While a few weeks remain in the 2026 water year, it has all but secured its place in the record books when it comes to one thing: the heat. “It’s been a really warm stretch, a really warm water year,” said Colorado State Climatologist Russ Schumacher at the Tuesday, Sept. 22 Colorado Water Conditions Monitoring Committee meeting. “There are a lot of records that have been broken, and we will probably tally some more once we get the final number…