Summer 2023 Seasonal Climate Summary

Summer 2023 Seasonal Climate Summary —------------------------------ For a written Summer 2023 climate summary, please visit our website at https://www.weather.gov/media/gjt/Sum... --------------------------------- September 1st marked the beginning of Meteorological Fall and the end of Meteorological Summer. Meteorological Summer runs from June 1st through August 31st. Summer 2023 began as a continuation to the cool, wet Spring, with June coming in overall as cooler and wetter than normal. That changed dramatically in July, where very little precipitation was recorded across the area, and temperatures soared to well above normal. To round out the season, August came in at near normal, with above or below normal precipitation really depending on where you were. As a season, the Summer was overall warmer than normal, with eight of the ten automated weather observation stations at airports across the region finishing the season with above normal mean temperatures. These mean temperatures ranged from 1.7F below normal to 1.8F above normal. The season was also overall drier than normal, with seven of the ten automated observation stations finishing with below normal precipitation totals. With the return of below normal precipitation, pockets of Severe (D2) drought made a return by the end of August, along with larger areas of Moderate (D1) drought, and the majority of the southern half of eastern Utah and western Colorado under at least Abnormally Dry (D0) conditions. --------------------------------- Please note that all data mentioned is collected from our automated observing stations from 10 different airports across eastern Utah and western Colorado. Some of our cooperative observers in more remote areas may have measured warmer or colder temperatures, or more or less precipitation than what was mentioned in this summary. --------------------------------- National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office Grand Junction, CO