Drought in Tavaputs Plateau, Utah

Drought February 1, 2023 – February 28, 2023 · Tavaputs Plateau, Utah

What the National Weather Service wrote

The status of the drought improved across portions of the area through the month of February. The extreme (D3) drought across the far western border of the zone improved to the moderate (D1) category. Moderate to abnormally dry (D0) drought persisted elsewhere through the end of the month.

The wider storm

An unsettled weather pattern persisted during much of the month of February. This resulted in above normal precipitation for portions of eastern Utah. This allowed the drought conditions to improve in some areas, with all evidence of extreme (D3) drought being removed from the region. Elsewhere, conditions remained relatively unchanged through the end of the month.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1075045. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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