Drought in Lower Yampa River Basin, Colorado

At the beginning of the month of November, the US Drought Monitor analyzed an area of Extreme (D3) Drought as covering roughly 5% of Colorado Zone 001 - Lower Yampa River Basin. The remainder of the zone saw 35% coverage of Severe (D2) Drought, and 60% coverage of Moderate (D1) Drought. These conditions remained unchanged through the end of the month.

The month of November was overall warmer than normal across eastern Utah and western Colorado, but was wetter or drier than normal depending on where you stood. Additionally, much of the area still saw benefits from the well above normal precipitation that occurred in October. As a result, only minor changes to drought of Severe (D2), Moderate (D1), or Abnormally Dry (D0) categories occurred with each update, but the area of Extreme (D3) Drought remained unchanged through the month.