Hotter than ever: August was the warmest, driest month in western Colorado history — what ...
(WorldNews Environment)

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — This has been a record-breaking summer for Routt County, but it`s no cause for celebration. Last month was the hottest, driest August on record for western Colorado, according to Russ Schumacher, Colorado`s state climatologist and director of the Colorado Climate Center. He was one of three expert panelists who spoke at the third Yampa Basin Rendezvous discussion Thursday, which focused on changes in temperatures and precipitation amid what they described as a rapidly changing climate. Routt County isn`t the only place topping charts. In its 2020 State of the Climate report, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association said the year is gearing up to be the...