Drought — Southwestern San Juan Mountains, Colorado

2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30 · Southwestern San Juan Mountains, Colorado

Event narrative

The sliver of Extreme (D3) Drought that has persisted along the very southern Divide in the San Juans has remained unchanged through the month of June.

Wider weather episode

Conditions ran warmer than normal in the month of June, but enough moisture made it into eastern Utah and western Colorado to at least prevent a significant worsening of the drought. However, there was very little improvement in terms of the extent of Extreme (D3) Drought, with all the zones that began the month with Extreme (D3) Drought conditions also finishing the month with them.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1270401. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.