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We publish a monthly "state of the climate" summary for Colorado. This summary report includes updates on how the most recent month's temperature and precipitation compare to average, highlights some extremes and notable events, and shares headlines and other newsworthy items.

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Keep up-to-date on the latest drought conditions in the state with our regularly updated dashboard, including precipitation and temperature anomalies, soil moisture, vegetation, reservoirs and streamflows, and outlooks. Colorado Drought Update

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Check out our interactive temperature graphs for stations around the state. Compare current temperatures to the normal, record highs, and record lows. Learn about the daily temperature range at a location for the entire year.

CoAgMET: Colorado's Mesonet

Check out the new and improved CoAgMET website, with interactive maps on the homepage, and a wide range of methods to access the data.

Our state is no stranger to extremes! Did you know you could check a station's monthly extremes on our website? Scroll to the bottom of our Climate Extremes Page to see a list of our long-term stations. From there, you can select a month and see the hottest, coldest, and wettest extremes recorded at that station.

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As the climate changes, will this year's record-smashing heat become Colorado's new normal

September 27, 2026

Featuring Russ Schumacher in The Aspen Times.

Hail is a multibillion-dollar problem - and could get worse

September 24, 2026

Featuring the Colorado Climate Center in High Country News.

El Niño boosts Colorado rainfall amid historic heat

September 23, 2026

Featuring Russ Schumacher in The Denver Gazette.

'Super El Niño' won't be savior for West Slope

September 23, 2026

Featuring Russ Schumacher in the Ouray County Plaindealer.

CSU experts say rising heat will negatively impact academics this fall

September 22, 2026

Featuring Allie Mazurek in The Rocky Mountain Collegian.

Historic El Niño could mean a wetter start to Colorado's winter - but the above-average snow might not stick around

September 21, 2026

Featuring Peter Goble in The Aspen Times.

Winter forecast controversy. Can you trust an almanac?

September 19, 2026

Featuring Peter Goble in USA Today.

St. Mary's Glacier, a Colorado landmark, has melted amid a record-hot summer

September 18, 2026

Featuring the Colorado Climate Center in Vail Daily.

Colorado River District hosts annual water seminar at CMU

September 18, 2026

Featuring Russ Schumacher in KJCT Grand Junction ABC News.

Statewide call-in show on the Colorado River Aspen Public Radio

September 18, 2026

Featuring Allie Mazurek on Aspen Public Radio.

CMU hosts River District's annual seminar

September 15, 2026

Featuring Russ Schumacher in The Business Times.

Colorado just experienced its hottest summer on record, continuing 15-month streak of above-average temperatures

September 13, 2026

Featuring Peter Goble in Summit Daily.

A record El Niño is building in the Pacific. Here is what it could mean for a dry Colorado

September 11, 2026

Featuring Peter Goble in the Kiowa County Press.

When Will Colorado See Its First Major Snowfall of the Season

September 11, 2026

Featuring the Colorado Climate Center in Unofficial Networks.

Water restrictions exception, not rule

September 9, 2026

Featuring the Colorado Climate Center in the Ouray County Plaindealer.

Grand Junction Summer Ranks Among Hottest and Driest on Record Western Colorado

September 4, 2026

Featuring Russ Schumacher in The Daily Sentinel.

Colorado's year-round skiers are scrambling to keep streaks alive as summer snowfields shrink in a warming climate

September 4, 2026

Featuring the Colorado Climate Center in Summit Daily.

Drought could make Colorado's fall colors arrive early and fade fast, CSU expert says - here's where to go

September 3, 2026

Featuring the Colorado Climate Center in CBS News Colorado.

Despite growing super El Niño, Colorado's winter forecast remains uncertain

August 31, 2026

Featuring Peter Goble in the Colorado Sun.

What climate science tells us about the causes of the Colorado River crisis

August 26, 2026

Featuring data from the Colorado Climate Center in Colorado Newsline.

Colorado remains 'epicenter' of worst drought conditions in the West, as heat records pile up

August 25, 2026

Featuring Allie Mazurek in The Aspen Times.

Fall weather preview for Western Colorado

August 25, 2026

Featuring Peter Goble in KJCT ABC News Grand Junction.

Eagle County trail gurus share stories of hiking adaptation, 'trail magic' in drought conditions

August 24, 2026

Featuring the Colorado Climate Center Monthly Summary in Vail Daily.

Fort Collins breaks heat records again this August

August 22, 2026

Featuring Russ Schumacher in The Coloradoan.

El Niño gaining strength with increased moisture expected

August 21, 2026

Featuring Peter Goble and Russ Schumacher in the Fence Post.

Drought worsens in Colorado and across the West amid 'lackluster monsoon'

August 20, 2026

Featuring the Colorado Climate Center in The Aspen Times.

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

August 17, 2026

Featuring data from the Colorado Climate Center in Colorado Newsline.

Can El Niño save Colorado from this historic drought

August 14, 2026

Featuring Russ Schumacher in The Coloradoan.

Late July heat wave was Colorado's hottest 4-day period on record

August 12, 2026

Featuring data from the Colorado Climate Center in Colorado Newsline.

Drought, wildfires force bears and other wildlife into Colorado cities

August 12, 2026

Featuring the Colorado Climate Center in The Coloradoan.

The U.S.'s Largest Reservoir Just Fell to Its Lowest Water Level

August 10, 2026

Featuring data from the Colorado Climate Center in Time.com.

Get to know Colorado. Learn highest, lowest points and other extremes

August 4, 2026

Featuring the Colorado Climate Center in The Coloradoan.

What a federal plan to reallocate the Colorado River's water means for western states

August 1, 2026

Featuring Russ Schumacher on NPR - All Things Considered.

Triple-digit heat returns to Fort Collins this weekend

July 31, 2026

Featuring the Colorado Climate Center in The Coloradoan.

How the 1976 Big Thompson Flood changed weather alerts Exclusive

July 31, 2026

Featuring Russ Schumacher in The Coloradoan.

'This thing's not going out' Why the rain isn't extinguishing Colorado's biggest fires

July 30, 2026

Featuring Peter Goble in Colorado Public Radio.

Colorado residents are ratting out neighbors over water use during drought

July 29, 2026

Featuring Russ Schumacher in The Washington Post.

Northern Colorado's Average First Snow Is Closer Than You Think

July 27, 2026

Featuring the Colorado Climate Center blog in K99.com.

Big Thompson's Darkest Night Still Haunts Northern Colorado 50 Years

July 27, 2026

Featuring the Colorado Climate Center in Hoodline.

How the Big Thompson Flood became a Colorado case study

July 27, 2026

Featuring Allie Mazurek in the Loveland Reporter Herald.

Fort Collins breaks multiple heat records

July 27, 2026

Featuring the Colorado Climate Center in The Coloradoan.

Remembering The 50th Anniversary Of The 1976 Big Thompson Flood

July 25, 2026

Featuring Allie Mazurek in Estes Park News.

Drought Task Force makes formal recommendations to Gov. Jared Polis to reduce water use

July 24, 2026

Featuring Russ Schumacher in Colorado Public Radio.

Colorado's largest wildfires this summer could cost a quarter billion dollars, early estimates show

July 24, 2026

Featuring Russ Schumacher in The Colorado Sun.

Colorado ranchers sell cattle as drought worsens and creeks and reservoirs reach historic lows

July 23, 2026

Featuring the Colorado Climate Center in CBS News Colorado.

Climate horrors in Colorado are no longer just a threat. They've arrived

July 23, 2026

Featuring the Colorado Climate Center in Colorado Newsline.

Colorado Springs hosting native plant sale starting Thursday

July 22, 2026

Featuring the Colorado Climate Center in Rocky Mountain PBS.

Colorado cities brace for 100-degree heat wave before monsoon arrives

July 20, 2026

Featuring the Colorado Climate Center in The Coloradoan.

Colorado health officials are tracking toxic algae blooms with warnings of health impacts

July 18, 2026

Featuring the Colorado Climate Center in The Colorado Sun.

Colorado monsoon rain forecast to start as super El Niño strengthens

July 17, 2026

Featuring Russ Schumacher in The Coloradoan.

Record-breaking heatwave adds to 'compounding extremes' of climate change in Colorado

July 14, 2026

Featuring Peter Goble in the Post Independent.

Fish kill at Fossil Creek Park likely caused by low oxygen

July 14, 2026

Featuring the Colorado Climate Center in The Coloradoan.

Monsoon rains could ease Colorado's wildfire danger, experts hope

July 9, 2026

Featuring Russ Schumacher in Axios.

Monsoon rains are on the horizon, experts say. Will they arrive soon enough to dampen fire risk?

July 8, 2026

Featuring Russ Schumacher in The Colorado Sun.

As Colorado wildfires rage, monsoon, super El Niño relief approaches

July 8, 2026

Featuring Russ Schumacher in The Coloradoan.

This major US lake just hit its lowest summer level ever. Here's why you should be concerned

June 26, 2026

Featuring Russ Schumacher in The Independent.

El Nino has officially arrived in Colorado, and stronger moisture could be next

June 19, 2026

Featuring Peter Goble in Vail Daily.

Will super El Niño bring a wet monsoon season to Colorado?

June 18, 2026

Featuring Russ Schumacher in The Coloradoan.

Super El Nino expected to boost Colorado moisture, but won't end drought

June 17, 2026

Featuring Russ Schumacher in The Denver Gazette.

NOAA Confirms El Nino What It Means for Colorado Ski Season

June 17, 2026

Featuring the Colorado Climate Center in Free Skier Magazine.

It won't end the drought, but Super El Nino expected to boost Colorado moisture

June 16, 2026

Featuring Russ Schumacher in Colorado Politics.

How did Colorado get here? Understanding the drought emergency in the headwaters state

June 16, 2026

Featuring Russ Schumacher in The Aspen Times.

Chances of super El Nino continue to climb. What it means for Colorado

June 15, 2026

Featuring Russ Schumacher in The Coloradoan.

Epic Pass Sales Down 10% For Next Season

June 14, 2026

Featuring the Colorado Climate Center in Planet Ski.

Farmington Hills class asks why mountaintops stay snowy

June 13, 2026

Featuring Allie Mazurek in The Detroit News.

95% of Colorado is now in drought and it's getting worse

June 12, 2026

Featuring Allie Mazurek in KYGO.com.

Pine Creek Cookhouse hosts event with Colorado's lead climatologist

June 11, 2026

Featuring Russ Schumacher in The Aspen Times.