Drought — Yuma County, Colorado

2022-07-05 to 2022-07-31 · Yuma County, Colorado

Event narrative

Precipitation for the month ranged from three to eight inches. This was one to five inches above normal. The normal precipitation amount is two to four inches.

Wider weather episode

Above normal rainfall occurred for all three counties in East Central Colorado during July. Rainfall amounts ranged from three to ten inches, with the highest amounts occurring in western Kit Carson County. The above normal rainfall caused Kit Carson and Cheyenne counties to improvement the drought status. Despite the above normal rainfall Yuma County drought status worsened to D3 Exceptional Drought for part of the county.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1044518. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.