It’s official: Colorado has lost her mind. While late June typically brings temperatures in the low 80s along the Front Range, Slope, and Plains, with temperatures in 60s and 70s in the mountains, this year has proven to be a game changer. The first two days of summer have brought on a whopping two feet of snow in parts of the state! While most of us are over and done with the cold and snow (remember the bomb cyclone earlier this spring?), there is one small positive, which comes in the form of these 8 incredibly beautiful photos of the big storm:
While the summer solstice typically gifts Colorado with gorgeous weather and longer days, this year brought freezing temperatures and an upwards of 2 feet of snow in some areas Steamboat Springs.While Steamboat received the brunt of the storm, communities to the northeast saw a good amount of powder too, with some receiving an upwards of 8 to 12 inches.According to Current Results, Colorado typically sees average 70-degree temperatures in June, with the lowest high sitting at 65 degrees (Leadville) and the highest at 88 degrees (Grand Junction).Has Colorado ever seen similar extremes like this? It has… but it has been nearly 100 years, with the last recorded late-June snowfall occurring in 1928.Is there any good to come out of this early summer storm? As a matter of fact, there is, as you can see in amazing photos like this……this……and, of course, this.Happy summertime, Colorado!
