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The view from Rim Rock Drive looking east to Interstate 70 as it snakes across the Grand Valley outside Grand Junction on May 18, 2021.
For the second time this summer, a blistering heat wave brought record-breaking temperatures to the state and experts say heat waves are becoming more common because of climate change.
Grand Junction hit 107 degrees on Friday, breaking its all-time record high of 106 degrees. Pueblo broke its record for the day when it reached 103 degrees. Alamosa and Colorado Springs also tied their previous daily records.
“Even up there in the Northern part of the state, it s really hot,” said Dennis Phillips, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Grand Junction.
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