The month of January showed some improvement in drought conditions over southwest Colorado.

Drought in UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE, COLORADO
From 01-JAN-10 01:00:00 to 31-JAN-10 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Drought conditions remained unchanged with abnormally dry conditions present throughout the month.

Drought in SOUTHWESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 01-JAN-10 01:00:00 to 31-JAN-10 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

A series of winter storms brought heavy precipitation to the southern San Juan mountains, which improved drought conditions to near normal by the end of the month.

Drought in PARADOX VALLEY / LOWER DOLORES RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-JAN-10 01:00:00 to 31-JAN-10 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

A series of winter storms brought much needed precipitation to southwest Colorado, which improved drought conditions from moderate to abnormally dry across the area.

Drought in SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-JAN-10 01:00:00 to 31-JAN-10 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

A series of winter storms brought much needed precipitation to southwest Colorado, which improved the drought conditions from abnormally dry across western portions of the area to near normal over the entire area.

Drought in CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-JAN-10 01:00:00 to 31-JAN-10 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Abnormally dry conditions spread northward to cover much of the area during the month.

Drought in GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS, COLORADO
From 01-JAN-10 01:00:00 to 31-JAN-10 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Abnormally dry conditions persisted across the northern portion of the area, while the drought situation improved across southern portions of the area to normal conditions by the end of the month.

Drought in CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-JAN-10 01:00:00 to 31-JAN-10 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Abnormally dry conditions prevailed throughout the month.

Drought in NORTHWESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 01-JAN-10 01:00:00 to 31-JAN-10 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Due to significant snowfall, moderate drought conditions across the western portion of the area were alleviated to abnormally dry conditions by the end of the month, while abnormally dry conditions across the eastern portion of the area improved to normal by the end of the month.

Drought in FOUR CORNERS / UPPER DOLORES RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-JAN-10 01:00:00 to 31-JAN-10 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

A series of winter storms brought much needed precipitation to southwest Colorado, which improved drought conditions from moderate to abnormally dry across the area. However, a small portion of extreme southwest Montezume county remained under moderate drought conditions throughout the month.

Drought in ANIMAS RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-JAN-10 01:00:00 to 31-JAN-10 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

A series of winter storms brought much needed precipitation to southwest Colorado, which improved the drought situation from moderate to abnormally dry conditions by the end of the month.

Drought in DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR, COLORADO
From 01-JAN-10 01:00:00 to 31-JAN-10 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

The area remained unchanged with abnormally dry conditions throughout the month.

Drought in CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-JAN-10 01:00:00 to 31-JAN-10 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

The area remained unchanged with abnormally dry conditions throughout the month.

Drought in GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS, COLORADO
From 01-JAN-10 01:00:00 to 31-JAN-10 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Abnormally dry conditions spread eastward covering the whole area.

Drought in WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 01-JAN-10 01:00:00 to 31-JAN-10 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Drought conditions improved to near normal across most of the area.

Drought in FLATTOP MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 01-JAN-10 01:00:00 to 31-JAN-10 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Abnormally dry conditions spread northward covering the entire area by the end of the month.

Drought in UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY, COLORADO
From 01-JAN-10 01:00:00 to 31-JAN-10 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Drought conditions improved to near normal across much of the area.

Drought in LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-JAN-10 01:00:00 to 31-JAN-10 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Abnormally dry conditions spread northward to cover much of the area during the month.

Drought in ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS, COLORADO
From 01-JAN-10 01:00:00 to 31-JAN-10 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

The area remained unchanged with abnormally dry conditions present throughout the month.

Drought in ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 01-JAN-10 01:00:00 to 31-JAN-10 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Abnormally dry conditions spread to cover the southern and central portions of the area.

Drought in UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-JAN-10 01:00:00 to 31-JAN-10 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Abnormally dry conditions spread to cover the entire area.

Drought in GRAND VALLEY, COLORADO
From 01-JAN-10 01:00:00 to 31-JAN-10 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

The area remained unchanged with abnormally dry conditions throughout the month.