{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Colorado Climate Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/climate.colostate.edu\/blog","author_name":"Allie Mazurek","author_url":"https:\/\/climate.colostate.edu\/blog\/index.php\/author\/amaz\/","title":"An unprecedented spring heat wave - Colorado Climate Blog","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"K4uMerCkcQ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/climate.colostate.edu\/blog\/index.php\/2026\/03\/26\/an-unprecedented-spring-heat-wave\/\">An unprecedented spring heat wave<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/climate.colostate.edu\/blog\/index.php\/2026\/03\/26\/an-unprecedented-spring-heat-wave\/embed\/#?secret=K4uMerCkcQ\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;An unprecedented spring heat wave&#8221; &#8212; Colorado Climate Blog\" data-secret=\"K4uMerCkcQ\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/climate.colostate.edu\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/climate.colostate.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/nclimgrid_tmax_max_diff_month3_2026.png","thumbnail_width":1714,"thumbnail_height":1596,"description":"Last week\u2019s heat&nbsp;wave&nbsp;was record-smashing, extraordinary, and impossible to ignore.&nbsp;Given that temperatures were more typical of what we\u2019d expect in June, we\u2019ll try not to judge you if you&nbsp;felt the need to turn&nbsp;on your A\/C.&nbsp;\ud83d\ude42 In this blog post, we\u2019ll provide some climate context&nbsp;on last week\u2019s mind-boggling temperatures and touch on the current drought and snowpack [&hellip;]"}