30th in the middle of winter. that is not normal. it's typically cold. usually there is at least some snow on the ground, or at least some moisture from melted snow. sadly, the snow came about 24 hours too late on friday night. the rubble of homes in lewisville and superior, colorado now covered by nearly a foot of snow. couple's assistant state climatologist says this was, quite literally, the perfect storm. quote, the ingredients for a devastating wildfire have been coming together since last spring. a very wet spring 2021 helped grow the grasses. very dry summer and fall dried the grasses out and prepared the kindling. here is some statistics to put this all in perspective. it was the tenth warmest december on record, the third warmest november in september, and the fourth warmest august. this fire didn't happen in the mountains. it happened in the suburbs of denver, about 35 minutes from downtown. in fact, people could actually see the fire from high-rises in