Tracking rain & snow across Southern Colorado

Krdo · Apr 29, 2026 · 1062 words · By Julia Donovan

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COMPASS This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation 2 days __Secure-OSID This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation 6 months…

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The use of this cookie depends on your browser settings and whether you have chosen to have location turned on for your browser.

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://krdo.com/weather/2026/04/29/tracking-rain-snow-across-southern-colorado/

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Claim 1: “GN_PREF cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation.”

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Claim 2: “GCLB is used in context with load balancing - This optimizes the response rate between the visitor and the site, by distributing the traffic load on multiple network links or servers.”

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Multiple cross-reference sources consistently explain that GCLB is used in the context of load balancing to optimize response rates by distributing traffic load across multiple network links or servers.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — GCLB is used in context with load balancing - This optimizes the response rate between the visitor and the site, by distributing the traffic load on multiple network links or servers.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — GCLB cookie is used in context with load balancing - This optimizes the response rate between the visitor and the site, by distributing the traffic load on multiple network links or servers.
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Claim 3: “g_cl_au is used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services.”

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Multiple cross-reference sources consistently state that the g_cl_au cookie is used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Google+ (sometimes written as Google Plus, stylized as G+ or g+) was a social network owned and operated by Google until it ceased operations in 2019. The network was launched on June 28, 2011, in an …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Google AdSense is a program and advertising network run by Google through which website publishers in the Google Network of content sites serve text, images, video, or interactive media advertisements…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Google Ads, formerly known as Google AdWords, is an online advertising platform developed by Google, where advertisers bid to display brief digital advertisements, service offerings, product listings,…
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Claim 4: “LSOLH is for authentication with your Google account.”

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Claim 5: “SIDCC downloads certain Google Tools and save certain preferences, for example the number of search results per page or activation of the SafeSearch Filter. Adjusts the ads that appear in Google Search.”

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Claim 6: “SAPISID downloads certain Google Tools and save certain preferences, for example the number of search results per page or activation of the SafeSearch Filter. Adjusts the ads that appear in Google Search.”

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Claim 7: “CONSENT is a Google cookie consent tracker.”

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Claim 8: “APISID downloads certain Google Tools and save certain preferences, for example the number of search results per page or activation of the SafeSearch Filter. Adjusts the ads that appear in Google Search.”

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Claim 9: “_Secure-ENID remembers user preferences like language, search results per page, and SafeSearch settings.”

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Claim 10: “UULE sends precise location information from your browser to Googles servers so that Google can show you results that are relevant to your location.”

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Multiple cross-reference sources consistently state that the UULE cookie sends precise location information from the browser to Google's servers for the purpose of showing location-relevant search results.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — sends precise location information from your browser to Googles servers so that Google can show you results that are relevant to your location
https://krdo.com/news/top-stories/2026/04/09/cdot-repairing-…

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Claim 11: “CGIC improves search results delivery by autocompleting queries based on user input.”

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Claim 12: “NID is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation.”

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Multiple cross-reference sources consistently state that the NID cookie is used to collect website statistics, track conversion rates, and assist with Google ad personalization.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Powerlifting at the 1987 Southeast Asian Games was held between 17 September to 18 September at Senayan Sports Complex.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Nieuport-Delage NiD.62 was a French sesquiplane fighter from the early 1930s. This machine was a descendant of a long line of Nieuport-Delage fighters that were designed and built during the years…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Karate at the 1987 Southeast Asian Games was held between 17 September to 19 September in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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Claim 13: “cookies_accepted functionality cookie is simply to verify that you have allowed us to set cookies on your machine.”

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Claim 14: “AdID shows Google ads on non-Google sites and personalize ads based on user settings.”

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Claim 15: “FCNEC is a cookie for Google Funding Choices API which allows for functionality specific to consent gathering for things like GDPR consent and CCPA opt-out.”

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Claim 16: “1P_JAR cookies are set via embedded youtube-videos. They register anonymous statistical data on for example how many times the video is displayed and what settings are used for playback.”

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Claim 17: “_Secure-YEC is used to detect spam, fraud, and abuse to protect advertisers and YouTube creators.”

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Claim 18: “A Google uses this cookies to make advertising more engaging to users and more valuable to publishers and advertisers.”

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Claim 19: “SID downloads certain Google Tools and save certain preferences, for example the number of search results per page or activation of the SafeSearch Filter. Adjusts the ads that appear in Google Search.”

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Claim 20: “SNID is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation.”

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Claim 21: “g_cl_dc is used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services.”

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Multiple cross-reference sources consistently state that the g_cl_dc cookie is used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites.

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Claim 22: “gac measures user activity and ad campaign performance for advertisers.”

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Claim 23: “FCCDCF is a cookie for Google Funding Choices API which allows for functionality specific to consent gathering for things like GDPR consent and CCPA opt-out.”

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Claim 24: “OTZ is for Aggregate analysis of website visitors.”

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Claim 25: “SEARCH_SAMESITE prevents the browser from sending this cookie along with cross-site requests. The main goal is mitigate the risk of cross-origin information leakage. It also provides some protection against cross-site request forgery attacks.”

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Web search results define Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) and mention that 'SameSite' operates on cross-site requests, confirming the cookie's role in mitigating these risks and cross-origin information leakage.

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Claim 26: “TAID is used to link your activity across devices if you've previously signed in to your Google Account on another device. We do this to coordinate that the ads you see across devices and measure conversion events.”

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Multiple cross-reference sources consistently explain that TAID links user activity across devices (if signed into a Google Account) to coordinate advertisements and measure conversion events.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Chutia people (Pron: or Sutia) are an ethnic group that are native to the Indian state of Assam and historically associated with the Chutia kingdom. However, after the kingdom was absorbed into t…
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Claim 27: “FPGCLDC is used to help advertisers determine how many times users who click on their ads end up taking an action on their site.”

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Multiple cross-reference sources consistently state that FPGCLDC helps advertisers determine how many times users who click on their ads end up taking an action on their site.

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Claim 28: “gcl helps advertisers determine user actions on their site after clicking an ad.”

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Claim 29: “Secure-YEC serves a similar purpose for YouTube, including detecting and resolving problems.”

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Claim 30: “A powerful search engine that organizes and provides access to vast information on the internet.”

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Claim 31: “AID downloads certain Google Tools and save certain preferences, for example the number of search results per page or activation of the SafeSearch Filter. Adjusts the ads that appear in Google Search.”

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Claim 32: “SMSV is used to sign in with Google account.”

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Claim 33: “django_language is a cookie necessary for the use of the options and services of the website.”

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Claim 34: “receive-cookie-deprecation ensures browers in an experiment group of the Chrome-facilitated testing period include the Sec-Cookie-Deprecation request header as soon as it becomes available.”

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Claim 35: “ACCOUNT_CHOOSER is used to sign in with Google account.”

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Claim 36: “DSID identifies signed-in users on non-Google sites to respect ad personalization settings.”

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Claim 37: “dcid collects information on user behaviour on multiple websites. This information is used in order to optimize the relevance of advertisement on the website.”

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Claim 38: “SOCS stores a user's state regarding their cookies choices.”

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Claim 39: “SSID downloads certain Google Tools and save certain preferences, for example the number of search results per page or activation of the SafeSearch Filter. Adjusts the ads that appear in Google Search.”

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Claim 40: “HSID downloads certain Google Tools and save certain preferences, for example the number of search results per page or activation of the SafeSearch Filter. Adjusts the ads that appear in Google Search.”

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Claim 41: “g_enabled_idps is used for Google Single Sign On.”

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Multiple cross-reference sources consistently state that the g_enabled_idps cookie is used for Google Single Sign On (SSO). Wikipedia also supports the general concept of SSO using a Google Account.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A Google Account is a user account that is required for access, authentication and authorization to certain online Google services. It is also often used as single sign-on for third party services.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Single sign-on (SSO) is an authentication scheme that allows a user to log in with a single ID to any of several related, yet independent, software systems. True single sign-on allows the user to log …
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