July Was the Hottest Month Ever for Parts of Colorado’s Mountains — and the 2nd Hottest Statewide

Heat-related illnesses spike in Colorado under record temperatures

Heat-related illnesses spike in Colorado under record temperatures mps-post Mon, 08/17/2026 - 05:00 Image (Colorado Newsline) As temperatures reached 97 degrees Fahrenheit in Colorado Springs on August 8, breaking a 57-year-old daily record, attendees at a music festival held at Blocktickets Park felt the heat.More than 70 people in attendance at the Tacos and Tequila Festival were treated for heat-related illnesses, including at least seven w…

Heat-related illnesses spike in Colorado as climate change fuels record temperatures

Crowds gathered in downtown Denver for Colorado Day celebrations commemorating the 150th anniversary of statehood on Aug. 1, 2026. (Photo by Chase Woodruff/Colorado Newsline)As temperatures reached 97 degrees Fahrenheit in Colorado Springs on Aug. 8, breaking a 57-year-old daily record, attendees at a music festival held at Blocktickets Park felt the heat. More than 70 people in attendance at the Tacos and Tequila Festival were treated for heat-…

July was the hottest month ever for parts of Colorado’s mountains — and the 2nd hottest statewide

Colorado just experienced its second-hottest July on record, continuing a long-term warming trend that scientists say is linked to human-caused climate change. Marked by repeated heat waves, July roasted the state at temperatures that averaged 4.8 degrees Fahrenheit above the 20th-century average, according to the Colorado Climate Center’s monthly climate summary.  “Summer and fall are the seasons where the climate change signal has been the mos…

Late July heat wave was Colorado’s hottest 4

A record-breaking stretch of high temperatures late last month was Colorado’s worst heat wave in the 75 years that such records have been collected, state climatologists said Tuesday.