Drought — Kit Carson County, Colorado

2022-12-01 to 2022-12-31 · Kit Carson County, Colorado

Event narrative

Precipitation for the month ranged from 0.50-2.00, with the highest in the northeast part of the county. This was 0.50-2.00 above normal, with normal precipitation amounts of 0.25-0.50.

Wider weather episode

The Drought Status for East Central CO remain unchanged. Kit Carson and Cheyenne counties continued to be in D2 Severe Drought. All except the northeast part of Yuma County was in D2 Drought as well. The northeast part of Yuma County continued to be in D3 Extreme Drought. Precipitation for the month ranged from 0.10-2.00, with the highest precipitation in Yuma County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1068932. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.