Brief by Central Staff
Climate – August 2001 – Colorado Central Magazine
Leadville’s mild climate?
This summer has seemed hotter than usual, with Salida reporting a 96° high on July 7.
But we’re not quite ready to blame it on global warming, since that’s not the record. According to the Colorado Climate Center at CSU in Fort Collins, the Salida record high is 100° on Aug. 7, 1902, and the cold extreme of -35° occurred on Jan. 2, 1919.
