Speaker 2>sprinklers out to your seyet if you don't want to,

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<v Speaker 2>because your trees and your shrubs could use a drink.

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<v Speaker 2>But keep an eye on the forecast to that first

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<v Speaker 2>shot at fleezing temperatures, and that's when you're going to

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<v Speaker 2>want to start. And I will tell you that's not

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<v Speaker 2>for the next ten days, so you can leave them

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<v Speaker 2>on if you've got them scheduled, like manager that have

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<v Speaker 2>blown out, blown out and call it a season. All right.

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<v Speaker 1>So let me ask you this question from a texter.

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<v Speaker 1>I gotta find it because a lot of texts have

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<v Speaker 1>come in now. It says, please ask Dave. Is this

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<v Speaker 1>a warm pattern going so late, the new normal going forward,

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<v Speaker 1>or just a random off year. I mean, we kind

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<v Speaker 1>of talked about. I'm with you, it's apparent to me

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<v Speaker 1>the earth is warming right. The underpinnings will leave to

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<v Speaker 1>others to discuss right now, But is this going to

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<v Speaker 1>be our new normal? Are we going to have warm falls?

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<v Speaker 1>Or is it too soon to tell?

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<v Speaker 2>You know what we have seen. I think what we

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<v Speaker 2>need is a larger database to look at it to

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<v Speaker 2>see if we can determine whether it is a new

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<v Speaker 2>due to climate change, and whether it's new or not.

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<v Speaker 2>I think we would need probably maybe ten years worth

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<v Speaker 2>of records. We had seen some warm Septembers and Octobers

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<v Speaker 2>of late. We've also noticed in the last couple of years,

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<v Speaker 2>and you may have noticed this as well, that March

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<v Speaker 2>and April we always tout as our snowiest months, but

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<v Speaker 2>I think in the last six years that'd be a worry. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>has outdone March as the snowiest month. So could that

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<v Speaker 2>signal the change in kind of the maybe a slight

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<v Speaker 2>shift in the seasons where fall hangs or summer goes

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<v Speaker 2>a little later and winter starts a little later and

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<v Speaker 2>it ramps up and then spring comes. I think we

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<v Speaker 2>need a bigger database to be able to really be

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<v Speaker 2>able to say with any kind of concrete evidence that yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>we might be seeing as shift. But remember that the

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<v Speaker 2>climate is cyclical. We know that over the duration. And

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<v Speaker 2>while we've had records, for instance here in Denver, going

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<v Speaker 2>back to eighteen seventy two, I heard you talking earlier,

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<v Speaker 2>there are things that we can't compare before we had records.

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<v Speaker 2>For instance, you mentioned the mill of bars for low

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<v Speaker 2>pressure as it relates to hurricanes. We didn't even start

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<v Speaker 2>keeping those records till nineteen seventy nine, so our database

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<v Speaker 2>is not very deep when it comes to the history

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<v Speaker 2>of weather and climate on this planet.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, So that is I have nothing to add

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<v Speaker 1>because I think you're right. So we'll just leave it

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<v Speaker 1>at that. What is our immediate forecast before we let

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<v Speaker 1>you go?

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<v Speaker 2>Eighties today? There's a little smoke in the air, not

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<v Speaker 2>in Denver. We've got beautiful air from Denver to the south,

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<v Speaker 2>and you should get into the northeast corner, some of

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<v Speaker 2>that smoke should lift out. We're Sunday and dry again.

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<v Speaker 2>I think we're about eighty four tomorrow. I think we're

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<v Speaker 2>seventy four on Friday. I think we're eighty one eighty

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<v Speaker 2>two on Saturday, and then I've got probably around seventy Sunday,

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<v Speaker 2>upper sixties, Monday seventy one, seventy two, just about every

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<v Speaker 2>day next week, and your overnight lows here's the key,

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<v Speaker 2>may get down a couple of mornings into the upper thirties.

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<v Speaker 2>Not cold enough to be worried about sprinklers, but maybe

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<v Speaker 2>a little cross on the pumpkin in a few places.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, sweater weather, a.

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<v Speaker 1>Rod, A little frost on the pumpkin almost sounds dirty,

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<v Speaker 1>Dave Fraser, I'm just like.

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<v Speaker 2>Dave ayrod.

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<v Speaker 1>Once again, no snow on Halloween.

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<v Speaker 2>Right as of right now, the fourtecast continues to look

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<v Speaker 2>dry and warmth for the month. We're right about a

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<v Speaker 2>nine degree average above for the month of October.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, BOK thirty one, Chief Meteorologist, Dave Fraser. I

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<v Speaker 1>appreciate you. We'll talk to you next week.

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<v Speaker 2>The same back at you, Thank you, thanks sing