Drought in Elkhead and Park Mountains, Colorado

At the beginning of the month of February, the US Drought Monitor analyzed an area of Extreme (D3) Drought as covering roughly 25% of Colorado Zone 004 - Elkhead and Park Mountains, with Severe (D2) Drought covering the remaining 75%. With the 2/4 Drought Monitor update, Extreme (D3) Drought expanded to cover 40% of the zone, with the remaining 60% under Severe (D2) Drought. From this point through the end of the month, no changes to drought condition in this zone were recorded. No reports of impacts or damages related to this drought have been 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.