Issue Date: Tuesday, August 10th, 2021
\nIssue Time: 9:10 AM MDT<\/p>\n
Isolated<\/span> showers developed Monday afternoon across the Northern, Central, and Front Range Mountains, as well as portions of the Urban Corridor. Available moisture and rainfall rates were very low, leaving just light (Trace<\/span> – 0.02 inches) accumulations, if any, scattered<\/span> across the region. Thunderstorms became more organized on the Northeast Plains. CoCoRaHS<\/span> observers in Wray, near the Kansas and Nebraska borders, reported between 0.10 – 0.49 inches yesterday evening from a couple of cells. These storms ultimately produced much larger rainfall totals on the Nebraska side of the border and included large hail and damaging winds. <\/p>\n For the most part though it was a hot, dry, and smoky day across Colorado. For the fourth day in a row, the entire state was covered by an air quality alert due to the poor air quality from wildfire smoke and pollutants. With high August heat added into the mix, Colorado Springs broke their record high of 95 degrees yesterday as temperatures reached 96 degrees. In Denver, the record high of 98 degrees (which was just set last year in 2020) was tied. <\/p>\n A new record high set today in the Springs… not a record setter, but still hot in Pueblo. #cowx<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/fsJWOwnviW<\/a><\/p>\n — Emily Roehler (@EmilyRoehler) August 10, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \n