Click the link to read the article on the Big Pivots website (Allen Best):
July 17, 2024
June was indeed the third warmest ever in Colorado
Russ Schumacher, the Colorado state climatologist, reports that June was indeed warm across Colorado. It came in third warmest when averaged across the state as compared to the historical record of the last 150 years.
Only Junes of 2022 and 2012 – and those were years of major wildfires across Colorado. The difference between this June and those was that this year’s June was rainy in the mountains and across the Western Slope, “That is a very unusual combination in summer.” See more here.