Drought — Upper Gunnison River Valley, Colorado

2021-01-01 to 2021-01-31 · Upper Gunnison River Valley, Colorado

Event narrative

The status of the drought remained unchanged through the month of January with extreme (D3) conditions across the entirety of the zone.

Wider weather episode

Temperatures were above normal and precipitation was below normal across much of Colorado during the month of January. As a result, drought conditions persisted across the entirety of the western slope and remained in either the extreme or exceptional category through the end of the month.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 931782. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.