Colorado had hottest six months in history, impacting wildfires, ski season and drought
The average temperature for the last six months is the hottest recorded in Colorado and the country as a whole, according to data released this week by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The next-highest six-month average temperature peak in Colorado came during the 1930s Dust Bowl era, the data shows. … Because the hotter, drier climate worsens water supply issues, particularly in the Colorado River basin on the Western Slope, climatologists have been keeping a sharp eye on snowpack levels and drought conditions across the state.
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