March 2020 in Ouray was warm and droughty, following a dry, cold February. Highs for the month averaged 47.5 degrees; normal is 3 degrees lower, 44.6. Lows were proportionately even warmer, averaging 28.5; normal is six degrees lower, 22.4. Precipitation was 1.48 inches, with only 12.1 inches of snow; normal precip is 2.28, snow 25.9. (Only August typically has more precipitation than March, 2.33 inches. March is usually the snowiest month of the year, too.)

This April has seen a run of typical s...