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 According to NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C., June 2008 was the 27th warmest June on record since 1895. The average nationwide June temperature of 70.4 degrees F, was 1.1 degrees above the 20th century mean. Some of the highlights of the report include: June temps were warmer than average across much of the southern and eastern states while Colorado was near normal. Nine states were much warmer than average, and 23 were warmer than average.
Excessive precipitation in the midwest caused many problems including flooding in Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois and Missouri. Iowa had their second wettest June ever. Iowa, Ohio, and Missouri had their wettest ever January - June period. 17 states, including Colorado, had below normal precipitation.
For more info: NOAA: Warm June for U.S. with Wet and Dry Extremes
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Seven states were cooler than normal.
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Link | One thing that is consistent about Colorado weather is that it is inconsistent! Yesterday evening we saw some metro area thunderstorms with some rain and a pretty good lightning show. Further east on the plains, four tornadoes... Read More |
| A good portion of the western half of Colorado is under either Flood Watches or Flood Warnings / Statements and will remain that way this week. Record amounts of snowfall this winter are now melting at a fast pace thanks to the warm temperatures... Read More |
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| For much of Colorado, floods and flash floods present a grave danger to life and property. These usually are the result of one of two things - spring snow melt occurring rapidly or a severe thunderstorm. This year the National Weather Service and NOAA... Read More |
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