Drought in Flattop Mountains, Colorado

At the beginning of the month of February, the US Drought Monitor analyzed an area of Extreme (D3) Drought covering roughly 10% of Colorado Zone 013 - Flattop Mountains. Severe (D2) Drought covered 80% of the zone, with Moderate (D1) Drought covering the remaining 10%. With the 2/4 Drought Monitor update, Extreme (D3) Drought expanded to cover roughly 75% of the zone, with the remaining 25% under Severe (D2) Drought. Between this point and the end of the month, there were no changes to drought conditions in this zone. No reports of impacts or damages related to this drought were received.

Above normal temperatures and below normal precipitation continued through the month of February. This led to a continued state of drought across eastern Utah and western Colorado, particularly along the northern and central Colorado Divide mountains. Extreme (D3) Drought saw expansion during the middle of the month, moving into portions of lower elevation northwest Colorado.