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

The first 11 months rank as the sixth driest in 131 years, and record-low snowpack was made four times more likely by human-caused warming.

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While a few weeks remain in the 2026 water year, it has all but secured its place in the record books when it comes to one thing: the heat.  “It’s been a really warm stretch, a really warm water year,” said Colorado State Climatologist Russ Schumacher at the Tuesday, Sept. 22 Colorado Water Conditions Monitoring Committee meeting. “There are a lot of records that have been broken, and we will probably tally some more once we get the final number…

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

While a few weeks remain in the 2026 water year, it has all but secured its place in the record books when it comes to one thing: the heat.

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Aspen Times broke the news on Wednesday, September 23, 2026.
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