Despite some rain, the area's still dry

August did what it could, but the Pikes Peak region will still be relatively thirsty at the end of this month.

The consecutive days of precipitation in August produced more than an inch of rain more than the normal 3.48 inches.

"It was a very good month, precipitation-wise," said Mark Wankowski, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Pueblo.

September's normal precipitation of 1.23 inches won't be enough to compensate for the near 7-inch precipitation deficit the region has seen since Jan. 1.

Temperatures in September will also likely be about normal, Wankowski said.

The normal high for today is 78 degrees; by Sept. 30, that should fall to 70 degrees. The normal low for today is 50 degrees; by month's end, thermometers should read closer to 40 degrees.

The record high for September was 95 degrees set on Sept. 17, 1936. Sept. 20, 1908, saw the record low for the month when it reached 20 degrees.