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Summer 2026 ended up warm, wet overall (opens the original)
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Our astronomical summer ended last week, with the autumnal equinox on Sept. 22. We are now into the fall season here in Jackson Hole, with thoughts of the winter to come. But before we jump ahead and start speculating on what kind of winter we are going to have, I thought it would be worth taking one last look in the rearview mirror at this past summerâs weather. All anyone complained about this summer was how hot it was. It was certainly warmer than average overall, but remarkably, it was not
Monsoon moisture has spared us from wildfires, so far (opens the original)
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Jackson has been consistently warm throughout July and August this year. But what has saved us from a more dangerous fire season is much wetter than normal conditions the last two months. Precipitation in both July and August 2026 was well above normal. This July, the Jackson Climate Station recorded 1.41 inches of precipitation, or nearly a half inch more than the average in July of 0.92 inches. As I write this weekâs column on Aug. 28, Jacksonâs precipitation total in August was already at
Playing dodgeball with thunderstorms (opens the original)
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If you spend enough time outdoors in the summer, you are bound to run into a situation that exposes you to the dangers of lightning. The mountains are especially prone, as they are either in or close to the base of the clouds, which makes for a shorter and easier electrical connection to the ground. A study done in Colorado several years ago showed that lightning strikes peaks and ridges seven times more often than adjacent valleys. So, the odds are not in your favor when recreating at altitude
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