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Drought in Upper Gunnison River Valley, Colorado

Drought October 1, 2020 – October 31, 2020 · Upper Gunnison River Valley, Colorado

What the National Weather Service wrote

The extreme (D3) drought persisted across the entirety of the zone through the end of October.

The wider storm

Temperatures were above normal and precipitation was below normal across much of Colorado during the month of October. As a result, drought conditions persisted across the entirety of the western slope and worsened to the exceptional category in some areas by the end of the month.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 922689. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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