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.
The four-day period from July 25 to 28 included the first- and third-hottest days in Colorado’s recorded history, as measured by the statewide average temperature. The statewide average of 78.75 degrees Fahrenheit on July 27 exceeded the previous daily record, set in 2005, by more than 1.5 degrees.
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