Denver is emerging from one of the warmest and driest winters on record as the region braces for record-low snowpack and potentially historic drought conditions.
Every month from October through March set temperature records, and all but January ranked among the top 20 warmest or driest months in Denver since recordkeeping began in the late 1800s, according to National Weather Service data.
The prolonged warmth and dryness have already prompted multiple fire and water restrictions across the region, fueled by dry conditions and historically low mountain snowpack that supplies the region’s reservoirs during spring melt…