Colorado: June brought record temps nearly statewide

Monsoon moisture finally started to build in the Colorado high country in late June. Photo by Bob Berwyn.

Monsoon promising some relief for parched state

By Bob Berwyn

SUMMIT COUNTY — June 2012 brought exceptionally warm temperatures to most of Colorado, with Denver setting an all-time record for the month based on data going back to 1872.

In Dillon, where official temperatures are tallied for the National Weather Service, the average daily high was 74.9 degrees, also a new monthly record, 6.1 degrees above the historic average of 68.8 based on records going back to 1909. (more…)

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