Record-breaking temperatures hit the world this summer, marking Colorado’s most sweltering season and the globe’s hottest month on record, according to meteorological data. Colorado averaged 69.4 degrees between June, July and August — meteorological summer — this year, according to NOAA data. That’s Colorado’s hottest average summer temperature on record, which dates back to 1895, according to the agency. This summer tied with 2024 for the hottest on record internationally, and August marked the world’s hottest month ever, according to a new report from the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service. Average global temperatures reached 62.53 degrees, according to the report. Read more at the link in our bio. 📝: Lauren Penington, The Denver Post 📷: Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post #summer #Colorado #ColoradoWX #COWX