Colorado is the highest state in the U.S. It is 1,010m above sea level. The tallest point in Colorado is Mount Elbert Mount Elbert is 4,401m tall. The Rocky Mountains are a big part of Colorado's Land.
The Lowest Temperature Ever Recorded
The lowest temperature ever recorded was -61ᵒF, or -51ᵒC. This happened on July 11th 1954. Colorado's coldest month is January. Colorado's second coldest month is December.
The Colorado PlateauThe Colorado Plateau is also known as Colorado’s Plateau Province. The plateau is a desert region of all the plateaus. The Plateau covers 337,000km squared area of western and eastern Utah. In the southwest of the plateau is the Grand Canyon.
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Hottest Temperature Ever Recorded
The hottest temperature ever recorded was 118ᵒF. It happened in the year of 1872. The hottest month is July. The second hottest month is August. In Denver the hottest month is also July. The Average temperature in July is 90-59 degrees.
StormsBecause Colorado has a colder climate there were a lot of Christmas blizzards in 2006. December 20-21 and December 28-30. The damage repair for both was estimated to tens of millions of dollars.
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