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Drought in Uncompahgre Plateau and Dallas Divide, Colorado

Drought May 1, 2025 – May 31, 2025 · Uncompahgre Plateau and Dallas Divide, Colorado

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Uncompahgre Plateau and Dallas Divide (CO Zone 017) began the month with around 50% of the zone under Extreme (D3) Drought conditions. By the end of the month, the area analyzed as being under Extreme (D3) Drought conditions had expanded to cover around 75% of the zone.

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 1267581. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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