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EL NINO YEAR SNOWFALL COMPARISON
FOR CLIMAX, CO, near Leadville at 11,500'*(PLEASE READ COMMENTS)

  OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR TOTAL
EL NINO SEASON -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
1965-1966
7.5
40.0
17.6
15.4
19.4
11.7
32.0
143.6
1969-1970
63.9
28.2
53.6
50.0
27.4
32.7
39.0
294.8
1972-1973
2.2
28.8
30.4
9.3
13.7
35.9
42.2
162.5
1976-1977
12.2
20.8
15.3
19.3
26.5
23.8
33.5
151.4
1982-1983
28.2
28.2
24.6
24.7
37.6
56.9
38.7
238.9
1986-1987
19.6
30.5
15.7
31.3
22.0
38.5
20.0
177.6
1991-1992
27.0
48.7
5.7
19.4
25.6
49.2
29.0
204.6
1994-1995
38.5
14.4
41.5
70.1
44.4
67.0
57.5
333.4
1997-1998
26.6
42.2
15.1
57.2
32.2
48.2
33.3
254.8
EL NINO YEAR AVERAGE SNOWFALL
25.1
31.3
24.4
33.0
27.6
40.4
36.1
217.9
"NORMAL" YEAR AVERAGE
17.7
32.3
37.7
41.0
35.3
39.5
39.5
243.0
EL NINO YEAR % OF NORMAL
142
97
65
80
78
105
91
90

*The averages above are from Climax, and are not representative of any certain resort. This is for comparative purposes only, as we also have provided a percentage of "normal".

* Based on the above, El Nino seasons do not seem to help with snowfall any, however the most recent 2 were nice, especially 1994-1995 with 333" of snow (137% of normal). Lets hope the 2002-2003' El Nino episode is similar to 1994-1995!