Late July Heat Wave Was Colorado’s Hottest 4

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 on Aug. 11.

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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.