On average, there are 266 sunny days per year in Durango, Colorado. The July high is around 87 degrees. The January low is 12. Sperling's comfort index for Durango is a 65 out of 100, where a higher score indicates a more comfortable year-around climate. The US average for the comfort index is 54.
Hurricanes occur near the equator where the water is warm. Warm water acts as their energy source. They also require a large enough basin to form and certain wind patterns that can initiate them. Most hurricanes occur in the Atlantic Ocean (north of the equator), in the Indian Ocean, and in the Pacific Ocean. One notable place they donât occur is in the Atlantic Ocean south of the equator, even though it is warm there.
Hurricanes do most of their damage with high winds and storm surges. The global warming effect on the former is debated, but the latter isn't. Global sea levels have risen approximately 1.7 mm per year between 1950 and 2009, and at an accelerated pace of 3.3 mm from 1993 on. This is due to climatic changes.