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Drought in Grand and Battlement Mesas, Colorado

Drought May 1, 2025 – May 31, 2025 · Grand and Battlement Mesas, Colorado

What the National Weather Service wrote

Extreme (D3) Drought was analyzed as covering over half of the Grand and Battlement Mesas zone at the beginning of the month of May. By the end of the month, Extreme (D3) Drought had expanded to cover over 80% of the zone, with only the far northern portion of the zone still under Severe (D2) conditions.

The wider storm

A generally warm and dry month of May in combination with a drier than normal winter has led to Extreme (D3) Drought to persist across portions of western Colorado.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1267566. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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