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A look back at the warm summer with almost no monsoon in Colorado

September 11, 2018 / Ben Castellani

Though there is officially still about one week left in summer, meteorological summer ended last weekend. We take a look back at what ended up being a warm, monsoon-deprived summer in which severe thunderstorms lessened wildfire and drought concerns. We also congratulate the 25 winners of our 2018 Summer Heat Contest!

“Summer Heat” Contest Ends Friday! Where do you stand?

August 31, 2018 / BoulderCAST Team

*UPDATED AUGUST 31st*

Our most recent forecast contest related to predicting the magnitude of the “Summer Heat” has been running since June 1st and will conclude at the end of August (Friday!). Check your current position and see who is still in the running for 1st place!

This is why Colorado’s historically warm summer has cooled off

August 15, 2018 / Ben Castellani

Not long ago, 2018 was in the running with 2012 for the hottest summer on record for many Front Range cities. However, a subtle but crucial pattern shift has kept our temperatures on the cool side for the last three weeks, knocking this summer back to a status closer to normal. We discuss this shift and provide an update on our summer forecasting contest which wraps up at the end of the month.